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Victim and Driving Mum
Amerikatsi
(Country: Armenia; Year: 2022; Director: Michael A Goorjian; Writer: Michael A Goorjian; Stars: Michael A Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Nelli Uvarova)
A refugee returning to Armenia after growing up in the US is arrested and sentenced to prison for wearing a tie. When an earthquake ruptures the prison wall, he begins to spy on the couple in the adjacent apartment, gradually forging a connection with a culture he knew nothing about.
The Artifice Girl
(Year: 2022; Director: Franklin Ritch; Writer: Franklin Ritch; Stars: Tatum Mathews, Sinda Nichols, David Girard, Lance Henriksen, Franklin Ritch)
When an internet vigilante develops a revolutionary new computer program to combat online predators, its rapid advancement leads to serious questions about autonomy, oppression, and what it really means to be human.
Breaking (892)
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Abi Damaris Corbin; Writer: Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah; Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams, Connie Britton, Jeffrey Donovan, Olivia Washington, London Covington)
A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.
Chevalier
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Stephen Williams; Writer: Stefani Robinson; Stars: Lucy Boynton, Samara Weaving, Minnie Driver, Marton Csokas)
The true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
The Civil Dead
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Clay Tatum; Writer: Clay Tatum, Whitmer Thomas; Stars: Clay Tatum, Whitmer Thomas, DeMorge Brown)
A misanthropic, struggling photographer just wants to watch TV and eat candy while his wife is out of town, but when a desperate old pal resurfaces, his plans are thwarted, with spooky consequences.
A Letter From Helga and Harka
Dance Craze
(Country: UK; Year: 1981; Director: Joe Massot; Stars: Buster Bloodvessel, Roddy Byers, Rhoda Dakar, Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, David Wakeling)
Documentary examining 2-tone bands.
Daniel (All Our Fears, Wszystkie Nasze Strachy)
(Country: Poland; Year: 2021; Director: Lukasz Gutt, Lukasz Ronduda; Writer: Marta Konarzewska, Michal Oleszczyk, Michal Pabian; Stars: Dawid Ogrodnik, Maria Maj, Andrzej Chyra, Oskar Rybaczek)
Triggered by an unexpected tragedy, gay artist and activist Daniel, who is also a deeply religious man, tries hard to make the local community grieve together.
Dear Memories (Dear Memories - Eine Reise Mit Dem Magnum-Fotografen Thomas Hoepker)
(Country: Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2022; Director: Nahuel Lopez; Writer: Nahuel Lopez; Stars: Thomas Hoepker, Christine Kruchen)
When world-famous photographer Thomas Hoepker was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, he and his wife decided to take a road trip across the US, his home for 40 years.
Driving Mum (Á Ferð með Mömmu)
(Country: Estonia, Iceland; Year: 2022; Director: Hilmar Oddsson; Writer: Hilmar Oddsson; Stars: Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hera Hilmar, Tómas Lemarquis, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Pálmi Gestsson, Björn Stefánsson, Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir, Ágúst Þór Ámundason, Magnús Ólafsson, Halldór Gylfason, Kjartan Bjargmundsson, Harpa Arnardóttir, Jóhann Sigurðsson, Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir)
The death of Jon's mum forces him to take a trip with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish, with a dog along for the ride.
The Eight Mountains
(Country: Italy, Belgium, France; Year: 2022; Director: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch; Writer: Paolo Cognetti, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix van Groeningen; Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Luca Marinelli, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti)
The Eight Mountains is the story of a friendship. Of children becoming men who try to erase the footprints of their fathers, but who, through the twists and turns they take, always end up returning home.
La Syndicaliste and Mother And Son
Eismayer
(Country: Austria; Year: 2022; Director: David Wagner; Writer: David Wagner; Stars: Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimic, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Karl Fischer, Christopher Schärf, Lion Tatzber, Lukas Johne, Matthias Hack, Harry Lampl, Matthias Böhm, Thomas Momcinovic, Jagersberger Joshua, Paul Winkler, Thomas Otrok)
A closeted Army instructor finds his identity challenged when an openly gay man joins his unit.
Free Money
(Country: Kenya, US; Year: 2022; Director: Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko)
When universal basic income (UBI) comes to the Kenyan village of Kogutu, lives are forever changed.
Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures
(Country: Portugal; Year: 2022; Director: Marco Martins; Writer: Ricardo Adolfo, Marco Martins; Stars: Nuno Lopes, Kris Hitchen, Beatriz Batarda, Peter Caulfield, Achilles Fuzier, Hugo Bentes, Celia Williams, Rita Cabaço, Romeu Runa)
Film based on the true stories of Portuguese migrants who travel to Great Yarmouth, pre-Brexit, to work in turkey factories.
