Experimental super8 film for the Legendary Tiger Man live shows. A strange man lives in a strange garden.
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Memories of youth. Homage to the super 8 film Plus X, that was extinct by Kodak in 2010.
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Caught in time, a trio of prehistoric characters lives around a dolmen. One of them, who is hyperactive, tries to stir his mates emotions with inventions and works of art. A strange object made out of bone, which re frames reality, will trigger greed and envy in them. Super 8 allegorical on Portugal, and the collective behavior of its people.
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The story of a vigilante friar, zealous caretaker of goodness and order who, after suffering unrequited love for an engaged woman, becomes a terrifying villain in a quiet town.
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The natural swimming pool of Varadouro in Faial, Azores.
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Director Júlio Bessa, who suffers from "stage fright" will make an introduction to his latest film at Festival de Cinema Luso Brasileiro in Santa Maria da Feira.
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Documentary about the legendary Portuguese guitar god Filipe "Phil Mendrix" Mendes.
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I Don't Belong Here" follows the creative process of the play, with the same name, conceived from the personal experiences of the performers themselves, who were deported unexpectedly to Azores from the United States and Canada.
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After the crisis came tourism and Lisbon's transformation. Alis Ubbo (Phoenician for safe port) follows the change in the urban landscape of the city in the last 2 years.
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Shot in two of the Azores islands, Pico and Faial, between 2015 and 2016. The idea of this film happened by accident. Going back to the footage of a location scouting from a previous project, canceled years before, another hidden film was found. The power of Nature and the role of chance in the creative process build a narrative about life, friendship, cinema and the influence of the unexpected in artistic creation.
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Ubu, instigated by his wife, murders King Venceslau and usurps the throne of Poland. Intoxicated by power, this grotesque and coward character conducts his reign in an absurd and cruel way, leading his kingdom to ruin. A cinematographic adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s play, a political satire that, cyclically, turns to the reality of world politics.
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Ulaan-Baatart baygaa miniy aavd
He expressed the idea that this issue should be a universal concern, while clearly stating that the care of parents has a special role in the development of children's morals.
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Tuursuur Turulduu
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Khurgen Huu
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Pruska kultura
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The oldest existing Polish film deals with the forced Germanisation of western Polish regions and the school protest in Wrzesnia with its harsh repercussions.
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Pokhorony na vtorom etazhe
The film's protagonist, police colonel Ershov, investigates a crime related to corruption in the highest ranks of the KGB.
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Piekarz
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Portret Dyrygenta
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Videokaseta
Generations of a certain family meet in the living room.
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Przyczynek do teorii jezykoznawstwa
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A teenage girl masterfully describes the housing perturbations experienced by her family. She uses official jargon mixed with everyday expressions with great seriousness, and the effect is as comical as it is disturbing.
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Legend tzaghratzui masin
Armenian village at the beginning of the 20th century. Local policeman suspects clown and ropewalker Simon in aiding Bolshevik revolutionaries. Annoyed by constant surveillance of the police, cheery Simon leaves the village for Yerevan. There he's taken to prison by accident, where he still entertains and become friends with many people some Bolsheviks among of them.
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About the making of Andrzej Zulawski's Possession. Featuring director Andrzej Zulawski, producer Marie-Laure Reyre, cameraman Andrzej Jaroszewicz, and co-writer Frederic Tuten. Also features artwork by Enki Bilal and music by Ashtray Navigations.
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Possession
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La Tour de glace
Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.
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Kærlighedens Styrke
Saxild is shocked to discover that his seemingly innocent son Gunnar has fallen into drinking and trouble after pursuing the young woman Tove while intoxicated. After a public disgrace and conflict with his father, Gunnar is comforted by Tove and resolves to turn his life around by joining a rescue squad.
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Tatry w śniegu
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The film Tatry w śniegu (Tatras in Snow) is a reportage, until recently unknown, found in 2015, showing the beauty of the mountains bathed in snow and the tourist attractions of Zakopane and its surroundings, including the Gubałówka cable car and the cable car to Kasprowy Wierch.
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Bankiet
Many guests come to the party with a wonderfully set table. They stare at appetizing-looking dishes with delight. But they are in for an unpleasant surprise.
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The beautiful widow Christina drives to the Hochsauerland on Gut Vormwald. She wants to spend the autumn holidays there with her mute daughter Veronika.
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Schiff in Not
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Altgermanische Bauernkultur
A Nazi propaganda film meant to glorify German history and to persuade people that the Teutons weren't barbarians but had a notable culture of their own. The topic is embedded into a little story line of an academic giving a lecture.
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Un sueño como de colores
Sarmiento made her directorial debut with the documentary with this short about a group of Chilean women dedicated to striptease.
