2018

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Stealing $12K from a matriarch’s purse sets off a family fiasco. Heaven Without People is a compelling drama centered around a family celebrating Easter Sunday lunch at the home of their matriarch, Josephine. As with most intimate family gatherings, a multitude of opinions are expressed, political viewpoints are passionately argued, and countless laughs are shared over authentic food and traditions. However, things take a dramatic turn when Josephine finds $12,000 missing from her purse.

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Home is not always a safe space. After extricating herself from a strained relationship, the beautiful and fashionable Cathrine returns to sell off her abandoned family estate after her father’s death. She’d prefer the sale to happen quickly and not have to deal with the long-forgotten family secrets, but that may not be possible when strange incidents begin to happen around her. Local rumors, mysterious disappearances, possible murders, and the odd neighbor girl fuel her anxiety. Is she alone in the old house?

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Screwing up goes ballistic when two hustlers join forces. The Go-Getters shocks and titillates as Lacie, an unlucky prostitute, hooks up with Owen, a wine-guzzling loser. No scheme is too sleazy, and no amount of cash too paltry to discourage them from pursuing one crazy con after another just to afford $98 bus tickets out of town. Owen’s brother tries to help while managing his dark, dismal, and derelict bar. An unsavory bunch of saloon regulars add to the hilarity. It’s as if Shameless is combined with Down and Out in Beverly Hills.

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Is my life a jigsaw puzzle or just a jagged piece? Who are we? Why are we here? What did we do to get to this exact moment in our life? Most of us question these things but then continue on with our lives. Not Ole. From his balcony in a small suburb, the young man takes a look at events in his life, trying to answer the questions that keep people up at night. From the Balcony tells the beautiful and funny history of a man who just wants to know how he got to where he is and how he fits in the jigsaw puzzle of the universe. – Gurpreet Mundra Sponsored by Applied Materials Foundation

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Is he a double agent, a closet gay, or just a great chef? Ghazwan Alshari had his dream job – translating for the U.S. forces in Iraq. But his dream turned into a nightmare when he was accused of being a double agent by the same people he was aiding – and at big personal risk! With his life and the safety of his family in jeopardy, Ghazwan fled Iraq and settled in San Francisco. Struggling and alone, Ghazwan nevertheless reveals the bigger secret he has been concealing for years – he is gay.

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A Town Where Legends Are Made The mining town of Flin Flon is similar to most other small towns with one major exception – the citizens are lovingly obsessed with their junior hockey team, which over the decades has spawned several National Hockey League legends. Flin Flon, named for a science fiction character, lives and dies with its beloved Bombers.

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Love has many facets, choose your angle to let the rays shine. One beautiful day, Alex, a forty-something translator, finds her father, Jean, alone in his house. Her mother has left home without telling anyone. To make matters worse, Jean has old-age dementia. Surprisingly, this provides Alex with an opportunity – a welcome outlet from a troubled marriage – as she decides to move in with, and care for her father. Day by day, and layer by layer, the ancient family secrets unravel leaving Alex questioning her choices.

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Four contestants taking part in an online reality show discover that your fifteen minutes of fame can last a whole lot longer than that. Four eager strangers arrive at a flat in Bromley to participate in a secret reality show. They immediately notice that the unit is well-stocked with food and wine. They are aware of the cameras recording their every move but know nothing about the premise of the show or what they are supposed to do. None of the organizers ever shows up.

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Lust for Life When a policeman answers a call of reported gunshots, he expects just that, gunshots. What he doesn’t expect is an encounter with a beautiful widow longing for a sexual release that only he can give her. The next 24 hours are jam-packed with lust, but as the day comes to an end, the unlikely pair realizes that another four-letter word may have snuck up on them: love. But unfortunately, like all things, the day must come to an end. Enthusiastic Sinners follows the steamy, yet heart-wrenching story of a pair of lovers for whom the day ends too quickly.

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Soccer fosters an unlikely friendship. Summer of 1998: The World Cup and soccer fever consume the globe. Xiaoyang, a fifth grader in China, revels in the frenzy. Soccer tryouts announced in school only get him more excited. But his soccer plans may be in jeopardy. Xiaoyang’s father is the academic director of his school, and he despises his son’s wasting time on sports rather than focusing on studies. Naturally, this causes a rift between them. Added to that, Xiaoyang senses his father’s intimacy with the new English teacher.