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- DirectorTod BrowningStarsLon ChaneyLionel BarrymoreMary NolanA magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
- DirectorRohena GeraStarsTillotama ShomeVivek GomberGeetanjali KulkarniA prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.
- DirectorSøren LindLarissa SansourStarsHiam AbbassMaisa Abd ElhadiWalaa Eltiti'In Vitro' is an otherworldly rumination on memory, history, place and identity set in Bethlehem decades after an eco-disaster.
- DirectorCyril FrankelStarsJoan FontaineKay WalshAlec McCowenFollowing a horrifying experience with the occult in Africa, a schoolteacher moves to a small English village, only to discover that black magic resides there as well.
- DirectorMarcus HearnStarsMartine BeswickVera DayJenny HanleyThis documentary features interviews with several leading ladies from Hammer's peak period, who share illuminating and amusing anecdotes about the various films they worked on.
- DirectorBen PalmerStarsStephen MerchantAsim ChaudhrySophia Di MartinoTwo mismatched neighbours drive across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl's Christmas dreams come true.
- DirectorAli CatterallJane GilesStarsBarry AdamsonJohn AkomfrahRick BakerA feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsForrest TuckerPeter CushingMaureen ConnellA kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
- DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsWaheeda RehmanAbhishek BachchanSonam KapoorIn the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaCharles CoburnA trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.
- DirectorLeslie HarrisStarsAriyan A. JohnsonKevin ThigpenEbony JeridoWith hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her environment, a Brooklyn teenager is faced with numerous challenges that threaten her dreams.
- DirectorAmarjeetStarsDev AnandNanda KarnatakiSimi GarewalDevdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt has a talent for writing poems, and he gets Devdutt to write and even gets them published for him. This gets Devdutt into the limelight and increases sales for Johar's business. While traveling home by BEST bus, he meets with Nanda, who has come to live in his neighborhood, and both are attracted to each other. One night Devdutt comes to the assistance to Bollywood movie actress Kalpana when her car breaks down, she finds out he is a poet and arranges a meeting with him, again both are attracted to each other. Devdutt is asked to deliver a piano to the palatial house of a wealthy woman named Simi alias Radha Rani. She too is impressed by Devutt's poems and invites him over to her house for a party, and again both are attracted to each other. Knowing fully well that he cannot marry three women in his country, a tortured and uncertain Devdutt must now make up his mind as who he wants as his life-partner.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsPier Paolo PasoliniAgnès VardaWith 16mm camera in hand, Agnès Varda filmed 42nd Street in 1967, shooting passersby to the beat of The Doors. Pier Paolo Pasolini is with her, getting lost in the lights, bodies, faces and chaos of a crowded and multicultural New York.
- CreatorMawaan RizwanStarsRussell ToveyHugh ColesMawaan RizwanSurreal comedy that follows Jamma's quest for attention as he navigates chaotic family dynamics and literally stumbles through love.
- DirectorAmeen NayfehStarsMotaz MalheesYara Elham JarrarNicholas JaradWhen Shady and his Sister Maryam are very excited to visit their sick grandfather on the other side of the wall, their elder brother Mohammed, arrives in a hurry with the permit to cross. They arrive to the checkpoint, but having a permit sometime is not enough to let them pass.
- DirectorAnthony BushellStarsChristopher LeeYvonne MonlaurGeoffrey TooneIn 1910, Hong Kong members of a secret Tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge.
- DirectorClio BarnardStarsRobert BeckSibyl BuckIsla FisherA group of people discuss chance encounters they have had that has led to sex with complete strangers. One girl recounts her experiences in the middle of a busy club, another being caught by the police. A lady describes a lesbian clinch in the toilets, a man recounts his 30 second affair on a train and a woman takes a coach journey.
- DirectorAnna MaguireStarsAnna MaguireJack MonaghanDavid ElliotAs a young woman realises her sexual needs have grown beyond her relationship with her boyfriend, a chance encounter allows her to take control of her fantasies.
