13
Man becomes sucked into a potentially fatal gambling ring.
5 Days
Documentary following the removal of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
Adam's Apples
A priest who believes in the essential goodness of everything struggles to deal with a neo-Nazi in his church.
Alpha Dog
The party-hearty lifestyle of bored Californian rich kids is rocked to the core when a botched drug deal has tragic consequences.
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore investigates global warming.
Allegro
Genre-bending love story sees a concert pianist confront his past.
An Unreasonable Man
Documentary about the rise and fall of presidential candidate Ralph Nader
Art School Confidential
An artist learns to adapt his vision to the world around him.
The Aura
An epileptic taxidermist finds himself caught up in a heist.
Battle In Heaven
An ugly taxi driver and the prostitute daughter of a general go at it and at it and (yawn).
Black Gold
A documentary examining the inequities of the coffee trade.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Low budget, endearing look at a young boy’s first crush.
Cargo
Madness and murder on a dilapidated cargo ship.

D

The Descent
Six girls on a caving expedition find they are not alone in the dark.
Destricted
Explicit seven-part portmanteau feature examining pornography, sexuality and art.
Don't Come Knocking
Nostalgia for the old times as age resurrects emotions and lost lovers for a legendary film star.
Echo Park, L.A.
Rites of passage for Mexican- American teenagers in Los Angeles.
Factotum
Portrait of the drinker as an artist.
The Foot Fist Way
Comedy kicks in the life of a tae kwon do teacher.
Friends With Money
The effect money has on the friendship of four women.
Gruesome
An infernal Groundhog Day as a student seems destined to relive the day of her murder.
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints
A man haunted by a summer from his past, returns to his old stamping ground to confront old ghosts.
Half Nelson
A drug-addicted teacher is befriended by a student.
House Of Sand
Three generations of women experience despair and hope in a remote desert.

I

The Illusionist
A dangerous love story infused by the magic of assumed reality.
Into Great Silence
A contemplation of the Chartreuse Monastery.
In Between Days
Love story about a migrant teen who falls for her best friend.
Iraq In Fragments
Observations from an occupied country in the shadow of death.
Kinky Boots
Shoemaker opts for drastic footwear design in a bid save family business.
KZ
Exploration of the dark ironies surrounding Austria's Mauthausen concentration camp.
Little Red Flowers
A rebellious three-year-old causes havoc in a state-run kindergarten in post-revolutionary China.
A Little Trip To Heaven
An insurance investigator probes the suspicious death of a conman whose sister and dodgy hubby inherit $1million after his demise.
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
A tribute concert for Leonard Cohen, with snatches of interviews and scrapbook photos.
Little Miss Sunshine
A dysfunctional family's road trip to a beauty pageant.
Lucky Number Slevin
A case of mistaken identity in a fast-paced gangster milieu.

M

Madeinusa
The festival of the Little Virgins in a Peruvian village offers one teenager an escape route.
Man Push Cart
The hard life of a Pakistani immigrant trying to survive in New York.
The Night Listener
A radio show host is drawn into a mystery surrounding a dying boy.
Old Joy
Two friends go camping in Oregon. They take the dog. They have a hot bath in the woods. They come home.
One Last Dance
An assassin hunts a child-kidnapper.
Peter Pan Formula
The teenage coming-of-age angst of a prospective swimming champion.
The Proposition
In the 1880s, an Australian outlaw is offered a pardon if he tracks down and kills his psychotic elder brother.

R

Right At Your Door
Trapped indoors after chemical bombs explode in downtown Los Angeles.
The Secret Life Of Words
A friendship evolves between a volunteer nurse on an oil rig and a burn victim.
Sherrybaby
An optimistic ex-convict tries to rebuild her life.
Sleeping Dogs
An offbeat indie comedy about love, lies and your pets.
Songbirds
Women prisoners tell their stories in song.
Special
An unexpected reaction to medication persuades an ordinary man that he's developing superpowers.
The Science Of Sleep
A man's mind goes into over-drive as he tries to woo the woman of his dreams.
Stranger Than Paradise
An unlikely trio head for Florida in search of paradise.
Stephanie Daley
When a teenager is accused of killing her baby, a forensic psychologist tries to uncover the truth.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
An exposé about the US film ratings board.
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
Documentary about "the greatest voice you never heard".
Thank You For Smoking
Satire on smoking and spin.

V

Viva Zapatero!
An Italian satirist takes on President Berlusconi's control of the media in amusing and shocking documentary. Out to own on DVD now.
Wide Awake
Film-maker Alan Berliner explores his own insomnia.
Wild Tigers I Have Known
Sexual awakening of a teenager who tries to engage with the object of his affections by posing as a woman on the phone.
Wristcutters: A Love Story
A young man kills himself and awakens in a land where everything is "just a little bit worse".
Who Needs Sleep?
An investigation into the dangers of sleep deprivation and the long hours culture.
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