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One In A Million One In A Million
One In A Million and To Hold A Mountain
14th (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Ava DuVernay; Stars: Sherrilyn Ifill, Stacey Abrams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jeff Flake, Hasan Piker, Alex Padilla, Anna Paulina Luna, David Blight, Eric Foner, Carla Hayden, Robert S. Chang, Donald T. Critchlow)
Consideration of the 14th amendment.
All About The Money (Country: Ireland, Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Sinéad O'Shea; Writer: Sinéad O'Shea)
A son of one of America’s wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a means of disrupting the capitalist system he grew up in, but has now come to despise. It’s the starting point of an astonishing journey.
American Doctor (Country: US, Palestinian Territory, Malaysia, Qatar, Denmark, Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Poh Si Teng)
When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
A Fox Under A Pink Moon (Country: France, UK, US, Denmark, Iran; Year: 2025; Director: Mehrdad Oskouei)
At just 16, Soraya is already creating stunning drawings and sculptures that are as beautiful as they are dark. This strong-willed Afghan sculptor and illustrator has been trying for five years to escape Iran and join her mother in Austria.
Musk (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Alex Gibney; Stars: Elon Musk)
A detailed look at the tech billionnaire.
American Doctor American Doctor
American Doctor and NAZA
NAZA (Country: US, UK; Year: 2026; Director: Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor; Stars: Yuval Abraham)
Reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians.
The Oldest Person In The World (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Sam Green)
A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
One In A Million (Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2026; Director: Itab Azzam, Jack Macinnes)
Filmed over 10 years, one girl’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.
Soul Patrol (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: J.M. Harper; Stars: Danielle Lyn, Michael Oloyede, Deion Smith)
From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.
Time And Water (Country: US, Iceland; Year: 2026; Director: Sara Dosa; Writer: Sara Dosa, Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, Andri Snær Magnason)
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.
Time And Water Time And Water
Time And Water and Soul Patrol
To Hold A Mountain (Country: Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Belgium; Year: 2026; Director: Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić; Stars: Mileva Gara Jovanović, Nada Stanišić)
In the remote highlands of Montenegro, a shepherd mother and daughter proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of the violence that shattered their family.
Wild Inside (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Penny Lane)
The story of escaped owl Flaco, who escaped Central Park Zoo.
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