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2025 Films
A Poet
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting…
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A Very Straight Neck
After waking with excruciating neck pain, a woman descends into a surreal odyssey of fragmented memories, haunting dreams, and the relentless challenges of simply moving.
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After This Death
A woman’s affair with an enigmatic underground musician spirals into chaos when he vanishes, forcing her to fend off his obsessive fans, confront her fractured…
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Alice
Vinnie, the boss of a cyberscam startup, finds his moral compass when he confronts a rival scammer.
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All Beauty Queens Have Broken Bones
God has told Marlo to win the Miss Teen Indiana Pageant—but to do so, needs to break her legs to get the pity vote. Her…
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all the love i could handle
As their artist mother nears a deadline, two children fight to keep a litter of abandoned puppies alive—and to hold onto a love that feels…
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Arco
In 2075, a ten year old girl, Iris, witnesses Arco, a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit, fall from the sky. Arco comes from an…
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As If the Earth Had Swallowed Them Up
Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
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Back to the Bathroom
A young individual faces physical and mental struggles in their daily life.
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Backside
BACKSIDE offers an intimate and tender glimpse into the lives of immigrant workers who begin their days at 2 a.m., seven days a week, year-round,…
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Barlebas
When headstrong Heylken is accused of witchcraft, she resists and inspires young Griet with her free spirit and powerful voice. An experimental musical period drama,…
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Best Boy
After the death of their tyrannical, abusive father, three adult children and their elderly mother return to their long-dormant summer home to take part in…
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Blister
Amidst a chaotic July 4th party, a momentary oversight sends a young mother scrambling to protect her baby.
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Blue Heron
In the late 1990's a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences…
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Blue Moon
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard…
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Breaking the Silence
The Granite Youth Alliance Film Festival empowers middle and high school student leaders to create films that raise awareness about substance-free living. Sanborn High School…
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By Design
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
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Cake
Petra wasn't invited to Mona's birthday party. So she lies and says she went. She will come to regret this decision.
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Camp Widow
An immersion into a weekend gathering of “widows”—people of all ages, genders, and orientations—this glimpse of a grieving community is by turns devastating and unexpectedly…
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Cherry-Colored Funk
A serial grifter faces the music when seemingly everyone he’s ever wronged shows up on the opening day of his dubious Italian ice business.
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CHLOË AT THE MET
Heartbreak. Art. And a Wild Experiment. Chloë sets out to retrace her steps with her camera, returning to scene of the “love crime” where she…
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Cold Trail
In the dead of winter, deep in remote Maine, State Forest Ranger Reed Decker is hunted by an ancient predator.
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Conserving Access: The Future of Maine’s Lands
Hear from three local Mainers about why it's so important to continue our long-standing tradition of land conservation and providing access for hunting, hiking, and…
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Creede U.S.A.
A documentary that explores the unexpected culture clash in Creede, Colorado—a remote mining town that invited a theater company in 1966 to revive its economy.…
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Cutting Through Rocks
First female councilor in her Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi challenges tradition by teaching girls to ride motorcycles and fighting child marriage, while facing doubts about…
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Dear Shop Girl
A vintage shop owner contends with a customer looking for what he’ll wear when he kills himself.
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Dears in the Headlights
A young woman taxidermies roadkill in order to restore dignity to their lives.
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Deepfaking Sam Altman
A filmmaker's humorous journey into artificial intelligence leads to unexpected questions about humanity's future and our relationship with emerging technology.
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The Delivery Guy
A date is interrupted when the food delivery guy is an ex-boyfriend.
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Derby
In Derby, Kansas, summer is coming to an end and 9-year old Percy is confronted with the harsh reality of his mother’s addiction.
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Deuce
A friendship is threatened by an unexpected culprit: baseball practice.
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DISC
The story of a hookup gone too far up.
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Dissection Day
When a traumatized college student is paired in a biology lab with her assailant, a routine pig dissection transforms into a battleground that blurs the…
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Don’t Tell Mama
A Montenegrin father takes his teenage daughter on an unforgettable dinner date.
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Dragonfly
When Colleen volunteers to care for her elderly neighbor Elsie, the two quickly bond. But beneath the pleasantries, motives start to be questioned leading to…
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Dreams
Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer (Jessica Chastain),…
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Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting
An allegorical 1930s-set coming-of-age fable about mothers, daughters & the beasts they hunt. Starring HEREDITARY's Milly Shapiro and WALKING DEAD's Pollyanna McIntosh.
