AVE MARÍA

DescriptionDescription In 1649 Mexico, Maria Inez is a beautiful, educated mestizo (half Indian, half Spanish) daughter of a Spanish duke, studying Botany and Astronomy in a mission financed by her father. Unfortunately, Maria's brilliance and worldliness are met with anger and jealousy by the mission's priests and nuns, and particularly the monsignor. When Maria's father...

BAD CITY BLUES

DescriptionDescription Eugene Grimes, a doctor living in the underbelly of New Orleans, awakens in the night to find Callie, a woman with a bullet wound and a case containing $2 million, on his doorstep. Drawn into a dark labyrinth of betrayal and revenge by Callie, Grimes finds himself forced to confront the nightmare of his...

AMBUSH (RUKAJARVEN TIE)

DescriptionDescription In the first days of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union ( 1941-44), idealistic young lieutenant Eero Perkola unexpectedly sees his beloved fiancee Kaarina in a village deserted by the enemy. He asks his superior to have Kaarina and the other women of the auxiliary services transferred from the front line....

AMERICAN HOLLOW

DescriptionDescription This compelling story of an Appalachian family caught between past tradition and the modern world encompasses many of the disquieting and politically-charged social conflicts facing America today. For seven generations, the Bowling family has lived in Saul, Kentucky, one of the poorest and most isolated parts of Appalachia. Like much of the Appalachian population,...

ALICE

DescriptionDescription Kick off the Halloween weekend with our all-night Halloween Movie Rave- -Thon! On Friday night the Vogue Theatre will host five classic horror, sci-fi and cult films. Most will include live accompaniment, as guest DJs from Berlin DJ Traveler & DJ Neucleus and notorious L.A. DJs Carlos Nino & Tony Watson spin a web...

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE)

DescriptionDescription There is a Greek saying that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. The saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, she cried until she was completely dry. And far from seeing clearly, she now finds the present and the...

4AM – OPEN ALL NIGHT

DescriptionDescription A misguided sense of propriety and a healthy dose of fear keep two people from striking up a conversation in an all-night diner, until the Counterman bets each of them to take a chance.

AFTER THE RAIN (AME AGARU)

DescriptionDescription In Akira Kurosawa's last screenplay, a group of travelers is stranded at a small country inn after heavy rains. Among them are lhei Misawa, a poor ronin, or masterless samurai, and his wife Tayao. As the rain continues, tensions mount among the guests. The well-meaning lhei takes it upon himself to cheer everyone up...

YASAMIN

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Amid the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Yasamin moves to the USA and navigates the trials and tribulations of assimilation through the waxing of an unibrow. Bios Julia Elihu, a Persian-American filmmaker, is currently earning a BFA in Film Production at Chapman University. Raised in San Diego, she became enraptured with film in high school. From...

YAEL (CONCEPTION: YAEL)

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Becoming a mother is one of the most transformative life experiences. Bios Margaret Cheatham Williams produces short-form narrative and documentary video at The New York Times. She is particularly driven to stories that examine the intersection of health, family and personal identity. In 2018 she piloted CONCEPTION, an animated series about evolving state of...

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