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- DirectorMoïse TogoStarsSeydou CisséMohamed Tiécoura CoulibalyBassirou SissokoHow the biological aspect of albinism affects not only pigmentation, but also physical and mental health as people are victims of discrimination, mutilation, and ritual crimes in Africa.
- DirectorRamin BahraniStarsRichard DavisAn exploration of Richard Davis, the inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself at least 192 times to prove his product worked.
- DirectorSam GreenStarsEdgar ChoueririJoanna FangSam GreenExplores the elemental phenomenon of sound and its power to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us.
- DirectorJenni OlsonStarsHarvey MilkImages set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.
- DirectorAbi Damaris CorbinStarsJohn BoyegaNicole BeharieSelenis LeyvaA Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.
- DirectorSimon Lereng WilmontStarsMarharyta BurlutskaAnjelika StolyarovaOlga TronovaChildren and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.
- DirectorMax Walker-SilvermanStarsDale DickeyWes StudiMichelle WilsonAt a campground in the rural West, a woman waits alone for an old flame from her past to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her own.
- DirectorÉrica SarmetStarsZélia DuncanBruna LinzmeyerCamila RochaTired of loneliness, Vange goes to a lesbian party for the first time.
- DirectorKogonadaStarsColin FarrellJodie Turner-SmithMalea Emma TjandrawidjajaIn a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
- DirectorPaula EiseltTonya Lewis LeeStarsHelena GrantTwila MilesNeel ShahFollowing the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises today: the US maternal health crisis.
- DirectorKrystin Ver LindenStarsKeke PalmerCommonJonny Lee MillerA slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.
- DirectorShaunak SenStarsSalik RehmanMohammad SaudNadeem ShehzadAmidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.
- DirectorNatalia AlmadaAn experimental documentary about a family's loss of a child and the struggle between remembrance and forgetting. The film explores the cultural differences between a North American mother and a Mexican father in the face of death.
- DirectorStephanie AllynneTig NotaroStarsDakota JohnsonSonoya MizunoJermaine FowlerLucy and Jane have been best friends their entire lives. Only when Lucy embarks on a personal journey, will she face a test of her friendship, and her sense of self, on a path she may not be entirely ready to take.
- DirectorAnna ZlokovicStarsEric RobertsRachel SennottA young fashion designer must make the best of it when her anxiety and self-doubt physically manifest into something horrific
- DirectorHugo CovarrubiasIngrid is working in the Chilean Intelligence Directorate (DINA) in 1975. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a grim fracture in her mind and in an entire country.
- DirectorBradley Rust GrayStarsCarla JuriTakashi UenoSachiko OhshimaAfter the death of her husband, a young woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend, but, when his comforting turns to affection, she realizes she must give herself permission before she can fall in love again.
- DirectorNina MenkesStarsRhiannon AaronsRosanna ArquetteRaja BhattarInvestigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.
- DirectorStephen KangStarsC.J. HwangGloria ZhangJaehee uses an unorthodox healing method that motivated her into conflict with her overbearing father.
- DirectorJim ArcherStarsDavid EarlChris HaywardLouise BrealeyAfter a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation. He builds a robot.
- StarsKate BosworthJasper PolishAvenlie BleuAn assassin is out to complete her list of targets and exact her own brand of justice.
- DirectorMeryam JoobeurStarsKais AyariMohamed GrayaâMouldi KridenMohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.
- DirectorCarter SmithStarsJosh CarasDonald CummingEleonore HendricksA small-town loner's fascination with the new kid in town leads him into something much more sinister than he could ever have imagined.
- DirectorMaziyar KhatamStarsDylan HattonMaziyar KhatamA young man's reluctance to let go of a trivial encounter leads him to seek retribution.
- DirectorWei HuStarsGenden PhuntsokSoephaSonam GonpoA young itinerant photographer and his assistant photograph Tibetan nomads in front of various backgrounds.
- DirectorMaria LoohufvudLove MartinsenFlorida's most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of "the little old lady," and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can.
- DirectorPhyllis NagyStarsElizabeth BanksSigourney WeaverChris MessinaA married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America when she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
- DirectorCooper RaiffStarsCooper RaiffDakota JohnsonEvan AssanteA young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.
