A young teacher arrives at an isolated rural school that has been abandoned since the Spanish Civil War.
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A young teacher arrives at an isolated rural school that has been abandoned since the Spanish Civil War.
A good king rules this land, but still things are going from bad to worse. The point is that the greedy Minister of State has an interesting pact with the Devil — for bringing the kingdom into a state of dire poverty and the king to hell, he himself would sit on the throne. And he would have been well nigh successful, were it not for Princess Annie, Filip and magic Apolena — because true love cannot be quelled even by the Devil's machinations.
We Were Once a Fairytale is a 2009 short film directed by Spike Jonze. It stars hip hop musician Kanye West.
A group of street people plays in a cinematographic version of the 5th act of Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. The movie contains both fiction and documentary elements.
When two enemy sides ex-change the captives in the middle of a minefield, a nameless man without identity and memory, subsequently named Jakov, leaves the column unnoticed and wanders around in order to minimize other people's sufferings. On his dangerous journey, he meets a female first-fighter who runs an orphanage, a commander who got back from Foreign legion and runs a defense line from a disco club, and goes through many other adventures only to end up in the endless backwaters of the Neretva river where war threats to arrive.
A writer recalls her idea for an erotic story over the phone to an unseen man. Four mountain bikers are stranded in the desert due to mechanical difficulty and all recall and are inspired by the story of a wild woman who was found living out in the desert.
Witness the psychedelic horror of "THE CHOSEN ONE", a gorgeously shot B+W film featuring music by legendary doom metal band ELECTRIC WIZARD and beautiful classical score by Anthony DiLorenzo! The twisted story follows the tragic end of dreams for a happily married couple and their unfortunate plunge into a fiendish nightmare! A fun and entertaining ride through the annals of art horror, internal medicine, science, superstition, religious fever and politics that you will never forget!
Hitler Meets Christ premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in 2007 and went on to play at other festivals internationally. Written as a play by Michael Moriarty entitled "Hitler and Christ meet Death at the Port Authority Bus Station" while living in New York and acting in Law & Order, it was adapted for screen after Moriarty moved to Vancouver Canada. The film was produced by Brendan Keown and Jeremy Dyson of Third Tribe Productions and directed by Brendan Keown.
The story of Vikram Betaal is based on a King named Vikramaditya, who was not only famous for his courage and bravery but also for his wisdom and justice. A Sage sends King Vikramaditya on an impossible mission to get a corpse from the middle of a Jungle. The corpse that Vikram is after is possessed by a ghost named Betal, a very clever ghost who loves to tell stories and pose questions to King Vikram in order to test his wisdom and sense of Justice.
Breton women gather at the top of a hill to make crepes.
A game of Scrabble between two men quickly gets out of hand.
A real estate agent shows another couple the haunted hotel.
A contemporary remake of Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Alice finds herself bored and fed up with the world around her. When she is offered the chance to know all the answers to all her life's questions, she takes it, and falls deep into the demented world of Wonderland.
Aris, 27 years old, returns home after a long journey... His mother, an eccentric and lonely woman lives together with her secretary, Sylvia and her loyal gardener mute Christos. Her house is famous not only for its view in Acropolis but also for his pool: the deepest in Europe. Determined to leave behind his past and start a new life, Aris, will search the secret of his youth, he will fall in love with a poor girl, Alexandra and he will confront his own ghosts. In the meanwhile a fire turns Athens into a living hell...
Saw and imagined in the children's fantasy the story of grandmother of Christ and the Apostles a little girl. Today few people remember that just a few decades ago in the village houses next to the icons you could still see the popular prints on religious themes. They finally disappeared from use only in the 60-ies of the last century. Of course, their creators were not professional painters or connoisseurs of theology. Drew, as best they could, she felt, not knowing neither rules nor laws. Simple uneducated people, nuggets, sought to glorify God with their creativity, that resonates in the hearts of those of peasants or artisans as they are.
Based on the play of the same name by Aeschylus , it retells the myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to benefit mankind, and as a result was crucified atop a mountain.
Rebecca's friends invite her to play a tabletop RPG and they let their imaginations carry them away!
Starting from where they last left off, the Spirit Warriors stumble upon a black hole to the Netherworld in their search for an ancient mystical and powerful amulet. Now that they've found a way in, there comes the problem of how to get back - especially as the Netherworld's dark denizens spring into action to give the Spirit Warriors a taste of their gruesome never-land hospitality.
The encounter of a young doctor and a werewolf is the setting of unexpected results in another example of Eugène Green's taste for the fantastic.
Keith Allen visits Westboro Baptist Church to confront them about their extreme religious beliefs.
A small boy loses himself in a world of Irish myths and legends with his grandfather, but can’t come to terms with his widowed mother remarrying. These two strands of his life clash at first but ultimately tie together.
In a black-and-white world reminiscent of Édouard Boubat, in Montmartre, a little girl dressed in red, accompanied by her dog. When they meet her, sad and overly serious people are moved and grab her red cheeks. The child guides them to Sacré-Cœur, where the world becomes colorful.
