WORLD PREMIERE
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A military coup throws normalcy out the window? Set in the eventful five-day period of the 2002 Venezuelan military coup, five fictional stories occur between the start of the coup and the return of President Hugo Chavez. As the coup plays out, often seen or heard in the background through TV, sounds, and noises, ordinary lives unfold in extraordinary situations. Just how much does a political upheaval affect the everyday lives of normal people - from the homeless to the working class to the white-collar professionals?
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"Fantasy abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters." - Goya What happens when dreams turn into nightmares. Recurring, paralyzing dreams plague a successful painter, an attractive dominatrix, and a social worker. Lucky for them, Dr. Rich Freeman, played by Tony-nominated Santino Fontana (Frozen, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), could solve their problems. An ambitious psychology professor, Freeman pursues a sleep study with a focus on nightmares and sleep paralysis.
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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?
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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.
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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 friends 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.
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In some families, the monsters live within. An unconventional, widowed father brings his two remaining children to their secluded family-owned "Sanctuary", to pay homage to his eldest, deceased daughter, Magda. The family has deep-seated beliefs in ancient Greek mythology. The father believes in Harpocrates, Greek God of Silence, and has entirely homeschooled his children to protect them from "The Otherness". The youngest is Perseus, a fearful hypochondriac. The coming-of-age daughter, Sprout, dresses as a woman warrior and wonders which god she will follow.
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Reconnect with yourself, love your inner self, and, by humanitarian clowning, heal yourself and others. This is a powerful concept put in practice by the legendary and inspiring Patch Adams. For decades, Patch and his team of extraordinary volunteers have traveled the world and helped heal veterans suffering from PTSD constantly working to relieve invisible wounds.
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Four children living in a garbage dump get a chance in life. At La Chureca, a massive dump in Nicaragua, young Manuel, Zulema, Chico and Edgar wait eagerly for the dump trucks, hoping to find left over food. They work alongside their demanding mother, pulling out any usable discards in order to salvage an existence. Everything they know is this life of extreme poverty until an American philanthropist steps in and buys them a modest home with land to farm. With the kids in school for the first time, can they catch up to their peers, even with the new duties of farming?
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An inspiring family rises above their challenges... Robin and George are a loving couple raising two lovely daughters. On Robin's birthday, the family's life is suddenly thrown in turmoil when Robin is shot by a robber. George desperately tries to maintain a normal life for the daughters. Robin's sister, Greece, and best friend, Jada, step in to help.
Bernardo Pena, Sarah Burkhalter, Molly Ratermann, Candace Roberts
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Art or love can a writer have both? After the end of her first lesbian relationship, Anna, indulges in self-destructive acts to cope with the break-up. Getting ahold of herself, she focuses on her writing. To cope with the heartbreak, she indulges in self-destructive acts. Anna doesn't see herself being worthy of love without first succeeding in writing. She wonders if she needs more exciting life experiences to drive her writing. The result? More love. Must she choose between creativity and relationship? Will she continue to jeopardize what she has gained to get what she craves?