Samson
He defeated an entire army and slayed a lion with his bare hands. But there's a secret behind Samson's superpower. Chosen by God from birth, he's been given superhuman strength - as long as he follows the rules. And that's where the trouble begins. Samson soon falls prey to temptation, losing his strength and sight. And it's here where he will face his greatest challenge. Journey with this unlikely hero as he battle the Philistines - and his own personal calling. Filmed in front of a live audience at Sight & Sound Theatres in Lancaster, PA.
Songs Overheard in the Shadows
Balanced on the edge of what is visible, everything comes from nothingness and returns to nothingness. Strands of consciousness trying to convene with each other. Forms of personal significance in a time of crisis, set free into random motion through chance operations. Recurring details point towards a center.
The Last Ones
Checo, the son of poor Friulian farmers, feels different from other boys because he is more intelligent, sensitive, and gifted with imagination. Others isolate and mock him, and give him the nickname of "Scarecrow," and Checo ends up identifying with that macabre bird. One day, exasperated, he decides to flee to Venice, with the dream of becoming a painter.
Devil's Island
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge. One partisan boat, filled with refugees, tries to reach a safe area, but because of a storm it must stop near a small island. While the crew tries to repair it, a German gunboat comes from nearby.
Janma Janma
Janma Janma is a Nepali film that delves into love, dreams, and the cycle of life. The story follows Amar and Praya, a couple deeply in love. Praya is haunted by recurring dreams of someone trying to kill her, which leave her anxious and fearful. Amar, along with her parents, reassures her that the dreams aren’t real and encourages her to move forward. Praya eventually finds a new beginning, embracing a fresh life. However, she discovers that her old friends didn’t get the same chance at renewal. She shares this realization with Amar, urging him to cherish love and life. The story concludes with Amar reflecting on her words, highlighting the fleeting yet profound beauty of existence. Janma Janma is directed by Sital Nepal and written by Yubraj Lama. It weaves an emotional narrative of second chances, dreams, and the power of love to overcome life’s uncertainties.
Wait Please
A wonderfully touching tale about love
T.R.Y.
At the turn of the 20th Century amongst tension between China and Japan, a Japanese swindler in Shanghai plans to profit by selling weapons. He steals arms from the Japanese military and sells them to the rich Chinese.
The Peasants
A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.
Highly Dangerous
A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.
Monique
Using a childhood experience of racial bigotry at school, this film looks at the ways in which racism is ingrained in American society, even in the play of children. MONIQUE is a compelling exploration of identity and memory.
Surrender
T. Griffin Sanders is a successful high-stakes real estate developer willing to risk everything but his heart until, during an unexpected delay in his otherwise manic schedule, he is caught in a wide-awake daydream in which his conscience guide shows him what is possible if only he would surrender to love.
White Room
A man wakes up in an endless white void, unable to remember how he got there, he soon encounters an A.I. who takes the man through old memories of himself until he realizes his tragic purpose in the white room.
Demobbed
Demobbed from the army Nat, Norman and Dan get new jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party.
The Naked Venus
A young American painter and his French wife move with their small daughter to the US when the husband's father dies. His mother takes an instant dislike to the wife, and when she finds out that her daughter-in-law is a nudist who once posed naked for an artist, she declares her son's wife to be an unfit mother and sets out to break up the marriage--which may not be difficult to do, as the son is a weak-willed "mama's boy" who's terrified to stand up against his domineering mother.
I Had a Dream You Won’t Understand Even If I Tell
Tevfik Esenç is the last man on earth to speak Ubykh. Years later, his granddaughter and the film’s co-director, Burcu Esenç, travelled to Sorbonne University and the College de France in Paris, to Oslo University and the Caucasus to unearth this lost language.
Wildest of the Wild
Wildest of the Wild showcases the wild side of nature and what it takes to be a dedicated wildlife filmmaker. It was shot in the wilderness of British Columbia and Alberta in stunning HD. Wildlife filmmaker Leon Lorenz always travels alone, often carrying a 70 pound pack for his mountain trips in pursuit of rare and exciting animal behaviours.
Wild actions of moose and mule deer in the rut were captures, but none as wild as a charging sow grizzly and her two year old cub. This grizzly bear attack captured the attention of news media worldwide. Join Leon on his four year filmmaking adventure and you will be drawn into a wilderness feeling upon watching this movie.
The Reunion
A rich kid returns to his hometown only to find his childhood best friend in deep trouble.
Zeno Reads a Newspaper
A man "experiences" current events as he reads about them in the newspaper.