Vic's days are filled with selling sci-fi collectibles, harassing his fellow antique dealers, and trying to communicate with extraterrestrials.
Long ago, in a land far far away, lived a king and queen. They were very much in love with each other and had a beautiful daughter. The little princess was given the wonderful name Snow White. But the queen became very ill and the unthinkable happened... she died. The king was inconsolable, but still decided to marry again. Disaster struck again and the king also died. Snow White was left all alone with her stepmother, an angry and evil woman! From that day on, the evil stepmother, together with her helper and butler Aimé, held sway in the cold and nasty castle. And every day her mysterious mirror told her that she, and no one else, was the fairest in the land..
At the water sprite and water nymph school, classes proceed as planned until the water nymphs leave for a dance competition and the water sprites accompany them to cheer them on. Only Vrbata, a notorious troublemaker, remains at the school as punishment. While exploring the cabinet, he carelessly awakens an octopus with living water. Upon the school trip's return, the octopus manages to capture the headmaster and begins to threaten the entire school. At the same time, the vagrant Mikolášek breaks into the school, so the water sprites, water nymphs, and teaching staff must not only fight the sea monster but also solve the problem of how to get rid of him. Unfortunately, nothing goes according to plan, and the octopus gradually captures everyone except the clumsiest water nymph, Křehulová. The situation begins to look hopeless. Fortunately, Mikolášek comes up with a plan and, together with Křehulová, tries to bring it to a successful conclusion...
As in an endless sequence shot, the stories of some friends intertwine: Paolo is a writer who can't finish his novel due to perfectionism, Maria, his girlfriend, feels neglected and enters the circle of "protégés" of a schoolmate of Paolo, Francesco. Michela, a friend of Maria, falls in love with Marco while Paolo's father meets with Petra, a high-class prostitute.
In 1424, the Chancas tried to conquer a small kingdom: the Incas. In this war, the destiny of the Andean world was decided with the rise of Pachacutec as the leader in Cusco, and the genesis of the Incan Empire and its expansion under his rule. This short narrates the decisive battle between the two factions, along with mythological elements.
Taking off where Enteng Kabisote (The Legend of Okay Ka, Fairy Ko) ended, this year's filmic installment of the much-loved TV series of the earthling Enteng Kabisote and his romance with his Faye, despite the frequent intervention of his mother-in-law Ina Magenta, Queen of fairyland Engkantasia, goes on to bigger grounds. Their family is expanding as Faye is again on the family way. The magical world Engkantasya and the man's world welcomes a new addition to the Kabisote family with Ada, Enteng and Faye's new baby girl - a new princess of Engkantasya. While both worlds were happy with this new addition, Darkness is once again brooding both in Engkantasya and in man's world. In the previous film, Satana, the ruler of Kadiliman (Darkness) lost her powers and was vanquish by Magenta. Reborn through the blood of a traitor, Satana regained her powers and vowed to destroy Enkantasya. This time she has succeeded.
Ña Noniep deals with the spiritual battle between a ri-anijnij (an evil Marshallese maker of black magic) and a noniep (a Marshallese fairy-like creature) for the soul of a 13-year old boy, Liki. His goal is to attend high school in America. Through no fault of his own, after a serious car accident involving his father and the family of his best friend, Miko, Liki finds his life threatened by Miko's evil grandmother, Lijimu, who is a woman known throughout the islands as a horribly diabolical maker of black magic. Lijimu casts a spell on Liki, and this drives the unusually nice, polite and studious boy, insane. Only the noniep can help him, but first the noniep must overcome the enormous power of the evil Lijimu. This enchanting battle is waged before the eyes of the boy's parents, Tomi and Delia, his best friend Miko, and his classmates who are all powerless to help him as he descends into a hellish existence.
Nils Lovelorn, blessed with a present ego and a "second self" in the form of a well-rounded super blonde called Bebe, is sent back in time by time machine. There he is to blow out the lights of a pharaoh who, 3000 years later, threatens the world with destruction as a demon. Unfortunately, his feminine second half occasionally gains the upper hand and, to make matters worse, falls in love with the blood-sucking, evil pharaoh.
A small-town detective unravels a web of secrets after a mysterious hanging jolts the community. As whispers of betrayal surface, he confronts his own demons, navigating the fine line between justice and vengeance in a chilling quest for truth.
Loosely based on a Japanese fairytale, an elderly gay couple on a farm in the 1920's South find a little girl from the moon inside an ear of corn and raise her as their own.
Ben misses his father who has locked himself away in his room depressed. One night Ben decides to try something extraordinary to bring him back.
Nagaveni is murdered by four rogues. She gets divine assistance to exact revenge on those who wronged her
Walter Richardson is having a bad day. And his weekend isn't looking any better. Death has come to collect Walter's soul. There's only one problem. He accidentally came two days early. Now Walt has to spend the rest of his life with Death. It's gonna be a long weekend.
