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2026 · 0h 39m

Jim Harrison is a news anchor that has a private investigator ( Himo Rockfall ) hunting him down to see if he is related to a string of murders.

before Pablo

2026 · 1h 8m

A series of 1990s events documented through old VHS footage, documenting the lives of people before the year 2004.

Pregnant Warrior

2026 · 1h 0m

When ruthless slave hunters invade a peaceful village, many are captured and taken away in chains. Among them is a pregnant woman. Seeing her condition, the invaders spare her life and set her free — believing she is weak. But they were wrong. The pregnant woman returns home, prepares herself, and rises as a warrior. With courage in her heart and fire in her soul, she leads a fearless resistance against the slave hunters. Against all odds, a mother-to-be becomes the symbol of strength, sacrifice, and freedom — fighting not only for her unborn child, but for an entire village.

Christmas at Aunt Betty's

2026 · Film

A grieving mother and daughter who retreat to a remote farmhouse for Christmas, only for a mysterious package to unleash a malevolent force that turns their family reunion into a fight for survival.

A Song Dies When It Is No Longer Sung

2026 · 0h 45m

In 2023, filmmaker Taro Spirig traveled through China. He filmed himself and the people he encountered, hoping to capture something of their existence. A year later, Spirig saw footage of his late grandfather that his mother had shot. When he saw the love and grief in every frame, the director realized that this was what really mattered. The traces his grandfather left behind can be found in his mother's films.

2026 · 0h 12m

Sixteen-year-old Nadya runs away into the forest after an argument with her deaf mother. In a fit of rage, she smashes trees, awakening the spirit of the forest, the Apple Tree. It takes Nadya to the Upside Down—a world where people who have failed to cope with their pain are transformed into soulless driftwood. The Apple Tree takes Nadya's heart. To get it back and avoid being turned to stone forever, Nadya must endure despair, confront the weeping driftwood, and make a choice: continue to fight or accept her fate. The film is a metaphorical parable about how hatred destroys the soul, while forgiveness and acceptance restore it to life.

Me and Michael

2026 · 0h 10m

Yoav and Michael learn that their Film Class is set to be shut down unless at least five more students join by the end of the month - a situation arising because no one else has signed up (they are the only ones who truly care about it). Throughout the film, they attempt to recruit people - or rather, coerce and bribe them - to prevent the class they love from closing. As they search, they realize that they are the only ones who care about the class and that recruiting at least five potential students is proving to be a bit harder than they had imagined.

Sky to Soil

2026 · 0h 12m

A young couple with conflicting desires for intimacy attempt to navigate the emotional complexities of what should be a joyful one-year anniversary.

2026 · Film

Óscar Pérez, an elite police officer, accuses Nicolás Maduro and his cabinet of running Venezuela as a narco-terrorist enterprise and embarks on a mission to bring them to international justice. The regime hunts him down and executes him in front of the entire nation. Through his own voice, testimonies from his mother, family members, colleagues, and allies, and an archive of evidence comprised of citizen footage, official documents, and expert reports, the documentary traces the journey of this operation to its execution at the hands of state security forces, revealing the true cost of freedom.

Fargo Theatre: The First 100 Years

2026 · 0h 33m

In celebration of the Theatre’s centennial, we take a look back at the first hundred years of movies, pipe organs, concerts, festivals, popcorn, architecture, smoking lounges, and, very briefly, farm animals.

American Stories: A Concert Film

2026 · 0h 30m

An 8-song, 30 minute live performance by Rostam Batmanglij and his band. Recorded in the legendary Sound City, Studio A.

What grows in Thari Maila’s vegetable garden?

2026 · 0h 14m

Thari Maila and his young wife are a childless couple residing in a secluded part of a village. The seemingly naive couple live off a lush vegetable garden but there's something beneath the surface that keeps the young wife in turmoil.

Farewell, My Nest

2026 · Film

After a deadly fire in a Beijing migrant workers’ housing block in 2017, authorities launched sweeping safety inspections, forcibly evicting residents and demolishing homes. The filmmaker follows workers across urban villages, observing their livelihoods and reflecting on class realities under China’s household registration system.

Sad and Empty

2026 · Film

On a dark night, a couple struggles to keep their relationship afloat, unaware that their problem is bigger than they imagine.

The Last Egg

2026 · 0h 4m

After the passing of her last living relative, an astronaut travels across a sterile universe to a hostile planet believed to have a psionic egg with the ability to restore life. However the closer she gets the more aggressive the egg and the planet become.

comforting envy, comforting nostalgia

2026 · 0h 5m

This piece is called comforting nostalgia, comforting envy; a part of Hiraeth series. It focuses on reminiscing the past discomfort, nostalgia in the bitterness, moments of comparing oneself with other migratory beings, such as birds and ethereal celestial beings, such as the moon and finding home in them. The blend of poetry and piano sound coexisting in these videos adds an extra layer to the height of the emotions experienced during the creative process.