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Engineers at Ground Zero
Engineers at Ground Zero is a documentary that highlights the little-known role structural engineers played following 9/11. Featuring firsthand accounts, it examines how 9/11 has…
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Extremist
A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the…
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Fantasy Life
After getting laid off, a thirty-something paralegal in New York starts babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a…
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Fir Traders
George Kessler and his son Illan run the biggest Christmas tree farm and lot in New Hampshire. As the holiday approaches and customers line up,…
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First Light
Residents of the world’s northernmost town, which is steeped in darkness four months per year, grapple with why they inhabit such a hostile place—and how…
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Followers
Experiencing FOMO one night, Bella takes matters into her own hands but attracts more attention than she bargained for.
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For the Love of Strippers
An intimate portrait of two L.A. strippers and activists fighting to protect their art, safety, and livelihoods during a critical inflection point for the industry…
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French Lessons
Bienvenue en…. Los Angeles! Film executive Kyle and filmmaker Arran rendez-vous for a tête à tête in this crème de la crème of Cinéma Verité.
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Gallina
In rural Spain, ten-year-old Pablo loves spending time at his granny’s countryside home, playing with his younger sister Alba and his best friend Martín. But…
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Honeyjoon
A sexy, wildly funny, emotional rollercoaster about... a mother-daughter trip. Lela and her sensual daughter June take a trip to the romantic Azores after their…
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How to Live Together
An anxious, ensemble comedy about the frustrations of co-habitation and the rhythms of everyday life.
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Human Affairs
Their relationship problems are out of this world.
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I Would Never Fuck You
Ira makes dioramas depicting wistful fantasies of her complicated crush, Shannon. Morgan meets up with Ira to get ready for a night out and they…
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In Totality
One woman’s existential journey into the path of the total solar eclipse.
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In Transit
When a complacent young bartender living in small-town Maine agrees to model for a existentially floundering painter on an artist's retreat, both women must confront…
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It Was Just an Accident
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eghbal enters…
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Jay Kelly
JAY KELLY follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly…
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Land With No Rider
In a remote corner of Southwestern New Mexico, the last cowboys eke out a fragile survival between industrial and protected lands. Their herds diminished by…
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Last Call in the North
A town fights to survive being virtually cut off from the world for 2.5 years. While most communities reopen after covid lockdowns, Skagway, AK is…
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Last Days on Lake Trinity
Three Florida women search for new homes after their trailer park is slated for closure by its corporate owner.
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London, KY
A filmmaker journeys back to the significant places of his Kentucky upbringing to preserve the memories they still hold.
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Lost Track
After the end of civilization, a cassette player robot goes on a journey to find new music, gaining an unlikely friend and a new tune.
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Love+War
Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynsey Addario’s ascent in the male-dominated world of conflict photography has been dangerous. She’s been kidnapped twice while on assignment in war zones—a…
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Medusa
After a young Swedish perfumer is stung by a jellyfish in the South of France, an attractive older man comes to her aid.
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Memory Foam
Grieving a love that slipped away, a young opera singer ditches his mattress and steps into a roadside shop, where every new bed he lies…
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Middletown
Inspired by an unconventional teacher, a group of teenagers in upstate New York in the early 1990s make a student film and uncover a vast…
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Mirrors No. 3
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local…
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Mother Clay
A lowly temple servant in a clay-bound world makes a shocking discovery that hurls their devout society into chaos.
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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.
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My Father’s House // 故乡
After years away—in which he missed his father’s death and funeral—twenty-something Jo returns to his childhood home to reconcile his past and his relationship with…
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My Neighbor’s Yard
Neighbors from Pennsylvania’s divided capital region use signs, flags, and halloween skeletons to turn their yards into opposing campaign endorsements leading up to the presidential…
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Mystery Seeds
After thousands of mysterious packages sow the seeds of a xenophobic conspiracy, we track its growth through local news, internet detectives, and your online shopping…
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Natchez
NATCHEZ captures an unsettling clash between history and memory through a small Mississippi town reliant on antebellum tourism to survive. Who gets to tell America’s…
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Oh Whale
Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story famous, Oh Whale is about how we don't get to…
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OH YEAH!
The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980s hit song, exploring the song’s cultural impact and its enduring…
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Omaha
After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a…
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On a String
A Juilliard-trained violist navigates the New York City freelance classical musician scene, playing gigs that often draw her into the personal lives of strangers, all…
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On Saint Nicholas’ Eve
A boy remembers a Saint Nicholas evening spent with his father.
