In the New Zealand series, After the Party, we follow Penny (Robyn Malcolm), a woman whose life was altered after a family gathering about five years ago where family lines were torn and loyalties tested. While still living a relatively normal life, her world is...
Silent Friend is a quietly ambitious film about three people at three different points in time, united by their connection to plants and their fascination with the world around them. The first segment, set in the modern day and shot digitally, follows a neuroscientist...
In the present day, siblings Mise’l and Antle are haunted by a mysterious ghost-like figure. Being physically affected by the ghost, the two reunite in the area that they grew up. The siblings then journey into Sk+te’kmujue’katik (the Place of Ghosts), a primordial...
On the brink of inheriting the position of The Bearded Woman—matriarchal leader of an outcast community of circus performers—a young woman defies her overbearing mother and runs away instead. Free from the expectations and responsibilities at home, she seeks romance...
In the aftermath of a mental breakdown and a struggling tour, world-renowned pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) teams up with her original costume designer and friend Sam Anslem (Michaela Coel), who is in need of a dress. But as Sam goes through her artistic process...
If you do not know what Tourette's syndrome is, watch this film. It is an essential art piece that serves both as an educational tool and the best campaign for awareness. I Swear, which does, in fact, contain a lot of swearing (as the title implies), is a take on the...
Dreams follows American socialite Jennifer (Jessica Chastain), whose father runs a prestigious international arts collective. Jennifer’s affair with Mexican ballet dancer Fernando (Isaac Hernández) convinces her to cross the border to be with him. As it becomes clear...
The Drama is the third feature from director Kristoffer Borgli, whose film Dream Scenario was a strong critical hit and festival favourite in 2023. Like Dream Scenario's take on the mid-life crisis, Borgli takes a familiar situation but infuses it with something taboo...
For Worse sees Liz coming off a divorce and back into her former world of acting. She joins an acting class where quickly she feels out of her depth. Even so, she goes head first into the action though and, when her scene partner invites her to practice their scene,...