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A late-night talk show host’s world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.
A look at the intersection of religion and activism, tracing the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. But are they for real?
A young convict in a penal colony seeks revenge.
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family’s decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
A purely archival reconstruction of humanity’s first trip to another world, featuring never-before-seen 70mm footage and never-before-heard audio from the mission.
Archive, colourised footage tells the story of the First World War.
The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it.
The wild story of one day at a traditional American sports bar.
An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Lays bare the legend of Lizzie Borden to reveal the much more complex, poignant and truly terrifying woman within — and her intimate bond with the family’s young Irish housemaid, Bridget Sullivan.
Based on the story of a man who escaped San Quentin at 70 and went on to commit a string of heists that captivated the public.
Documentary about the US public TV children's show host who had a lasting influence.
An anthology of short films based on a fictional book of “western tales”.
Pacific Northwest. 1983. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their haven is savagely destroyed by a cult, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance.
A seasoned musician discovers — and falls in love with — a struggling artist. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.
Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.
On a winter day, when a tiger escapes from the zoo, a man is kicked out of his girlfriend's house. Having no place to go, he wanders from here to there while working as a substitute driver and meets his old girlfriend.
In the Belgian underworld, a secret threatens a couple's romance.
When Owen and Claire return to Isla Nublar, they stumble on a conspiracy that threatens the Earth.
Thriller centring on an ex-military chaplain who has lost his son and a member of his church who is grieving for her husband.
1993: after being caught having sex with the prom queen, a girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center.
After their reclusive grandmother passes away, the Graham family tries to escape the dark fate they've inherited.
A father and daughter find themselves searching for a place to call their own after their off-the-grid lives are discovered by the authorities.
Successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers - and the inequalities that have held them back.
Jessie and Angela, high school dropout BFFs, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent’s due, they’re about to get fired and they’re broke.
A woman tries to save her children, who are being held hostage in her father's fortress-like country house.
An intimate portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and aggressive sweep of forced evictions.
A pregnant serial killer is out for vengeance.
A woman is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, which she interprets as a veiled threat.
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
The true story of the Puccio Clan. A family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
The lives of two young premier league footballers are complicated by an impromptu kiss.
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
Portrait of a Mexican migrant who spent his life working in California, away from his family back home.
A train journey is complicated by the presence of the living dead.
Bourne tries to uncover the secrets from his past.
The Enterprise encounters a new enemy.
Alice returns to Wonderland to save the Mad Hatter.
When a strange couple move in downstairs, a married pair find their happy home becomes something far more sinister.
Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
A biopic of the computing entrepeneur.
A young girl sent to recuperate in the countryside finds an unsual friend.
When a Jane Doe is marked for heart transplant a nurse tries to find out about her life.
Based on the namesake novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation tells the story of the young Agu, recruited as soldier to fight in a civil war in an African country.
A sexually confused teenager drifts into a fantasy world where his anxieties take physical shape.
Archive footage from 1899-1917 showing women on film.
A woman who has taken an oath to live as a man rediscovers her sexuality.
A family of New England settlers find their faith tested when their son disappears... possibly snatched by something evil in the woods.
Reflections of a cat Gints Zilbalodis on Hayao Miyazaki, fairy tales and Latvia’s Oscar submission, Flow
Man about town Gay Talese on Watching Frank, Frank Sinatra, and his latest book, A Town Without Time
Magnificent creatures Jayro Bustamante on giving the girls of Hogar Seguro a voice in Rita
A unified vision DOC NYC highlights and cinematographer Michael Crommett on Dan Winters: Life Is Once. Forever.
Poetry and loss Géza Röhrig on Terrence Malick, Josh Safdie, and Richard Kroehling’s After: Poetry Destroys Silence
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