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After his grandfather's death, a boy's grieving father sends him on a poignant journey to fathom mortality. Together, they construct the annual haunted house, intertwining a quest for understanding with the tradition of embracing fear.
When a socially awkward Midwestern woman inherits a porn studio, she plans to take the money and run - until her dead father and a band of misfits force her to face her fears, and learn that misfits are people too.
On the quaint Prince Edward Island, Kevin and his wife are struggling to make ends meet. When a substantial fortune washes ashore, promising a change of luck, the couple's lives take an unexpected turn. However, the windfall attracts an ominous stranger, plunging the peaceful fishing village into criminal chaos. As Kevin grapples with moral dilemmas and choices that could define his family's future, his journey becomes a riveting exploration of morality and the unexpected consequences of fortune.
In Chris Alexander's multi-media meditation on memory, isolation, identity, and bloodletting, a beautiful leather-clad humanoid (Ali Chappell) walks through a dream-world, plagued by violent visions and fragments of memories. After holing up in a monstrous home, the alien succubus flits in and out of reality, replaying the grisly murder of her doppelganger (Cheryl Singleton) while doubting her own sanity, and eventually, her existence.
The Story of Adi Khavous, a musician and extraordinary artist who chose a vagabond lifestyle. Adi left home in Israel and now lives in Canada as a solitary immigrant and rock 'n' roll singer. The film depicts five years of Adi's journey and presents an alternative, off-beat way of life. In his lonesome life, Adi holds on to one dream: to break through as a musician. This 5 years journey provides a glimpse into the extreme life of a unique artist.
This Hebrew language arthouse doc was a huge hit on the festival circuit, scooping up multiple awards and winning tons of praise.
Striving for the Present - Part A is an experimental film that combines a fictional character in a documentary setting. The film revolves around an old homeless man who has given up all normal aspirations (Shelter, family, work) and spends his days wandering the streets endlessly. The random encounters with real characters that stumble upon his way allow the viewer to observe reality with a fresh outlook that combines critique and compassion for the world we live in.
On September 6th, 2003, four cousins - Rhea, Connor, Alan and Steve - head out on a road trip before Steve's posting to the Iraq War. While taking in the sights, filming, and squabbling along the way, they meet a mysterious hitchhiker who claims to have his own military past. The events following this ill-fated meeting were found on a damaged camera, depicting the brutal murder of the cousins at the hands of the hitcher.
A fishing expedition turns deadly when men turn from fighting against the ocean to fighting one another. Inspired by Bernardo Santareno's "The Lugger" and "In the Seas of the End of the World", this is the story of a codfish lugger captain and his crew, fishing in the banks of Newfoundland, who decide to risk sailing to Greenland in search of more fish. Along the way, he faces storms, crew revolts, and deals with the best and worst of humanity when tested in the most extreme circumstances.
An Israeli documentarian delves into the relationship between the life of the controversial author and the work, specifically the way Bellow borrowed real people from his past as the inspiration for characters in his stories.
Matt Hollis decides to take his wife and six-year-old daughter Lara on a trip of a lifetime to Los Angeles. But Matt's world is turned upside down when his wife is attacked in their holiday home, leaving her in a coma and their daughter Lara kidnapped by a child trafficking ring. Realizing he only has a 72-hour window if he ever wants to see his daughter alive again, he enlists the help of an old ex-special forces buddy. Together they tear a path of bloody vengeance through the streets of L.A.
A young couple embarks on what should be a fun road trip for lovers. However, their idyllic journey takes an unforeseen turn when they find themselves ensnared in the clutches of an inexplicable terror that stalks their every move. What begins as a whimsical escapade soon descends into a nightmare as they are relentlessly pursued by a malevolent entity, its presence casting a dark shadow over their once carefree excursion.
KMOK radio morning-drive DJ, Connor McCloud, is summoned to the station manager's office. After he is fired, Connor knows he must begin a stressful job search to take care of his two daughters, which lands him a position at a busy homeless shelter. His first task: Acquire 4,000 turkeys for families in need by Thanksgiving Day. With days ticking and turkeys only trickling in, his only hope to help the families in need is a desperate prayer asking God to help deliver a miracle.
This in-your-face dark drama follows Dina, a young girl from a small town in Israel who cleans toilets for a living. She falls in love with a man and moves with him to the big city. Little does she know that he’s a pimp who recruits girls for the sex industry.
With its beautiful cinematography and extremely difficult human situations, this unsettling arthouse gem of a film exposes the nitty-gritty ugly side of Tel Aviv, and the sex and drug trade that infests its streets. Hebrew with English hardcoded subtitles.
After hearing that his close friend and fellow military veteran attempted suicide, George raises awareness for military member suicides by hiking the full 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. He finds support and comfort from fellow hikers, civilians, and military veterans alike in the "Hiker Universe", an adventurous subculture of hikers that revel in the common purpose and unspoken meaning of life that drives them down the trail and over the next peak.
