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- DirectorElizabeth Leiter399: Queen of the Tetons follows the life of world famous Grizzly 399 as she attempts to raise four cubs. 399 makes choices amidst a warming climate, human encroachment and disputes over her Endangered Species protections.
- DirectorMiao WangHao WuStarsEdward BlumSally ChenMargaret M. ChinIn a landmark Supreme Court case pitting Asian American plaintiffs against Harvard University, activists on both sides wrestle with hard truths about race and equality, as the fate of affirmative action hangs in the balance.
- DirectorMehdi FikriStarsCamélia JordanaSofiane ZermaniSofian KhammesIn the aftermath of a crime, the victim's sister fights to obtain a fair trial and justice for her brother.
- DirectorArun BhattaraiDorottya ZurbóStarsAmber Kumar GurungGuna Raj KuikelAmber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people's happiness. On his remote mountain journey, he searches for fulfillment.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsJoshua TilleyDustin GreerDevon JamesIn this sensual experimental elegy by Harmony Korine, spellbinding infrared photography evokes a dreamlike portrait of a tormented assassin.
- DirectorKanu BehlStarsMohit AgarwalPriyanka BoseVibha ChhibberA family and an exploration of space in an increasingly crowded world. It follows the quest for a sexual odyssey of an individual.
- DirectorRay YeungStarsPatra AuLin-Lin LiTai-BoAngie and Pat have been together for over four decades but after Pat's unexpected death, Angie finds herself at the mercy of Pat's family as she struggles to retain her dignity and the home that both had shared for over thirty years.
- DirectorCady VogeFleeing persecution in Honduras, a young family migrates in cargo trains across Mexico and claims asylum in the US. While they await a final decision, a local synagogue sponsors them.
- DirectorJeanne HerryStarsBirane BaLeïla BekhtiAnne BenoîtVictims of violent crime and perpetrators meet up in a restorative justice group in order to have a dialogue and heal from their trauma.
- DirectorMarie Amachoukeli-BarsacqStarsLouise Mauroy-PanzaniIlça Moreno ZegoAbnara Gomes VarelaSix-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.
- DirectorPamela AdlonStarsIlana GlazerMichelle ButeauHasan MinhajIt tells the story of Eden who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her.
- DirectorRamata-Toulaye SyStarsKhady ManeMamadou DialloBinta Racine SyA young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
- DirectorDaphne MatziarakiPeter MurimiUnresolved historical injustices and climate change raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.
- DirectorAnders WalterStarsPilou AsbækLasse Peter LarsenKatrine Greis-RosenthalInspired by true events, depicts a dark chapter in the history of Denmark and the unimaginable dilemmas that people must face in the wake of a war.
- DirectorShiori ItoStarsShiori ItoJournalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and societal systems.
- DirectorDerrick B. HardenCrystal MoselleStarsDerrick B. HardenIrmena ChichikovaStoyo MirkovA man journeys to a small Eastern European coastal town where he finds unexpected connections despite being the only black person in the area.
- DirectorTracie LaymonStarsBarbie FerreiraJohn LeguizamoFrench StewartAfter searching for her estranged father online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story.
- DirectorPeter LuisiStarsBeat SchlatterVincent KuchollCatherine PaganiThe Swiss population decides that there should only be one national language in the future. During the transition to monolingualism, federal policeman Walter Egli and his colleague have to deal with a group of opponents.
- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsTadanobu AsanoMasatoshi NagaseKôichi SatôA nameless man gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, to meet a range of characters as he wanders in Tokyo.
- DirectorDaniel GlickIvan MacDonaldIvy MacDonaldStarsLily GladstoneConnected to Blackfeet culture and the iniskim, the stone that helps sing the buffalo back, the characters must navigate between past and present to overcome trauma.
- DirectorAmr GamalStarsKhaled HamdanAbeer MohammedSamah AlamraniCenters on Ahmed and Isra'a parents of three children who lost their job due to the country's economic crisis. Isra'a finds out about her fourth pregnancy at this time when they cannot afford to raise one more child.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
- DirectorJanis PughStarsLouise BrealeyAnnabel ScholeyEmily AstonHelen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby - and his dying mother Gwen. Her life is a grind, and like all the other women she toils with at the local chicken factory, is spent in service of the clock.
- DirectorLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirStarsTergel Bold-ErdeneNomin-Erdene AriunbyambaAnu-Ujin TsermaaZe, a 17-year-old, studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia. When Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality seems possible.
- DirectorVíctor EriceStarsManolo SoloJose CoronadoAna TorrentA Spanish actor disappears during the filming of a movie. Although his body is never found, the police conclude that he has suffered an accident at the edge of a cliff. Many years later, the mystery returns to the present day.
- DirectorAli AhmadzadehStarsSaba BagheriMina HasanlooAlireza KeymaneshA man driving through Tehran's underworld with his dog, dealing drugs and healing troubled souls.
- DirectorCyril ArisStarsMounia AklSaleh BakriNadia CharbelOn August 4th 2020, an explosion hits the port of Beirut destroying a large part of Lebanon's capital. A Lebanese film crew decides to continue shooting their movie, in a nation struggling with economic turmoil and societal collapse.
- DirectorSean WangStarsIzaac WangJoan ChenShirley ChenIn 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
- DirectorLuck RazanajaonaStarsDelanoël Parista SamboLaurette RamasinjanaharyJoe Clarence LerovaMadagascar, nowadays. Kwame, 20, struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines. An unexpected event takes him back to his hometown. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he finds himself confronted with the rampant corruption plaguing his country. He will have to choose between easy money and loyalty, between individualism and political awakening.
- DirectorClaire AyoubStarsMissi PyleRainn WilsonJolene PurdyFollows a group of teens who overcome societal bias and through inclusive fashion design and friendship.
- DirectorUlaa SalimStarsAri AlexanderNanna Øland FabriciusHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirAn earthquake causes a mysterious fracture on the ocean floor, which accelerates climate change.
- DirectorAbbas RezaieOn August 15, 2021, Kabul is captured by the Taliban, and journalists of Etilaat Roz, a daily newspaper of Afghanistan are faced with choices. Should they escape, or should they accuse the Taliban of its atrocities?
- DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsHitoshi OmikaRyô NishikawaRyûji KosakaTakumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.
- DirectorUna GunjakStarsAsja Zara LagumdzijaMaja IzetbegovicNadja SpahoA teenage girl's seemingly little lie leads her into a storm of expectations, condemnation, and social dogmas.
- DirectorMartino ZaidelisStarsGuillermo FrancellaPablo RagoAndrea FrigerioA commercial airplane pilot is blackmailed by his country's intelligence services to carry mysterious suitcases on his trips to Spain.
- DirectorCãlin Peter NetzerStarsEmanuel ParvuIulia LumânareAna CionteaFollows director Dragos Binder as he explores the dark secrets of his family and attempts to use his filmmaking to overcome the trauma he experienced as a child.
- DirectorMichele JosueStarsBilly DecNora Bumanglag CarasiNora BumanglagIn FOOD ROOTS, Emmy-Award winning Chicago Restaurateur Billy Dec adventures through his mother's native 7641 Islands of the Philippines to learn recipes from his last living elders, confronting culinary and cultural treasures and family secrets.
- DirectorKelly O'SullivanAlex ThompsonStarsKeith KupfererKatherine Mallen KupfererTara MallenWhen a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
- DirectorShuchi TalatiStarsPreeti PanigrahiKani KusrutiKesav Binoy KironFollows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself.
- DirectorMargherita VicarioStarsGalatéa BellugiCarlotta GambaVeronica LucchesiIt re-imagines the world of classical music on more equal standing in a Baroque-era Venice.
- DirectorIndia DonaldsonStarsLily ColliasSumaya BouhbalValentine BlackDuring a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
- DirectorDaniel McCabeDeep in the forests of Uganda, millions of grasshoppers gather to mate in devastating swarms. A group of young men set up a strange contraption at the edge of the crop fields to harvest the prized delicacy among city dwellers.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJalal AltawilMaja OstaszewskaBehi Djanati AtaiA family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
- DirectorAbu Bakr ShawkyStarsAlshaima'a TayebAbdulmohsen AlnemrAzzam AlnemariMatar has to give everything to fight for Hofira's life in this ageless coming of age drama.
