Cinematic Era: 2017 Vintage

Falling petals, flying snowflakes, fragments of memory…all are transient just like our dreams. Without thoughts, there need not be a concrete plot or captivating story to tell. Just as philosopher Zhuang Zi wrote--the fools think they are awake. Each scene and image exudes illusion and fantasy. The absence of plot and dialogues allows freedom in interpretation and clarity. The symphony of images becomes a poem for the audience to treasure. Cinema is dreamy in nature, allowing the true poetic spirit to thrive—when we rid ourselves with thoughts.

An explosive documentary that changes the conversation about Charles Manson and the notorious "Manson Family" murders.

Jakob is attracted to Rakel, the girlfriend of the guy who is bullying him, Thomas. He feels small but he is determined to feel big.

Klara can hardly believe it when her friend Jens separates from her. For the cyber-agent at the BND, the relationship is completely unexpected and she is outraged when she learns that Jens already has a new girlfriend with Susie. Without further ado, she uses the advantages of her job, in which she has just been given extensive intelligence by the BND by her boss, Immert, in an attempt to sabotage their relationship.

Over the past few years, technology has improved our lives in so many ways. Now, some people, called trans-humanists, are taking the next logical step - they are fusing their bodies with digital implants to increase their abilities and expand their senses - they are becoming, in effect, real life cyborgs. How is life going to change for us all if some people have supernatural powers?

Rage celebrates turning 30 with this special look at its history and influence on Australian music and culture.

Your soulmate is decided on your 23rd birthday. Sam and Dianna are two people who fell in love outside the system. When the system confirms that they're not soulmates. Sam teams with Reporter Alexa to fight for the love of his life.

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

We follow leading experts on a quest to unlock the mysteries surrounding the tomb of Christ, using the latest scientific techniques to restore the Aedicula housing the tomb.

The plot begins with them and ends with humanity. This author wanted to show continuity: the first love and the supposed last is an indivisible whole of one eternal Love.

Newly endowed with special powers, Eliza Sherman lures her old nemeses to the Hollywood Hills under the guise of a birthday party for '80s heartthrob Richard Grieco.

An employee ponders two different possibilities for her future when she visualizes between taking a promotion or leaving her job to travel the world.

The girlfriend Klara has recently fallen in love and wants nothing more than to hang out with her boyfriend. The mother-of-two Anna clocks how long it takes for her husband to cook baby formula. The ex-wife Vera can't let go of her ex-husband. The feature-film debuting Katja Wik presents a squib right on the money about women's tendency to, both consciously and unconsciously, limit themselves in their close relationships of two. Each frame conveys the film's theme of power manipulation and Katja Wik's neologism "victim-mentality rhetoric" (offerrollsretorik) is used by all parties as an effective weapon. Without stagnating in bitterness, The Ex-wife serves as a funhouse mirror reflecting this disturbing trait, which most of us can recognize, but which few dare to acknowledge

Johann and Mustafa appear on television to set an example of successful integration. However, the television appearance goes awry because a dispute breaks out in front of the camera. And because Johann hasn't been paying any rent for months, Mustafa wants to throw him out of the house...

Three single women, a professor, a banker, and a journalist, who are best friends, share their happy and joyous moments and support each other through hard times.

A young writer attempts to escape his slacker surroundings for the great American unknown by checking himself into a medical research facility to pay off his debt, fix up his RV, and finally hit the road. When he meets a mysterious young woman with whom he shares a true connection, he thinks he may have just found the co-pilot on the road of life he's been looking for all along. However their pasts and personal fears threaten to ruin a good thing before it even begins.

Set in the rustic terrains during the late 70s, Arun Kumar Aravind's Kaattu is a slice-of-life tale with lead characters inspired from the short stories of veteran writer/filmmaker, P. Padmarajan.

The world is full of fascination and obsessions. Different people have different desires and goals in life. For some its power, for some its money, for some its someone and for some its plain crazy love.The real question is that to what level can one rise or fall for his/her dream or aspirations. Mirza Juuliet is the story of such strong emotions like love, hatred, lust, trust, friendship, deceit, manipulation and above all a mixed confusion of all these emotions.

