THE SALESMAN

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In Asghar Farhadi’s latest masterwork on domestic discord, a couple, Emad and Rana, have just moved into a new apartment. When a violent occurrence mars their housewarming — Rana is attacked by an intruder — Emad takes it upon himself to seek revenge on the perpetrator. A cell phone, a set of keys and...

RAIN OR SHINE

DescriptionDescription It’s a perfect summer day in London; the sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a spring in everybody’s step, and Ella is determined to wear her new sunglasses. What could possibly go wrong?

THE RED TURTLE

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Japan’s Studio Ghibli has long been the gold standard in animated features, producing revered masterpieces such as GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988), PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) and SPIRITED AWAY (2001) since its inception in 1985. For Ghibli’s first international co-production, the studio co-founded by legends Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata invited Dutch filmmaker Michael Dudok...

PUSSY (CIPKA)

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A young girl decides to have a pleasurable evening at home, but not everything goes according to plan. Bios Born in 1991, Renata Gąsiorowska is an animation student and cartoonist from Cracow, Poland. In 2010, she graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Cracow. She is currently a fifth-year student in the...

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PREVENGE

DescriptionBiosContactDescription British comedy actress Alice Lowe makes her feature directorial debut with this pitch-black comedic tale of a pregnant woman whose fetus has a lust for killing. Seven months pregnant, Ruth receives murderous instructions from her misanthropic unborn baby, who has a vendetta against society for leaving her fatherless. Coached by the fetus, Ruth lures...

PICCADILLY

DescriptionBiosContactDescription After the headlining act quits at an outré London nightclub, the owner turns his obsessive attentions to a preternaturally talented member of the kitchen staff: Shosho (Anna May Wong), a humble dishwasher who enjoys entertaining her fellow backroom employees by vamping around the kitchen. Shosho is promoted to the spotlight as the new headliner...

PEDRO

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Pedro gets home at dawn. Before he falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach. Bios André Santos and Marco Leão started their long-lasting collaboration in 2008. Since then, they co-directed WILD HORSES (2010), INFINITE (2011), BAD BLOOD (2013) and OUR NECESSITY FOR COMFORT (2015). All of their films were screened at...

PATRIOTS DAY

DescriptionBiosDescription An account of the Boston Marathon bombing, PATRIOTS DAY is the powerful story of a community's courage in the face of terror. In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before...

PEARL

DescriptionDescription Set inside their home, a beloved hatchback, PEARL follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. From Academy Award®- winning director Patrick Osborne comes a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love, and about nding grace in the unlikeliest of places.

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