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Inspired by the writings of Jean Baudrillard, this film - shot entirely within the videogame Red Dead Redemption 2 - examines people's perception of history, in this case the Wild West period, and how it has been influenced by media representation and recreation, or perhaps how it has been entirely replaced by it.

For 14 years, Syrian filmmakers Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi have journeyed together through war and storytelling. Their bond was forged on the frontlines of revolution where their cameras recorded terror and hope, laughter and heartbreak – moments that defined a generation. Years later, their story takes an unexpected turn. Confined inside a UK asylum hotel, Hasan and Fadi document a new chapter shaped not by bombs, but by waiting, bureaucracy, and exile.

A comedian and his girlfriend wait for a coach from Victoria Coach Station in London.

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Mal, a young poet in Male' who dreams of studying abroad has to navigate through her friendships and the complicated relationship with her mother.

Two friends plot their way out of unemployment and despair, only to become pawns in village power games. Their quest for a better life becomes a harrowing test of loyalty and resilience.

An interview with actress Kyôko Nakamura about her role in "An Aria on Gazes". (bonus feature on the "An Aria on Gazes" Bluray released by Vinegar Syndrome).

Bullied by wife and daughter and mistreated at work, Herman escapes with boozed up dancing alone in the middle of the night, until a drunken dance floor takeover at an office party sparks a long overdue rebellion.

Fifty-something Rosa, lying in an MRI scanner, is prompted to summon a happy memory. She plunges into a meandering, subconscious road trip with her indomitable mother, both queer, where wild imagination becomes a tender, unruly form of therapy.

After awakening from a recurring nightmare, Luanda, a Black woman and single mother, finds her day pierced by painful memories that insist on resurfacing. A seemingly simple, intimate unease draws her back into recollections of a past shaped by poverty and sorrow. As she confronts these ghosts, Luanda revisits the experiences that forged her path and reveal the strength of the woman she has become.

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Can you imagine living in a world where there is only one way of seeing things? Isaac, aged 9, is growing up in a society where tastes and colors are strictly dictated. In this world of constraints, he tries to express his vision of things through art, his art, which he displays using patterns that he draws everywhere. But in such a strict world, taking liberties like this does not go unpunished. However, the young boy will not stand idly by. Going against society is frightening, but for Isaac, it is a price worth paying for his freedom.

Four down-on-their-luck friends in Nairobi attempt an absurd and chaotic heist on a bank truck, but their lack of experience and endless blunders turn the high-stakes operation into a hilarious disaster that puts their friendship to the ultimate test.

Evocative yet playful, Life Forgotten asks, how does everyday entertainment bring people together and act as a catalyst for social change? Situating archival film in parallel with reenactment, the film conjures up New York’s Lower East Side in the early years of the twentieth century, it centers on a real storefront cinema, Frank Seiden’s Variety Theater. Here silent movies were anything but. Frank and his sons improvised dialog for the films and sang Yiddish ballads to an audience that didn’t hesitate to join in or argue back. It was a welcoming space for women and the film follows a group of radical young garment workers who gather here to figure out how to fight for women’s rights and change their world.

Daniel is sent to recover a valuable key that was stolen by an old acquaintance. But when everything is at stake, where do loyalties lie?

Four detectives walk into a coffee shop to discuss a heist their investigating, only to found out some information that changes everything.

In 2021, despite all travel restrictions, Kārlis found a way to continue his journey around the world, and after rowing across the Pacific Ocean, he would set off across the next waters. After returning to Asia, he rowed across the Indian Ocean and then cycled more than 5,000km across Africa, arriving on April 4, 2024, at the same pier where he began his journey in 2016 - in Luderitz, Namibia.

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Burned-out activist Noja shelters a Ukrainian refugee, though she plans to quit volunteering. They re-experience warmth, belonging, and closeness, proving that empathetic persons who once loved and were loved still exist. One night in a Ukrainian city under bombs changes their lives once again.

It's about a man who returns to iran after many years and the feeling of old love awakens in his heart in the beautiful atmosphere of Tehran.