In Making Christmas Bright, Kay, is a devoted middle school teacher in the close-knit Kentucky town of White Grove who believes God has opened the door to an exciting new career and a new life in the city. With Christmas approaching, Kay is preparing to leave behind her father, lifelong friends, students and the community she has always called home. But when she volunteers for her small-town church’s “Christmas Angel Tree” project, and is paired with Joshua, a newly arrived police officer looking for a fresh start of his own, an act of service begins changing both of their lives.
In a deserted high school, a group of teenagers gathers for a mysterious choral ritual.
In the Himalayan Mountain range, a rural village loses its inhabitants to the city’s allure while an elderly couple, Padam Singh and Tulsi, live in desolate isolation. Their days are filled with routine and occasional humour as they mask their loneliness. Their son’s absence gnaws at them, and when a letter arrives promising his return, it reignites their hearts with joy and anticipation. However, the reunion does not unfold as expected, shattering their hopes. As the film climaxes, the spectator is confronted with a more rueful plight, deeply engaging the audience’s empathy.
Despite his family’s objections, The Father decides to make his dream of spending his retirement in Spain a reality. But how will Finland’s most famous family fare under the Spanish sun, amid cockroaches, their first steps in salsa dancing, and beach chairs? And will The Father strike the deal of a lifetime with his real estate investments—or will he lose everything?
Two exes wake up trapped in a house buried under an avalanche as their bittersweet past and nightmarish future collapse into each other.
After being deceived by Wall Enberg, the Jönsson Gang decides to strike back with their most daring heist yet: to snatch Walls beloved artwork 'Pluto's Throne'—worth 400 million kronor, locked away in his private Franz Jäger vault. To succeed, they must outsmart a vain police chief, a desperate small-time gangster known as the 'The Shrimp', and Wall Enberg himself—who will stop at nothing to get his revenge.
Created in 1994 with the goal of housing ten thousand people, the Dzaleka camp now has a population of 44,000 refugees. These are people fleeing political, religious, and ethnic conflicts in various countries, mostly the Democratic Republic of Congo. Living in poverty and victims of prejudice, the refugees are not allowed to leave the camp. Faced with this situation of abandonment, four young people came together to bring dignity, work, education, and above all, hope to the people of Dzaleka through the philosophy of Ubuntu.
Before they can embark on their luxurious Hawaiian holiday, uptight sports medicine physician Joseph and his daughter Annie must first begrudgingly make a pit stop at a remote campground and deliver a package from his late father to a mysterious person named Birdie. Their plans are derailed when Joseph accidentally crashes into free-spirited Nora's RV at a rest stop. Things go from bad to worse when they not only fail to find the elusive Birdie, but their ancient Winnebago breaks down as well. Forced to spend the next few days at the campground while they wait for replacement parts, Nora introduces Joseph and Annie to the eccentric campers who lovingly dub themselves the Nomads. The embers of romance begin to glow as Nora shows Joseph how to embrace the freedom of camp life. When the mystery of who Birdie is becomes clearer and the much-awaited parts arrive, allowing Joseph and Annie to finally make their Hawaiian getaway,
Drawing on archival footage from four separate film productions that documented the protests of early May, 1970, this short film creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of the response to the New Haven Black Panther trials.
ABYSSAL FISH is a creative film in the border between fiction, real and performance through the artistic work of Luís Capucho. A singular artist who survived the time when the HIV represented the death stigma. Building an amazing work of poetic power postdisease, Capucho surpasses the physical sequels that have left him mute and without part of his body movements for a while, until the current partial recovery.
The eccentric scientist Frieda Hofstätter is on the verge of being cast aside. Then the Valkyrie Wolkentruth appears to take her to Valhalla. But Frieda refuses and strikes a deal: Wolkentruth must help her save Frieda’s CO2-storing miracle mushroom. Only then may she take Frieda with her. Together, they race against time—and perhaps for the future of the world.
Beril wanders the streets of Istanbul. A budding actress, she heads to meet a producer to pitch an ambitious, deeply personal film project. Friends, lovers, and other figures cross her path as we discover what lies behind the city's facades and the people within it.
In a bustling café where lives briefly intersect, serendipity takes centre stage. A man and a woman share the same eccentric dream – will fate bring them together? Old classmates run into each other after years: a sweet second chance or a bitter reality check? A director approaches a novelist he admires to find out if the connection on page is merely delusional. A K-idol meets her first love, where the prospect of parting ways leaves them feeling wistful.
Two sisters bring their families together for a summer weekend near Madrid to celebrate milestones and the San Juan Festival. The celebration turns dark when a child makes a serious sexual abuse allegation.
Maren is a busy single mother to her adopted daughter, Leah. As the owner of her late father’s beloved hardware store, Maren is often found helping repair just about anything for her fellow locals, leaving very little time for herself. When the opportunity to participate in the Christmas Companions program at Jolly Acres, a new yet thriving retirement community in town, Leah excitedly jumps at the chance as she misses having a grandfather in her life. Much to Leah’s delight, she is paired with Kris, a jolly resident who bears an uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus. While there, Maren crosses paths with the nomadic Reid, the center’s Director of Community Launch and Operations, whose job has him traveling from facility to facility to launch new branches.
Kaia, a struggling artist, has been making things happen that she can't explain. Sadie, a young witch, must carry out a cruel ritual, or risk her coven's death. As Kaia and Sadie's fates become increasingly intertwined, the two will go down a path that will irreversibly alter both of their lives.
