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Set in LA 2015, we follow the rise of an actor, Andrew Thompson, during a chemistry read for an upcoming superhero movie, while falling in love in the process with his soon-to-be co-star.
This time-lapse documentary condenses the entire 21-day development of a chicken – from fertilised egg to the hatching of the chick – into a nine-minute film. In microscopic detail and in full colour, we observe the early stages of life within the fragile shell, which so often cracks prematurely at the hands of humans seeking to satisfy their base appetites.
In the near future, the “method” controls the health and freedom of society. The life of neuroscientist Mia Holl, who is loyal to the system, changes abruptly when her brother Moritz Holl is wrongly accused of murder and imprisoned. In the fight for truth and justice, Mia begins to question the system and becomes the hunted herself.
The life of Michèle Firk — a trailblazing French journalist, film critic, aspiring director and communist activist involved in various liberation struggles in the second half of the 20th century — as told by narrator Alice Diop, modern day French director.
Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo. This live cinema transmission is part of The Met: Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
In the near future, astronaut Ana lives at a space training base in the middle of an arid and desolate landscape on Earth. She is undergoing a long isolation drill to prepare for a possible mission to Mars. At the same time, Ana is receiving treatment to prepare her body for pregnancy in zero gravity.
Qiao, an 18-year-old boy, loses his voice while delivering a eulogy for his late father. He runs away from the funeral and hides from his family. Between past, present and future, the young man recalls his relationship with his brutal and secretive father, who left him a passion for boxing. Ten years later, now an engineer, Qiao develops an AI boxer to help people learn boxing. Training with the AI day by day, Qiao begins to see a ghost.
The 20th century dreamt of utopia but instead experienced tragedies. This film looks at San Francisco-based Latvian artist and playwright Raimonds Staprāns’ nearly century-long experience of trying to define life and statehood. It constructs an exact replica of one of his paintings, and asks actors to portray characters from his plays. Keeping in mind the symbolically charged image of the red barn in the painting, it deliberately incites arguments between the actors, the director and the crew about the motivations of the characters as well as alternative actions or decisions that they could have taken but did not.
Pina is a feature-length dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer, who died in the summer of 2009.
To grow the DuniaHorror62 YouTube channel, Putik—who has the ability to see and communicate with spirits—joins forces with Ryan, Anggie, Aro, Dita, and their friends to visit an old motel in Malioboro. A forbidden room in the motel becomes their target for content, in hopes of making their channel go viral. Despite being warned, this group of young people recklessly enters the room anyway. Inside, they discover a tape recorder containing a recording of the song “Lingsir Wengi.” As soon as the song plays, eerie events and terror begin to haunt them. Putik realizes they’ve awakened a spirit—one that doesn’t just want to communicate, but has come bearing wrath and demanding vengeance be settled. This spirit reveals dark secrets and conflicts within their friendship. They must find a way to stop it before they lose their lives.
A girl with an insatiable appetite goes on a late night adventure into a different state of mind.
In a near future, humanity has blotted out the sun with an artificial cloud in an attempt to stop climate collapse, and the world has lost its color. A photographer wanders this gray, lifeless landscape, obsessively searching for one last sign of life. When he meets a mysterious girl, he may finally have the chance to take the photograph he has been chasing all his life.
On the shores of England, a teenage girl witnesses her father's cruelty toward a migrant who has just arrived by small boat, forcing her to confront the complexities of both her father and the world around her.
Lily, a young actress, loses her grip on reality when she discovers that her neighbor looks exactly like her—feature for feature.
Nina, driven by revenge after losing her family during a devastating war, tracks down the man she believes holds the answers to their deaths.
A grieving woman reflects on the toxic relationship she had with her recently deceased boyfriend.
A man documents his wife's cancer-until a terminal diagnosis leads him to an ancient ritual to summon the Devil and make a deal. His footage spirals into a chilling record of kidnapping, demonic rituals, and the price of desperation.
Explores the romantic journey of PK Mahanandia, a Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles by bicycle in 1977, venturing across continents to reunite with the woman he loved.