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Fiamme sul mare
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A partly submerged cargo ship is raised from the harbour in Naples by a collective of sailors and made seaworthy again. It embarks on its first voyage to Buenos Aires. A wealthy businessman, Matteo La Spina, offers to buy the boat from them, revealing to his daughter Diana that he actually plans to set it alight during the return passage to Naples and claim the insurance money. She returns to the ship to try and save it, but accidentally triggers the inflammable materials in the hold. Although the fire is put out, she dies in the process.
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Niebezpieczny romans
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The story of love and deception with a beautiful pet shop owner, some bank cashiers and a bunch of robbers involved.
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Mori no kajiya
When he was a child, the second son of a blacksmith climbs a tree at the instigation of a friend. He falls and becames disabled. On the way to school the elder brother carries his sibling on his back and a bad boy shouts out "Chimba, Chimba" (cripple, cripple). He vows that he will become a doctor. Later on, the older brother returns to the countryside after completing his medical training, to cure his younger brother's leg, but is accused of being a thief.
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Luis Pardo, witness to the murder of his sister at the hands of the gamonal Cesar Pradera, seeks revenge and becomes a bandit, stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
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Du skal ikke solde
A long, wet night in the city results in a serious case of hangovers. Mr. Knold must realise this when he has to start his day’s work after only a few hours of sleep. From the moment he leaves the house until he returns and collapses in the middle of his wife’s coffee gathering, his day is filled with troubles. It’ll probably be a while before Knold is up for another round. Stumfilm.dk
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Sauver Les Morts
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Céline travels to Armenia to register her husband Arto's death, only to discover he lied about his identity and was considered a deserter, plunging her into a journey through Armenia's troubled present and past.
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105m
Hayatozoku no hanran
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.
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90m
Zatish'ye
Arriving to check on his distant estate, the village of Sasovo, the young landowner Astakhov meets his neighbor, the landowner Ipatov, as well as his sister-in-law, Marya Pavlovna, and his neighbor, Nadezhda Alekseyevna Veretyeva, who make a strong impression on Astakhov. Planning to leave the next day, Astakhov stays for a while to get to know the girls better, thereby disrupting the tranquility of ordinary estate life.
Based on Turgenev's novella of the same name.
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A man is being chased through a night city by a mysterious catwoman. During a final confrontation, he will discover the real identity of this strange creature.
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A struggle for power between a pianist and his unruly muse turns murderous.
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Explores Thomas Mann's post-war German life, his family's stand against Nazi rule, and their journey into exile.
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A sequel to the 1984 anti-Solidarity film Dignity. The film is set at the beginning of martial law. Metalpol is on strike. The communists intern attorney Franczuk, an advisor to the Solidarity movement. Szostak, who a few days ago was taken out of the plant on a wheelbarrow as a defector, wants to return to work. However, this proves to be a very difficult, not to say impossible, task.
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Dignity
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A historical reconstruction of dramatic events leading to the creation of the Polish state. Covers the First World War and the postwar period up to the Treaty of Versailles.
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This is the story of Kunsang Wangmo, a 100-year-old Buddhist nun exiled from Tibet in 1959 to escape the Chinese occupation.
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In a world where tech giant Adaptive Learning pushes controversial legislation, digital citizens face an imminent threat as radio waves threaten to erase their memories.
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Shelter is a virtual reality documentary directed by Sjors Swierstra (The Netherlands) and co-directed by Ivanna Khitsinska (Ukraine) that offers an intimate look at the war in Ukraine. The film immerses the viewer in everyday scenes: from a tender conversation between pregnant women in an underground maternity ward in Kyiv to the heart-wrenching funeral of a soldier in Lviv. From the tense preparation of soldiers in a frontline barracks to the breathtaking performance of a symphony orchestra in a basement in Kharkiv. In Shelter, the audience is invited to step into a virtual space with people from Ukraine, to witness moments of shared humanity and reflect on the cost of war.
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A ground-breaking VR journey lets users physically feel a trans woman's heartbeat and sensations as she recalls her experiences with conversion therapy in the 1960s, revealing both trauma and triumph.
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A queer fungal spirit leads participants through VR scenes inspired by mushroom reproduction, blending science and sensuality to explore connections between humans and nature's hidden desires.
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A woman wakes up to a call from her son. They don't see each other much anymore. He will be in town and asks to spend the night at her house. She excitedly agrees and begins preparing the home for her son's arrival. It is the day in the life of a single mother, taking pride in her home. When her son finally arrives, he finds her asleep. In a kind of role reversal, he covers her in a blanket. With this small act, the visiting queer son takes care of his mother.
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Along the El Paso-Juárez border, Mexican-American off-roaders forge their identity in the crimson dunes of the Chihuahuan desert. As they navigate their cultural legacy, their passion for adventure faces mounting challenges.
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A Hollywood production crew comes to West Texas to recreate the grisly murder of a local woman. Using locals to reenact the crime, reality TV meets reality in this bizarre romantic comedy about the (show) business of murder.
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Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic journey through the past few hours of their night reveals how they got here, and what broke them.
