The Boys
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Creator: Eric Kripke
Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso and Chace Crawford
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All In: The Fight for Democracy
Synopsis: The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
Directors: Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus
Writer: Jack Youngelson
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Debo Adegbile, Jayla Allen
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Imitating Life -The Audacity of Suzanne Heintz
Synopsis: Satirical artist and art director, Suzanne Heintz, adopted her fake family more than 15 years ago to challenge persisting stereotypes about women's lives.
Director: Karen Whitehead
Writers: Katherine De Francis (Writer), Karen Whitehead (Writer)
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Jasper Mall
Synopsis: With nostalgia for retro shopping malls at an all time high, "Jasper Mall” peels back the curtain to show the reality of the dying American mall and the individuals at the center of this rapidly changing culture.
Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
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Netflix Vs. the World
Synopsis: The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.
Director: Shawn Cauthen
Writer: Gina Keating
Stars: Didier Allouch, John Antioco, Corey Bridges
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Other Music
Synopsis: For 20 years indie record store Other Music was an influential hub of music culture in NYC. Featuring Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, Interpol and more, the film reminds us that the spirit of the much-loved destination will live on.
Directors: Puloma Basu, Rob Hatch-Miller
Stars: Tunde Adebimpe, William Basinski, Panda Bear
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Rewind
Synopsis: Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger (as Sasha Neulinger)
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Time
Synopsis: Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades.
Director: Garrett Bradley
Stars: Rob Rich II, Fox Rich, Freedom Rich
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Synopsis: A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business.
Director: Rob Garver
Writer: Rob Garver
Stars: Pauline Kael, Lili Anolik, Alec Baldwin
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7500
Synopsis: When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
Director: Patrick Vollrath
Writers: Patrick Vollrath, Senad Halilbasic (co-writer)
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar, Aylin Tezel
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Alex Wheatle
Part of the Small Axe Film Collection
Synopsis: Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Alastair Siddons (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by)
Stars: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules
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And Then We Danced
Synopsis: A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.
Director: Levan Akin
Writer: Levan Akin
Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili
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Blackbird
Synopsis: A terminally ill mother arranges to bring her family together one last time before she dies. A remake of the 2014 Danish film 'Silent Heart'.
Director: Roger Michell
Writers: Christian Torpe (screenplay by), Christian Torpe (based on 'Silent Heart' written by)
Stars: Sam Neill, Susan Sarandon, Anson Boon
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Blue Story
Synopsis: Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
Director: Rapman (as Andrew Onwubolu)
Writers: Rapman (as Andrew Onwubolu), Rapman
Stars: Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Khali Best
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Education
Part of the Small Axe Film Collection
Synopsis: Education is the coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Alastair Siddons (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by) and Steve McQueen (story by)
Stars: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance
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By the Grace of God
Original Title: Grâce À Dieu
Synopsis: Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon (scenario)
Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud
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The Garden Left Behind
Synopsis: A story about a young Mexican trans woman and her grandmother who navigate life as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
Director: Flavio Alves
Writers: Flavio Alves, John Rotondo
Stars: Michael Madsen, Edward Asner, Carlie Guevara
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Invisible Life
Synopsis: Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Writers: Murilo Hauser (screenplay), Martha Batalha (based on the book by: "A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão"), Inés Bortagaray (co-screenplay) and Karim Aïnouz (co-screenplay)
Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão
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I’m Your Woman
Synopsis: In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.
Director: Julia Hart
Writers: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz
Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene
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Lovers Rock
Part of the Small Axe Film Collection
Synopsis: A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Courttia Newland (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by) and Steve McQueen (story by)
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Mangrove
Part of the Small Axe Film Collection
Synopsis: Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Alastair Siddons, Steve McQueen
Stars: Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell
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Red, White and Blue
Part of the Small Axe Film Collection
Synopsis: Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Courttia Newland (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by)
Stars: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson
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Selah and the Spades
Synopsis: Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious east coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction - The Spades - sits Selah Summers, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.
Director: Tayarisha Poe
Writer: Tayarisha Poe
Stars: Lovie Simone, Jharrel Jerome, Celeste O'Connor
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Sibel
Synopsis: 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.
Directors: Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci
Writers: Guillaume Giovanetti, Ramata Sy, Çagla Zencirci
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Sound of Metal
Synopsis: A drummer begins to lose his hearing and has to come to grips with a future that will be filled with silence.
Director: Darius Marder
Writers: Darius Marder (screenplay by), Abraham Marder (screenplay by), Darius Marder (story by) and Derek Cianfrance (story by)
Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci
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Sylvie’s Love
Synopsis: When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father's record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
Director: Eugene Ashe
Writer: Eugene Ashe
Stars: Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria
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Uncle Frank
Synopsis: In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch’s funeral, they’re unexpectedly joined by Frank’s lover Walid.
Director: Alan Ball
Writer: Alan Ball
Stars: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi
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Come to Daddy
Synopsis: A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father.
Director: Ant Timpson
Writers: Toby Harvard (story), Toby Harvard, Ant Timpson (idea)
Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson
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Murder Death Koreatown
Synopsis: The bizarre found footage from an investigation into a true crime murder. An unemployed man’s curiosity about his neighbor’s murder warps into a conspiratorial obsession.
Director: Unknown
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Vivarium
Synopsis: A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.
Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Writers: Lorcan Finnegan (story by), Garret Shanley (story by), Garret Shanley (writer)
Stars: Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann
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Archive
Synopsis: 2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs: being reunited with his dead wife.
Director: Gavin Rothery
Writer: Gavin Rothery
Stars: Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra
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The Vast of Night
Synopsis: At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
Director: Andrew Patterson
Writers: Andrew Patterson (teleplay by) (as James Montague), Craig W. Sanger (teleplay by)
Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
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