- DirectorPer FlyStarsMikael PersbrandtFrancis ChoulerCian BarrySet in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.
- DirectorSelman NacarStarsTülin ÖzenOgulcan Arman UsluGulcin Kultur SahinCriminal lawyer Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect the lives of her ailing mother, a judge, and a murder suspect client, whose defense is turning in his favor.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsPenélope CruzCharlize TheronKate MossExamines the rapid ascent, fall from grace, and journey forward for controversial fashion designer John Galliano.
- DirectorDaphné BaiwirStarsPatrick McGilliganSusan SchillinglawSerge ThirietDuring the Second World War in the United States, cinema was extensively used as a propaganda vehicle. All the great filmmakers were involved: Capra, Ford, Huston, and Hollywood's new master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. After making several films advocating American entry into the war alongside the British, in direct violation of the Neutrality Act, Hitchcock took advantage of Zanuck's departure from 20th Century Fox to launch a major new propaganda project: Lifeboat. He asked John Steinbeck to write the basic story. This great American literary figure, author of The Grapes of Wrath, whose adaptation was one of Fox's biggest successes, was himself very committed to the war effort. When Lifeboat was released, success quickly turned to controversy. What if Hitchcock's film had completely missed the mark? What if, instead of providing anti-Nazi propaganda, the film actually defended the thesis that the German people were superior to the Allies and the union of democracies?
- DirectorIbrahim Nash'atImmediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.
- DirectorHussein HossamStarsBaha ChbaniYara Elham JarrarElsa Molin
- DirectorJuan Mejia BoteroStarsFrancia MárquezBlack Colombian activist Francia Márquez transforms a derogatory term, "Igualada," into a symbol of rights defiance. Her presidential campaign inspires a nation to dream of a more equitable future, challenging societal norms.
- DirectorChris NashStarsRy BarrettAndrea PavlovicCameron LoveAn ambient horror slasher that methodically depicts the enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness.
- DirectorZarrar KahnStarsRamesha NawalOmar JavaidBakhtawar MazharAfter the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter's precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
- DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsGi Ju-bongKim Min-heeA woman in 40s living at friends home answers briefly, and a man in 70s living alone end up giving longer answers, had visitor for lunch in front of their guests, coincidentally they both added hot pepper paste to their ramyun.
- DirectorKim Sung HwanStarsJoo Jong-hyukMoon Jin-SeungJang Joon-hwiJae-woo, who was selected in the survival process to enter the final entry of the national kendo team, meets Tae-su there, who killed Jae-woo's older brother when he was young. He faces Tae-su as a competitor but Tae-su is invincible. Seeing Tae-su in peace and not being able to outdo him constantly suffocates Jae-woo. He becomes agitated as the training comes to an end and his feeling in his deepest mind starts to burst out.
- DirectorJane SchoenbrunStarsJustice SmithBrigette Lundy-PaineIan ForemanTwo teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously cancelled.
- DirectorGinevra ElkannStarsValeria GolinoGreta ScacchiDanny HustonIn Rome, during a January weekend a sudden heatwave arrives. The sun is initially pleasant, but the heat quickly escalates to a frightening degree, resulting in people and animals losing self-control.
- DirectorAnnie BakerStarsZoe ZieglerLuke Philip BoscoJune Walker GrossmanIn rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
- DirectorTzu-Hui PengPing-Wen WangStarsJieh-Wen KingKuei-Mei YangJoe Shu-Wei ChangA man who places his wife's remains in the freezer, as he remembers back under a spring rain to their life, battling his regrets.
- DirectorAnn HuiStarsJacky CheungAnita MuiKarena Kar-Yan LamYiu-Kwok is a high school teacher, having a perfect family. Good times don't last long, when a student, Choy-Nam, falls in love with him. For dealing with a relationship with Mr. Seng, a beloved teacher of the couple, his wife Man-Ching requests a leave for a month. A midlife crisis mixing with pressure sends him into an emotional tailspin. Everything seems to lead him towards Choy-Nam, the forbidden fruit. History seems to repeat itself.