- DirectorFreya MavorStarsFehinti BalogunSkye LourieMadlena NedevaExplores underrepresented tales of desire, intimacy and sexuality - casting light on stories, bodies and voices that are often kept in the shadows of popular culture.
- DirectorKevin BrownlowStarsKenneth BranaghChristopher AdamsonJohn AugurA documentary examining the early days of horror films, particularly those crafted at Universal Studios during the 1930s.
- DirectorKarl FreundStarsBoris KarloffZita JohannDavid MannersA resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.
- DirectorDavid J. SkalStarsRudy BehlmerPaul M. JensenJohn Balderston Jr.History of mummy films and history of the infamous curse.
- DirectorConstantine NasrStarsNick DudmanKevin HaneyRick BakerA look at the classic Universal Studios monsters brought to life by the iconic makeup artist.
- StarsJohn Andrew Berton Jr.Sean DanielNick DudmanThis documentary short tracks the legacy of 'The Mummy' from Karl Freund's original 1932 production (and its sequels) through Stephen Sommers's 1999 remake (and his 2001 sequel, 'The Mummy Returns').
- StarsRobert S. BirchardCarla LaemmleJeff PirtleThis documentary short offers a look at Universal under the pioneering leadership of the Studios' founder Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
- DirectorChristy CabanneStarsDick ForanPeggy MoranWallace FordArchaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
- DirectorHarold YoungStarsLon Chaney Jr.Dick ForanJohn HubbardThe ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.John CarradineRobert LoweryKharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLon Chaney Jr.Peter CoeVirginia ChristineShipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsStanley BakerJohn CrawfordDonald PleasenceIn Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
- DirectorMichael CarrerasStarsRichard BasehartAthene SeylerLisa GastoniA pilot slips his plane into Red China to rescue an American girl trapped there, but when he lands he discovers that the girl has a surprise for him--she wants him to fill his plane with Chinese refugees and fly them out of the country, too.
- StarsVick PrattFilm historian Vic Pratt explores the themes, characteristics and production history of Michael Carreras' VISA TO CANTON.
- StarsVirginie SélavyA profile of the Visa to Canton (aka Passport to China) star by critic and journalist Virginie Sélavy.
- StarsDavid HuckvaleAn appreciation of composer Edwin Astley and his score to Michael Carreras' VISA TO CANTON by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde.
- DirectorJumana MannaElderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.
- DirectorNatalia LeiteStarsSara AnneQuinn Paulo DiazCaroh LemusTells the story of protagonist Chiquilla and her "crew of misfit bleacher brats" as they navigate queer identity and being high school outsiders. When Kiki, a trans member of the squad, gets thrown in detention for using the girl's bathroom, it ignites a spark that sends the whole group of teens into a rampage of rebellion.
- DirectorCandice OnyeamaStarsTanisha SpringEllen ThomasLayo-Christina AkinludeA young woman is forced to deal with her identity crises, when a mysterious old woman squats on her chest.
- DirectorWarda MohamedA look into a young Somali woman who is having difficulties speaking her mother tongue. Her father narrates the story Cigaal and the Lion Stump with the hope to persuade her to never give up on her Somali heritage.
- DirectorCaleb FemiStarsGabriel AkamoKhai ShawA tragicomic sci-fi tale about a young man suffering from PTSD who watches a commercial for a tea that claims to cure PTSD.
- DirectorCaleb Azumah NelsonStarsDavid JonssonLamar Waves
- DirectorNatalie Cubides-BradyStarsAerynne EastwoodIn 1952, London was engulfed in the Great Smog. As a result of industrialisation, a leaden fog settled over the entire city. The archive images from this period become letters from a desolate future.
- DirectorKima HibbertLajoye Watkins, a reclusive woman living in Brooklyn is determined to tell a secret that she harbored all her life: electronic music was started by Black southerners in the 1920s.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAlma PöystiJussi VatanenJanne HyytiäinenIn modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsIlkka KoivulaA day in the life of a lonely tavern man in an old Portuguese town.