Let Walking Aliens Die

2026 · 0h 29m

Fluke, a student teacher, is assigned by "Thailand Ministry of Thailand" to use a high-tech weapon to detect and eliminate “aliens” hidden within society. But what will he do when the “aliens” he is ordered to kill are actually people who are seen as different from what is considered Thai?

Future Islands "The Moon is Blue"

2026 · 0h 5m

In 18th-century rural France, a huntress tracks down her former lover—a vampire living in plain sight disguised as a nun. Driven by rage, the huntress seeks to put an end to this toxic romance in a breathtaking fight scene.

24 Hour Sanctuary

2026 · 0h 10m

In the heart of Los Angeles, a century-old deli that was once the symbol of Jewish heritage has survived the changing landscapes of a postmodern society by becoming a 24-hour sanctuary of community resilience for all people.

The Secret Life of Fox Cubs

2026 · 0h 50m

What happens at a fox den when no one is watching? To authentically capture the first steps of young foxes outside their den, wildlife explorer David Cebulla spends days and weeks waiting for hours on end in his blind. This dedication provides an unusually deep insight into the life of a wild fox family. However, while David becomes one with his surroundings in a ghillie suit, the project is constantly at risk of failing due to the unpredictable rhythm of nature. Diseases among the cubs and sudden changes in weather threaten the small family.

59

2026 · Film

After a long exhausting day, a young man returns to his apartment expecting just another ordinary night, only to find himself trapped inside a terrifying loop where nightmares and reality begin to merge. Every 59 seconds, the night resets itself, dragging him deeper into a world of fear, paranoia, and disturbing visions connected to a name from his past. As the cycle repeats, the apartment slowly transforms into a psychological maze filled with secrets, shadows, and cryptic messages, while the line between reality and illusion becomes harder to recognize. In a desperate attempt to understand what is happening, the young man realizes that something dark is hunting him… something that knows him far better than he could ever imagine.

Character's Creation

2026 · 0h 5m

When a writer's manuscript gets repeatedly rejected, he decides to give up the idea of publishing it. But, all of this changes when the main character of the story himself shows up in front of him and questions him about the story.

Railway

2026 · 0h 2m

In a Post-Apocalyptic Britain, myths have circulated that at the end of a 100 mile long railway, there is promised hope of luxury. One group of survivors travel across the railway in search of the truth.

Error 404

2026 · 0h 6m

A story about the life of an Iranian teenager who, due to many hardships, decides to commit suicide in 2025.

Sunspark

2026 · 0h 11m

In a post-human wasteland, a robot scavenger unexpectedly finds the broken body of another robot while looking for spare parts. After failing to fully revive her, he must decide how much of himself he’s willing to give in order to bring her back to life.

NightBound

2026 · 0h 45m

Trevora Ramos is trapped in a nighttime time loop and can't escape the mysterious horror house that he is in. Various ghosts , ghouls and other vicious creatures lie in wait ready to torment Trevora and make him suffer. As he tries to find various ways to escape Trevora slowly realizes that he is NightBound to the house which means as long as its nighttime he can't escape.

A Few Thoughts from Our Solitude

2026 · 1h 0m

Lesha Stolyarov's contemporary art includes bitumen paintings, pictures made of gas burners, abstract art, in short, everything that is incomprehensible to the layman. Recently, Lesha has been going through a creative crisis; he wants to speak about God, but using the artistic means that are unfamiliar to hm. So he decides to make an experiment and travels to the Spaso-Sumorin Monastery in distant Totma to set up an installation amidst the Vologda snows. Only one monk lives in this monastery – Father Feodosiy. Forty years ago, he was a painter but abandoned his craft to serve God. One would think he should be sympathetic to art. However, the ultra-modern artist clashes with an equally "ultra" counterpart – only an orthodox one. Is it possible to reconcile contemporary art and the church, new trends and two-thousand-year-old traditions?

The Shark Next Door

2026 · 0h 11m

When global warming forced sharks to develop motor skills to survive amongst humans, Elliot, a kind-hearted young man, fell in love with Finn, a brooding and solitary shark

Beyond The Autumn

2026 · 0h 2m

"Beyond the Autumn" «Persian: پس از خزان» is a poetic meditation on the collapse that humanity calls "the end." Here, autumn is not a season of falling leaves, but a threshold where existence sheds its veil within the shadows. Beyond this descent, perhaps only a light of serenity remains. It whispers that following the world's silence, a subtler form of consciousness may emerge. "At the farthest edge of the soil, eyes open that no longer belong to the ground."

Echoes

2026 · 0h 2m

A girl enters an old attic that seems to be frozen in time. Between forgotten objects, an old radio and the warm light coming through the windows, she discovers a small hidden world: an old circus tent from another time. As she explores the room, something begins to come back. Distant children's voices, forgotten laughter and strange feelings appear, as if the attic is holding memories from the past. The room is not empty. It still keeps the echoes of the people and moments that once lived there.

