2016

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What if the scariest moment of your life was all in your head? Memories have the power to haunt us forever, whether or not they actually happened. For Margot, the man named Dan who stalked and tormented her for three years of her life is as real as any criminal—even if he's the manifestation of her first serious schizophrenic episode. Margot proves incredible strength in her first-hand accounts of her road to healing. Through art and therapy, she found relief. Through relief, she found a chance at life.

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"Four young men leave boyhood behind, shedding more than just their clothes and inhibitions." Writer and Director Daniel Armando (When I'm with You, Cinequest 2015) reveals drama behind the closed doors of a burlesque porn studio. Shy Manuel and gay, adult video star Max travel to New York City for a video shoot. Manuel's older brother, Jorge, dances away the emotional toll of an abusive relationship while Fabian, a young Puerto Rican, hiding his homosexuality, navigates the world of a first-time father.

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Family is an institution. Sometimes, you gotta break out. Candy injects the "fun" in her dysfunctional life. When your brother is found at the neighbor's naked and drunk, you're stuck with a caveman of a boyfriend, you have a dickhead boss, and the madness of everyday life competes with your mother's need to appear "normal," you have to peek between the cracks to find the warm rays of hope. But, maybe normalcy is just a construct for other people. And, maybe breaking out of the institution is more important than fitting in.

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A special delivery...romance under the stars. Cameron is a nighttime courier with a heart of gold and a secret. Dusk to dawn, he makes deliveries all over the Los Angeles area. A skilled chef, he's saving for his own food truck, but he's too busy taking care of other people to put his own dreams first. When his next pickup turns out to be Jasmine, the attractive, headstrong daughter of a client, the ensuing sparks light up the night sky. Will this chance encounter be just another delivery, or will it change his life forever? - Pia Chamberlain

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They found their voice amidst unlikely odds. Cobb's Comedy Club grew to be the "it" spot of San Francisco's fledgling comedy scene, helping discover young comedians such as Dana Carvey, Bob Saget, Paula Poundstone, Ellen DeGeneres, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bill Maher, and Robin Williams. When fire nearly destroyed all but the spirit of Cobb's, owner Tom Sawyer gave his all to restore the beloved venue.

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Emma Watson (Harry Potter, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) and Daniel Bruhl (Inglourious Basterds, Rush) forage into the depths of hell. They took her man—she's sworn to take him back. Lena (Watson) boldy crosses into a world of hidden horrors and nightmares, a world known as Colonia. Far from the peaceful agricultural community it pretends to be, Colonia is a settlement run by the charasmatic, sadistic leader Paul Schafer (Michael Nyqvist, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo). This is where they've taken Daniel (Bruhl), Lena's boyfriend.

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Love blooms in mysterious ways. When the world is falling apart, when the people around you become hateful or cruel, sometimes you need a reminder that love is what makes us whole, what brings us together, what makes us stronger. In Cities of Love, five couples across five cities show us the beauty of the world through their eyes. A petty thief, a head chef, and a down-on-his-luck young man are just the beginning to this multi-layered tale.

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"Rocky and Rambo become the unlikely tribunes of a revolution." Director Ilinca Calugareanu's stylish and delightfully humorous story demonstrates the truly transformative nature of film as she takes us to the darkest days of 1980's Communist Romania. What better way to escape a dreary existence than through larger-than-life characters on the big screen? Irina Nistor relished the opportunity to bring joy to the hidden community of film lovers by dubbing banned Western VHS tapes into Romanian. Action heroes such as Chuck Norris became idolized and Nistor herself, a fantasy celebrity.

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A lesson in life and comedy. Struggling standup comedian Buddy Solitaire has a new audience. 

Hypochondriacs, nervous wrecks, and bipolar adults fill the seats, and Buddy is their teacher. It's a tough crowd from the get go, and no one believes Buddy is the right man for the job. As one man puts it, "I've seen suicide bombers that are funnier than you." But, maybe this is Buddy's chance to discover who he really is...that is, if he doesn't succumb to his own anxieties first. 

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How do you take revenge on someone who's already dead? A loathsome and embittered recluse, Mark, harbors decades of resentment after his deceased brother, Michel, stole the love of his life. Mark's solitary life changes when a widowed heiress, Grace, mistakes him for Michel and wants to rekindle a passionate affair after twenty years. He impersonates Michel, exploiting his lover and her money for the ultimate act of retribution beyond the grave. But Mark's labyrinth of lies crumbles when he realizes Grace has ulterior motives of her own.