Turtle Island is a story about an orphaned teen who, unable to come in terms with the loss of her mother, rebels against her Native American guardian and runs away from home. Featuring a sublime weaving together of indigenous culture and social issues, Turtle Island follows Irene, played by Hannah…
’THIS IS THE WORLD. THE WORLD IS FULL OF MANY THINGS. PEOPLE. AND ANIMALS. AND FOOD. AND NATURE. AND CRAZY BANANAS. WITH SO MANY THINGS SMASHED TOGETHER THE WORLD SHOULD BE TOTAL CHAOS. THE REASON WHY THE WORLD ISN’T TOTAL CHAOS, IS BECAUSE IT HAS RULES.’ A man brings his lover…
DIRECTED BY JEAN-PHILIPPE GAUD FRANCE and MOROCCO / 2018 / FRENCH, ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES / 95 MIN SYNOPSIS Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and…
Khadija (Saadia Bentaïeb) is a fifty-eight-year-old Maghrebi cleaning woman living in Brussels in the wake of the 2016 bombings that shook the city. After work one night, she falls asleep on the last subway train, wakes up at the end of the line and has no choice but to make her way home—all…
Chicali ha entrado al negocio de asesinar a sueldo, pero desea dejarlo a sabiendas de que quien lo intenta muere. Mario, declarado culpable por asesinar al candidato presidencial, sale de prisión después de 20 años de carcel y regresa a la ciudad de Tijuana, para reconstruir su vida.…
Dolores Dreier vive la vida de una joven estudiante hasta que su mejor amiga es brutalmente asesinada. Dos años después, ella es la única acusada por el crimen en un caso de gran exposición mediática que la ha puesto en el centro de la escena: todo el mundo tiene una…
En el centro de La Habana, sobre una azotea, tres jóvenes amigos se reúnen día a día para contarse historias y sueños, tratando de que el tiempo pase sin notarse. En medio del aburrimiento, sin apenas recursos y soñando con la prosperidad, deciden armar un negocio…
Based on the tragic “honor killing” of Hatun Aynur Sürücü in Berlin in 2005, the film A Regular Woman portrays the short life of a free spirited young woman living with an ultra-conservative Turkish Muslim family in Berlin. Aynur escapes the abusive family and struggles to attain independence,…
At the memorial for his father, WWII hero MAJOR JAMES PRENTIS (Alan Bates), JOHN PRENTIS (Lambert Wilson) confesses a dark family secret to his own son (David Oakes), something that he has harbored for over twenty-five years. The film explores the complex nature of heroism, betrayal, and father-son relationships.
Soon after hurricane Katrina, a bad situation becomes an out of control disaster. Looting in the streets, incompetent federal aid and lots of unanswered questions. When Daniel Kane Brian Spangler), a retired CIA operative, returns to his hometown, he realizes his covert operation days are not over. There…
A dissatisfied man attempting to be an actor struggles to connect with his profession and the people around him.
According to common belief, Ouzai is a militia stronghold. A place of extreme poverty and illegal trafficking of car parts, drugs, and criminals. Cut off by the Lebanese state, it became a safe haven for gangs and remained a neglected and impoverished slum for 40 years. Yet, for one visionary and a team…
