2019

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These 2 homophobes have a choice to make. Brad and Dylan are two all-American bros out for a night on the town. They get approached, and subsequently kidnapped by the seductive Meg. Turns out, Meg is actually a grad student who had been planning to kidnap the two homophobic bullies to perform a sadistic experiment on them. Aside from just learning they've been kidnapped, Brad also discovers a shocking secret about Dylan. A string of outlandish characters take turns bringing their own, ambiguous motives to the party. Will these two alpha males survive the hellish ordeal?

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Anderson Cowan
Cinematography:
Milan Janicin
Cast:
Nicole Dambro, Peter Mayer-Klepchick, Cameron Duckett
Editor:
Pat Henderson, Chad Ice, Michael Thomas James
Producer:
Anderson Cowan, Milan Janicin, Max Landwirth
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Rick Urban

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Can they save themselves? When the worlds of a struggling artist and a nun entangle, how will they break free? Peter Bjorn is a struggling artist who moves from New York to Berlin to explore his luck and join an art collaborative. While Alicia, preparing for nunhood in a remote Polish village, tries to decipher the existence of Satan and nature. When Peter's Berlin debut exhibition fails, he's distrustful of his gallerist, and even his own talent. In the meantime, Alicia keeps on singing and painting in the forest.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Margarita Jimeno
Cinematography:
Daniel Takacs
Cast:
Jens Louis Valeur, Eva Moari, Rezeta Veliu, Felix Romer, David Olbrich, Hanna Konarowska
Editor:
Gigi Pasolini
Producer:
Margarita Jimeno
Language:
English, Polish
Genre:
Drama

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A trust fund baby's worst nightmare comes to life. Recent design grad Sasha has just been rejected by another potential employer. Despite being jobless, her million dollar trust fund enables her to live extravagantly amidst the LA scene. However, things quickly change the night of Sasha's 24th birthday party when her credit card gets declined. She immediately calls her father to complain but is given two options: return to China and work for the family toy business- or remain cut off. Reluctantly, Sasha complies.

Season:
2019
Director:
Emily Ting
Cinematography:
Josh Silfen
Cast:
Anna Akana, Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu
Editor:
Anthony Rosc
Producer:
Sophia Shek, Frederick Thornton, Emily Ting
Language:
English, Mandarin
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Timo Chen

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To give or to receive; which is the best way? Why do we give to others, especially in a society that seems to say that our primary goal is to accumulate wealth? Follow artists working for a year on an ephemeral project that lives only the week of Burning Man, and experience artists whose works protect a building (and its inhabitants) by transforming it into a living museum. Watch the public respond to art that gives or asks people to give a flower or a song. See a community that thrives in a giving economy and suggests that when you give away everything, you find real wealth in return.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Robin McKenna
Cinematography:
Mark O'Fearghail, Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor:
Mahi Rahgozar
Producer:
Ina Fichman, Robin McKenna
Language:
English, Italian
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Serge Nakauchi Pelletier

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They look just like us... Seven-year-old Chloe catches only brief glimpses of the world from the bedroom window of the dilapidated house where she lives with her strangely paranoid father (Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild). Although they pretend to have the normal life that she craves, this fiercely determined girl longs for something her father cannot provide. While he sleeps, Chloe escapes their house and sets foot, for the first time, into a world that is both familiar and frightening.

Season:
2019
Director:
Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
Cinematography:
Stirling Bancroft
Cast:
Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Lexy Kolker, Grace Park, Amanda Crew
Editor:
Sabrina Pitre
Producer:
Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein, Jordan Barber, Mitchell Waxman
Language:
English
Genre:
Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
Music:
Tim Wynn

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It's not the destination, but with whom you travel. Harris and Penny, a cab driver and his fare, engage in flirtatious banter during their brief ride on a desolate road...until Penny abruptly vanishes from the back seat, leaving Harris mystified. His dispatcher seems unconcerned, and directs him to his next fare, where he again picks up Penny. As they continuously repeat this ride, their feelings for each other grow stronger. Will they be satisfied by these brief encounters, do they need more, or do they need to understand the force behind what is happening to them?

Season:
2019
Director:
D. C. Hamilton
Cinematography:
Josh Harrison
Cast:
Brinna Kelly, Gino Anthony Pesi
Editor:
D. C. Hamilton
Producer:
Brinna Kelly, D. C. Hamilton, Gino Anthony Pesi, Kristin Starns
Language:
English
Genre:
Fantasy, Romance
Music:
Torin Borrowdale

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The bond is forever, no matter what changes. When Galit shares her pantyhose with Amit, her husband, to keep his legs warm, the simple act makes Amit unravel his deepest secret - he is a transgender. Encouraging and nurturing as she is, Galit supports Amit's transformation into 'Imit.' But, with it comes turmoil - inside and outside. With their kids facing ridicule in school, and relatives shunning them, Galit is determined to protect and keep her family together at any cost.

Season:
2019
Director:
Ofir Trainin
Cinematography:
Ofir Trainin, Uri Levy
Editor:
Roi Ben Ami
Producer:
Ofir Trainin
Language:
Hebrew
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Ofir Leibowitz

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Would you kill for your family? Would you kill your family??? One evening, Lily requests a last-minute session from her therapist. She wants to explain why she killed her family. It's through this ominous revelation that the storytelling comes forth. We're shown different montages dedicated to the worsening relationships with each of her family members throughout the years... culminating to their ultimately grisly fates.

Season:
2019
Director:
Veronica Kedar
Cinematography:
Christian Huck
Cast:
Veronica Kedar, Aryeh Hasfari, Eli Danker, Evgenia Dodina, Hen Yanni, Tommy Baremboem, Mira Awad
Editor:
Veronica Kedar
Producer:
Mosh Danon, Thanassis Karathanos
Language:
Hebrew
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Daphna Keenan

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How far will you travel to find happiness? How about an inter-galactic trip with random strangers, to a planet of friendly aliens? Too much? Not for Celeste. A guide at the local planetarium in Havana, Cuba, Celeste has always been curious about life. Her predictable daily routine is boring and hopeless, devoid of love from family. But her compassionate, kind soul has made unlikely friends, one of whom is her weird next door Russian neighbor, who actually turns out to be an alien, who has now personally invited her to be a part of the expedition to take a trip to her planet.

Season:
2019
Director:
Arturo Infante
Cinematography:
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Cast:
Maria Isabel Diaz, Omar Franco, Nestor Jimenez, Yerlin Perez
Editor:
Joanna Montero
Producer:
Claudia Calvino, Ernst Fassbender
Language:
Spanish
Genre:
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Music:
Magda Rosa Galban, Juan Antonio Leyva

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Death shouldn't come in the way of finding yourself. When Sam is murdered in a remote lake, his consciousness does not die. Instead, he finds his consciousness inhabiting his friend’s bodies. Now, he will need to stop his killer from murdering him again…and again…while trying to protect his friends from his killer. In the process, his dark past will unravel and he might discover his true identity. Powerful and provocative, Every Time I Die is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep your heart pounding until its climax.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Robi Michael
Cinematography:
Tal Lazar
Cast:
Drew Fonteiro, Marc Menchaca, Michelle Macedo, Tyler Dash White, Melissa Macedo
Editor:
Gal Katzir
Producer:
Tal Lazar, Gal Katzir, David M. Milch, Robi Michael
Language:
English
Genre:
Thriller
Music:
Ran Bagno
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