The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mother, who preferred to live in the Algerian neighborhoods rather than the European neighborhoods that she hated, and converted to Islam. Her lifestyle shocked the French colonialists: she dressed like a man, frequented cafes and smoke shops. Fascinated by the desert, she traveled the Sahara under the identity of Si Mahmoud, she published articles and books on the world she discovered in southern Algeria, strongly criticizing the colonial authorities. Arriving in El Oued, the soldiers prevent him from continuing his journey. She disobeys and overhears officers shooting Arab prisoners. Arrested, she was accused of espionage and was expelled from Algeria. She married Slimane, a Muslim non-commissioned officer in 1901. Having become French through this marriage, she could now reside in Algeria.
The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
A young florist, who is allergic to flowers, gets the opportunity to save her shop by creating a flower arrangement.
An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to complicate his life further, he begins an affair with his new employer's wife.
Much to the devastation of his parents, a baby is born with a lung tumour. This is his moving tale of survival.
Luis and Chema are going to buy some drugs to get rid of a debt. The transaction with Jose, the drug dealer, is cut short by an impulse of violence in which they end up stealing the stash. Jose, who cannot afford to lose the pack, will hunt them down. In the final moments, Luis and Chema will have to face their own decisions.
When a high school senior is dumped by her boyfriend, her grades fall drastically...to avoid failing, she begins seducing her male teachers. Thus begins her downward spiral into drug addiction and prostitution, and ultimately assassinations for a kingpin mob boss.
A woman is sexually assaulted by a serial rapist wearing a hockey mask. She and other victims form a squad that targets would-be rapists, all the while searching for the mask wearing maniac that raped them all.
Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.
In a cramped apartment that feels like it’s collapsing in on itself, two young men try to outrun addiction and each other. Jay is fighting for sobriety. Alex is fighting not to feel. When pills resurface between them, what starts as a familiar argument spirals into a breaking point that tests the limits of love, loyalty, and survival. Paperwings is an intimate, claustrophobic portrait of codependency, recovery, and the fragile hope of choosing to live.
The Entirety of Her is a poetic and artistic portrayal of womanhood, internal strength and the relationship between a mother and a daughter inspired by Finnish mythology. The stories of Päivätär and Kuutar will intertwine from birth till death symbolizing the strength and unity between women. Sensitive visuals combined with the poem’s powerful message create a video art piece that is a beacon for being enough for yourself.
Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.
A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.
Penny, a 24-year-old woman from an affluent but emotionally distant family, learns she is going blind due to a degenerative eye disease. As her vision deteriorates, Penny turns to psychoanalysis not in hopes of reversing her condition, but to confront years of denial and silence. Through reckoning with her parents, reconnecting with her siblings, and reclaiming her own voice, Penny begins to redefine what it means to truly see, to be seen, and to heal.
A look at the life and thoughts of France Presern, arguably the most prominent Slovenian poet, as well as historical background of his time. How our tragic hero became a symbol of Slovenian culture.
The life story of Anagarika Dharmapala. He was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer. He was one of the founding contributors of non-violent Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Buddhism. He was also a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct there for several centuries, and he was the first Buddhist in modern times to preach the Dharma in three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe. He was a major reformer and revivalist of Ceylonese Buddhism and a crucial figure in its Western transmission. Dharmapala is one of the most revered Buddhists in the 20th century.
Has Danny's life actually divided into two parallel existences - age 17 and 39? And if so, will he be able to regain the power of choice that was taken away from him, and choose his own path in life?
Michael is looking for a woman who likes to play games, but when he finds Suzanne, she might just be more than he bargained for.
A pirate radio, the girl next door, and a test of friendship.