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The story of a group of archaeologists and the black market in historical artefacts.
A gay musician spends his weekend trying to find the money for HIV-preventive treatment after being sexually assaulted by a stranger.
Shayda, an Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised.
Another entry in the popular horror anthology series, this time featuring body horror and a sewer-dwelling monster.
A passionate collector of film props travels the world to meet other people like himself and explore their shared hobby.
About a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
In 2022, musician Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year and embarks on composing an original symphony. The year grows more complicated when his life partner, best-selling author Suleika Jaouad, learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned.
As part of a fishing community's annual ritual, a young boy must kill his first crab in order to become a man and gain his father's approval.
In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.
Three stories set in wildly different terrain reflect lives haunted by the spectre of colonialist violence.
When a plane crashes into the sea and becomes lodged on a rocky ledge, the survivors must decide whether to attempt a daring escape or try to hold on in an air pocket - with sharks on the plane.
One winter in Kibune, Kyoto, people find themselves stuck in a two minute time loop. As others try to work together to find out what's going on, one woman finds herself increasingly isolated.
The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 60, set out to become the first person to complete the 'Everest of swims', a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.
When an experimental drug trial goes horribly wrong, the surviving test subjects must fight off sleep, and each other, to stay alive.
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
A lonely dog decides to build himself a robot friend.
The story of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organised the 1963 March on Washington.
When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona -- a mischievous, shapeshifting creature he's sworn to destroy.
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
An experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.
Children discuss their feelings about the increasing pace of book banning by US school districts.
A mother is shocked when she learns what a teacher has said to her son, but the truth is more complicated.
Brought together serendipitously in a moment of mischief, two nursing home residents form an unlikely relationship when they make an enchanted discovery.
Popular anonymous blogger Aubrey Gordon spent five years writing about the realities of living as a self-described “very fat person.” Now, she is about to face the public for the very first time.
Legendary singer Carol Sloane prepares for one final live recording in New York City while reflecting on her rich but largely unknown career involving some of the greatest names in music, from Ella Fitzgerald to The Rolling Stones.
Escaping from post-war Europe, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann establishes a new life in Argentina, where he meets fellow Nazi Willem Sassen. Together, they record a comprehensive account of his career.
Following her husband back to the place where he grew up, an artist begins to experience nightmares and gradually discovers the dark secret behind them.
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.
A creative documentary following ten years in the life of a fortysomething Tunisian mother, a cleaning lady from a poor environment, who sees her two teenage daughters become radicalised, run away and join the terrorist organisation Daesh in Libya.
When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know.
The story of the racial wealth gap in the US, and one man's efforts to bring about change.
A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.
Ancient Taoists and aliens travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a crystal blade which could determine the future of the Earth.
An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal; to build a colony in the name of the King.
The last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. Based on a true story.
Two soldiers on opposite sides of a conflict play a joyful game of chess with the aid of a carrier pigeon.
Alice lives at her parents' place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. It takes a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize that it's time to move out.
An exploration of the roots of racism as experienced in the US.
An ex-CIA agent is reactivated when an extortionist targets the agency.
A documentary about four people who repair musical instruments to make them available to young people who couldn't afford them otherwise.
Portrait of larger-than-life visual artist Apolonia Sokol.
Struggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbour from hell.
It's a sad day in Eva's life. The rain is pouring down at her husband's funeral. A woodpecker delivering a message code on the coffin is killed. There is a lot of crying, too much wine, and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.
A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. His colleague helps him to regain his perspective.
The daughter of a vicar who has recently moved to a remote English village goes missing after its harvest festival.
A woman faces many hardships in her life but ultimately finds strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
At the dawn of their teenage years, Raphaël and Rémi are twins who see their fraternal attachment crumble while one of them, suffering from an increasingly marked disability, remains a prisoner of childhood.
Two bank staff rob their own establishment.
A grieving rideshare driver picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past.
The serpent's call Composer Stephen Lukach on creating tension and awe in Beware Boiúna
Care and community Mike Leigh and the Tender Loving Care cast on humanity and looking out for one another
The aftermath Jorge Thielen Armand on returning to Venezuela to make Death Has No Master
Making magic Gregg Bishop on witches, inspiring actors, instinctive filmmaking and The Heretiks
The road to The Guests Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen on working together on their latest film
Beyond Saturn Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab on Shadows Of Beirut
Puppy love Brad Pitt on the 'moving' Heart Of The Beast shoot thanks to furry co-star Odin
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San Sebastian Golden night for Tender Loving Care
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