Cinematic Era: 2021 Vintage

Nao's day-to-day life is guided by MOM, an advanced artificial intelligence capable of adopting an overprotective role in people's daily lives to the point of controlling and manipulating their lives.

Chad (15) lives a life of poverty and neglect. Desiring a better life he is given a choice. The easy option, to crime to support himself or take a job at the local boxing gym with the hope of becoming the best version of himself.

Trinchas and his gang of graffiti taggers risk their lives climbing tall buildings to sign their names up there. When he falls for Valéria - an art graduate student -, they shake the international art scene.

Jean Bogossian has set up a reorientation center in a small village, his ambition being to save young petty criminals from ending up like he did, in the wrong place at the wrong time. He'll do all he can to get them back on the right path.

A shy lonely genealogist finally discovers the perfect family and the love of her life… they just don’t know it yet! They mistakenly think she’s a long lost relative, and unfortunately he is engaged to the wrong girl who just wants his family fortune. As sparks start to fly, she must warn him of his deceptive finance and find a way to tell him the truth about herself.

Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.

A disgraced cop turned private detective takes a decades old missing person's case with devastating results.

Based on true events, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "The Father of Indian Football", was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.

After discovering a set of cryptic microcassettes in her new home, Cas is drawn into a meditative mystery of environmental sound and experimental music.

An anthology of award winning short films, this feature show cases an international cast and crew, shooting all over New South Wales, telling all kinds of stories.

We are in a beautiful southern family, united by a deep relationship, despite some misunderstandings: Franco, a father who has dedicated his life to his loved ones and to work.

Opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogue, by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), with a libretto in French by Jules Barbier (1825-1901), based on a work that Barbier himself and Michel Carré (1821-1872) had written based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822). Approximate duration: 2 h 45 min Recommended for those over 15 years old. The young poet Hoffmann, accompanied by Nicklausse, his alter ego and confidant, is in a tavern next to the theatre where Mozart's Don Giovanni is being performed. During the opera's intermission, some diners arrive at the bar who, upon seeing the poet, encourage him to sing and tell them the story of his famous love affairs. Hoffmann finally gives in and shares with them the stories of Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta. They, absorbed in the poet's stories, remain in the tavern, forgetting about the opera performance.

Jaira, Chelsea, and Alecz catch up with their friend, Sujee, who lives in Busan, Korea. Sujee is lonely and seeks people who understand her struggles as a diaspora but her friends have a different image of her life there.

After a terrorist attack in Rome, the government urges the population not to leave their houses: several couples clash during isolation. Shot during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

The intertwining fates of two Vietnamese sisters who sustain a wartime relationship through written correspondence.

Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of “protecting the citizen”.

A gifted young dancer is offered the role of a lifetime, but at what cost?

The stories of four Iranian families who emigrate to Canada and the city they leave behind. As departure time approaches, social spaces become places of memory, fading into the distance.

Immersed in an addictive world of front-row fashion shows, private views, and endless parties, Anna and Ariel find themselves struggling to keep up with New York’s dazzling social elite. How far will two outsiders go to construct the identities they want? And at what price?

Han Xiao, a police special agent, is working undercover in an underworld gang. When the gang's leader, Chopper, kidnaps a rich kid, he is surrounded by a special police team and the robbers, led by Chopper, are all killed. Han Xiao's escape from death arouses Wei's suspicion, and Wei brings Han Xiao in for severe torture. Han Xiao uses his acting skills and intelligence to play with Wei, trying to clear his suspicion and gain Wei's trust

William is a farmer in the Manx countryside who keeps to himself - until Nancy comes along. A free-spirited traveller, she enchants him into a whirlwind romance. But six months later Nancy is missing. William becomes isolated once more, letting the farm slip into disrepair and visited only by lifelong friend Jane. Nancy's absence causes unspoken tensions, and someone is always watching.

From Malkuth to Kether and back, the whole spin of the wheel. A retelling of a series of dreams and visions experienced by the director in her Great Quest.

