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- DirectorAtsuya AsanoNatsuki ImaiFuminori KanekoStarsChiaki KuriyamaIssei TakahashiErina AsaiSaeko Machida is a high-school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but unsuccessfully. One day, she meets a strange man at a flea-market who gives her a red liquid, telling her that if she splashes it on Yuichi, her wish will become true. She acquires the liquid, certain that the liquid will cause Yuuichi to love her. Saeko finally gets the courage to confess her love to Yuichi, but he rejects her. Disappointed, she splashes the liquid on Yuichi, but that liquid actually causes him to shrink about three inches in height. She takes him home and desperately tries to get Yuichi to love her, but he still does not have feelings for her.
- DirectorWilson YipStarsJordan ChanEmotion CheungSam LeeA group of young shoppers and employees must band together when a zombie outbreak over runs their Hong Kong shopping center in the middle of the shopping day.
- DirectorAnna ChiStarsBai LingSteph SongTalia ShireA story about a group of estranged Chinese-American siblings who reunite after the death of their mother.
- DirectorMichael SládekStarsMolly BarnesAndy BehrmanMike CockrillA once-famous millionaire "business artist" is forced to confront his own legendary obnoxious behavior, while trying to find love through fame.
- DirectorMaura AxelrodStarsFrancesco BonamiMaurizio CattelanMassimiliano GioniAn art world upstart, provocative and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that send up the artistic establishment, until a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 finally solidified his place in the contemporary art canon. Axelrod's equally playful profile leaves no stone unturned in trying to figure out: who is Maurizio Cattelan?
- DirectorBen LewisInvestigating art prices and their rapid value-loss.
- DirectorMarina MartinsStarsNamgyal SherpaChakra B. KarkiPurna Kumar SherpaThe dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who venture into the "Death Zone" of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people.
- DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsGaku HamadaFumino KimuraNao ÔmoriTadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolizes Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realizes their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.
- DirectorJohn JeffcoatStarsDavid DruryJohn JeffcoatAya KawaharaA struggling Seattle Rock band, Tennis Pro, take one last shot at making it big as they embark on a comical musical odyssey in Tokyo with hopes to prevent their day jobs from becoming their careers.
- DirectorLouise LockwoodStarsMark Oliver EverettAnnie MacMax TegmarkMark Oliver Everett, singer of the band EELS, on his quest to get to know his later father, quantum physicist Hugh Everett III, who invented the Many Worlds theory.
- DirectorGabriel SundayStarsDon GoedeDaniel JohnstonGreg McLeodDaniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
- DirectorMark CousinsExperimental documentary that looks at the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and its legacy.
- DirectorJohan GrimonprezAn experimental documentary detailing the history of plane hijackings.
- DirectorAndreas JohnsenStarsJosh EvansRoberto FloreBen ReadeIn an effort to determine their sustainability as a food source, two chefs travel throughout the world tasting insects.
- DirectorToshio MatsumotoA lone figure sitting outdoors and wearing a Hannya mask is seen from different angles in a succession of crash zooms and encircling jump cuts.
- DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsGaku HamadaBengalAmi HachiyaAfter Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old friends as they are coming back from their middle school classes. Satoru has now gotten a job at a cake shop within the apartment complex and eventually gets engaged to one of his friends. Satoru, still lives within the apartment complex only, but, as time passes, more of his friends leave.
- DirectorDave BoyleStarsDave BoyleJayson WatabeRachel MorihiroAn American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business; his Japanese-American roommate aspires to sumo wrestling but is challenged by his health.
- DirectorSôichi UmezawaStarsEna FujitaAsuka KurosawaYuyu MakiharaA plasticine demon devours the denizens of a rural art school.
- DirectorLee Hae-junLee Hae-youngStarsBaek Yun-shikLee Sang-ahEon LeeOH Dong-gu believes himself to be female. Although overweight and on the short side, he dreams of becoming perfect some day, and devotes himself to mimicking Madonna's singing and dancing after school. To cover the costs of transsexual surgery, he decides to enter a wrestling competition.
- DirectorYoshihiro NishimuraStarsTomori AbeKensuke AshiharaSatoshi EishimaA long-awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed full-throttle splatter sci-fi action horror "Meatball Machine".
- DirectorAndrey PaounovStarsChristoAn uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize, The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before.