- DirectorRichard O. MooreStarsJames BaldwinOrville LusterOn a 1963 visit to black sections of San Francisco ,talking to angry youth, James Baldwin demolishes the city's image as cosmopolitan and sophisticated and argues that the place is as segregated and as racist, deep down, as Birmingham.
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEileen BrennanTim CurryMadeline KahnSix guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
- DirectorLindy HeymannStarsColin MorganKimberley BarrettKerrie HayesA young man arrives in Blackpool, the seaside town of his childhood. Unable to reconcile the happy memories of his past with the bleak reality of the present - he determines to end his life. But can a chance encounter with a girl also in trouble be enough to pull him back from the brink of suicide and give him hope for the future.
- DirectorSimon AmstellStarsGabe GilmourJack RowanColin MorganIn Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature.
- DirectorEmerald FennellStarsCarey MulliganBo BurnhamAlison BrieNothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.
- DirectorMichael CarrerasStarsTerence MorganRonald HowardFred ClarkBritish archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.
- DirectorMax OphülsStarsCharles BoyerDanielle DarrieuxVittorio De SicaWhen an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.
- StarsTom FarrellJim JarmuschNicholas RayIn this documentary short, director Nicholas Ray's widow Susan discusses first meeting the famous director, his attitude towards actors and passing on his knowledge of filmmaking, and his character. Actor Tom Farrell and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch also contribute.
- StarsGeoff AndrewIn this documentary short, film expert Geoff Andrew offers his analysis of the main themes in Nicholas Ray's cult Western 'Johnny Guitar' (1954).
- StarsTony RaynsIn this documentary short, film expert Tony Rayns discusses the development and production of Nicholas Ray's cult Western 'Johnny Guitar' (1954).
- StarsIsaac BrooksDavid CairnsRandall William CookIn this video essay, film critic and teaching fellow at the University of Edinburgh David Cairns discusses development, production, style and themes of Nicholas Ray's 'Johnny Guitar' (1954).
- DirectorRory D. BentleyStarsAyesha DharkerBharati DoshiSid SagarA young man discovers that his Papaji (Grandad) has died watching porn on the eve of his surprise birthday party.
- DirectorWilliam GraveStarsOmar HashmiAvi KruijtBhasker PatelMark has a conversation with his 10 year old self and he hasn't met his younger self's expectations. He is in a hole. But, things take a positive turn, when his seventy year old self makes an appearance.
- DirectorKahlil MaskatiStarsJenny CarlsonHernan GuarderasRoss HarrisElmer tries to kill himself in a bathroom, but is interrupted by a guy trapped behind a stall without toilet paper.
- DirectorAndrew CarterStarsOmar MaskatiAjay NaiduRizwan Manji"Uncle" captures the essence of an Indian-American father/son relationship told through three car rides over ten years.
- DirectorAnushka Kishani NaanayakkaraTwo creatures fall in love, weaving a colourful world together. but when darkness threatens to consume one of them, the other must fight to stay together, or risk being torn apart.
- DirectorEmerald FennellStarsBarry KeoghanJacob ElordiRosamund PikeA student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
- DirectorYe LouStarsXun ZhouHongsheng JiaZhongkai HuaAfter getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsAndrew ScottPaul MescalCarter John GroutA screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with his downstairs neighbor while discovering a mysterious new way to heal from losing his parents 30 years ago.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan RaceAfter a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsLuis PatinoIsabel SztribernyA one night stand in the middle of the afternoon
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsDanielle BlackburnThomas MaloneDakota Blue RichardsCass is sent away on holiday with her cousins where she meets a boy on a secret mission. All the while, in the back of her mind, is her sister back home in a hospital bed.
- DirectorJoanna HoggStarsNeil YoungTosin ColeJack McMullenA young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.
- DirectorDorothy ArznerRoy Del RuthStarsMaureen O'HaraLouis HaywardLucille BallWhen a troupe of danseuses becomes unemployed, one of them takes up burlesque dancing while another dreams of performing ballet.
