Billy Elliot
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Bookends
Nate is an excitable millennial novelist forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather Saul shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother Miriam refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early signs of dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to escape retirement community life, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ doctor.
Good Morning
Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts the whole neighborhood into turmoil.
Thermostat 6
Diane can't ignore the leak coming from the ceiling above the family dining room anymore.
Beat Generation
Tells the story of the wonderful and long-lasting friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs that gave birth to the Beat Generation movement.
Somos Reyes
The story revolves around a criminal family, led by a ruthless patriarch, who faces betrayal and death while trying to maintain their legacy. The children, Olga, Jero, and Oscar, face moral and power challenges, with Olga surviving violence and Jero and Oscar deciding their own destiny.
Harun
To save his failing business, an elderly tailor must confront his deep-seated prejudice when he accepts an unusual order: creating a female cosplay costume for a young man.
How to Save a Dead Friend
Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.
Smile... The Worst is Yet to Come
Dealing with various setbacks, an LA couple escape to Big Bear Lake for a weekend getaway, hoping to reignite their dwindling romance.
Monitored
When a babysitter finds herself under domestic surveillance, she decides to give her employers a good reason to keep an eye on her.
When The Sun Goes Down
This award-winning and ISAFF-selected film follows Jyoti, a talented young artist, who reconnects with Ishan, a man burdened by family expectations. They rekindle a childhood bond that begins to evolve in unexpected ways. In a world shadowed by generational challenges, their relationship mirrors the cyclical nature of the sun.
A Memory Owed
Bound by unspoken grief, reclusive 91-year-old Stan and his young carer find unexpected solace on the windswept plains of a once-bustling WWII airfield, where memory still lingers.
The Aegean
A widowed Greek fisherman and a teenage refugee form an emotional bond while sailing the azure waters of the Aegean Sea.
Il cielo in una stanza
Clashing with his father Paolo after coming home late, 17-year-old Marco accuses him of being old and stifling. They time travel to the 1960s, where Paolo will be able to prove his son he too used to be hip.
In Starland
In small-town America, a solitary man drifts through life - until a group of fearless young artists crash into his world. A coming-of-middle-age story about identity, belonging, and the strange beauty of connection.
Difficult Daughters
In 1940s Lahore, Virmati, eldest of ten in a conservative Punjabi family, defies convention in her pursuit of education and love, only to find herself trapped after becoming the second wife of a married professor. In 2022, her granddaughter Simar faces a failing marriage and a secret affair; discovering Virmati’s hidden past forces her to confront her estranged mother, Ila.
My Dad and the Volcano
Gavin built a giant volcano sculpture that's now in his dad's shed. Gavin seeks his dad's understanding but he's uninterested in modern art and refuses to participate in the documentary.