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605 Adults 304 Children

605 Adults 304 Children

605 ADULTS 304 CHILDREN is an immersive and intimate short documentary filmed entirely by The Peoples Temple in Jonestown.
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9 Degrees

9 Degrees

A personal journey of a man who discovers, through genetic testing, that he is one of 9 siblings, finding the love and acceptance in a…
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About John

About John

ABOUT JOHN is a visual contemplation driven by the poetry of John Willey, and the richness of his surrounding natural world, which ties together John’s…
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Above the Influence

Above the Influence

One artist navigates his relationships and responsibility in the murky world of nano-influencers.
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Across the Hummingbird Bridge

Across the Hummingbird Bridge

In the Peruvian Andes, a community of indigenous healers reckon with the effects of climate change on their religious traditions.
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After You Left

After You Left

The memories come flooding back when Andrea's ex-girlfriend returns the last few items from their prior life together.
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All I Can Say

All I Can Say

Shannon Hoon, lead singer of the rock band Blind Melon, filmed himself from 1990-95 with a video camera, recording up until a few hours before…
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Allie Rae Mondok

Allie Rae Mondok

Allie is a victim of shaken baby syndrome. Although the potential of what she could be was cut short, her life and joy is transforming…
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American Woman

American Woman

A woman raises her young grandson after her daughter goes missing.
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Anbessa

Anbessa

A young boy displaced by a massive condominium complex creates his own reality where as a lion (anbessa) he can face the forces beyond his…
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Artifishal

Artifishal

ARTIFISHAL is a film about the high cost—environmental, financial and cultural—of hatcheries and fish farms, and our mistaken reliance on human-engineered solutions. It explores our…
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Aug 04

Aug 04

A group of teenage boys wander through their suburban neighborhood on a spoiled August day in 2004.
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Bearly There

Bearly There

Discovering they are ill-prepared for what nature has thrown their way, a couple's camping trip becomes a matter of survival.
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Best Chance U

Best Chance U

An inside look at the Ivy League football experience of black players at Dartmouth College.
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Brett Kavanaugh Is Ruining My Sex Life

Brett Kavanaugh Is Ruining My Sex Life

A couple struggles to make a kinky sex tape in the wake of the Kavanaugh hearing.
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Bug Bite

Bug Bite

A millennial woman and a female bed bug form an unlikely bond while contending with toxic masculinity.
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Buzzer

Buzzer

A fly is trying to have a quiet morning at home but the buzzer won't stop ringing.
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The Cat Tale

The Cat Tale

THE CAT TALE is a dark comedy silent film that explores a love triangle between an elderly couple and their cat.
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The Cave

The Cave

From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Feras Fayyad, THE CAVE tells the story of a hidden underground hospital in Syria and the unprecedented female-led team who risk their…
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Changing the Game

Changing the Game

Transgender high school athletes from across the country compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and…
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Chronicle of a Move to Move Forward

Chronicle of a Move to Move Forward

One morning at breakfast, Noelia decides to take a vacation from her life. What does one do in a place where they are nobody?
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Churros

Churros

Jo-Jo, a 15 year-old Mexican-American b-boy with a big dream, struggles to help his street vendor mother in NYC. When a charismatic local gangster attempts…
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The Coin

The Coin

A young woman loses a jar on her journey to a new country, which contains the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her…
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Colewell

Colewell

In tiny Colewell, Pennsylvania, the residents gather at the post office for mail and gossip, while the days pass quietly. That is until news comes…
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Crude Oil

Crude Oil

Jenny breaks free from a toxic friendship and learns to harness her magical, useless superpower.
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Cunningham

Cunningham

The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark…
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Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie

On a young woman's journey to heal she must relive her past and face her conflicting feelings towards her unstable friend.
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Dear Georgina

Dear Georgina

A Passamaquoddy elder tries to sharpen the blurry outlines of her identity.
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Death of a Matriarch

Death of a Matriarch

The Matriarch of a wealthy family is dying, but still within her grips are family secrets she doesn't want to let go of.
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Debbie Does Dilators

Debbie Does Dilators

Sara, a production assistant on porn sets, navigates sexual encounters while struggling to overcome a condition rendering her incapable of having penetrative sex.
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The Dog Doc