- DirectorJiuliang WangA portrait of poverty, ambition and hope set in a world of waste.
- DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsShioli KutsunaRyô NishikidoHitomi SatôAfter praying for a new job, a samurai is transported through time to today's Japan.
- DirectorKankurô KudôStarsTomoya NagaseRyunosuke KamikiAoi MorikawaSupernatural comedy about an unlucky high school student who dies in a bus crash during a school trip only to be press-ganged into a demonic rock band in Hell. Daisuke (Ryunosuke Kamiki) wants to confess his crush to his would-be girlfriend Hiromi (Aoi Morikawa), only to die unexpectedly and find himself in Hell. There Daisuke encounters the flamboyant Killer K (Tomoya Nagase), the lead guitar and vocalist of the infernal rock band known as Hells, and together they embark on a hard-rocking tour of the Afterlife in an attempt to get Daisuke back to the Land of the Living and the girl he loves.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsShôta SometaniAtsuko MaedaRoy 5tionOver one day at this love hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo - where guests have the choice of staying for a short time or overnight - the dreams and desires of these characters intersect while aspiring for something greater.
- DirectorAndy BichlbaumMike BonannoLaura NixStarsMike BonannoAndy BichlbaumBenadette Chandia KodiliComedy troupe The Yes Men stage phony events and press releases in an effort to bring attention to environmental dangers and corporate greed.
- DirectorYu LiStarsSylvia ChangBingbing FanChen Bo-linWhen they are evicted from their apartment in a provincial city in Northern China, a young bar singer and her two male friends rent rooms from a retired opera singer in Peking. The free-spirited young people chafe against a myriad of rules from their controlling landlady. They retaliate by playing unkind practical jokes on the older woman, who pays them back in kind. Their contest of wills escalates, culminating in a violation of trust by the tenants, but eventually the generations learn from each other and a familial bond is formed between them.
- DirectorJen SenkoStarsGlenn BeckEric BoehlertDavid BrockAfter her dad shifts his politics from left to right, his daughter tries to understand what happened.
- DirectorKimberly ReedStarsJon TesterDebra BonogofskyJim PetersonDARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana--a front line in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide--to follow an intrepid local journalist working to expose the real-life impact of the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Through this gripping story, DARK MONEY uncovers the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold. This Sundance award-winning documentary is directed/produced by Kimberly Reed (PRODIGAL SONS) and produced by Katy Chevigny (E-TEAM).
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsPatrick TierneyBerj FazlianSirvart FazlianUnhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
- DirectorChad FreidrichsStarsSlyvester BrownIrvin DagenElmer Fiedler2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
- DirectorMasayuki OchiaiStarsHiroshi MikamiRiona HazukiTomoko NakajimaA scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsIan BurumaGuo-Qiang CaiWen-You CaiTrace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
- DirectorBenjamin BermanStarsThe Amazing JohnathanEric AndréCriss AngelWhat begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsDavid HemblenAidan TierneyGabrielle RoseVan's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen. Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline, whose mother is in the next bed. Van wants to get his grandma out of the old people's home. Aline will help. Actually, Van, whose mother left, years ago, is looking for a real family life.
- DirectorTim van DammenStarsAnton TennetJonny BrughHetty Gaskell-HahnJohn steals money and a bracelet/temporal dislocator from a Chinese antiques shop. Fleeing, he triggers the device and goes minutes back in time. The time travels result in new Johns and they form the Mega Time Squad.
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsRichard FeynmanB.B. KingKongar-ol OndarSan Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva.
- DirectorYoshihiro NishimuraStarsYumiko HaraEihi ShiinaKazuki NamiokaStill reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsPark Sang-MyeonSong Kang-hoJin-young JangA wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler.
- DirectorJustin LinStarsRoger FanDustin NguyenSung KangBruce Lee's shocking death left legions of stunned fans and a legacy of 12 minutes from his unfinished Game Of Death. Undeterred, studio executives launched a search for his replacement chronicled here through the eyes of five aspiring thespians who find out what the real game is.
- DirectorKatsuhito IshiiHajime IshimineShunichirô MikiStarsAndrew AlfieriHideaki AnnoMoyoco AnnoAn outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
- DirectorSteven KostanskiStarsNita-Josée HannaOwen MyreMatthew NinaberAfter unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsGiovanni RibisiSteve ZahnJayce BartokA group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.