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The docu-fiction GARUDA POWER is the final result of many years of research about Indonesian Action Movies - or what's still left of it. It focuses on Action Movies from the first Chinese-influenced martial arts movies of the 1930s, the James Bond copies of the swinging 1960s, the Bruce Lee-alikes and super hero comic book adaptations of the 1970s, the golden age of the 1980s up to recent worldwide success of the two RAID movies.
A feature length documentary that explores rehabilitation through the stories of Franklin & Malcolm, who after being released from South Africa’s notorious prison system, work to redefine the freedom that comes with life after a life sentence.
At the dawn of his 25 years, Sokuro, son of Burkinabé immigrants living in Italy, perpetuates family traditions by marrying Nassira, a young woman from his native village, a few kilometers from Ouagadougou. Back home in Italy after the wedding, Sokuro lives his daily life, punctuated by the exhausting work in the factory, the shouting sessions with his little brother Nassir, the daily phone calls to his wife who always needs more money to make her living and a father constantly absent due to work until Sokuro’s boss decides not to renew his contract. Completely broke and unable to bear the distance with his wife, Sokuro decides to join her in Ouagadougou anyway: he wants to marry her at the town hall, in order to make their marriage official and thus begin the family reunion procedure. In order to do this, he has only one option: to get into debt with his mother and his friends, asking them to send him money for the marriage to take place. Before returning once again to Italy after this second marriage, Sokuro makes a promise to his wife: he will find a stable job to prove to the Italian authorities that he will be able to support her. In a few months, he tells her, they will be reunited in Europe ... But will he succeed?
An inspirational documentary about the remarkable Paige Calendine from Zanesville, Ohio. Paige is an 11 year old girl, who was born bilateral, meaning she does not have both legs. Paige has never let her disability hold her back, in fact just the opposite. Paige is a very successful athlete, who competes against kids who are not disabled, and wins! Paige even qualified for the state tournament in two sports: gymnastics and archery. This documentary showcases her talent as we travel to watch her compete in the Ohio state tournaments for both gymnastics and archery.
In 2020, five Korean Americans of vastly diverse backgrounds with competing political views run for US Congress. David Kim is the only underdog with limited resources vying to be the first Korean American representative in Koreatown.
A tale of five strangers, all interconnected by addiction. Themba, a man badly feeling the credit crunch, while wrestling with his biggest problem of trying to stay off cigarettes. His life falls out of his hands after succumbing to his craving.
A hardened, uncompromising drug dealer Bhubezi decides to quit his criminal profession so he may start a new life with his girlfriend. However, he soon learns getting out is nowhere near as easy as getting in. Now faced with a choice of having to choose between his old gang related family verses his new life with his girlfriend Marimba.
A young couple meet in a small town in northern Nevada. They fall in love despite their humble shelter and their lowly jobs working in a casino and bar. It soon becomes problematic for the couple when their spotted past come to haunt them and they are forced to make an escape to the wilds of the desert.
A coming of age romance for anyone who's ever had a crush. Since high school, Stan and Jenny have had crushes on each other. They wrote letters to one another over school holidays but in person they barely spoke; sharing only the occasional lingering glance and smile. Over the years they fantasized about how perfect they would be as lovers. Ten years later they bump into each other and have the chance to make it a reality but it's not that simple; self doubt, fear of rejection, of losing their fantasies will hold them back from what could be the perfect union.
Foreigners living in a small town in South Korea fight to regain their individual freedoms during a mafia take over of their neighborhood. Internal family conflicts within the mafia present their own needs for freedom.
Amélie and Coco, two young Beijing women, are searching for the ideal husband. They are attending one of the hottest parties of the year when Coco is accidentally killed during an erotic game. Amélie is the only witness, because she hides a secret power: she can see in the dark. But when no one can help her, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
4 intertwined stories explore the notion of love in a hotel, how important love is, to what extremes we go to make it happen, but in different situations and circumstances, the outcomes may be more than what we bargain for.