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Life Inside Islamic State (2017) An animated documentary about the experiences of the Arabic activist Al-Sharqiya-24 in the Syrian city of Raqqa after an extremist group of Jihadists took over the city, as told to the BBC Radio 4 Today's Mike Thomson.

Like Twenty Impossibles (2003) Occupied Palestine: A serene landscape now pockmarked by military checkpoints. When a Palestinian film crew decides to avert a closed checkpoint by taking a remote side road, the political landscape unravels, and the passengers are slowly taken apart by the mundane bru

The Last Chapter (1974) Dark tale in which a successful middle-aged writer (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon).

Vulgar Fractions (2011) Vulgar Fractions ostensibly begins as a physical exploration of seven unique state intersections along Nebraska, but eventually reveals itself as more concerned with attempting to uncover an underlying metaphysical construction that feeds ideas of both real and imaginary bord

Prag, März 92 (1992) Prompted by a seminar given by acclaimed German filmmaker Peter Nestler, Prague, March '92 combines 16mm footage shot over the course of a week in the title city with excerpts from Bohumil Hrabal's essay

Adventures of Popeye (1935) In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form of clips from four of his earlier pictures.

Together (2019) A biohazard remediation cleaner finds the integrity of her business threatened after hiring a technician with an insatiable appetite for his work.

Earl Scouts is a funny short that can definitely change your day and mood It boosts your well being and makes you feel good I guess anyone would smile at this, even just a little Its very funny, indeed

Comic Launch (2017) Giving headliner comedians who are not yet household names a chance to be seen. Chronicling their journey in comedy from their best gigs to their worst gigs, life on the road, but more importantly why they do it.

Postpartum (2016) Alice is a good mother and convinced that her that her children are possessed by one of the four beasts. She leaves them in the care of the nanny, and one day after returning from the store she finds her children dead. Pleading her innocence she is sent to a state facility for life

A Storybook Ending (2020) When a black man accidentally kills a white cop in self-defense, the cover-up sets off a chain reaction of deceit, blackmail, and murder.

Peter & the Wolf (2006) An animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite. Peter is a slight lad, solitary, locked out of the woods by his protective grandfather, his only friend a duck. In town, he's bullied. When a wolf menaces the duck - as well as grandfather's fat cat and an ill-flying bird th

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Caligari in the Desert (2018) In the midst of the desert, a retired gold miner follows his passions of silent movies, local history and sign painting, creating a unique menagerie in his house with no commercial thoughts. Welcome to "Caligari's Workshop".

Adaptation of the Anglo Saxon poem The Wanderer, telling of a warriors loss of a beloved Lord and his subsequent loneliness as he tracks across countries, exiled from a community

The Porter Brothers (2016) Sam and Ned Porter are little thugs, riding together and robbing banks. One night, Sam gets captured by mysterious bounty hunters who offer to keep him alive only if he turns his brother in. Redemption will come at a high price.

The Red Balloon 1956 A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient red balloon, and it begins to follow him It follows him to the bus stop, to school, and to church They play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to steal it

The Negro Soldier (1944) Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Flight (2018) A Jamaican boy sets out on a dream, ten times his size, to fly to the moon, despite his circumstances and opposition from his father.

A Man on the Beach 1956 After a man robs a casino disguised as a woman the man was disguised as a woman, not the casino, silly, he escapes to the beach with his co hort, whom he kills In the process, he is shot in the arm He wanders around the beach until he finds a shack There he meets an interesti

Icarus (2016) When the colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley, Chris' mother, embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity to the ground and Chris makes the knee jerk decision to go after her. Icarus is a story about a young mans struggle to cop

The Deep End (2019) Beau wants to be just like the boys, but most of his middle school peers won't make room for a kid with Down syndrome. An unexpected invitation from a boy he hardly knows changes everything.

Beyond Zero: 19141918 (2014) Sourcing original 35mm nitrate footage, filmmaker Bill Morrison pieces together a unique visual exploration of WWI from footage that has never been viewed by modern audiences, and will never be seen again outside of this film. Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov created

Possession (2016) A recently divorced father struggles to keep custody of his young child while keeping his head above water. All of that changes one night when something crashes in the woods behind their house...

