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The Glassworker
A young Vincent’s apprenticeship under his pacifist glassworker father is upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.
Tags: 2d animation, anti war, glassblowing, hand drawn animation, lovestory, orchestral music, pakistani movie, traditional animation
October 6, 2024
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming strip mall. The massive “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants” is an Old West and Acapulco-inspired fever dream made famous by its indoor waterfall, cliff divers, and haunted caves, and was featured in a classic 2003 episode of South Park. When its creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, learn that Casa Bonita might close its doors for good, they attempt to preserve a crumbling piece of their childhood and Denver history.
Tags: comedic documentary, mexican food, nostalgia, restaurant, restaurant owner
Coup!
A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family’s new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
İki Gözüm Ahmet: Sürgün
The story of the legendary musician Ahmet Kaya, who passed away while in exile in Paris, the capital city of France.
Dilan 1983: Wo Ai Ni
This is probably about ordinary puppy love, which many normal people experience in the world. There is no love because he is still in elementary school, but Mei Lien has made Dilan learn Mandarin and is interested in reading books that discuss China.
Tags: based on novel or book, child, elementary school, love, prequel
Poolman
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Tags: apartment building, city council, los angeles, california, swimming pool
Good One
On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.
Tags: campfire, camping, coming of age, divorced father, divorcee, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, hiking, independent film, lgbt, regret, woman director
I Used to Be Funny
Sam is a young stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, who is weighing whether or not to join the search for Brooke, a missing girl she used to nanny.
Tags: comedian, female comedian, female protagonist, missing girl, nanny, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), sexual assault, toronto, canada, woman director
Aggro Dr1ft
A seasoned hitman moves through Miami’s seedy criminal underbelly in relentless pursuit of his next target.
Tags: assassin, experimental cinema, father, miami, florida
Accidental Texan
Erwin blows his first acting job and finds himself stranded in Texas, where he’s taken under the wing of a nearly bankrupt oil driller Merle and his cohort Faye. The three set off on a wild adventure to outwit the bank and a corrupt oil company to hit pay dirt before Merle’s dreams are foreclosed.
Tags: actor, based on novel or book
Al-Harifa
Circumstances force Majed to leave his comfortable life and move from his private school to a public school. Over time, he gains the respect of his classmates because of his excellent football skills and joins the school team in a competition, hoping to win a grand prize.
The Elite of Devils
Assigned by the professor, 5 senior university students were invited to the old mansion belongs to ML.Salukjit, an old elite who welcomes them with her weird attitude. Before the decision to leave or stay has been made, ML.Salukjit terrifies them and reveals her demonic power.
Faith of Angels
A stranger receives mysterious promptings compelling him to search for a boy lost in an abandoned mine.
Tags: belief in god, child in peril, christian faith, christian film, independent film, lost child, rescue operation, test of faithfulness
National Anthem
A 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.
Tags: alcoholic mother, day labor, gay theme, homoerotic, independent film, lgbt, new mexico, open relationship, rodeo, rodeo performer, single mother
Hard Miles
A strong-willed social worker at a youth prison assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy Cycling Team. This is the story of how these troubled young men found another gear.
The Sin
A group of actors and production staff, upon arriving at a rural abandoned school for filming, find themselves enveloped in a mysterious energy from the first day of filming itself. The situation takes a drastic turn after they encounter an entity that should not have been awakened. They now strive to escape from it.
Tags: film making, muism
We Grown Now
In 1992 Chicago, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, looking to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing, their unbreakable bond is challenged when tragedy shakes their community just as they are learning to fly.
Tags: 1990s, african american, chicago, illinois, childhood, coming of age, male friendship
Forty-Seven Days with Jesus
When the Burdons attend a reunion at Poppa and Nonna’s ranch, they realize just how disconnected their family has become. Facing marital hiccups, teenaged angst and Poppa’s health hurdles, the adults decide to share Poppa’s enchanting ‘Forty-Seven Days’ story with the kids, transporting us back in time to see the miracles of Jesus’ final 47 days on Earth. When an unexpected business opportunity places Joseph at a crossroads, his commitment to his family is tested. Can the Burdons pull together in the face of uncertainty? With Poppa’s tale as their guide, they embark on a journey towards unity and rediscovery.
Tags: biblical, christian faith, jesus christ
How to Steal 100 Million
In jail for swindling millions, a charming accountant tries to convince his fiancée that he’s working abroad – while outwitting his vengeful ex-boss.
Tags: heist
Scrambled
When a doctor visit reveals her fertility may be in jeopardy, thirty-something Nellie Robinson stares down the barrel of a future without options and decides to freeze her eggs.
Powstaniec 1863
A gripping story about a man who was the terror of the Russian Empire: the legendary figure of a Polish priest, chaplain and general – Father Stanislaw Brzoska.
Tags: popular uprising
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