The Dog Doc

A founding father of integrative veterinary medicine, Dr. Marty Goldstein and his colleagues in South Salem, NY have created a mecca for holistic care, offering…
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Driveways

Driveways

Kathy, a single mother, and her shy eight-year-old son Cody travel to Kathy's late sister's house, which they plan to clean and sell. As Kathy…
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Engaged

Engaged

All Darren wants to do is propose to his longtime boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?
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Family Business

Family Business

A young man tries to get in with a local gang but must first prove he has what it takes.
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Fish & Men

Fish & Men

FISH & MEN explores forces threatening commercial fishing communities and public health by revealing how consumer choices drive the global seafood economy. Gloucester, MA, America’s…
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The Fisherman’s Wife

The Fisherman’s Wife

The wife of a fisherman lost at sea struggles with denial, loss, grieving and acceptance. This poetic story with minimal dialogue acknowledges the pain and…
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Fit Model

Fit Model

FIT MODEL follows a day in the life of Lu Simon, a woman of substantial charisma but limited means, as she navigates her city and…
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The Follower

The Follower

A small-town teenage girl, fueled by the hope of leaving her boring surroundings, entertains the increasingly sinister advances of an Internet friend
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Frances Ferguson

Frances Ferguson

Frances Ferguson, the eponymously named character at the center of Bob Byington’s new film, is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit…
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The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

Filled with humor, heartbreak and hotdogs, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE HUNGRY tracks the clash of three titans in the world of competitive eating. Beyond…
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Gutterbug

Gutterbug

A crust punk named Bug grapples with the realities of homelessness, mental health, drug use and toxic friendships. On his 21st birthday he resolves to…
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Ham on Rye

Ham on Rye

A bizarre rite of passage at the local deli determines the fate of a generation of teenagers, leading some to escape their suburban town and…
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The Hole

The Hole

THE HOLE is about a mother bird with a big hole in her heart, on a journey of searching for her baby son that fails…
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How Does It Start

How Does It Start

It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex - the only problem is she has no idea what that means.
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I’ll Be Here For a While

I’ll Be Here For a While

After a long day in New York City, Lenny kisses his estranged mother gently on the forehead. "Could you stay for a while?"
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I’ve Never Been A Fisherman

I’ve Never Been A Fisherman

A street photographer recounts the creation of a particularly striking image.
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In Colors

In Colors

Lauris, a Latina immigrant adjusting to life in an Arizona border town with her new husband, finds her values tested when Julieta, an undocumented immigrant…
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Kidnapped Cow Caper

Kidnapped Cow Caper

When a farmer's cows are abducted by aliens, he must build a rocket ship and embark on an intergalactic rescue mission.
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Kifaru

Kifaru

KIFARU is a feature documentary that journeys beyond the global headlines that have accumulated around 'Sudan,' the last male northern white rhino in existence, and…
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Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty

LADY LIBERTY is a coming-of-age and coming out comedy-drama following Shea Miller, an aspiring comedian and assistant to a much more famous comedian as she…
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Last Man Fishing

Last Man Fishing

LAST MAN FISHING is a cinematic look at the vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-scale fishermen across the United States. Narrated by…
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Laying Out

Laying Out

An absurd comedy about a woman who examines her relationship with a man she has just started seeing in depth, and begins to explore her…
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Lee

Lee

Initially a pilot episode for a hopeful series on New Englanders, LEE is an intimate portrait of a hunter from Maine. Lensed by someone who…
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Les Deux

Les Deux

Fragments of songs and conversations echo through the polished halls and quiet pathways of a residential school for the blind. Here, identical twin brothers joke,…
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Lewiston

Lewiston

In Lewiston, Maine, a violent summer threatens the fragile peace between unlikely neighbors.
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The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind modern horror masterpiece THE WITCH, comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote…
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Like

Like

LIKE is an IndieFlix Original documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain. The…
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Little Joe

Little Joe

LITTLE JOE centers on Alice, a single mother and dedicated plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. In that role, she creates…
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Lockdown

Lockdown

Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan.
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Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk

Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk

Filmmaker Jason Baffa examines the personal bonds and dynamic relationships that form between golfers and caddies.
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Love in Kilnerry

Love in Kilnerry

The elderly residents of a small remote town panic when the EPA announces mandatory changes to their chemical plant could cause a dramatic increase in…
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Mass Hysteria

Mass Hysteria

A group of salem witch trial reenactors find themselves at the center of a modern-day witch hunt.
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Memento Mori

Memento Mori

An old lady praying in church is interrupted by an unholy guest: death himself
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Memory Video

Memory Video

An optimistic video store owner tries to keep the experience alive while digital streaming is taking over.
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Mickey and the Bear

Mickey and the Bear

It’s April in Anaconda, Montana, and headstrong teenager Mickey Peck is doing what she can to keep her single, veteran father afloat, navigating his mercurial…
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Milkshake

Milkshake

A coming-of-age story of a girl wanting her mother’s approval and validation in Burbank, California.
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My Mother’s Eyes

My Mother’s Eyes

A story about motherhood and loss in an abstracted world of childhood memory.
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Near Sight

Near Sight

A woman is stalked by a creature that only appears when she's not wearing her contact lenses, which have just gone missing...
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Neighborhood

Neighborhood

The lives of three strangers—a pigeon keeper, a webcam model, and a man haunted by ghosts—intertwine mysteriously amidst the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Bushwick.
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The Neighbors’ Window

The Neighbors’ Window

THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW tells the story of a middle aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in…
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Night Swim

Night Swim

Three teenage girls break into a shut down pool. When uninvited guests show up, their friendship is tested and one of them is left behind.
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Nighty Night

Nighty Night

Tim struggles to fall asleep during an in-office sleep study and enlists the overnight technician to help.
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North Country

North Country

In the White Mountains of Northern New Hampshire, Lahout’s Country Store has remained open 365 days a year since 1920. This film tells a timeless…
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The North Woods

The North Woods

The North Woods is a documentary film about the Betty and Barney Hill Incident, a supposed "alien abduction" that occurred in the wilderness in the…
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Number Neighbors

Number Neighbors

This mockumentary based on the popular MTV show 'Catfish' takes a comedic look at what happens when you text your number neighbor and they are…
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On the Bit

On the Bit

When the wounds of combat seem irreparable, Jenny, an Iraq-war veteran, finds hope and healing in a unique program that pairs veterans with wild American…
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One in a Million

One in a Million

By the time Tyler turned 10, he lost his ability to walk, see, and hear, but the cause remained a mystery. His family eventually discovered…
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Other Music

Other Music

For 20 years indie record store Other Music was an influential hub of music culture in NYC. Featuring Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, Interpol and more,…
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Pahokee

Pahokee

In a small agricultural town in the Florida Everglades, hopes for the future are concentrated on the youth. Four teens face heartbreak and celebrate in…
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Pier Kids

Pier Kids

PIER KIDS follows Desean, Casper and Krystal, three homeless queer black youth as they navigate the streets, welfare, and their biological families in order to…
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Possessions

Possessions

Zeke decides to sell everything he owns and make an art project about it. He soon discovers that some possessions are easier to get rid…
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Pots N’ Tots

Pots N’ Tots

Two ceramicists are split apart by their pottery studio for mysterious purposes. Does the studio really have their best interests in mind, or is something…
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Queen of Lapa

Queen of Lapa

Larger-than-life actress, cabaret performer, activist, and proud sex professional since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz - arguably one of Brazil’s most recognizable transgender personalities,…
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Queen Of The Mold

Queen Of The Mold

QUEEN OF THE MOLD follows Iris, a diet pill saleswoman, struggling to take up space. After Iris discovers an insidious mold, she can allow it…
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Romance Analyst

Romance Analyst

Felicia, a woman who is feeling uninspired by her filmmaking career and spiraling into a comedic depression, starts seeing a therapist, at her best friend…
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Safari Video

Safari Video

After returning home from a family safari, an aspiring filmmaker turns her lens away from wild animals and onto her mother.
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Saint Frances

Saint Frances

After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting.
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Scott & Lenny Go to Thai Town

