Four trans women from Lebanon—Em Abed, Jamal Abdo, Antonella, and Mama Jad—recount lives shaped by resilience, love, and loss. Their stories span from the groundbreaking state-funded gender-affirming surgery of 1997 to the disappearance of Beirut’s once-safe queer spaces. Through personal photographs, archival footage, and recollections of places like the Raouche strip, their voices resurrect a forgotten history of community and survival amid war and oppression. Interwoven with the filmmaker’s own journey of self-discovery, this intimate documentary traces four decades of trans life in Beirut, celebrating friendship, identity, and the enduring spirit of chosen family.
At the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown, a man retreats to his family’s Pennsylvania vacation home, where he rediscovers his old filmmaking gear and sets out to finally direct a film with his newfound endless free time. But unbeknownst to him, someone else is watching.
A grief-stricken photojournalist and a haunted DJ are forced to navigate the underbelly of Manila and Hong Kong, while evading a powerful crime syndicate.
In 1980 communist Czechoslovakia, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a Ruthenian farmer and widower, insists she stays and works the land. As their village faces destruction because of a new water reservoir, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom against a backdrop of historical change.
An intimate journey through childhood memories, Patagonian landscapes, and the creator of the show"Los Peques." The film traces a dialogue between two generations of filmmakers who, from different perspectives, question what it means to see, and to see oneself represented, in one's own territory.
When their best friend Noelle’s sister passes away, Kris becomes a recluse. Three years later, Noelle shows up at their door, and the two estranged friends discuss the past, the present, and the uncertain future.
Li Zizhou, a young revolutionary builds a secret network in northern Shaanxi to spread communist ideals and train future leaders. Despite facing betrayal, arrest, and ultimate sacrifice, his efforts ignite a revolutionary fire that inspires the next generation to continue the fight for justice and freedom.
After eight-year-old Zander Rudichelli-Carbinelli III is diagnosed with cancer, his best friend Julie discovers a magical cardboard box that lets her take him on a quest to become "a little bit gangster." Along the way, the two face an ever-growing cast of pirates, convicts, and coppers, as Zander's bucket-list adventure spirals into an unstoppable loving comedy.
In 1897, when Bram Stoker published Dracula, Oscar Méténier invented the Grand-Guignol. Live depictions of death, bloody melodramas, screams of the victims and the audience: here is the story of this Parisian theater of horrors that revolutionized the depiction of death in art.
Claudia, after failing an exam, is pressured by her mother to the limit to study for her final exam, which will cause her to lose her mind and begin to see and feel dangerous things that will end in tragedy.
Ep1. The Martyr and the Left: Under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, construction workers were branded as “construction gangsters,” forced to endure a period of hardship. Ep2. Purple Ribbon: Wearing purple jackets and holding purple light sticks, the families of the victims of the October 29 Itaewon Disaster stand out on the street. Ep3. Dream, Breath: “I” keep waking up from dreams of being chased, a recurring cycle that haunts me day after day. Ep4. Breaking the Silence: Chai-han, who once said their dream was to become a human-rights activist, gradually grows distant from that dream after entering university. Ep5. Dancing Volunteer: After the December 3 martial law was declared, Park Pyeong-hwa felt compelled to return to the square. Ep6. Beyound the Impeachment: We interviewed a diverse group of people who came to the square after the December 3 uprising.