- DirectorWonsuk LeeStarsLee HaneeLee Sun-kyunGong MyoungA retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.
- DirectorCharles CrichtonStarsAlec GuinnessStanley HollowaySidney JamesA meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
- DirectorLisa MulcahyStarsAgnes O'CaseyDavid WilmotChris WalleyAn orphaned heiress is forced to embrace her family's dark legacy.
- DirectorPeter SillenFuturists Martine and Bina Rothblatt create humanoid AI Bina48 to transfer Bina's consciousness into a robot, aiming to perpetuate their extraordinary love affair across eternity.
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsJamie FoxxMariah CareyRichard MarxChronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame. Explores his collaborations, influences, character and relationships with family, friends and fans.
- DirectorIngrid PokropekStarsSofía ClausenSantiago FerreiraMercedes HalfonAfter an accident, 14-year-old Ana has a metal plate in her arm. Unexpectedly, during the winter holidays, the plate begins to receive peculiar messages conveyed in Morse code.
- DirectorCédric KahnStarsDenis PodalydèsJonathan CohenStefan CreponWorkers fighting to protect the factory from being relocated but nothing goes as planned. Joseph wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct and takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew.
- DirectorAntonella SudasassiAna, Patricia and Mayela grow up when sexuality is taboo. Now channeled as one 65-year-old, the protagonist revisits intertwined memories, secrets and desires, giving voice to unspoken past experiences.
- DirectorStephen SoucyStarsJohn David AllenHelena Bonham CarterJohn BrightFollows the history of the Merchant Ivory partnership, featuring interviews with James Ivory and close collaborators detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the company.
- DirectorMiia TervoStarsOona AirolaPyry KähkönenHannu-Pekka BjörkmanTells the empowering story of an abused single mother working at a small-town newspaper who gets drawn into the investigation surrounding the missile crash, which upends life in a small northern village.
- DirectorCarl Joseph PapaStarsCarlo AquinoGio GaholDolly De LeonWhen an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.
- DirectorAsmae ElMoudirStarsMohamed El MoudirAsmae ElMoudirZahra JeddaouiA Moroccan woman's search for truth tangles with a web of lies in her family history. As a daughter and filmmaker, she fuses personal and national history as she reflects on the 1981 Bread Riots, drawing out connections to modern Morocco.
- DirectorMonica SorelleStarsAtibon NazaireSheila AnozierChris RenoisA Haitian demolition worker is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
- DirectorRudy MancusoStarsRudy MancusoCamila MendesFrancesca RealeA coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family, and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.
- DirectorPatricia FranquesaTrapped in a digital blackmail labyrinth after her computer is stolen, director Pati documents the real-time persecution as a way of survival.
- DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsCate BlanchettAswan ReidDeborah MailmanA nine-year-old Aboriginal Australian orphan boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.
- DirectorSilje Evensmo JacobsenIn the Norwegian wilderness, a family seeks a wild free existence but a tragic turn of events shatters their isolation, compelling them to adapt to the demands of contemporary society.
- DirectorDamian Mc CarthyStarsGwilym LeeCarolyn BrackenTadhg MurphyUncovering the truth behind sister's death with the help of wooden mannequin.
- DirectorLi Wei ChiuStarsGreg Han HsuKuan-Ting LiuChung-Hua TouA lazy pig on a journey to lasting happiness on a deceitful quest for a better life, only to find that true happiness
- DirectorBrendan BellomoSlava LeontyevUnder roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it's easy to make people afraid, it's hard to destroy their passion for living.
- DirectorDavid AllenStarsWalker BrandtRobert CornthwaiteJeffrey S. FarleyWhen a group of explorers go in search of a yeti, they find themselves taken captive by an ancient race of alien creatures.
- DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsAmrit KaurHamza HaqNimra BuchaAgainst the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras.
- DirectorMiguel FausStarsPaula GrimaldoAriadna GilLuis BermejoA young Colombian woman works as a maid in a summer mansion where a wealthy family enjoys their lush holidays. She is quiet and discreet, as she was told, until she realizes that maybe she can also find her own ways of enjoying the summer.