Kristen seems to live a normal life but carries a weight that Frank is looking to lift. Years later when Frank finally catches up with Kristen we find out that when Kristen was 16 she attended her first drinking party and on her way home killed Franks family and Frank wants to settle a score.

Hunter (2012) Valerie, a beautiful college student, decides to stay at home tonight so she can catch up on her studies. Her roommates are all away for a party, so she is just taking it easy for a change. However, the masked figure who stands behind her and watches her in the dark has different plans

The Tree (2017) Inspired by an actual friendship between the director's mother and his mother's best friend, 'The Tree' is a poignant, heart-warming story about an 88 year-old widow (Dorothy Thorp) who takes a road trip from Wamego, Kansas, back to Terre Haute, Indiana, to visit her oldest and deare

The Solar Film (1980) On the march for progress, mankind kept wasting plenty of natural resources underground, water and energy, polluting the environment without analyzing the losses and problems human beings ...

After serving twenty-five years in the prison for the murder of his partner Eddy, the grifter Foley is released with the intention to live an honest life. He seeks his probation officer and finds a job in a construction site. But soon Eddy's son Ethan looks for him and offers a swindle to him, but F

Beware of Barnacle Bill (1935) To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because she's in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually large Bluto), who then comes by and ...

Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeyes new movie He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the s

The Searching Eye (1964) The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what the boy has seen, giving us a deeper understanding of visual awareness.

Bullet in the Brain (2001) Outspokenly critical writing teacher allows his criticism to extend to his everyday life and soon learns why that is not a good idea. While the titular "Bullet in the Brain" does its work, we learn by example a bit about the art of writing.

Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas (2016) One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of a fleet.

Womack (2012) Faced with a vicious crime, Womack is at crossroads. With over 30 years on the streets of Brooklyn, the harsh realities of the underworld have shifted his conscience to a new realm. Will he turn left to the familiar or right to the unknown?"

Black Pond (2018) Members of a natural history society in the south of England take care of bats and measure trees, in this documentary shot mostly in close up.

Through It All (2016) Through it all is a story about Terrence, a 20 something year old who is spending his day preparing to propose to his girlfriend Nikki. During his preparation he discovers some information about Nikki that makes him question is own level of commitment towards Her. Terrence must

Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman (2009) Delphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming-of-age portrait of Derek Jarman's artistic, sexual, and political awakening in post-War England. Part biographical narrative, part experimental collage, part personal meditation on the most controvers

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000) A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a

The Big Bad Wolf (1934) The two foolish little pigs escort Red Riding Hood on a short cut through the woods, against the advice of their bricklayer brother. When they encounter the wolf, Red runs ahead to granny's house and the pigs run home. The wolf gets to granny's house first and scares her into

Mouse (2017) Fueled by coke, a desperate couple attempts to capitalize on an unlikely opportunity.

Feed Your Head (2010) FEED YOUR HEAD: What causes mental illness? Are we, indeed, what we eat? Psychiatrists Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond met in Saskatchewan in 1951, and embarked on a quest to find what psychiatry said didn't exist: a cure for schizophrenia. Hoffer and Osmond set out to prove th

Hiding in Daylight (2019) After a gay purge in a dystopian future, two couples who secretly meet once a week to reminisce about their former openly gay lives must decide if their clandestine meetings are worth risking their lives.

The Old Mill (1937) We see the various birds, mice, and bats that have moved into an old windmill, followed by the frogs, crickets, and fireflies making their music in an adjacent pond. Then a storm comes, shaking loose parts in the mill and threatening everything we've seen.

Esta Es Tu Cuba (2018) In the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, over 14,000 unaccompanied children fled to the United States in hopes of a better life. Inspired by their stories, Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton...

Black Sheep (2010) A young woman spends a whole night looking for her sister until she sees her hanging out in a car park with her friend.

The Silent Village (1943) The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.

His Regeneration (1915) An unrepentant crook enters a dance hall and gets in a fight over a girl. As he, unknowingly, breaks into her house, another bloody mess stains the residence's thick carpets. Can a simple act of kindness pave the way for his regeneration?