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In Gabon, within the Congo Basin, a young aspiring filmmaker forced into his father’s logging empire uncovers a plan to destroy a sacred forest—and a buried colonial-era family secret.
Andrea Gibson's final performance brought to film
Alicia Keys reflects on her childhood growing up in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen and the journey that led her from the gritty streets of 90s New York to the Broadway stage in Tribeca.
A scorned student uses AI to spread a rumor about their ex-situationship, leading to unintended consequences.
About writing music for Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.
Future film based on the life of Maria Goretti.
The films in the PLO Media Unit were supposed to show a self-determined image of Palestinian reality – and they went missing during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. In a « road movie » from Palestine to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, director Azza El-Hassan follows the contradicting and confusing clues as to the whereabouts of the lost archive.
Nina knows why her grandfather hates her – obviously because she’s a lesbian. Time to come clean. In the weirdest car ride of their lives, Nina and Stathis will have to finally talk to each other whether they like it or not.
A Liang a timid rookie hearse driver accidentally kisses a corpse on his first job awakening the amnesiac ghost Zhang Wenshan who begins to haunt him Seeking help he receives a bizarre time limited mission from an eccentric priestess As troubles and police pressure grow an unexpected bond forms When the mission fails he escorts the ghost home only to discover it is his long lost father. The spirit fades leaving him to face a long overdue goodbye.
Known as ‘Pa Nana’, a celebrated Latin singer in 1950s–60s Taiwan, Kao Chu-hua supported her family through nightclub performances after her father’s execution during the White Terror. Drawing on family testimonies and newly declassified archives, the film reconstructs her life under state surveillance, revealing survival beneath authoritarian rule and enforced silence.
After their violent breakup, the ghost of her ex follows her. He is everywhere, wherever she looks, so Alex seeks refuge. She soon discovers that all her familiar places and faces are a threat. Her instincts lead her to an underground walkway. There, she connects with a homeless man who lives there. In his gaze, she recognizes a shared trauma. She feels like he is the only person, in the only place where they can coexist. Their silent companionship brings her one step closer to facing her trauma head-on for the first time.
When a conservative tradition of bridal sale becomes a solution for a financial family problem, Adela dives into a completely new world where she gets caught between traditional and modern values.