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In the late 1970’s and after a traumatic event on their honeymoon, a struggling couple visit an experimental, and borderline unethical memory research facility.
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After putting her daughter to bed, Aura finds that an elderly woman has broken into her house. The intruder, who acts strangely familiar with Aura, begins a ritual, summoning something dark into the living room. Aura tries to keep her daughter safe and grasp just what the hell is going on.
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In the small town of Kennedy, best friends Hannah and Julie spend their summer nights at the last video store, Video Barn, watching cult horror films. Jules finds a mysterious VHS tape labeled “Just press play!” and, days later, vanishes. Overcome with guilt, Hannah watches the tape and is horrified to see Jules trapped inside the TV, caught in a nightmarish loop of twisted nostalgia. Now, Hannah must uncover the truth and face the sinister force within the tape. "Video Barn" pays homage to 80s surrealist films, blending dark humor, friendship, and the pull of the unknown. Will Hannah save Jules or share her fate?
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Struggling to adjust to a lonelier kind of life after his daughter leaves home, a father begins to experience something rather more disturbing in this enthralling and deeply unnerving film by director Matty Crawford.
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Claudia Chow lives for the rush—reckless rides, wild nights, and adrenaline-fueled chaos. But her mind is haunted by visions of a seductive Serpent Woman, whispering, “Your body is my body.” When a high-speed crash sends Claudia spiraling between reality and illusion, her nights grow darker and more unhinged. The Serpent Woman’s voice becomes impossible to ignore, leading Claudia on a journey of desire, destruction, and transformation.
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Steve is kicked out by his parents, who do not accept his homosexuality. Caroline, on the other hand, is struggling to mourn her motherhood as she accompanies Youri on on tour. Fate intersects, soon to be united, life and death.
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What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
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Six-year-old Diego exceeds his screen time and ends up with square eyes. This triggers a series of mysterious phenomena, seeping through various screens in the apartment building. When police officers Kim and Mike arrive to investigate a noise complaint, they find themselves in a chaotic mix of realities and must face off against fictional threats come to life.
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A middle-aged man reflects back on his tumultuous adolescent phase while sitting in his childhood bedroom. Through intricate and deeply personal musings somehow all tied to his hair - hair growing or hair receding - we, over time accumulate meaning into the larger journey of his life.
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Disillusioned with his life, Ray dreams of the beauty and joy he will find in retirement.
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Betti’s date with Tom seems perfect—until her bowels stage a rebellion, turning the evening into a battle against her own body.
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A widow joins an advanced virtual reality program to cope with her loss, but her journey through simulated dreams takes an unforeseen turn that challenges her grip on reality.
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A constantly freezing man in his forties drives to a lonely petrol station every evening and orders a microwaved Toast Hawaii. Detlev indulges in this in a bizarre ritual, because it's the only thing that warms him in his daily life. But when he is observed by a stranger one night, his world begins to crumble into shameful pieces.
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Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport, but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security, can she hide what’s inside?
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After four years away, Huiju returns home to South Korea. Exchanges with her loved ones are awkward and clumsy. Huiju turns once again to her familiar rituals: pruning the trees, preparing a sauce, tying a braid.
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In the underground world of diffing, a community finds solace in their passion, as they navigate personal struggles and challenges both on and off the road.
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On Manhattan's jam-packed streets, NYC's most iconic driving instructor prepares students for the road ahead.
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Three aerial performers in England's Cotswolds face the aftermath of a traumatic airshow incident, bonding together as they navigate their fears and strive to return to the skies they love.
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EXODUS is an intimate, lyrical portrait of Trinity Copeland and Assia Serrano as they struggle to make sense of their lives post-release, exploring the overarching question of: What does life after prison look like? Grappling with the weight of what they’ve done—and what society has done to them—the film explores the burden of absence, the toll of separation, and what it takes to rebuild fractured bonds.
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Camp Widow is a gathering for widowed people by widowed people. Over the course of three days, attendees speak candidly about death, forge connections with others over shared experiences of loss.
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On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.
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Kaylee Hord, a 17-year-old prank video influencer, is the newest member of a popular TikTok content house where she struggles to fit in and pay the rent. But when a new and intense friendship offers the chance of viral fame, Kaylee learns how far she'll go to belong.
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In April 1989, in a liminal town near Mexico City, young teenager Violeta finds a way to bring her mother's synthesizers back to life with disastrous consequences for her and her father.
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At their father's 3rd wedding, estranged siblings Matt & Haley struggle to connect after years apart. Haley faces relationship issues and Matt’s abrasive nature only makes things worse. Eventually Matt sincerely apologizes and supports Haley in addressing her romantic feelings. Haley, in turn supports Matt’s nature by de-escalating tension between him and their father by playing a song from Matt's band. In the end there is hope for a future between them.
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An impromptu singing contest at a dive bar turns a lonely night into a soul-baring moment of shared harmony.