1960s London. Crime is at the highest level on record. Extortion, robbery and murder are rife through the capital. Everyone knows the gangsters responsible, but no one will go on the record. Detective Nipper Read is tasked with the mission of bringing the city back to the rule of law. As he faces bent cops, political backstabbing, and terrified witnesses, he becomes increasingly obsessed with breaking the code of silence. The true story of the price paid by the man who caught the Kray twins.
When a neurotic private eye who struggles to finish the case takes a train voyage to confront the inevitability of his case's conclusion, his own dark secrets begin to reveal themselves.
After a brutal dictatorship falls in South America, a wealthy but fractured family returns from exile in America to reclaim their lives. However, the new government marks the father and his family as collaborators with the old regime, and they and others on a death list must survive 12 hours of being hunted by vigilantes and prove their innocence to earn the right to live - if they can band together and stay alive.
In the Viking Age in Norway, sisters Sn frid and White-Star have taken different paths in life. Sn frid is a witch and medium to the Gods, while White-Star has turned into an outlaw viking. After White-Star kills the son of the king during a battle, the insane Queen Gunhild gives Sn frid an ultimatum: the queen will have Sn frid's husband killed, unless Sn frid assassinates her own sister.
A strange artifact is passed around during a dinner party, while each guest admiring it, they each cryptically describe various sentiments and ill-feelings. And when one of the guests goes to use the bathroom, he makes a horrific discovery in the sink -- it's full of blood and detritus mixed with the skin from a human face!
On his 18th birthday, TJ receives a mysterious key from a stranger along with a final message from his father, who was hauled off to prison eight years prior. The key unlocks an old 1968 convertible with a coffin welded into the trunk, along with a request to reunite 3,000 miles away. Teaming up with his best friend Jake, TJ embarks on a humorous, resilient journey, realizing life's longest roads can lead home.
Six stories, five directors, one night! The film unfolds during Nuit Blanche, a massive annual all night, city wide, art festival. It follows six different interweaving stories -- an artist questioning her place in the world; a fired lawyer who dons a superhero mask; two high school friends reuniting in a way that might finally become more; a lost traveller constrained by a language barrier; an altered observer who lives to capture life through his lens; and a dedicated volunteer, more focused on others than the art. All are in a period of transition in their lives, and on this one night, they will all come together, connecting, and changing each others lives forever.
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James Billie is no ordinary leader--he is the man who forever changed the destiny of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A decorated Vietnam veteran, award-winning musician, fearless alligator wrestler, and the "father of Indian casinos," Billie rose from humble beginnings to become the most influential Native American figure of the past century. Charismatic and controversial, he lifted his people from crushing poverty to unprecedented prosperity, but not without epic battles and bitter conflict.
Wrestling Alligators traces the Seminoles' remarkable journey, from their mythic survival in the swamps against U.S. soldiers to the opening of a small bingo hall in 1979 that exploded into a multi-billion-dollar gaming empire. Along the way, Billie locked horns with sheriffs, governors, federal officials, and even his own tribe, as power, money, and tradition collided. This sweeping portrait is both a story of one man's extraordinary life and a gripping saga of Native resilience, cultural pride, and the price of leadership. More than a biography, it is a cinematic tale of survival, ambition, betrayal, and triumph that asks: what does it take to wrestle with history--and win? This is a re-release of this 2015 film festival favorite film. It has been updated with a revised ending reflecting the current status of things.
Annie, an aspiring writer, travels cross country to visit her her affluent, older, married friend Kim. As Annie's informal writer's retreat unfolds, she is increasingly inspired and intrigued by Kim's charismatic charm and fluid sexuality.
Yamna is an 82-year-old miracle-worker and righteous woman from Sderot, Israel. The film depicts her unique character and rituals, her Eastern culture and her effort to bequeath her mystical power to the next generation Yamna's story is told through the people who come to her for help as we are offered a glimpse into some of her secrets. Yehudit, 40, whose biological clock is running out, hopes that Yamna can help her become pregnant after conventional fertilization treatments have failed. Dudu, Yamna's grandson, asks her for help with finding success in the music industry. Yamna's daughter, Shula, has the technical know-how of her mother but is still searching for the special spark she needs to honor her birthright and become a righteous woman.
Dark, gripping and morally complex Drama.The life of brilliant judge Micha Alkoby is heading down a promising path, with a promotion coming soon. It all changes after his teenage son, Shay, is involved in a hit-and-run, in which he is the guilty party. Just as Micha is about to turn Shay in, he learns the victim is a member of a crime family, the kind that runs its own system of justice.
Seasons:2
Available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video
Seasons:2
Available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video
