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“WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS”
THE STORY – Yajaira, a young but strong Embera woman, lives with her daughter Maria in a violent Bogotá neighborhood. Haunted by dreams of the jungle, she longs to return to the village she once called home. After a tragedy strikes, they have no choice but to leave. Jhon, a charismatic young gang member, joins them…
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“SUNBURN”
THE STORY – During a massive power outage, two best friends explore their sweltering city streets, seeking adventure and relief from the scorching summer temperatures. THE CAST – Joshua Obra, Arianna Shannon, Dashawn Blackwood, Milan Deng, Trinity Lloyd & Ericka Leobrera THE TEAM – Serville Poblete (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 82 Minutes There are those who…
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“SEVENTEEN”
THE STORY – Three young queer Indigenous people’s lives intersect and overlap over the course of 17 hours in downtown Vancouver. THE CAST – Aalayna, Nizhonniya Austin, Taio Gélinas, Shannon Baker, Renae Morriseau & Kaniehtiio Horn THE TEAM – Justin Ducharme (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 88 Minutes Justin Ducharme’s debut feature “Seventeen” opens with the camera…
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“THE SURGEON”
THE STORY – A gifted doctor steps down after an accomplished career, only to return to the operating room at gunpoint. THE CAST – Michelle Yeoh, Martin Freeman, Laurie Davidson, Yuri Kolokolnikov & Joseph Mydell THE TEAM – Roshan Sethi (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 92 Minutes Dr. Eliza (Michelle Yeoh) needs music to operate. The…
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“CHEYENNE”
THE STORY – A group of fearless cowgirls compete at riding wild broncos on the rodeo circuit after nearly a century of being excluded because of their gender. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM – Taimi Arvidson (Director) THE RUNNING TIME – 104 Minutes Eight seconds, counting down by 100ths of a second. Each moment faster than…
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“THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH”
THE STORY – An ex-DEA operative must return to the mountains of South America in an effort to find his missing niece and nephew, following the brutal murders of their diplomat parents. Enlisting the help of a washed-up junkie war photographer, the only person to have seen the face of the killers, he sets out, determined…
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“UNTIL THE DAY ENDS”
THE STORY – Belgrade is a city split in two. In the occupied buildings and crowded streets, Lena fights for a world she believes can be changed. From the same neighbourhood, Stefan is torn between the life he wants and the forces pulling him to the other side of the protests. When they meet, they…
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“BIG LITTLE THINGS”
THE STORY – A seemingly perfect middle-class Chinese family faces an unprecedented situation when their daughter Lei brings a man home on New Year’s Eve to pretend to be her boyfriend. Her same-sex girlfriend’s unexpected visit intertwines her with a real intimacy crisis. THE CAST – Cuishan Liang, Jialing Sun, Bin Yu, Ling Hu &…
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