- DirectorHannah PetersonStarsIris CookLulu DavisMadison HoldenAfter basketball practice one night, Genevieve reveals a dark secret about their coach to her teammates. Wielding strategy and grit off the court, Genevieve works together with her teammates to find a way to retaliate.
- DirectorSam MaxStarsRussell KahnZachary QuintoAn unnamed figure picks up a young man in his car. As the two drive together, and settle into an austere rental house in the country, the details of their arrangement become guttingly clear.
- DirectorRobert MachoianRodrigo Ojeda-BeckStarsElias GrahamCharlie a 4-year-old and lover of Bugs Bunny decides to go hunt a rabbit of his own.
- DirectorWilliam David CaballeroExploring the director's father's chronic health problems, as a diabetic with kidney failure, and his mother's role as his caretaker, movie is a combination of 3D-modeled characters, from an autobiographical documentary shot 13 years ago.
- DirectorCarlos CardonaStarsBrigitte SilvaSebastián BeltraniniCatherine FrenchIt's 1987. Chiqui and Carlos immigrate from Colombia to New Jersey to find a better life for themselves and their unborn son. Upon their arrival, they quickly realize that the American dream is not as easy to achieve as they thought.
- DirectorCamilo de MartinoSusana Panadés DiazGilles JobinThree dancers are motion captured in Geneva in a live digital performance and projected remotely in real time.
- DirectorReema SenguptaStarsKani KusrutiVijay VarmaIn a city overflowing with buildings and slums, Smita must find herself a house to rent. She is hard-working, honest and respectful - the ideal tenant - except for one glaring flaw. She is a middle-class Indian woman without a husband. An intimate perspective on the identity of the 'Ideal Indian Female' in urban India of today.
- TV SeriesStarsAndre HylandInvestigates high culture institutions through the lowbrow lens of various characters.
- DirectorLena HudsonStarsTedra MillanPeter FriedmanRhett RossiA young woman's charming but overbearing father helps her move out of her wealthy, older boyfriend's apartment.
- DirectorKangmin KimStarsKangmin KimFull stop motion short film / 3D printed film. A boy and his family visit deer farm. And the boy has some peculiar experiences.
- DirectorJames P. GannonStarsElizabeth GannonJohn W. Gannon50 years ago, Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.
- DirectorMargaret BrownStarsTheodore ArthurGary AutreyChris DavisFollows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.
- DirectorSamir KarahodaStarsJeton MazrekuErmegan KazaziRifat RifatiIn post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition of keeping their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them the only possession of the club: their tables.
- DirectorRoseanne LiangStarsMarsha YuenJacob TomuriDavid T. LimIn an aging private hospital, a single-minded surgeon is forced to break her physician's oath when violent gangsters storm in to stop a crucial operation.
- DirectorSimon DavisTopaz JonesRubberbandStarsRodney JacksonEmma Janice JonesTopaz JonesIn 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born.
- DirectorJuan Pablo GonzálezStarsTeresa SánchezRafaela FuentesTatín VeraIn the bucolic hills of Mexico's Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory.
- DirectorRory KennedyStarsDonald TrumpMaria BartiromoLester HoltExamining the months since the tragedies, which caused global panic in March 2019 after two new aircrafts crashed within five months, killing 346 people.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsKaren GillanAaron PaulBeulah KoaleA woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.
- DirectorOlive NwosuStarsTeniola AladeseSheila ChukwulozieLoveth OnyemaobiA woman returns to her hometown of Lagos in search of healing. What she discovers instead is a path that takes her into her past and toward a new understanding of the people and experiences that shaped her.
- DirectorCarey WilliamsStarsRJ CylerDonald Elise WatkinsSebastian ChaconReady for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.
- DirectorJohn Patton FordStarsAubrey PlazaTheo RossiBernardo BadilloDown on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
- DirectorAlika TenganStarsReanna BarbozaJordan ChengJoshua CoA young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of Kaimuki, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he's ever known and loved behind.
- DirectorHarris DoranStarsDdm DdmKara YoungCatherine CurtinA queer Black aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful day-job boss in order to avoid getting fired after accidentally eating an edible.
- DirectorTamara JenkinsStarsAnnette ArnoldKevin CorriganPhilip LevyA young woman has problems dealing with the arrival of the body of her dead father, as does her mother
- DirectorKevin Jerome EversonFe26 is a 16mm short film by Kevin Jerome Everson that follows two gentlemen around the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio and examines the tensions between illegal work -in this case, the stealing of manhole covers and copper piping--and the basic survival tactics that exist in areas of high unemployment.
