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THE STORY – Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper, has survived war by shutting down her emotions. When she learns her younger sister, believed lost during ISIS’ 2014 assault, may still be alive in Mosul, she returns to a city shaped...

THE STORY – Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper, has survived war by shutting down her emotions. When she learns her younger sister, believed lost during ISIS’ 2014 assault, may still be alive in Mosul, she returns to a city shaped...

THE STORY – A seasoned detective, recently diagnosed with dementia, is doggedly pursued by both cops and crooks after he unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom. THE CAST – Ethan Juan, Hsieh Ying Xuan, Moon Lee, Shinichi Tsutsumi &...

Now that we are starting to get into the thick of festival season, this year’s awards season is really beginning to come into focus. Beyond just getting to know if a film is well or poorly received, it’s good to...

THE STORY – Philosopher Slavoj Žižek is our guide through landscapes of classic film, music, social media, archive, and webcasts. Making unexpected twists and turns, he maps the utopian illusions of our times. Through absurd juxtapositions and startling insights, we...

THE STORY – At the head of a remote Maine harbor, the 60-some workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard coax wooden planks around a frame, make precise saw cuts, and sand edges for flawless joints, resulting in some of the...

THE STORY – Davide, a thirty-something bookseller, spends his days selling second-hand books in a Roman square. His most devoted customer, Elsa, is also his closest ally: she keeps him supplied with used books and surrounds him with warmth and...

THE STORY – A mother arrives at her daughter’s apartment during a storm to confess a lie that undermines their family’s foundation, leading to an unraveling relationship between them. THE CAST – Jasmine Trinca, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Adriano Giannini &...

THE STORY – The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together. THE CAST – Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Furi Nanase, and Rokka Okada THE...

THE STORY – An environmental and Indigenous rights activist from the Karen group is killed after protesting the forced eviction of his village from a protected forest. THE CAST – Awat Ratanapintha, Pakapol Srirongmuang, Waywiree Ittianunkul & Thanatwut Rodpai THE...