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When Big People Lie 2024
Eight-year-old Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money.
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Lola 2024
A thirteen-year-old science prodigy journeys into her grandma's deteriorating mind to save one precious memory they have together.
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The Bullfighter 2023
A farcical comedy about ex-bullfighter, Felipe Fernando de la Fernand, a once extraordinary figure now trapped in an ordinary world. He gets a job as a parking attendant to stage one final bullfight… triggering a past he’s yet to reckon with.
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To the Dust 2022    star_border 4
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Spaceship 2021
When a Latina transwoman in East LA is on the verge of losing her daughter to child services, she begins to unravel as she is forced to confront her buried traumas and fears.
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The History of Monsters 2019    star_border 6
Haunted every night by monsters of unknown origin, an isolated woman finds a stranger in the woods and struggles between her safety and her sexual desires.
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Outdooring 2019
A young man, Kobby Ankrah, attends his new nephew's Ghanaian baby naming ceremony with a plan to steal the money collected on his behalf from family and friends in order to run away and keep a deep secret hidden from them.
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One of These Days 2018
After unfortunate circumstances, Manny, an aspiring musician, must decide between becoming the sole guardian of his uncle's daughter, Marisol, and pursuing his band’s tour of the U.S.
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I See You 2017
A man on a terrorist mission struggles with his decision on a crowded subway after he meets an innocent child. A déjà vu moment connects him to his haunting past and urges him to question the complex notion of the enemy. What if he had a shift in perspective and saw the world as a better place?
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Croquembouche 2012
Marion and her husband host a private dinner for four. One of the guests turns out to be a woman she had an affair with during the Second World War.
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The Strange Thing About the Johnsons 2011    star_border 6.9
A dark domestic drama about the familial ties that bind and the ties that really bind.
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Half Kenneth 2009
1945: after the death of his father, Ken escapes Japanese American internment camp to find his Caucasian mother who lives in town. Things become complicated, however, when Kens little brother, Jo, joins him at the last minute.
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David & Dee 2004    star_border 3
Imagine for a moment, you're a child again. You find a note from your mother. It reads, she won't be coming home tonight. Would you call up all your friends and throw a party? Would you break all the rules and stay up past your bedtime. Wouldn't you feel the least bit excited? Not for David and Dee who are ages 9 and 7.
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The Hicks Happy Hour Release date not available
In 1972, the ever-smiling mother of a family band struggles to keep the family's TV variety show and wholesome image going when her estranged husband doesn’t turn up to the season finale taping.
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Cherubs Release date not available
At arts summer camp, Basia, a reserved 13-year old girl, struggles to connect with other kids. She feels seen for the first time when an equally reserved 19-year-old camp counselor takes her under his wing. When a late night encounter with him leads Basia to lie to impress her roommate, she must reckon with the consequences of her exploration.
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(Out)caste Release date not available
When a manual scavenger cannot continue her work, her 11-year-old daughter picks up where the mother left off.
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