Comedy is a family affair for brothers and comedy duo Randy and Jason Sklar (Entourage, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Maron, Curb Your Enthusiasm). Their brotherly chemistry, unique team delivery and complementary styles contribute to the incomparable energy of their shows. Recorded at the Lincoln Hall theater in Chicago, this all-new stand-up show from the Sklar Brothers tackle topics such as politics, parenting, canine racism and who might haunt us in the afterlife.

After the anxiety of taking a home pregnancy test causes GWEN to faint on her bathroom floor, she is forced to have a discussion with the personified Voices in Her Head: ROMANTIC, REBEL, ANALYTIC and FEAR - each unabashedly offering their opinions on what her future should look like.

Six regal Indigenous women relish in an opulent feast. This dazzling and sumptuous fantasia is a vivid celebration of their majesty and power and a signal of new beginnings.

8-year-old insomiac Ralf warns his brother Crumbs of all of the dangers that lurk in the shadows, waiting to devour the two of them.

British comedian Simon Brodkin has hit the headlines for his audacious pranks on public figures. His methods have remained secret until now, cameras follow him as he plans to prank 3 famous people.

The Devil himself comes to Earth to open his own church and the world becomes a pandemonium of delights and confusions. Based on a short story by Machado de Assis, the most famous realistic Brazilian writer of the XIX century.

In Sierra Leone chimps are struggling. After civil war and Ebola, they are not a priority. The race is on to bring them back from the brink. Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary is doing that. For the chimps the mission is simple. Find your personality, find your place in a troop, and find a way to live. This is an intimate, harrowing and heart-warming story told through the evolving and enchanting lives of individual chimp characters fighting to survive.

Benjamin and Awad run Sudan's national film archive. The two men, who have worked together for more than 40 years, are devoted to protecting their country's visual memories. Home to some 13,000 films, the archive preserves pivotal moments of Sudan's turbulent history and is one of the largest in Africa. But the archive is in a fragile state. Following years of neglect and poor storage, many film reels are turning to dust in Sudan's unforgiving tropical climate. The two friends are determined to turn it around and embark on a mission to save the old films. Will they succeed in preserving Sudan's visual history for future generations before it's too late?

During biology class, the young Pedro accidentally traps his middle finger in a hole in his desk. The case takes on unexpected proportions.

Set during the Kosovo war, an Albanian doctor treats a local Serbian family in a small village and is accused of being a traitor by the local people.

The Siberian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic Circle, was established here for the nickel and other metal deposits. Built under Stalin by Gulag prisoners—who numbered some 650,000 between 1930 and 1950—today it still constitutes an open-air cage, imprisoned by the glacial landscape, imbued with suffering and history.

In an attempt to kick his drug habit, Brian heads to his cabin and calls upon his friend Anna for help. When he gets there, Brain is harassed by the local sherif and haunted by the ghosts in his cabin.

An image of the popular sexy actress Momonogi Kana-chan. Kana-chan is also active as a member of Ebisu★Muscats. With her neat appearance and dazzling F-cup breasts, she approaches you with her amazing smile and bold poses!

Soldier of Orange, Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden, Havinck, Paul Verhoeven, Frans Weisz, Joop van den Ende and Barbra Streisand. There's one man who connects this all: Gijs Versluys. The documentary 'Gijs' focusses on his career and everything he has meant for Dutch film and television from the 60's up until the late 90's. Through personal stories from his inner circle, including famous film directors Paul Verhoeven and Frans Weisz, we are given a look into the life of film of this man. With every film and project, we get to know him better: who Gijs was and what he has done for the film and his surroundings. His unique way of producing makes that he was able to accomplish so many great things. It is a personal approach of an important period in Dutch film and TV. By highlighting the life of Gijs Versluys, we find out how much he has meant for the careers of many.

Ahead of the upcoming swimming competition, 11-year-old Ziggy discovers something that's happening to his body. A transformation that makes him want to hide.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a series of Gnostic spells perpetrated in India affected a Spanish priest, ending his honor and his life and cursing his offspring forever. Harassed by this spell, his great-great grandson, also a priest, is forced to flee from the town to the capital and from there to a cathedral submerged in the depths of the ocean. Black magicians, delinquents, insects, archons and even Satan himself will be some of the sinister characters he will have to face in order to succeed in his evangelizing adventure.

