Thanks for Dancing

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love.

Christian is a presenter at a small radio station. His wife Katrin directs traffic in a car park. Both are friends with Uwe, who runs a fast food kiosk, and Ellen, who works in a perfume shop. Their four lives are stuck in a rut. Until the day Chris and Ellen sleep together and upset the balance of the two couples...

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.

Filmmaker Talya Lavie steps into the spotlight with a dark comedy about everyday life for a unit of young female Israeli soldiers. The human resources office at a remote desert base serves as the setting for this cast of characters, who bide their time pushing paper, battling for the top score in Minesweeper, and counting down the minutes until they can return to civilian life. Amidst their boredom and clashing personalities, issues of commitment—from friendship to love and country—are handled with humor and sharp-edged wit.

Sometimes distance, career and work separate people forever. But it only last a moment for truly close people. It may happen that a cute fluffy amulet will bring the people together and make some of them show humor, nobility, loyalty and mutual help, while others will be just funny, silly and dangerous... After going through separation, a series of obstacles, tests and temptations, the magic of love must win!

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.

When a young woman realises she is going to die soon, she calls up her two old friends to helper her make the most of the time left, while giving them the wake up call they need all at once.

A determined creative works through the expansion of his artistic practice. A young man seeks community in a life filled with laborious odd jobs. A young academic looks to embrace the change in her circumstances. Three New Yorkers in their mid-to-late twenties navigate personal, professional, and creative stagnation in the exploration of their purpose.

This shortfilm follows Noel and River, two individuals struggling to move on from a past relationship. Through parallel therapy sessions with Avery, their therapist, they reveal their versions of the breakup, each feeling broken by the other. When they unexpectedly cross paths at therapy, they are forced to confront their past and face the truth about their relationship.

An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.

Another Year Together chronicles three romantic relationships in the same New York City family during the Holidays. Jonathan and Sophie, 30s, have been together for several years and are on the fence about marriage. Jonathan's sister, Julie, 40's, is newly single, and is starting anew with her brother's best friend, David. Jonathan's parents, Barbara and Eddie, 70's, have been married for almost 50 years, and find themselves on the precipice of divorce. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, each couple goes through relationship Hell as they confront the reality of what it means to be in love.

When a trio of friends get together for their annual satire Wine & Cheese Night a member of the group shares some life changing news, ultimately throwing a rivet into the cogs of their friendship.