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All fingers point to her... but who will blow the whistle? A brilliant and delicious blend of humor and irony. Since the arrival of the new teacher, Miss Drazdechova, life has turned upside down for students and parents; so much that the turmoil over her ties to the Communist Party lead the Principal to call an urgent meeting with the community. It is during this meeting that they must make decisions that will put the future of all the families at stake.
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What does a city sound like? To answer that question, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and composer Tod Machover from the MIT Media Lab asked for sound recording submissions from ordinary Detroiters, listened to street noises, and delved deeper into the city's history. Out of the cacophony, Machover crafted recordings into a collaborative symphony, shared in a final performance by the orchestra, joined on stage by local poets, musicians, and spoken word artists.
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These neighbors may make you leave or make you want to leave. No jobs, no money, in need of a place to live? Sounds familiar, right? Elodie and Marie are two disenchanted teenagers, stuck in the same situation.
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An outlier rebels against a world reluctant to embrace her voice. Liv (Catherine Eaton) has lived a life in silence on a remote island off the coast of Maine, where shes been raised by her grandfather Lionel (Harris Yulin, Training Day). When Lionel discovers he will soon die, his concern for Livs future leads him to call upon a neurologist, his former protege, Michael (Teddy Sears, The Flash), in hopes he will protect Liv. But, when Michael overhears Liv break her silence--weaving her own language from Shakespeares wordshe commits her to a psychiatric hospital.
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A modern story about our strange world in which we live in...told with Klezmer music. Five 21st century young and not-so-young men someplace in the world; they are musicians in search for someone and something which might have been born in their imagination. Once upon a time in the beginning of the 20th century there lived a Klezmer musician and storyteller Prince Nazaroff. Many people dont believe he ever existed, but these five men do. They have imagined him, and imagination can be stronger than reality. To this day, Nazaroff lives in them.
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Why won't he just shut up? Anthony talks too much. A neurotic creative grinding out a living at a Portland ad firm, he loses his girlfriend, job, and dignity over the course of a few days. With nothing else to do, Anthony flees to his family's timeshare where he encounters Tim, an estranged family friend who is also an alcoholic theology professor. The two are forced to share the space as they clash over relationships, religion, vodka, and coaster etiquette.
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The impeccable Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter) and Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia) team up in this mesmerizing tale about memory, jealousy, and the lies we tell ourselves to survive. As a follow up to his enchanting first film, The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra has turned for inspiration to Julian Barnes's Booker-prize winning novel. Tony, played by the phenomenal Jim Broadbent, is a curt, semi-retired divorcee who has led a life designed to shield him from pain and loss-and from deep feeling.
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They called us the perfect family. A family excursion to the Swedish Highlands becomes tense when Sarah (Emilie Kruse, You and Me Forever) discovers that a drunken mistake has become an explicit viral video. Without any cell coverage, the impact of Sarahs indiscretion comes in only piece by piece, as she tries to keep the video a secret from her family (who are already being torn apart). Tensions continue to rise, and Sarah becomes more and more isolated with the strain beginning to show in shocking ways.
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"Take me dancing. Show me the glorious world." Out of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Alberts friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fueling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man.
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Five girls build a future of hope. The refugee crisis in Uganda is nothing new, but for the five young women whose paths we witness in director Gayle Nosal's beautiful film, there are hopes and dreams. The climate for success is simply not set up for females in Uganda, let alone female refugees. Transcending the label refugee has been especially challenging. But, confrontation with traumatic histories transforms into a sincere sisterhood among these girls who study diligently to earn their places in school.