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Death By Handshake
Directed by: Hudson Flynn
A talented teenager copes with restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic by filming a witty love letter to his New York City hometown.
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Ganef
Directed by: Mark Rosenblatt
A little girl, spooked by a dark tale from her mother’s wartime past, starts to believe her adored house cleaner is a sinister thief.
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Bad Omen
Directed by: Salar Pashtoonyar
Kabul, Afghanistan. Pari, a widow and mother, struggles to purchase her prescription glasses in order to continue working as a tailor.
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Rough
Directed by: Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn
Ex-paramilitaries enforce their own brand of street justice but when they condemn a dog to death, they bite off more than they chew.
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Archibald’s Syndrome
Directed by: Daniel Perez
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but for Archibald it’s literally an affliction until he meets a free-spirited woman during a bank robbery.
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The Kicksled Choir
Directed by: Torfinn Iversen
A boy wants to sing in the local choir but when his father gets into a fight with a refugee, his aspirations are in jeopardy.
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Closed To The Light
Directed by: Nicola Piovesan
In a moment captured in time, die-hard Italian fascists conduct reprisal executions of civilians in Lombardy during World War II.
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Out Of Time
Directed by: Delphine Montaigne
Felix’s mother has been called in and an exasperated director is threatening to ban him from the premises. But Felix still has a few moves.
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Aurora
Directed by: Jo Meuris
The animated tale of a little girl who falls in love with a beautiful horse named Aurora and learns about love, friendship and growing up.
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Monsieur Cachemire
Directed by: Iouri Philippe Paillé
A bank loan officer extracts dark secrets from the past from an eccentric and mysterious customer in need of funds.