Harka
(Country: France, Germany, United States, Tunisia; Year: 2022; Director: Lotfy Nathan; Writer: Lotfy Nathan; Stars: Adam Bessa, Hsouna Heni, Jamal Madani, Mohamed Ouni, Elyes Riahi, Mohamed Nsibi, Khaled Barsaoui, Moez Hannachi, Yahya Feidi, Arij Sebai, Monji Ben Said, Boulbeba Hedili, Anoir Nasr, Islem Ben Mlouka, Amine Zaafouri, Sajir Mkacher)
Ali earns a living illegally selling gasoline on the street. He doesn’t have any contact with his family, but when he receives news that his father has died, he is forced to become responsible for his two younger sisters.
Julia
(Country: US; Year: 1977; Director: Fred Zinnemann; Writer: Alvin Sargent, based on the short story by Lillian Hellman; Stars: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximillian Schell, Hal Holbrook, Rosemary Murphy, Meryl Streep, Dora Doll)
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Zip & Zap And The Marble Gang and The Kings Of The World
The Kings Of The World (Los Reyos Del Mundo)
(Country: Colombia, Luxembourg, France, Mexico, Norway; Year: 2022; Director: Laura Mora Ortega; Writer: Maria Camila Arias, Laura Mora Ortega)
Five street kids set out on a journey to the promised land.
A Letter From Helga
(Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Estonia; Year: 2022; Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; Writer: Bergsveinn Birgisson, Bergsveinn Birgisson, Ottó Geir Borg; Stars: Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Anita Briem, Soley Eliasdottir, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Hera Hilmar, Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson, Thor Kristjansson, Rakel Ýr Stefánsdóttir, Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir, Björn Thors)
Two very different, married people fall in love in a remote Icelandic community.
A Man (Aru Otoko)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2022; Director: Kei Ishikawa; Writer: Kôsuke Mukai; Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Andô, Masataka Kubota, Nana Seino)
A lawyer finds himself embroiled in a mystery after a woman asks him to investigate her dead husband's past.
Mean Streets
(Country: US; Year: 1973; Director: Martin Scorsese; Writer: Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin; Stars: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova, Victor Argo, George Memmoli, Lenny Scaletta, Jeannie Bell)
Trouble brews for a smalltime hood in Little Italy.
Moana
(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams; Writer: Jared Bush, from a story by Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell; Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley, Troy Polamalu, Puanani Cravalho, Louise Bush)
A young woman goes on an adventure with a demi-god.
Something You Said Last Night and Dance Craze
Mother And Son (Un Petit Frere)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Léonor Serraille; Writer: Léonor Serraille; Stars: Stéphane Bak, Ahmed Sylla, Annabelle Lengronne, Kenzo Sambin)
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
Nightsiren
(Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic; Year: 2022; Director: Tereza Nvotová; Writer: Barbora Namerova, Tereza Nvotová; Stars: Natalia Germani, Eva Mores, Juliana Olhová, Iva Bittová, Jane Olhová)
A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder.
The Night Of The 12th (La Nuit Du 12)
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Dominik Moll; Writer: Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll, based on a book by Pauline Guéna; Stars: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet)
It is said that every investigator has a crime that haunts them, a case that hurts him more than the others, without him necessarily knowing why. For Yohan that case is the murder of Clara.
Paris Memories
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Alice Winocour; Writer: Jean-Stéphane Bron, Marcia Romano, Alice Winocour; Stars: Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel, Maya Sansa, Grégoire Colin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, Amadou Mbow, Ema Zampa, Souleymane Touré, Jean Pierre Horcholle, Clarisse Makundul)
A woman is caught up in a Paris terror attack and three months on she tries to piece together her memory.
Pink Moon
(Country: Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia; Year: 2022; Director: Floor van der Meulen; Writer: Bastiaan Kroeger; Stars: Julia Akkermans, Anniek Pheifer, Johan Leysen, Sinem Kavus, Sara Luna Zoric, Jaap Spijkers, Glenn Coenen, Eelco Smits, Claire Schuyffel, Bruno Prent, Jenny Hsia, Noor Croes, Lolu Ajayi, Mariana Aparicio Torres, Marlijn van der Veen)
An adult daughter kidnaps her father, whisking him away to a cabin in the snow, hoping to alter his unexpected announcement that he has had enough of life and will end it by his next birthday.
Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures and Safe Place
Plan 75
(Country: Japan, France, Philippines; Year: 2022; Director: Chie Hayakawa; Writer: Chie Hayakawa; Stars: Chieko Baishô, Hayato Isomura, Taka Takao, Yumi Kawai)
In a near future Japan, over-75s are offered a payment to encourage them to accept an assisted death.
Project Wolf Hunting
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Kin Hong-sun; Writer: Kin Hong-sun; Stars: Seo In-Guk, Jsng Dong-yoon, Choi Gwi-hwa, Sung Dong-il)
The story of dangerous criminals on a cargo ship who are transported from the Philippines to South Korea, as they unleash a sinister force after an escape attempt leads to a riot.