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsRomain DurisBérénice BejoGrégory GadeboisThings go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
- DirectorSara DosaStarsMiranda JulyKatia KrafftMaurice KrafftIntrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
- DirectorLuis De FilippisStarsMaya V. HenryJacqueline TarneAnna PecchiaIn this raw and graceful testimony of intersectional womanhood, a trans girl has to care for her Italian grandmother. She assumes that her Nonna disapproves of her - but instead discovers a tender bond in their shared vulnerability.
- DirectorChase JoyntStarsCarmen CarreraKatie CouricLaverne CoxFRAMING AGNES turns the talk show format inside out in response to media's ongoing fascination with trans people. The film breathes life into six previously unknown stories from the archives of the UCLA Gender Clinic in the 1950s.
- DirectorJulie HaEugene YiStarsChol Soo LeeJeff AdachiK.W. LeeIn 1970s San Francisco, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. After spending years fighting to survive, journalist K.W. Lee takes an interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social movement.
- DirectorMimi CaveStarsDaisy Edgar-JonesSebastian StanJojo T. GibbsAfter quitting dating apps, a woman meets the supposedly perfect man and accepts his invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.
- DirectorLászló CsujaAnna NemesStarsEszter CsonkaGyörgy TurósCsaba KrisztikEdina, a female bodybuilder is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Adam: to win the Miss Olympia. The odd love she finds on her way makes her see the difference between her dreams and her true self.
- DirectorCedar SherbertAn adaptation of the poem "Gesture Down to Guatemala" by James Welch.
- DirectorAlli HaapasaloStarsAamu MilonoffEleonoora KauhanenLinnea LeinoThree young women try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland. In the process, they move between dreams, reality, friendship and relationships, and try to make sense of the whole mess.
- DirectorSophie HydeStarsEmma ThompsonDaryl McCormackIsabella LaughlandNancy Stokes, a retired school teacher, is yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande.
- DirectorJulian HigginsStarsThandiwe NewtonJoris JarskyJefferson WhiteWhen a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
- DirectorChloé FarrGabrielle SelnetAdam SillardStarsWilliam LebghilAlma JodorowskyHaving just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colorful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.
- DirectorCheryl DunyeStarsNora BreenCheryl DunyeJocelyn TaylorCheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.
- DirectorVictor K. GabrielStarsBruce LemonRichard NevelsStephen Laroy ThomasAfter being stuck with the guardianship of their annoying, bookworm nephew, two brothers in Compton CA have to decide if they are willing to take on the responsibility of being caretakers.
- DirectorAudrey DiwanStarsAnamaria VartolomeiKacey Mottet KleinLuàna BajramiAn adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.
- DirectorHanna BergholmStarsSiiri SolalinnaSophia HeikkiläJani VolanenA young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.
- DirectorDon Josephus Raphael EblahanStarsAmmin Acha-urPablo QuintosFollows Lynn as she leaves her family behind and travels through the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
- DirectorMadeleine OlnekStarsDennis DavisNancy GilesCynthia KaplanA robber looks to make off with more than the money from a convenience store hold up.
- DirectorAdamma EboStarsRegina HallSterling K. BrownNicole BeharieIn the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.
- DirectorNicole StaffordIn an alternate dimension, the stoic god of Power-Unrecognized waits for unrelenting Greed to come and consume her power.
- DirectorGabriela OrtegaStarsShakira BarreraDenise BlasorCarla ValentineWhen her grandmother's death unleashes a generational curse, a disenchanted flamenco dancer resigned to a desk job is forced to experience the five stages of grief through a visit from her female ancestors, pushing her to finally break the cycle.
- DirectorReid DavenportStarsReid DavenportSpurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey exploring the history of freakdom, vision, and (in)visibility. Shot entirely from director Reid Davenport's physical perspective - mounted to his wheelchair or handheld - the film serves as an unequivocal rebuke to the norm of disabled people being seen and not heard. I Didn't See You There expands on the tradition of point-of-view cinema by incorporating a disabled aesthetic generated through Davenport's own embodiment.
- DirectorWalter Thompson-HernandezStarsAnthony Harris Jr.Tony SiricoFollows Lil' Ant who is obsessed with Pegasus, the Greek mythological character, and starts seeing imaginary airplane people around his home, and wishes to fly with them.