- DirectorIsaac OlsenStarsGordon BowkerKathy CainMickey RooneyA documentary on the iconic, groundbreaking Rainier Beer TV commercials, which ran from 1974 to 1987.
- DirectorCarl FryMaxwell NalevanskyStarsDanielle Evon PloegerLuke WilcoxDarius AutryIt's 2007 in Fresno, Texas. RAPHAEL (19) is in county jail following an arrest for graffiti. He's a good kid. It's just graffiti. So you can't blame Raphael for the events that unfold after his arrest. He's not responsible for the sting operation, the suicide, Flophouse's new mix-tape, Officer Williams and her delusional suspicions, the meth pipes, the FBI, the rich kids with nothing to lose, Mateo, Larry the pig, all the knives, the local aspiring TV newswoman, the plutonium deal gone wrong, or anyone who may or may not die due to that deal turning sour. None of it is Raphael's fault, but it is his problem. The moment Raphael walks out of that cell, he'll be stuck on this turbulent roller coaster of misguided chaos. An amusement ride that's a joy to watch in motion, as long as you're not the one on it.
- DirectorPascal PlanteStarsJuliette GariépyLaurie BabinElisabeth LocasA model becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder trial.
- DirectorDamon Fepulea'iStarsJohn-Paul FoliakiDimitrius Schuster-KoloamatangiIlaisaane GreenWhen Maka and Veni fail in getting tickets for the most important game of their lives, they decide to form a traditional Tongan marching band, just so they can go to the game. No one in their band of misfits knows anything about marching and they practice using plastic bottles and tin cans for instruments. It is a complete shambles and if they can't get their act together, they will embarrass their entire Tongan community in front of the world. However, what starts out as just a cynical scam to see a rugby game becomes a journey of self-discovery in which Maka and Veni will learn the importance of their Tongan culture.
- DirectorAlison TavelStarsJon AndersonFred ArmisenChristian CastagnoWhen her genius inventor father dies, a daughter finds his old synth prototype, sparking a quest to learn his secrets and forge a posthumous connection.
- DirectorDan HabibSamuel HabibStarsLydia X.Z. BrownSamuel HabibJudith HeumannSamuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his path forward, he seeks out guidance from America's most rebellious disability activists. Will they empower him to launch the bold adult life he craves?
- DirectorJosé Luis López-LinaresStarsJavier ArizcurenTim AtkinAndrés CondeThrough the human stories behind the entire value chain that gives Spanish wine with most international projection, RIOJA, LA TIERRA DE LOS MIL VINOS, reveals the moment of emergence that the wine region is experiencing, with the talent and contribution of the new generations living side by side with the historic wineries. The equivalence between territory and product, between wisdom and tradition, tracing a bridge between the origins of Rioja and its future. An immersion in a fascinating world that through captivating photography and careful editing, tries to find the keys to understanding what Rioja wine is and what makes it so special.
- DirectorNelson MakengoA Plans to build the largest power plant on the Congo plunge 17 million people into darkness and insecurity.
- DirectorIsaki LacuestaPol RodríguezStarsJan CaplinCristalinoSebastián HaroLate 1990s. Art and culture are in full swing in Granada. Against that background, an indie band is about to change the music scene in Spain. Just before creating their new album, the band is going through its worst possible moment.
- DirectorAli CatterallJane GilesStarsBarry AdamsonJohn AkomfrahRick BakerA feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
- DirectorJoshua MorrisonJethro RandellStarsCharlotte Elizzabeth LangleyLee WestwickNeil SandlandAfter the apocalypse, all water is radioactive and deadly to drink. In this dystopian world, Gylian goes to extreme lengths to make sure her daughter gets the medication she needs to survive.
- DirectorMeredith Hama-BrownStarsAlly MakiLuke RobertsNyha Huang BreitkreuzA Japanese-Canadian woman grapples with the death of her mother as she brings her family to a retreat. When her relationship with her husband begins to affect the children's emotional security, the family is changed forever.
- DirectorMikko MakelaStarsRuaridh MollicaHiftu QuasemJonathan HydeMax, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.