An Alien Being from another universe lands on earth and is angered at how the human species live in a world of greed, corruption, lies, violence and a disregard for the natural environment. The Being takes it upon itself to eliminate the politicians, lawyers, criminals, corporate leaders, and others who disrespect the planet... That The Being has created as a planetary experiment. This thought provoking supernatural film is filled with surprising mystical metaphors, exciting twists... And a stunning dramatic conclusion.
A love triange between a dead woman, a psychic, and the woman he's in love with.
Parents who don't want to take care of their child leave parenting to the mail ordered robot "Auto Mommy" and allow their child to be raised in isolation. One day, they take a look at the monitor to check the child, and then they see the child wearing dog skin and hiding his face. This is not good, the parents think, because they can't send the child to school like this. So they make Auto Mommy peel the dog skin off the child, only to find that the child became a plant without a human face.
A down-to-earth, struggling taxi driver (Ramzi) discovers, by sheer chance, that his country's constitution grants him a share in the nation's entire public property. He proceeds to collecting power-of-attorney documents from over 50% of the population in order to literally sell out the country so that he could get married.
An accident during a holiday trip leaves an entire family decapitated, and yet they continue to live their lives, although under the curious eyes of their nosy neighbors.
Two teenage geniuses battle it out for school domination in this feature length version of the hugely successful, award-winning teen action series.
As Wan learns more about the tigress myth, he tries to release Nian's spirit, but Yang's men want to destroy Nian and get the elephant. With greed, resentment, and karma from past lives encircling the group, violence is surely around the corner.
Two ghosts, separated by time, who have roamed the grounds of a historic English mansion, searching for each other are brought together by Ally, a photography student who is experiencing dreams she can't explain and Emmett, the son of a wealthy industrialist. Emmett befriends Ally and together they unravel the truth behind the disappearance of his long lost love, Catherine a beautiful servant girl. However, Ally must first overcome her fears of his ghostly appearance before she can help Emmett find Catherine and reunite their love. Shot in the beautiful location of Hylands House, this lavish drama with a supernatural theme, leads you through past and present in a series of spine-chilling nightmares, ghostly appearances and suspenseful chase sequences, which moves into a beautiful romance tale, drawing on all your senses from the outset.
Solely in black and white watercolors, the OVA follows a woman who awakes in a deserted town with no memories and no clothing. The story continues to show how she regains these memories of who she was and her mission in the town with the help of a voice that speaks directly to her thoughts via her earring. Her name is Agarta, the Devourer of Dragons, and her mission is to destroy the dragons that plague the consciousness of humans in return for her own long past memories.
The film revolves around apprentice fighter Matra who has done well in her training and wants to learn the secret final technique from her martial arts master named Hanzo. Of course, he will teach her the final move only if she can beat him. But despite being advanced in her training, she’s still not up to defeating her master quite yet.
The Lord of the Libraries: The Return of the Book is a tale of an epic journey of discovery to the KU Libraries. A young freshman hobbit, Frodo, makes a frightening discovery as he settles into his new dorm room. He has inherited a box of college things from his Uncle Bilbo containing a library book that is overdue...long overdue. Fearing an enormous late fine or worse, Frodo and his friend Sam seek the council of Gandalf, who summons Mount Oread's greatest warriors to safeguard the book back to Watson Library. Follow along with this action packed adventure as the fellowship fights off Bookwraiths, and learn a little bit about the Library in the process.
Once upon a time and place, there was a toy-maker, living alone, in a cabin up on a mountain. He created a wooden puppet, as an opponent for his games of chess. But can a puppet become a worthy opponent? Unless...
A city is brought to its knees by an army of drug addicts. A masked vigilante desperately fights back. The line between good and evil blurs into one.
In 2009, Tetsuro gives a Galaxy Express 999 pass to a boy named Kakeru. Now in 2035, another solar eclipse looms and Kakeru's future is unknown.
This Nigerian movie tells the story of Apolonia stealing an old woman’s bible which she cherished so much and placed a curse on the culprit.
A family comedy about a 7-year-old boy, who's a devoted viking fan.
Harold, an obsessed gardener, thinks he has control over the garden he has created. Until it turns on him. Harold must escape the clutches of the evil plants with help from an unlikely visitor.
Noémie, sept ans bientôt huit, passe beaucoup de temps avec sa voisine, Madame Lumbago, puisque ses parents sont très occupés à cause de leur travail. Monsieur Émile, le défunt mari de Madame Lumbago, lui avait un jour parlé d'un trésor caché dans son appartement, et depuis, la petite fille épluche chaque racoin pour résoudre ce fameux mystère. Se trouvant face à l'éventualité d'un échec, la petite Noémie, persévérante et téméraire, décide de dessiner un plan du logement de sa gardienne et demande l'aide de son ami Francis pour l'aider à fouiller toutes les pièces et percer le secret.
A detective fairy tale about a mysterious robbery and somewhat confusing courtship.
How do you speak to your mother after her death? The second film in the trilogy Like. Real. Love., which broaches questions of love, death, and reality.
Fly a ladybug on a 4D adventure into the world of Arthur and the Minimoys. Nature will never seem the same again.
A pair of friends sit on a bench and discuss their hopes and dreams when things take an unexpected turn.