- StarsYolanda SignorelliYolanda Signorelli Von Braunhut has lost control of her late husband Harold's iconic Amazing Live Sea Monkeys novelty. Yet she alone knows their secret formula, Yolanda wages legal and existential battles to fully win them back.
- StarsYeNaeem GhefariKid CudiFollows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.
- DirectorMeg SmakerGuantanamo detainees are released into a year long program of de-radicalization in Saudi Arabia, with the eventual goal of finding jobs and starting families.
- DirectorLeslie HarrisStarsAriyan A. JohnsonKevin ThigpenEbony JeridoWith hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her environment, a Brooklyn teenager is faced with numerous challenges that threaten her dreams.
- DirectorSky HopinkaFeatures a 50-year-old cassette tape of a Pechanga language lesson contextualized by the director's mother.
- DirectorAlison MacleanStarsTheresa HealeyPeter TaitAnnagretta ChristianA woman finds something quaint in her kitchen sink and feels strangely captivated towards it.
- DirectorMaryna Er GorbachStarsOksana CherkashynaSergey ShadrinOleg ShcherbinaAfter flight MH17 crashes in eastern Ukraine, violent tensions disrupt the lives of an expecting couple living in Donetsk.
- DirectorAmanda MicheliIsabel VegaThe contestants are murderers, guerrillas, and thieves. The winner will be crowned Queen, but she won't be invited on a press tour as a role model for young girls. Instead, she will be escorted back to her cell.
- DirectorEva LongoriaThe epic rivalry between iconic boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez in the 1990s sparked a cultural divide between Mexican nationals and Mexican-Americans.
- DirectorJohannes NyholmStarsHelmi Hellrand NyholmPrizewinning short about a baby placed in a virtual doll environment Las Palmas, getting drunk and goes bananas like any other uncivilized tourist would do.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsMorgan DoctorRachel MaddowDavid TimonerIn his final days, we discover Eli Timoner and an extraordinary life of wild achievements, tragic loss and most of all, enduring love. LAST FLIGHT HOME shares a stunning verité account of a courageous family confronting life and death.
- DirectorMartika Ramirez EscobarStarsSheila FranciscoBong CabreraRocky SalumbidesFiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
- DirectorAudrey Jean-BaptisteMaxime Jean-BaptisteStarsRose MartineThe space adventure in 1960s French Guiana told from the locals' point of view in an essay film where an imaginary narrator creates an image full of contrasts.
- DirectorOliver HermanusStarsBill NighyAimee Lou WoodAlex SharpIn 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
- DirectorShaandiin TomeRayka ZehtabchiStarsAhtyirahm AllenAlme AllenPimm Tripp-AllenA girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
- DirectorCarina-Gabriela DasoveanuStarsIon ArcudeanuAlina FlorescuIlinca HarnutLili, a 36 years old female taxi driver, is trying to save her marriage with Dani, an amateur fisherman.
- DirectorAaron SorkinStarsNicole KidmanJavier BardemJ.K. SimmonsFollows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.
- DirectorXóchitl Enríquez MendozaStarsEmma AguilarMayra Jiménez DesalesHéctor OrtízFollows Catalina who tries to submit to the tradition to demonstrate her purity and worth as a woman to her beloved, but her body betrays her and she fails to demonstrate her chastity.
- DirectorHam TranStarsTom DangDom DinhElyse DinhAfter a meteor falls to earth, 8-year-old Hung meets an alien girl from the planet Maika, searching for her lost friend. The alien helps Hung make new friends and heal a broken heart. But danger lurks everywhere.
- DirectorGabriel MartinsStarsCícero LucasCarlos FranciscoCamilla DamiãoA lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
- DirectorAnne AlvergueDebra McClutchyStarsMartha MitchellDwight ChapinConnie ChungThe Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
- DirectorMariama DialloStarsRegina HallZoe ReneeJulia NightingaleThree women strive to find their place at an elite Northeastern university. When anonymous racist attacks target a Black freshman, who insists she is being haunted by ghosts, each woman must determine where the real menace lies.
- DirectorChenglin XieYou are what you eat. In a world where people start to look like the thing they eat most, you can take this quite literally. When a newcomer prefers different eating habits, the visible consequences turn the world upside down.