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A contract killer receives some unusual advice to aid with his insomnia.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
James Barclay
Cast:
Ulrich Thomsen
Editor:
James Barclay

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Leidi lives with her mom and her baby. Her boyfriend, Alexis, has not shown up in days...

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Simon Mesa Soto
Cast:
Alejandra Montoya Villa, Hector Orrego
Editor:
Ricardo Saraiva

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This short revolves around Hollygrove, which was founded in 1880 as the Los Angeles Orphans Home Society. Hollygrove provides help and hope to children in crisis including movie icon Marilyn Monroe when she was a nine-year-old with no family.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Carlos Hurtado
Cast:
Danielle Breen
Editor:
Carlos Hurtado

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A rebellious young boy, living in 1960's Philippines, struggles against his mother's obsession with dressing up her sons as girls so that he may gain acceptance from the community and the affection of the prettiest girl in school.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Christopher de las Alas
Cast:
Godspeed Edio, Marjorie Lorico, Bernadette Lundag, Roberto Barbaza, John Javier, Jersey Bendana, Lawrence Cinco
Editor:
Christopher de las Alas

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Deadly tells the story of Boney, a working stiff in a dead-end job. That is until he has a run-in with a spirited old lady named Bridie...

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Aidan McAteer
Cast:
Brenda Fricker, Peter Coonan
Editor:
John Peavoy

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On the run after a political attack Damien and Yvonne wake up at their hiding place in Paris. When they find out that Damien was filmed by a surveillance camera and is now wanted by the police, they have to make a choice.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Franziska M. Hoenisch
Cinematography:
Christine Ludge
Cast:
Ornella Boule, Theo Costa Marini
Editor:
Florian Klager
Producer:
Karoline Henkel
Music:
Steffen Linck

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Nandita Das (Earth, Fire) and Aina Clotet (The Wild Ones) delight when East meets West in a captivating sibling saga. Director Maria Ripoll (Tortilla Soup) elegantly contrasts the worlds of India and Spain through the story of two sisters separated when they were very young; Paula (Clotet) has forgotten where she came from, while Mina (Das) has searched for 30 years to find her family. But, the reunion couldn't be more difficult -- as Paula (born Sita) never knew she was adopted, doesn't know her sister, and must now decide whether or not she can accept her past.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Maria Ripoll
Cinematography:
Raquel Fernandez Nunez
Cast:
Aina Clotet, Nandita Das, Naby Dakhli, Rosa Novell, Subodh Maskara, Godeliv Van den Brandt
Editor:
Irene Blecua
Producer:
Marc De Gouvenain, Josep Amoros
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Zeltia Montez, Simon Smith

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A road trip revives the past for two brothers. A note reads: “I had to leave – Mom.” Teenage brothers Rodrigo and Samuel embark on a cross-country road trip in search of their manic-depressive mother after she disappears, leaving behind only a note. The two brothers share a love-hate relationship, having reacted in opposite ways to an upbringing by a mother with an enduring mental illness.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
David Pablos
Cinematography:
Jose de la Torre
Cast:
Americo Hollander, Rodrigo Azuela, Maria Renee Prudencio
Editor:
Miguel Salgado
Producer:
Henner Hofmann, Karla Bukantz
Executive Producer:
Veronica Novelo Turcotte
Language:
Spanish
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Carlo Ayhllon

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The weirdest wedding anniversary party you’ve ever seen. Sam, married for 20 years and a father of a teenage son, goes for a run and keeps on running. A year later, his wife Teresa goes ahead with their wedding anniversary party and is certain that Sam will show up. Is she nostalgic, a bit delusional, or plain crazy? As the evening unfolds, events give way to embarrassed guests, a hallucinogenic dessert, shameful confessions, and unexpected whims.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Valerie Buhagiar
Cinematography:
Alex Dacev
Cast:
Deborah Hay, Colin Mochrie, Stephen Joffe, Tedde Moore, Lyne Tremblay, Cara Ricketts
Editor:
Michael Pike
Producer:
Valerie Buhagiar, Maurizio Trezzi
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Richard Feren

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Keeping up the appearances just for a day more. Shakespearean scope of conflict and passion abound in this bold, gripping, and mesmerizing chamber drama from Iran, attesting that Iranian film is one of the world's foremost national cinemas. It is a crucial day in the home of the once - affluent and respected, but now penniless, Vaziri family: they have to ward off debt collectors, delay foreclosure on their stately house, keep the lid tight on scandalous secrets, and hold on to the reputable image for long enough to honorably receive the long-awaited, moneyed suitor of their only daughter.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Mehdi Rahmani
Cinematography:
Amin Ja'fari
Cast:
Roya Teimooriyan, Afshin Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, Anahita Afshar, Rabe'eh Madani, Mina Sadati, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Milad Keimaram
Editor:
Hassan Hassandoost
Producer:
Mehdi Rahmani
Language:
Persian
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Babak Mirzakhani
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