Garden of Edie

2026 · 0h 20m

When adults ask little Edie what she wants to be when she grows up, she always answers, "I will become a writer." What may come as a surprise later, is that she can be a writer because she lives her life as a sex worker. Garden of Edie is a personal letter from the activist artist, stripper and writer Edie Montana to her past self, telling us how she will free herself from the voices in her head and find herself in her own Garden of Eden.

J.K. Help Wanted

2026 · 0h 36m

After Jack Knife escaped from his fate, he is now roaming the streets of Greenwood, Help Wanted for anyone to find him.

Blue

2026 · 0h 4m

A 16-year-old boy spends a quiet day alone at a remote beach when a mysterious girl in a white dress approaches him, leading to a brief, intimate conversation about life, death, and reality.

Crimea: The War Before the War. Part 2

2026 · 0h 55m

In the second part of our historical investigation, "Crimea: The War Before the War," the Kyiv Independent team continues to investigate how Russia expanded its presence in Crimea from the 1990s onward. The documentary draws on testimonies, memoirs, and video and photo archives, including unique footage from the island of Tuzla, unseen for more than 20 years, which was handed to our team by a Commander of the Border Guard Detachment that was deployed to Tuzla.

The Voiceless Trees

2026 · Film

In the quiet beauty of Currimao, Ilocos Norte, a community stands between progress and preservation as the expansion of a solar farm threatens the forests they call home

I Want Her for Myself

2026 · 1h 13m

A band that has only experienced hard times writes a hit song which is stolen by a rival record label.

Hopemachine – Or the New Sensibilities

2026 · 0h 4m

Through allegorical images of the rules and rhythms of emotional mechanics, we arrive at a realization: hope, as a foundational system, is what holds the human machine together. The most powerful engine of human existence is operating flawlessly.

A Girl Is A Gun*

2026 · 0h 5m

In a secluded safe house, a seasoned politician meets the enigmatic Agent 011 to hand over a briefcase containing secrets powerful enough to shape the future of a nation. But as tensions rise and hidden motives surface, the exchange turns violent when a mysterious figure emerges.

Loneliness and the Sheep

2026 · 0h 8m

We follow the trip of a heartbroken man. Long after his break up, he cannot let it leave his mind continuously searching for meaning in every mundane thing, only to ultimately find peace in the carelessly afraid sheep at the footsteps of Mont Saint-Michel.

Emmy Blotnick: What's Her Secret?

2026 · 0h 45m

In the follow-up to her critically acclaimed album PARTY NIGHTS, Emmy Blotnick returns to the stage of Brooklyn’s Union Hall with absurd yet relatable takes on marriage, dogs, and getting lost in Sephora. Crack open a fresh jar of Jennifer Lopez-brand butt cream and enjoy Emmy Blotnick’s latest special WHAT’S HER SECRET?

2026 · Film

Sebastian (b. Milton Miron), a 90-year-old accountant and tax preparer in Los Angeles, reflects on his pursuit of a creative life as an underground filmmaker and impresario during San Francisco's counter-cultural heyday.

Humo - A Flamenco Ballet by Rafaela Carrasco

2026 · 1h 3m

Filmed at Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Humo, (smoke) combines dance and song in a tribute to the 19th century cigar makers who also inspired the character of Carmen from the famous opera. Choreographer Rafaela Carrasco creates portraits that reveal diverse lives that often contradict clichés of the past and present.

9 Cities 9 Days Mini Documentary

2026 · 0h 12m

Megan Moroney releases a new mini documentary about her Cloud 9 “9 cities, 9 days tour” around America

Costa Concordia: Minute by Minute

2026 · 0h 45m

On Jan 13, 2012, the luxury mega-ship Costa Concordia struck a reef off Italy's Giglio island after Captain Francesco Schettino attempted a reckless sail-by salute. The impact tore a fatal gash in the hull. Instead of ordering an immediate evacuation, Schettino fatally delayed the alarm and abandoned his sinking ship. The tragedy claimed 32 lives and forever changed maritime safety laws.

The Daly Case

2026 · 0h 30m

When their friend is found bludgeoned to death, three amateur detectives gather the suspects to find the culprit.

Concerto Internazionale per la Pace

2026 · 1h 30m

The Athens Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yiannis Hadjiloizou, performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The choice of Cyprus is a call for reconciliation and coincides with Cyprus’s presidency of the Council of the EU

No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker

2026 · 0h 25m

A freewheeling video essay about Bob Dylan's underexamined work as a filmmaker, based on the book by Michael Glover Smith

2026 · 0h 16m

This film follows the journey of three transgender artists and their processes of creation: of both their art and their gender identity.