Powerful Movies

A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small,...

The LGBTQIFA+ Center of Lille has been welcoming people for several years who fled their countries due to homophobic or transphobic persecution. A...

What's done in the dark, is always brought to the light. A weekend trip for four girlfriends turns deadly after secrets are revealed. Their lives are...

Pinnicer Warner, struggling to support his grandmother due to unstable jobs and her gambling addiction, gets involved in a dangerous situation after...

It’s a central premise of the American dream: If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll be able to make a living and build a better...

An award-winning student short film shot on iPhone, reflecting the director’s experience in Rome. It inspires viewers to embrace life’s...

Atmospherically shot in black and white North Circular Road travels the length of the eponymous road exploring the history, music and streetscapes of...

The Birds Shall Return is a documentary narrated by grandmothers and third-generation Palestinians from Jordan and the Netherlands. Their intimate...

A group of teenagers who have been selected to participate in a recreational white water rafting trip. All of the kids selected have AIDS or have...

The film follows Lika, a young girl forced to flee the war with her little sister and mother, leaving her father behind. Haunted by fear and loss,...

A personal and intimate portrait of disabled, gender fluid cosplayer Paul/Paula. Inviting us into her world, Paula lives life to the full, embracing...

A young schoolboy tries to help the girl he likes to pass a test.

A local fisherwoman navigates her way through a male dominated environment to work in an industry that has been essential to island life for hundreds...

Portrait of Seraphim Bit-Kharibi, an Assyrian Orthodox Christian monk residing in Georgia, who sings in Aramaic, the mother tongue of Jesus Christ

When a world-famous film director is finally given the chance to write his own script, painful memories from his past resurface. Seeking solace, he...

INDEPENDENTS Season 1. Screened for the first time, worldwide at INDEPENDENTS PREMIER 2025. CUE: "First" Toronto Metropolitan University. 1/4

Short animation about biology, cyborgs, chickens, symbiosis and suffering.

A young drummer obsessed with the idea of making the perfect jazz rhythm.