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The Only Way Out Is Through
Three friends head into the wilderness to reconnect. When one vanishes, the journey becomes a test of friendship, trust, and what it means to truly…
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Our Hero, Balthazar
A wealthy teenager from New York City tries to win over his activist crush by traveling to Texas to stop a would-be mass shooter.
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Outerlands
Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. After…
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Overgrown
When two childhood friends reconnect to dig up a time capsule they buried in their youth, they discover something strange lies beneath the surface.
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Paloma
Two strangers experience the magic of their unexpected connection one night in Mexico City.
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Peter Hujar’s Day
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall) in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York…
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The Plague
A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.
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Premiere
A filmmaker presenting his film at a prestigious festival is competing against his girlfriend’s Ex-boyfriend, a big-shot Director.
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The Provider
What would you be willing to do for family and The Family? When the need to do the business of The Family clashes with the…
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The Python Hunt
Every year the Florida government invites the public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades. For 10 nights, an eclectic group…
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Rack and Pinion Explain It All for You
A pair of oxen from Maine start a life advice podcast after they purloin their owner's phone.
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Radix
Two creatures meet on a tree. Their encounter goes deep down to the roots and beyond.
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Rebuilding
Dusty (Josh O'Connor), a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a government-run…
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Remaining Native
Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggles to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather’s escape…
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Rosemead
An ailing woman is stricken by the discovery of her teenage son’s violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly…
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Saverio
In this “coming of aging” dramedy, a determined young woman finds an elderly man abandoned in her car, and must choose between her own ambition…
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The Scout
Over the course of one day, a location scout connects with a handful of New York City residents as she struggles to lock down shooting…
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Second Bedroom
Over the course of a day, 12-year-old Agnes goes apartment hunting in Brooklyn with her dad Peter, and struggles to come to terms with her…
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The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with…
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Seeds
A look into the lives of Black generational farmers, unveiling the challenges of maintaining legacy and the value of land ownership.
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The Serpent’s Skin
Two young women form a romantic bond after discovering they have supernatural powers. Their insecurities unknowingly release a demon, which possesses one of their exes…
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She Runs the World
Allyson Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete of all time. At the peak of her career, she faced a life-threatening pregnancy and…
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Sirāt
A father and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They’re searching for Mar—daughter and sister—who vanished months ago…
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Skin on Skin
Two men displaced in the hell of the German meat industry. Something lies between them. Something makes them dream again.
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Sound of Falling
Four girls, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka, each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. As the home evolves over a century,…
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The Spies Among Us
Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning…
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Stalling
An unlikely queer love story unfolds when two women bond over a shared cheating ex, and they connect year after year in the same bar…
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Supernatural
Many people believe that Malby, a famous shaman and spiritual healer, possessed supernatural powers. However, his own son, Mathu, does not. Over time, Mathu has…
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Sweeps Week
A clueless TV producer makes a life altering executive decision concerning one of his loyal actors in this comedy based on Steve Blackwood's days on…
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Tessitura
Tessitura explores how contemporary transgender opera singers navigate the traditional vocal categories of their art form, interweaving their personal stories with historical context.
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Tiger
TIGER highlights an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company.
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The Travel Companion
A documentary filmmaker depends on his friend's airline employee benefits for free flights. When the friend finds a girlfriend, he desperately tries to preserve his…
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The Traveler
In a remote farmhouse, a grief-stricken widow welcomes what she believes is the ghost of her late husband. When the haunting turns violent, she’s forced…
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Trumpet Gumbo
Hot off of a win of the country's largest television cooking show, Chef Buddy finds himself under the tutelage of one of the greatest chefs…
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Underland
Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestseller, UNDERLAND is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.
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Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong
As America’s aging wastewater systems begin to fail, one plant and its motley crew of unlikely heroes do all they can to stay afloat.
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Urchin
Mike, a homeless person in London, is struggling to break free from a cycle of self-destruction while trying to turn his life around.
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Vital
A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his…
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Voyage of the Red Rabbit
An anthropomorphic Rabbit-Spaceman searches for his home in the outer bounds of the universe. Meanwhile, an old man on earth eats apple pie and considers…
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Westhampton
Director Tom Bell (Finn Wittrock) is unable to replicate the success of his breakout film, haunted by guilt from the high school accident that inspired…
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WTO/99
An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the…
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