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A psychological odyssey-like telling of the year 2025, that takes you on a roller coaster full of emotion, excitement and dark adventures documented by Joesiah Garcia.
Jan 2026
A deep dive into one of America’s most radical media experiments, this documentary uncovers how New York’s underground public access television turned everyday people into boundary-pushing creators. Using rare archival footage, it reveals a chaotic free-speech arena where rules were shattered, censors challenged, and anyone could seize the screen. Long before influencers existed, public access channels like Manhattan Cable Television gave New Yorkers total creative freedom — spawning interactive oddities, anarchic art shows, and pioneering LGBTQ+ programming. As sexually explicit content pushed limits and ignited public outrage, major First Amendment battles ensued. The result is an unfiltered look at a transformative moment in media history that anticipated today’s creator-driven digital world, warning viewers to “brace yourself” for the wildness that defined it.
After a failed suicide attempt due to immense drug debt, Noel is released from the psych ward, and Enzo, her plug, will stop at nothing for his money back.
Mar 2026
This 90-minute feature film takes a hilarious, unapologetic and thought-provoking look at Australia’s political and cultural chaos; told through the lens of satire, animation and raw honesty.
Mr. Teacher, a quiet and principled schoolteacher, is devastated after losing his only child in a tragic road accident. The very same day, at the accident site, he comes across another injured boy-abandoned, nameless, and unconscious. Everyone around looks the other way, but Mr. Teacher steps in to help. As he nurses the boy back to health, he discovers the child is a victim of a deeper evil-caught in the clutches of a trafficking network. What begins as an act of kindness becomes a mission of justice.
Mar 2027
GenX is a four-part documentary covering the complex issue of "forever chemicals" as a global challenge. This journey follows a team personally affected in their seven-year quest to understand the origin, depth and real solutions for this problem. This is a story of hope. Directed by Elijah Yetter-Bowman, produced by Ethereal Films, Mark Ruffalo, Ray Ellis and made in collaboration with the Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
Dec 2025
On a cold winter's night in 1983, a young teacher of Serbo-Croatian recieves a surprise visit. A nude man, claiming to be from Belgrade in the far future tells her that the world as they know it will crumble and that he believes he knows how to stop it.
Nov 2026
Redmond, who was raised intensely Catholic, struggles to cope with the loss of his religion throughout different stages of life, constantly seeking penitential fire through masochistic means.
May 2026
Described as 'a funny and inspiring romantic comedy on finding lasting love and sustaining a healthy relationship at every stage of courtship.'
Feb 2026
Over the course of one long night, a father and his son each discover many secrets about the other, and together they try to overcome all the differences of the past and move forward.
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
Jun 2026
Aug 2026
1992, South of France. Charlotte and Liza, both 17, are inseparable. Together, they dream of music and imagine themselves performing on Parisian stages. But a tragedy tears them apart, leaving Charlotte alone, with dreams meant for two.
Cakra and Nilam are beset by mystical terrors ready to devour their souls. Fate brings them together with Malawangsa and Birsha, along with the emergence of Tribuana. Will they survive the unseen threat, or will it lead them to an even more terrifying age of madness?
A seemingly pleasant evening for Mark and Ella spirals into an emotional crossroads, as they challenge a future that no longer includes both of them.
The tragic story behind a British teenager driven to take her life by machines that were built to control people for profit.
A 2025 Thai horror film
Once a rising star in Taiwan's mountaineering boom, A-Gong fell into debt and went on the run, hiding on Yushan before surrendering. After prison, he returned to the mountains, rebuilding his life step by step. Now, he's a living legend among Taiwan's high-altitude trails.
Le serment d’Hippocrate follows the struggle of four immigrant doctors trying to find their place in the Quebec healthcare system. This film puts faces to the lives, journeys, and struggles of these unsung heroes who, nevertheless, had also taken the august Hippocratic Oath in their distant countries.