A social comedy film about Thuraya Abdeen al-Entebli (Mervat Amin) receives a court order to obtain her grandfather's villa, Entebble Pasha, which was nationalized during the period of the conventions and when she goes to receive it, she found it was transformed into a police department ... Thuraya and her family live in the police department to obtain her right, Then the events follow.

A group of four friends decide to try and become Youtubers stars to overcome their unpopularity. Their differences put a strain on their friendship.

Over several decades, at least 20,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes in Canada and adopted out to non-Indigenous families. Now, four siblings come together for the first time to build the family ties they were once denied.

A soldier returns home to meet his daughter, who transitioned while he was on tour.

A woman confronting a painful time in her life after she discovers the truth about a mysterious old man living across from her.

The word on everybody’s lips when it came to the Black Pencil winner was ‘beautiful’. An emotive and intelligent campaign, Mm-hmm united the judges almost unanimously when it came to choosing this as the winner. It was not only a great showcase of raw talent, it was produced brilliantly and with passion. You really feel like the students put everything into it.

What is the true phrase? Heart is where the home is? Home is where the heart is? Bajo (37) is Bosnian-born Swede. After 18 years he has to visit his hometown. Against his will, Sarajevo is changing him. But that does not make him less Swedish or more Bosnian, just more himself. Or simply, home is where you are.

What is Bitcoin? With the advent of Bitcoin, the world's first digital currency, for the first time in history money is no longer controlled by banks or governments, but by the people who use it. But where did this currency come from? How does it work? And is it truly the way forward, or just a flash in the pan? Magic Money answers these questions and more as it explores the mysterious origins of Bitcoin, its role in society, and how it could shape the future.

A sobering look at the brutal treatment of Japanese-Americans before, during, and after WWII as well as the global repercussions that resulted.

Harry is a passionate meat eater with debts in the red light district. When he inherits the vegan restaurant "Los Veganeros" from his grandmother, he forges a plan to convert the store into a brothel. When Harry learns that his grandmother has stipulated in her will that the store may not be used for any other purpose, things take a completely different turn. Suddenly he is the new owner of a restaurant where he discovers a whole new world.

In 1955, when racial segregation defined the South, two groups of twelve-year-old boys stepped onto a baseball field in a non-violent act of cultural defiance that would change the course of history.

After a chance encounter with a bubbly old friend, socially awkward Lenny decides to try to live a little. The only problem is himself.

In Copenhagen, a triptych of love stories come to vivid life. Framed with a prying naturalism, these tales through the seasons tackle the ever rising tide of loneliness and self-doubt that can come in the face of new love.

The true story of the deadliest shootout for lawmen in US history as ten police officers and one civilian went to arrest two brothers for murder on January 2, 1932, just outside Springfield, Missouri.

How do perfectly ordinary, normal people cope with the extraordinary challenge of an embarrassing, provocative, famous or unbelievable name? This documentary examines the phenomena of "strange names."

Fred is a projectionist, like his father. As he has to project a film in Normandy, he convinces him to hit the road together. The road trip will be a journey through clash of generations, drag queens and family affairs.

In the small town of Kansk, the Krasnoyarsk Territory many years in a row there is an international festival of short experimental films, which has a strong reputation throughout the world. "Russia as a dream" is an international project, shot by a team of authors and united directors, artists, poets. Each of the guests of the 14th International Kan Video Festival held in 2015 was invited to participate in the creation of a general film, the theme of which was the relationship of man and landscape, civilization and nature, reality and sleep.

The film tells a story about the latest musical revolution in recent history – the early days of the rave scene and the golden age of techno culture. International political changes in the mid-80s and early 90s, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, in a short period of time allowed this cultural phenomenon to become a mass movement which was almost completely independent from the global corporations and which did not fight with the system but created its own system.

An underdog must defeat the arrogant national Brix champion to reclaim his charity and clear the name of a fallen champion.

A police officer and her partner goes undercover at a beauty pageant in order to catch a terrorist

After moving into a new apartment, Angelika begins hearing strange sounds between the walls, leading her to believe that she might be living next-door to a killer.

Two childhood friends, each held captive in time by a tragic moment, travel through the world of memory to find their respective path to freedom.

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