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Explore the power of faith and redemption. Darrell Davis was a child star with promise, on route to a record deal and bright future. But an obsessive affair with firearms leads Darrell to spend most of his adult life in prison, where he learned the word of Allah, changing his lifestyle and identity. Now, at 55, he is known as Sadiq, and his transition back into society is fraught with its own trials for a man who’s spent most of his life behind bars.

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How to make people laugh when you're crying. Ali (Madeline Brewer, Orange is the New Black) is the daughter of a comedy legend, so performing stand up should be in her blood, right? Well, maybe. Ali dreams of being a comedienne, but she’s terrified of performing on stage. As she struggles to reconcile her fears and aspirations, Ali forges new relationships that help her deal with the death of her father, her overwhelming loneliness, and her inability to be vulnerable.

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A dry spell on top of a rough patch. Allan, a father of three, is stuck in the mechanisms of being a dad watching as his life flies past him every day. One minute he finally gets the chance to have sex with his wife (after who knows how long), and the next he's faced with the choice of getting a vasectomy.

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Broke, single, and desperate. You’d think he would have learned by now. From the first frames of Michael Clayton’s The Dunning Man, you know you’re in for a ride and a half. Connor Ryan (James Carpinello, Gotham), out of a job and dumped by his girlfriend, returns to Atlantic City to try to rebuild his life with the last source of income that he has – a few apartments in a low-rise condo complex that sits in the shadows of A.C.'s newest and most expensive casino. Unfortunately, Connor's tenants don't want to pay him.

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A house is temporary, but a home is forever. Moving is never easy and moving to a whole new country can seem nearly impossible. A fish-out-of-water family drama, A Different Sun finds a Chinese family struggling to fit in with their new German homeland. It isn’t long before their troubles are more than just culture clash, and marriage problems, school troubles, as well as threats of lawsuits soon make it seem all hope is lost. Can the family hold strong and ride out the hardships? Can love and friendship transcend the bad times?

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Looking for a way out and a way up. Poverty is not going to hold back their dreams to be champions and to seize the opportunity to become professional and Olympic athletes. The New York Golden Gloves tournament offers just that chance. Lasting three months, and with 500 fighters, this annual amateur boxing tournament is the oldest, the biggest, and the most prestigious.

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If you’re a slacker and you know it… Silicon Valley is a magical place where everyone has a successful career in technology, right? Wrong. Chee and T, two unambitious slackers, make a living collecting debts for Uncle Rob, a rich and powerful landlord. In Chee and T, life is good for the two underachievers until Uncle Rob tasks them with getting his nephew Mayunk ready for his engagement party. They think this’ll be the easiest job of their careers. Then they meet Mayunk. Drug-happy, hyperactive, and unfocused, Mayunk is a challenge Chee and T never saw coming.

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Bel Powly (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), Nathan Lane (The Birdcage), Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live), and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) traverse the landscape of life and love in this enchanting comedy. She's a genius—but can she find her way out of her apartment and into the real world? Carrie Pilby is so invested in her intelligence—and intent on hiding from past wounds—that she has cut herself off from the world. A homework assignment from her shrink gets her out of her apartment and her comfort zone, where relating to others brings her the gifts of life—and growing pains.

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From Wall Street to his very own organic farm, an inspiring and powerful journey. Each year, one of the world's most inspiring and life-affirming films receives the coveted Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award and is presented at Cinequest. Previous recipients have included audience favorites I Am (directed by Tom Shadyac, Bruce Almighty), Wampler's Ascent, and Crescendo! The Power of Music.

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Finding your true self no matter what. Featuring the return of director Kavi Raz to Cinequest for his groundbreaking work in The Gold Bracelet (Cinequest, 2006), The Black Prince is the engaging true tale of the last king of the magnificent kingdom of Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh (Satinder Sartaj). Kidnapped from his throne at age 5, Duleep grows up under the supervision of Queen Victoria (Amanda Root, The Iron Lady) as an English prince. After thirteen years, he meets his birth mother and uncovers his true past, the King of Punjab.