A stray dog gives birth to the main character Poo, on a marvellous spring day. The young Poo befriends a Sparrow, who educates him in ways of life. Observing loving sparrow family’s ventures from his shanty throughout autumn and winter, a desire for a beloved arises in Poo’s heart.

Follows the incredible journey of Dave Welsman, a Sydney kids' magician determined to reboot his life with a grand illusion to make Uluru disappear. As Dave works alongside the Rock’s traditional owners and Indigenous Custodians to pull off this spectacular stunt, he discovers the profound cultural and spiritual significance of Uluru, and his own illusions about fame and success begin to disappear.

Suffocating memories dominate the mind of a young woman living alone on a houseboat. Ruled by her own fantasies, she lingers to the sound of old cassette tapes and smoldering cigarettes, while visions drive her deeper into the trauma and guilt that threaten to burn her.

The elderly photographer, Chie, told a childhood story about her sister Iòng-Hâ and the sister's admiration Kong-Suī, in a time when Taiwan's cultural and linguistic identity have undergone dramatic changes after the Pacific war.

An author dreams of writing an extraordinary story. A special moment comes when the dream comes true and the ability to write a fantastic story is emerged, but it is apparently too late…

When Vincent gets invited to a strange brothel late at night on Friday the 13th. All HELL breaks loose. Vincent is unaware of what ulterior motives are in store. In a hell that appears to be a red luxurious heaven for a man looking for a good time…It was anything but. The Devil lures men into her church hidden brothel to find the perfect mate to create the Antichrist. In this romantic horror short you will be horrified, traumatized, terrorized, and seduced into Hell.

Ahead of the COP26 climate change summit taking place in Glasgow, Kieran Hodgson presents this irreverent documentary in which he and an all-star cast of comedy actors explain how people may have left it too late to save the planet - and what it will take to fix it.

Charlotte Moon and her crew are pulled into solving a notorious neighbor's murder out on the greens of their southern, country club neighborhood, The Queen's Crown, a place where rich is relative and the tea is sweet.

Franck just had the most crazy and wonderful idea for a company that would finally get him and his friends proper jobs. As Uber delivers food, Amazon daily items, Song Express will deliver songs. To your friends, or your loved one, or yourself, anywhere you want. It is brilliant, it is foolish, it could work… For Franck, Jean-Claude, Sophie and José, Song Express becomes something more than just a professional challenge: it is the dream of a lifetime.

Ha-jun always engross his friends love with his good looks. Min-woo, a close friend who is jealous of Ha-jun, summons a devilish ghost, but the ghost who fell in love with Ha-jun spends a hot night with Ha-jun every day. Looking at Ha-jun who looks happy after all, Min-woo is planning another curse.

A quiet, young woman moves into a new building and meets a reclusive engineer at the brink of completing a bizarre, extraordinary machine.

A star - A hero - A legend - Few athletes compare to the sheer magnetism of Diego Maradona. In a career spanning 5 decades he brought unimaginable skill to the game of football. He did the impossible - and then he did it again and again. Now, football is left without a God. Reflect and celebrate the incredible life and achievements of the greatest ever - Maradona.

Dr. Riley Elliott returns to Australia's Norfolk Island with underwater cinematographer Kina Scollay to see what happens when the island's tiger sharks go head-to-head with migrating great whites over an unusual food source: cow carcasses.

A two faced business man, a desk jockey, and two criminals all wrapped up into one fateful day.

China introduced its draconian policy in 1979. In 1986, Hothothot was born. The illegality of his existence cost his father three times his annual salary and the end of a promising political career. The profound guilt Hothothot felt over what his life cost his family, along with unspoken resentment that simmered between them failed to abate. Four Journeys sees him return to China to reconcile with his loved ones, only to be surprised by their demands. It also grapples with the legacy of the law, and the impact both Maoism and the Cultural Revolution had on Chinese family life.