R.M.N
(Year: 2022; Director: Cristian Mungiu; Writer: Cristian Mungiu; Stars: Judith State, Marin Grigore, Orsolya Moldován, András Hatházi, Macrina Barladeanu, Zoltán Deák)
When a man returns to his village after working away he finds resentments brewing.
Safe Place
(Country: Croatia; Year: 2022; Director: Juraj Lerotic; Writer: Juraj Lerotic; Stars: Juraj Lerotic, Snjezana Sinovcic, Goran Markovic)
24 hours in the life of a man who is trying to kill himself while his family members try to save him.
Something You Said Last Night
(Country: Canada, Switzerland; Year: 2022; Director: Luis De Filippis; Writer: Luis De Filippis; Stars: Carmen Madonia, Ramona Milano, Paige Evans, Joe Parro, Xxavier Woon-A-Tai, Augustus Oicle, Drew Catherine, Mark Winnick, Nate Colitto, Mark Soltermann, Anna Starnino, Lorcan DaSilva Déiseach, Jennifer Balen, Michelle Gidari, Carmelo Nelson)
After being fired from her job, Ren, an aspiring writer and mid-twenty-something, accompanies her Canadian-Italian family on vacation.
The Night Of The 12th and Mean Streets
Stone Turtle
(Country: Malaysia, Indonesia; Year: 2022; Director: Ming Jin Woo; Writer: Neesa Jamal, Ming Jin Woo; Stars: Asmara Abigail, Bront Palarae, Amerul Affendi)
A time-traveling tale of a woman living in the Peninsular Malaysian east coast who gets entangled with a man in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Hope Dickson Leach; Writer: Vlad Butucea and Hope Dickson Leach, based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson; Stars: David Hayman, Lorn Macdonald, Henry Pettigrew, Peter Singh, Alison Peebles, Tam Dean Burn)
Concerned by his good friend Dr Henry Jekyll's recent behaviour, Gabriel Utterson is driven to uncover the identity of the mysterious and dangerous Mr. Hyde, to whom Jekyll is enthralled.
Sunlight
(Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Claire Dix; Writer: Ailbhe Keogan; Stars: Barry Ward, Liam Carney, Maureen Beattie, Ericka Roe)
The story of a recovering addict who is caring for his terminally ill sponsor.
La Syndicaliste (The Sitting Duck)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Jean-Paul Salomé; Writer: Fadette Drouard, Caroline Michel-Aguirre, Jean-Paul Salomé; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Alexandra Maria Lara, Benoît Magimel, Marina Foïs, Yvan Attal, Pierre Deladonchamps, Grégory Gadebois, Geno Lechner, Gilles Cohen, François-Xavier Demaison, Aloïse Sauvage, Cedric Cirotteau, Antoine Basler, Yves Heck, Andréa Bescond)
The true story of of a whistleblower who shook the French nuclear industry.
Tropic (Tropique)
(Country: France; Year: 2002; Director: Edouard Salier; Writer: Edouard Salier; Stars: Marta Nieto, Louis Peres, Marvin Dubart, Pablo Cobo)
Astronaut twins go through a lot when one of them is contaminated with a mysterious residue from space.
Free Money and Dear Memories
Victim (Obet)
(Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Michal Blasko; Writer: Jakub Medvecký; Stars: Elizaveta Maximová, Alena Mihulová, Vita Smachelyuk, Igor Chmela, Gleb Kuchuk, Viktor)
A Ukranian immigrant faces racism as she seeks justice.
Villeneuve Pironi
(Country: UK, Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Torquil Jones; Writer: Gabriel Clarke, Torquil Jones)
Consideration of the infamous 1982 F1 season when rival teammates Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi were part of the sport's most controversial moments.
Widows
(Country: UK, US; Year: 2018; Director: Steve McQueen; Writer: Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen, Lynda La Plante; Stars: Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Jon Bernthal, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Duvall, Garret Dillahunt, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Lukas Haas, Jacki Weaver, Brian Tyree Henry, Kevin J. O'Connor, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo)
Women left in debt by their dead husbands' crimes conspire to pull off a heist.
Wild Flowers (Girasoles Silvestres)
(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2022; Director: Jaime Rosales; Writer: Bárbara Díez, Jaime Rosales; Stars: Anna Castillo, Oriol Pla, Quim Àvila, Lluís Marquès, Carolina Yuste, Manolo Solo)
A mum falls in love with a troubled young man but begins to question their relationship.
Zip & Zap And The Marble Gang (Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2013; Director: Oskar Santos; Writer: Moisés Gómez Ramos, Jorge Lara, Francisco Roncal, Oskar Santos; Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Álex Angulo, Claudia Vega, Christian Mulas, Joseba Apaolaza, Marcos Ruiz, Alberto López, Santi Ugalde, Javier Cifrián, Daniel Cerezo, Iñake Irastorza, Raúl Rivas, Fran García, Juan González)
A group of kids rebel against strict rules at their school.
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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