2015
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A modern-day Robinson Crusoe adventure set in the Arctic for the whole family! After moving away to a small town with their mother, 13-year-old Julia and her 8-year-old twin siblings, Ida and Sindre, are desperate to see their father in Southern Norway. The threesome secretly hop aboard a helicopter flying in his direction in hopes of reaching him. But when the helicopter unexpectedly changes its route, the stowaways find themselves stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the wild Arctic Ocean.
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Its the Indy 500 but on bikes. Touted as "The World's Greatest College Weekend," the Little 500 is beyond just a big deal on the Indiana University campus. More than 40,000 fans flock to the campus each spring to experience the competition, the pageantry, and the storied tradition of the largest collegiate bicycle race in the USA - a grueling 200-lap, 50-mile, four-person relay race, modeled after the Indy 500. This documentary follows the journeys of four top teams, Cutters, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Gamma, and Teter, as they train for months - or even years - for their one shot at victory.
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Six GYN cancer surgeons take on the Big C with Rock 'n' Roll. Intimate, humorous and inspiring, No Evidence of Disease (the words every patient dreams to hear) interweaves the harrowing experiences and remarkable courage of women, devoted families, and dedicated doctors.
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Indian-American beauty pageants meet Election and Legally Blonde. Lily (Tiya Sricar, The Internship) is a winner, but when her boyfriend leaves her for a vapid beauty pageant queen, she gets the notion that winning the "Miss India America" title would bring him back. Since Lily is perfect in everything else she does, it should be a cinch...or so she thinks. The pageant world isn't just pretty smiles and high heels, and her main competition, Sonia (Hannah Simone, New Girl), gives her a run for her money.
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Testing the limits of monogamy, friendship, betrayal, and freedom and nothing is what they expect. A vacation to clear her head is just what Chris needs after being cheated on by her boyfriend, and a friend's cabin proves to be the perfect weekend isolation. Yet, private retreat quickly becomes group excursion when Chris' friends decide to support her--crashing her solitude and turning her peaceful getaway into a radical exploration of societal constraints on sex and relationships.
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Does your name make you who you are? What would it be like if your last name was Hitler? Director Matt Ogens seeks that answer by intimately portraying a diverse group of individuals with that same unfortunate name in this wry, moving, and unforgettable exploration on the issue of identity. We meet a popular teen girl who takes her name in stride; an elderly gent born before Hitler came to power; a frightening neo-Nazi who proudly names his son Adolph; and a reporter doggedly tracking down the only living relatives of Adolph.
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Will they survive their own wedding day? A magnificent Belgian comedy - drama that runs the gamut from tragicomic to downright hilarious, Marry Me is a brilliant and exuberant story of vastly contrasting people in love. She is a quick-tempered and feisty Turkish woman; he, a shy and reticent, young Flemish man. Their respective families hold strong - perhaps too strong - opinions on the imminent marriage, and, on the big day, chaos ensues, making the young couple question their own readiness to commit to a union for life. Are their backgrounds really so different to tear them apart?
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Diving into the Dark Underbelly of Forbidden Love. Nothing can quite prepare for such an unorthodox film as Malady, a bold and dreamlike tale of unconventional romance, long-buried secrets, and the possessive intensity of familial bonds. To fulfill the last wish of her deceased mother, grieving Holly seeks out love and finds it in Matthew; their relationship swiftly becomes very close and all-encompassing. After receiving the news of Matthew's ailing mother, both arrive to provide care in her final days, only to be faced with a nightmarish reality spiraling out of control.
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Icelands official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the Oscars is a touching and complex drama of life in Iceland. During Iceland's 2008 economic meltdown, three people lead a double life in Baldvin Zophoniasson's powerhouse drama set in Reykjavik, Iceland. Eik is a single mother and school teacher, who masquerades as a high-end prostitute. Former athlete Solvi now works in the corporate field and struggles with ethical dilemmas. Mori is a once-well-respected writer who is now a full-fledged alcoholic.
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Jean Vigo was a genius of cinema, and LAtalante is his masterpiece. The story is fairy-tale simple, yet told with implications that are absolutely modern...a romance set against the iron and smoke of an industrial corridor, on the banks of a canal.... Jean, the newly married barge captain, takes his bride Juliette aboard LAtalante to join the rest of the crew....