Movies: Awestruck

A strange yet familiar creature turns up, prompting a flooding of Bramble Bear's youthful memories. The forest descends into turmoil when a group of strangers arrive, on the hunt for the mysterious creature....

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot....

Mustafa and his wife Salwa come from two Palestinian villages that are only 200 meters apart, but separated by the wall. Their unusual living situation is starting to affect their otherwise happy marriage, but the couple does what they can to make it...

Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance ...

An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship....

Vaalvi is a dark comedy that explores the profound human nature involving selfishness, apathy and self-preservation....

Featuring an introduction by Sophie Renoir, great-granddaughter of the painter, this multi-sensory experience luxuriates in the pleasures of art and music. Enter the world of over 100 impressionist works by household names and forgotten geniuses – al...

A short film inspired by Port of Entry, the immersive theater experience created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects....

In the ghettos of the greatest metropolis in Brazil, a midst flying bullets, love and any number of hurdles, young people's stories mingle and collide in the search for dreams and choices. Inspired by true stories, the feature film 'Broken Town' reve...

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies....

In the seedy part of Los Angeles, a man who writes poetry has spent six months without leaving his apartment because of his paranoid delusions involving sadistic doctors, rappers, and spiders. A woman who seems to jinx things by wanting to help is du...

On an expedition through Latin America, Italian General Italo Balbo made the Atlantic crossing with his seaplane squadron, which left Boloma, entered Brazilian territory via Natal and now ended its journey in the capital Rio de Janeiro. Arrival of th...

An examination of how Africa's mythological stories have served as the basis for the world religions that came after, especially in Western civilization....

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the d...

An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the...

Francisco is unhappy about his body....

An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency -- and what it suggests about how he will govern....

Three young hikers in the woods settle down by a campfire to relax and have a good time, but someone is watching them....

Set in the suburbs of Northern, VA in early summer 2020 - during the start of civil unrest in DC - a somber middle-aged man struggles to get over a woman that he was never that close with....

The film chronicles the remarkable saga of Mike Kirk, a devoted model train enthusiast, whose unwavering determination, along with the support of a dedicated circle of family and friends, spearheaded the decades-long restoration of the long-abandoned...