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They needed an excuse to cross the border—so they created a rock band. This band isn't about music—they're not even that good. It's about breaking down walls and crossing boundaries. It's about Israeli and Palestinian women determined to end apartheid in a region consumed by tension and hatred. They're willing to risk their lives to repeatedly—and often illegally—cross the Israeli border for the sake of friendship and peace. Guided by an ambitious TV producer and a rabbi who wants to be a rock star, their music will unite hearts and join hands.

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He has no papers, no past, no country. A brilliant Belgian dramedy that balances wry humor and humanity, Problemski Hotel presents a serendipitous meeting of two asylum seekers during their stay at an asylum center. Meet Bipul, a cynical amnesiac who's fluent in three languages but has no papers and has no idea where home is. Meet Lidia, a charming, daring Kazakhstani who makes it her mission to help Bipul remember his past.

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Four men go missing after the largest UFO sighting in US history. Missing persons—or military cover-up? Few know what really happened to the victims of the strange events in Phoenix, Arizona—until now. One moment it's a quiet, peaceful night. Then strange lights appear in the sky, heralding something ominous, something wrong. But the mind doesn't want to believe it. Maybe it's military. Maybe it's the government. An exhale of relief as rationalization replaces fear. That's when they strike. Terrifying, vicious, alien, these extraterrestrials wreak havoc...and it's all caught on camera.

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A normal day in Buenos Aires? Look closer. Something is very wrong here. While the news speaks of riots and social unrest, with hints of worse to come, a group of people on a bus head for the delta jungle. Why? Nothing is explained, the geography is ambiguous, and incidents simply occur. Little is said; there is no recognizable psychology—and things just keep getting stranger. Even before the first shot (a perfect Reygadas homage), sinister pulsing music sets the mood. What follows is impeccable, spellbinding filmmaking with a closing image impossible to forget.

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A shy Vietnamese immigrant removes more than nail polish. Toxic chemicals and life-threatening health hazards are the last things on a woman's mind when she goes to get her nails done. The same could be said for mild-mannered Van Hoang who immigrated to America and resurrected her life through a nail salon. Surprise events in her personal life started Van wondering about the effects of the salon's products. Eventually, Van sheds her shy exterior to champion health rights.

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It's up to them to find a way to save themselves—and one another. Director Chris Brown creates a bold hybrid of fiction and non-fiction in which he collaborates with real high school seniors to tell their personal stories. The result is a phenomenal portrait of six teens on the threshold of adulthood and how each is dealing with his or her impending future. Each struggles with the harsh realities of being different in the all-too-real world of life—where "fair play" is only fair if you are one of the privileged few.

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On the brink of nowhere, a great evil has arrived...and he wants to uncover the skeletons in everyone's closet. In the small town of Orleans, life seems frozen in time. The town hairdresser, Lida, and the surgeon, Rudik, are as ordinary as the town itself. Their trivial existence is shattered by the arrival of a strange man, The Executor, who promises endless suffering and seems to be the personification of evil. No matter how much they and the townsfolk try to rid themselves of this "demon," he just won't leave.

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Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, Hairspray) and Amber Heard (The Danish Girl, Hidden Palms) make a dynamic father-daughter pair in this spunky comedy. Ladies' man Paul (Walken) and his wannabe-rock-star daughter Jude (Heard) couldn't be more different from each other—or perhaps they have more in common than they think. After all, they both want the same thing: fame. Paul had his shot in the spotlight, but once is never enough. He longs for the days of stardom...and the string of women that came with it.

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Masks can hide so much, but love reveals all. What happens when the person you thought you knew best obscures his or her past from you and you alone? When taxi driver Vimal unknowingly picks up his childhood sweetheart one rainy night, he hopes with every ounce that they can rekindle what they once had: a friendship, blossoming effortlessly into love. After learning more about her distance and the darkness that surrounds her, Vimal wonders if the future he wished for the two of them will come to a vicious close.

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“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.” – E.Y. Harburg Some people are like songs: flowing, melodic, captivating, inspiring. Heein captivates Seungwoo. Seungwoo travels to Heein’s village, looking for a place to expand his mind and motivate his writing for his film. Heein does just that for him, exemplifying how someone’s aura can alter your vision and filter your outlook on life. But, Seungwoo is not the only one seeking something greater.