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Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting and The Pearl Comb

Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Alex Thompson; Writer: Alex Thompson; Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Milly Shapiro)

A mother and daughter head out into the woods where the girl must steel herself to perform an ancient rite of passage.

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The Pearl Comb (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Ali Cook; Writer: Ali Cook; Stars: Beatie Edney, Ali Cook, Simon Armstrong, Clara Paget, Roxana Cook, Thomas Stocker)

When a Cornish fisherman's wife performs a medical miracle, a doctor goes to investigate, but discovers a lot more than he bargained for.

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Shrimp Fried Rice (Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Dylan Pun; Writer: Dylan Pun, Michael Turk; Stars: Jeff Yung, Marty Stelnick, Adam Cawley, Justin Bott, Ticoon Kim, Michael Turk, Jude M,cQueen, Blessing Adedijo)

An innocent enquiry at a Chinese restaurant leads to a series of discoveries.

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Le Tour De Canada (Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: John Hollands; Writer: John Hollands; Stars: Ben Cockell, Zander Eke)

An intense rivalry develops between Francophone and Anglophone competitors in a bicycle race across Canada.

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Waverly (Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Marie-Pier Diamond, Gilles Plouffe; Writer: Christos Skentos; Stars: Christos Skentos, Romy Victory, Gilles Plouffe, Jean-Sébastien Loiselle)

A nightclub doorman and a bartender try to make their troubled relationship work.

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