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Apr 2026
During the international conflicts of the 1950s, a modest crop dusting pilot searches for his heroic brother after he vanished at the hands of a masked villain obsessed with bringing the world's superpowers to their knees.
Tove, a troubled young woman, is contemplating suicide when she meets Jesse, a carefree vagabond. She agrees to remain in his company on one condition: he must help her find heroin.
A woman struggles with Dissociative Identity Disorder, torn between two opposing selves: one “Giving,” the other “Taking.” As the darker identity leads her into turmoil, she battles inner conflict and asks in despair, “Who is Liza?”
Mar 2026
A woman relives one of the worst nights of her life in MINE, a haunting meditation on control, desire, safety and survival. What begins like a familiar home-invasion horror slowly fractures into something more intimate and unsettling, blurring the line between fear and longing. Co-starring Mark Duplass, the film reclaims authorship over trauma, exploring how eroticism and terror can coexist, how trust can heal or endanger, and how safety itself can be a matter of perspective.
A number of people receive death threats from a mysterious mentally ill person, and these threats quickly turn into real crimes out of revenge. A police officer undertakes the task of investigating to uncover the truth and achieve justice, but his job becomes more difficult as the threads of cases linked to each victim become intertwined.
Four very different schoolgirls are thrown together in detention. As they plan their escape, the situation spirals out of control.
Ten-year-old Great Demon is a whirlwind of mischief and imagination, leaving chaos and laughter in his wake. But beneath his wild antics lies a quiet loneliness. One ordinary day, a strange new friend named Ke appears out of nowhere, turning Great Demon’s world upside down. For the first time, he feels seen. For the first time, he belongs.
Francisco, a 35-year-old filmmaker who secretly works for a delivery app, has a date in Belgrano with Belén, 28, whom he has just met. As he tries to impress her, they both discover a deep and unexpected connection.
Much like Rock ‘n’ Roll before it, heavy, aggressive music, including, but not limited to Heavy Metal, Punk, Hardcore and underground Hip-Hop, has gotten a bad rap since inception. Be that as it may, many who have been impacted by a wide variety of enervating conditions have come to rely on the output of heavy artists to successfully assist them through severe illness, weighty medical conditions, as well as debilitating mental health challenges. Heavy Healing seeks to dispel rumors and shine a much-deserved light on the healing powers of aggressive music. You will hear directly and candidly from artists, fans and industry types; remarkable individuals who have leaned on (or even become) “controversial” music makers in order to inspire and be inspired through the grueling process of recovery from the grips of cancer, anxiety and depression, strokes, heart attacks, cerebral palsy, complex blood diseases, juvenile diabetes and HIV/AIDS to name a few.
When Daniel receives an opportunity to be promoted at the office, there’s only one thing he must do to prove his worth and reach the next step of his career... kill his closest colleague.
Rhys narrates the abridged story of 2025 hit film War of the Worlds
A man enters a restroom, expecting a moment of privacy. He relieves himself, watches a film, and masturbates, unaware that the space around him has already begun to shift. As the fourth wall dissolves, his eyes meet a chilling gaze peering from the depths of desire.
DIY your evolution.
Returning home to Toronto after years away, Nell runs into Jackie, an old friend. As they spend the day together, a buried past rises to the surface, leaving them reckoning with their shared history.