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A dark, romantic character-driven drama directed by and starring Oscar-nominated actor, Michael Keaton (Batman, Birdman, Spotlight) and featuring Emmy Nominated Actress Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, No Country for Old Men). THE MERRY GENTLEMEN received its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was a New York Times Critics' Pick.. A woman leaves an abusive relationship to begin a new life in a new city, where she forms an unlikely...
42) Lake Los Angeles
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An award-winning narrative that tackles human trafficking with a sensitive style and dreamlike cinematography, LAKE LOS ANGELES is the story of two unlikely companions, a lonely Cuban exile and an undocumented Mexican girl struggling to survive in an unforgiving environment.. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Cine Latino Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.. "[With] captivating performances...
43) Blame
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It’s the start of a new year at a small suburban high school. Abigail (Quinn Shephard) is an outcast who seeks solace in the worlds of the characters she reads about, much to the amusement of her manipulative classmate, Melissa (Nadia Alexander). When an intriguing new drama teacher, Jeremy (Chris Messina) casts Abigail over Melissa in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail’s confidence blooms, and soon her relationship with Jeremy begins to...
44) Half-Cocked
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Tara (Tara Jane O'Neil) is growing weary of her slacker life. When her brother Otis, an arrogant rocker lead vocalist, abuses Tara after a show, she and her pals hijack his van (full of band equipment), hit the road and form their own band. The film features Ian Svenonius and members of Rodan and The Grifters, playing versions of themselves. With music by Unwound, Slant 6, Freakwater, Versus, Polvo, Smog, Helium and others.. "Strikingly true-to-life...wry...
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Based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project, THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR WATER shares the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families by using the traditional concept of “gadugi “– working together to solve a problem.. Set in the early 1980s, the film begins in the homes of a small town in rural Oklahoma where many houses lack running water and others are little...
46) The Kid Who Lies
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An intimate tale of a young runaway in search of his disappeared mother, THE KID WHO LIES functions as a metaphor for those still suffering from the 1999 mudslide tragedy, a natural disaster that claimed more than 10,000 victims in the Vargas state of Venezuela.. Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival.. Winner of Best Screenplay at the Havana Film Festival. Nominated for Best Latin American Film at the Mar del Plata Film Festival....
47) The Nightingale
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Accompanied by his granddaughter (Xin Yi Yang) and his pet bird, a widower (Baotian Li) leaves Beijing to return to his native village in this heartwarming family drama.. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.. "Well acted and beautifully photographed, the movie offers a window into both modern urban and traditional Chinese life." - Nick Dent, Daily Telegraph. "A gentle tale ... [and] very sweet family...
48) The Matchmaker
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Arik, a teenage boy growing up in Haifa in 1968, gets a job working for Yankele Bride, a matchmaker. Yankele, a mysterious Holocaust survivor, has an office in back of a movie theater that shows only love stories, run by a family of seven Romanian dwarves in the seedy area by the port. Yankele introduces Arik to a new world, built on the ruins of an old one.. As Arik begins to learn the mysteries of the human heart through his work with Yankele, he...
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