- DirectorClara KuperbergJulia KuperbergStarsEmily CarmanTony MaiettaShelley StampDorothy Arzner was Hollywood's most powerful director, though History has forgotten her. She began working in the film industry at 19 as a "cutter" before the advent of editors, and gradually worked her way up through the studio system. Determined and ambitious, she was accepted as a director at Paramount, as the first woman to direct a talking picture for the star Clara Bow. A true pioneer of the cinema, she was the only woman director at a major Hollywood studio in the 1930s and 1940s, openly lesbian, dressed like a man, making movies "avant-gardiste" about women condition.She was a mentor for Francis Ford Coppola, who considers her as one of the most important woman director of Hollywood.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsChristian FriedelSandra HüllerJohann KarthausAuschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
- DirectorNida ManzoorStarsRitu AryaJuliette MotamedLucie ShorthouseAmina is a nervous young Muslim woman who recently stopped playing the guitar. In her pursuit of a man, she needs the help of Lady Parts, a female Muslim punk trio in need of a lead guitarist.
- DirectorSam BaronStarsAmit ShahLaura AikmanSagar RadiaVarun discovers his girlfriend has a history of dating Indian men and can't shake it off.
- DirectorNadia NadarajahStarsJason TaylorAliya GulamaniDeepa ShastriTwo single neighbours are looking for love. Each neighbour admits to their friends that they fancy the other, but neither knows that the other is also Deaf.
- DirectorNoa EparsAnna SimonettiAn orthodox heroine astride a motorbike. Young people breaking the monotony of a country life through stunt riding. A meeting against a Western backdrop between two universes that are at odds with each other except for their very reason for being: passion.
- DirectorMarta Magnuska
- DirectorSofia El KhyariStarsSofia El KhyariIn a mysterious forest, a woman is slowly lured into a nostalgic daydream as she observes butterflies.
- DirectorM. Reza FahriyansyahStarsDimas JujuBrilliana ArfiraEko Budi AntaraTo please his parents, Dika hides his true self by dancing it out.
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsKatie JarvisMichael FassbenderKierston WareingEverything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
- DirectorMolly DineenStarsDerek PerkinsRay StockerThis film documents one day in the life of Angel station on the Northern Line of the London Underground in the days before its refurbishment. We see the ticket collectors, station manager and other staff as they cope with angry passengers, lift failures and cancelled trains.
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsNatalie PressDanny DyerJodie MitchellA struggling single mother is determined not to let her four young children be an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance.
- DirectorAlberto Gonzalez MoralesStarsAlberto Gonzalez MoralesIn times of body positive movements this film pays tribute to the mainstream representation of the male body which the director has a love-hate relationship with. Through a series of gleaned images from the internet and elsewhere ("net found footage"), our cultural obsession with unrealistic beauty standards is put into question.
- DirectorHassan NazerStarsMohammad Amir NajiParsa MaghamiMartine Malalai ZikriaIn a small provincial Iranian town, the children work hard to support their families. One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statue. Sharing a passion for cinema, Yahya's boss Naser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help them find the owner.
- DirectorEmma SeligmanStarsRachel SennottAyo EdebiriRuby CruzTwo unpopular queer high-school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJoan CrawfordSterling HaydenMercedes McCambridgeAfter helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
- DirectorGillian Wallace HorvatStarsMarc Wanamaker
- DirectorJoseph BullmanStarsSion Daniel YoungKimberley NixonAmy-Leigh HickmanA young man gets drawn into a far-right hate crime.
- DirectorCauleen SmithStarsToby SmithApril BarnettWill PowerDrylongso follows a woman in a photography class who begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.
- DirectorCauleen SmithStarsPhilip PentekA collage that acts as a meditation on black history and how it is portrayed in the media.
- DirectorCauleen SmithComposed entirely of 16 mm and Super 8 found footage and is structured like a blues song, with a live-improvised electro-organic soundtrack created by Chicago-based band the Eternals.
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