Scott & Lenny Go to Thai Town

After his release from prison, an ex-con must retrieve some valuable possessions left behind by a murdered business associate.
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The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road

Teenage Nola grew up living out of a van with her charismatic father, Clint; two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront…
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Sibling Sunday

Sibling Sunday

Alex is searching for meaning while drowning in a sea of futility. She desperately wants to help her brother and patients at the mental ward,…
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Sister Aimee

Sister Aimee

In 1926 America's most famous evangelist is a woman. And she's looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept…
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Sixth of June

Sixth of June

Sainte-Mère-Église was ground zero on D-Day. For 75 years, people of all countries, races and faiths have gathered to commemorate those whose sacrifice changed the…
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Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story

Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story

SKI BUM: THE WARREN MILLER STORY chronicles the life and times of the legendary filmmaker who, through his annual ski films and national tours which…
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Small Talk

Small Talk

A handful of inmates weather the slow passage of time with candid reflections on drug addiction.
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Sometimes, i think about dying

Sometimes, i think about dying

Fran is thinking about dying, but a man in the office might want to date her.
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South Mountain

South Mountain

Lila has built a fragile tranquility in the Catskill mountain home she shares with her husband Edgar and their teen daughters. Soon after the girls…
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Speak Sammy

Speak Sammy

Sammy has something to say but has a hard time doing it. When the weight of a toxic work environment becomes too much to bear,…
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Stan

Stan

STAN is an experimental documentary based around the life of former heroin user, Stan, who was among several thousand New York teens that made up…
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Standing Up, Falling Down

Standing Up, Falling Down

Things are not going according to plan for Scott, a stand-up comedian begrudgingly moving back to his parent’s house in Long Island after striking out…
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Still Here

Still Here

17 year old Cody's parents struggle with addiction to opioids after the closing of the Berlin, NH paper mill where they worked. Cody's bleak situation…
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Still Plays with Trains

Still Plays with Trains

STILL PLAYS WITH TRAINS captures one man’s passion to share the joy of childhood by creating a 3000 square foot replica of the old Lackawanna…
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Stuck

Stuck

Two sisters – one struggling with fertility, the other pregnant – and their eccentric, pill-popping mother are forced to pack-up their childhood home as they…
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Subject to Review

Subject to Review

SUBJECT TO REVIEW charts the rise of the instant replay system Hawk-Eye in professional tennis, probing how the technology exposes deeper questions of spectacle, justice,…
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Suck It Up

Suck It Up

A down on his luck, recently separated, 40-something has an unlikely encounter with an equally desperate, aspiring Life Coach.
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That Doe Zone

That Doe Zone

I have to tell you something but I'm not sure how you're going to react.
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Three Corner House

Three Corner House

The lives of a suspicious wife, closeted husband and sex-obsessed son collide.
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Twist

Twist

No choice but to walk home alone, Hannah (Helena Howard) sees an opportunity for a ride, but others see an opportunity in her.
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Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on…
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Under Covers

Under Covers

On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town.
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Victim Witness

Victim Witness

A criminal justice system that once failed victims in New Hampshire was changed by an attorney with a revolutionary idea: believe victims.
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Wakey Wakey

Wakey Wakey

Alex had a shitty night.
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Water Horse

Water Horse

A secluded family encounters a dreadful presence emerging from the water.
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Well Groomed

Well Groomed

WELL GROOMED is a revealing look at pets, friendships and creativity through a bright prism of color. Traveling a year in the humorous and visually…
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The Whistlers

The Whistlers

A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult…
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Whiteout

Whiteout

When a young couple encounters a strange old man wandering in a snowstorm, they must decide if he needs their help, or if he has…
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Woman of Steel

Woman of Steel

Ashley Young, a self-proclaimed human cyborg, recounts her childhood with a missing limb and her subsequent ambition to become a bionic role model for limb…
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Your Hand In Mine

Your Hand In Mine

When his fiancée's hand is pinned in the door of their burning car, Simon must decide whether to prioritize her life, or her life's passion.
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Yves & Variation

Yves & Variation

Every day, concierge Yves Deshommes practices his violin behind the front desk of a Manhattan office building. But during the hours outside his shift, Yves's…
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