Born in Dallas to undocumented Mexican immigrants, Trinidad Lopez III fought his way out of the ghetto with a guitar to become one of the first Latino rock stars.

When Doria welcomes a familiar guest, she plunges into a struggle for her art and sanity.

The documentary explores the life of one of Finland's most beloved rock star. We experience the rise and fall of Hanoi Rocks, and get the answer to what keeps Monroe so energetic year after year.

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she befriends MARK (50), a British tourist, who's dealing with his own personal tragedy.

The film was named after the short story “Petya of My Petya” written by the exceptional young poet Petya Dubarova. The director Alexander Kossev and the writers Valentina Angelova and Nelly Dimitrova lift the vail of the past to present Petya Dubarova and her talent to today’s young generations.

There are many ways to cook an egg. I prefer my eggs to be fried.

Seeking direction and purpose, Milo rashly decides to become a surrogate and egg donor for an older gay man she meets in a bar. However, as Milo becomes increasingly attached to him, she starts leveraging the pregnancy as a means of staying embedded in his life.

A 12-year-old boy leaves his grandmother and goes to work the land with the men. While working, they are disturbed by the voices of intruders. They send the boy to investigate, and he discovers that the old woman is summoning the spirits of the dead in the forest.

Just before midnight, Colin is trying to get his last pizza delivered and get to a party. When he arrives at the house, however, he finds an unexpected, troubling situation that challenges the limits of his beliefs.

A band of salty sea dogs believe they have finally found a mystical fish net, but the ocean's past carries a dark and evil grudge that will rise against them.

A lyrical snapshot and celebration of the manic, intoxicating diversity of New York. Four stories collide over one Friday night in Manhattan.

The story of a father and son who live in polar opposite worlds and seem to be constantly at odds. But life brings city-dwelling Anthony back to the side of Marcel, his ailing wine-grower father.

Pop star Leigh-Anne Pinnock confronts her experience as the only black member of Little Mix, and as a black woman in the music industry. She embarks on her own very personal journey to understand how she can use her platform and privilege to combat the profound racism she sees in society around her.

Stop motion adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.

The powers of love are always at work. But when they do so in an ancient southern Italian town at sunset, they seem just a little more magical.

A colorful, musical and humorous performance with both bizarre and everyday scenes. What happens to love when we try to choose a partner in a rational way? How does romance fare when we only care about our own happiness? And what can we really learn from Socrates, Beyoncé, Lord Byron and Leonardo DiCaprio before we all become discerning consumers in the singles market? Direction and dramatization by Ada Berger inspired by Liv Strömquist's book "The Reddest Rose Blooms".

In a province not so distant from ours, now controlled by a far-right government, the borders are closed and immigrants, now under threat, are desperate to get out. A Haitian woman hands over her young son to a thirty-something Quebec man before fleeing. With help from a Vietnamese former refugee, they try to solve the mystery.

On Saturday 2 July IL VOLO returns to Rai1 with the exclusive concert-event in honor of Maestro Ennio Morricone and will see the special participation of Maestro Andrea Morricone, Salvatore Cascio, Laura Chiatti, Riccardo Cocciante, Marco Giallini and Andrea Griminelli. Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble. The orchestra will be directed by Maestro Marcello Rota. Il Volo has always been linked to the Maestro, with whom he shared the stage in 2011 in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, performing the song “Epiù ti pensiero” on a medley of the musical themes composed by Ennio Morricone for the films “C 'it was once in America' and 'Malèna'. Even in numerous concerts around the world, the Italian trio often presented “Epiù ti pensiero”, as a tribute to one of the greatest Italian excellences, a cultural heritage of the whole world, and dedicated the intense song “Your Love” to him. ” on the stage of the Seventy-first Sanremo Festival.

In Japan, the passing of a loved one is marked by 'night watch': staying up all night with the deceased, incense burning throughout, to ensure their safe passage to the afterlife.