The Other Half

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

Michaela 'Traps' Sinclair is a trans sex worker trying to get by in Vancouver while also mentoring her recently-out friend Adeline and making an attempt at pursuing actual motherhood. Meanwhile, lowly production assistant Turner finds himself dangerously spiraling into inceldom as his current relationship implodes.

Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.

After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.

Two young men develop a strange bond. One spends his days delivering pizzas and takes photos on the side. The other lives in a cabin in the woods.

When a scheduling error forces grieving photographer Peter to share an apartment with the rebellious Alice, their weekend together becomes unexpectedly transformative. As the two Asian-Americans navigate New York from Chinatown to the Hamptons, Peter confronts his sister's death and his own invisibility while Alice grapples with family secrets and a recent breakup. Through stolen dumplings, midnight swims, and brutal honesty two strangers learn that being seen requires first seeing yourself. Banana Split is a bittersweet comedy about grief, identity, and what happens when two people force each other to stop hiding.

Josh Thomas is an artist grieving the loss of his wife, channelling inner turmoil into art. When presented with an opportunity, Josh must decide whether he’s selling art or his emotions.

Artistic lovers, Viv and Jay, have become trapped in a vicious cycle of codependent heroin addiction. But when Viv’s wealthy parents hire an interventionist to take Viv to rehab, the couple decides to set off on their own with the help of a suboxone prescription... all they have to do is survive a harrowing night through drug withdrawal.

Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Chameleons

Red Flags – c’est pas ça l’amour

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

The madness after a couple exchanges their mobile phones and begins to unearth bitter truth about each other.

When Ella makes a strange discovery about the lifestyle choices of her internet date, the recently bereaved Mark, she must choose whether to stay in her own comfort zone or take part in his unconventional grieving process. Twitching is irreverent, playful and subversive in its exploration of gendered narratives, relationship boundaries and grief.

A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.

The story of a Finnish rap artist Cheek and his brother.

A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.

A teacher recalls his broken relationship with the girl he loved due to his parents' request to marry a spoiled daughter of the family they were indebted to, while being centered only about giving love to his child in the process. Eight years later ill-fated lovers meet again.

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