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    The lure of family mysteries lies at the heart of “Still Life In Lodz,” an emotionally riveting documentary that journeys to the historically tumultuous city of Lodz, Poland. Here, a surprise reunion with a painting that hung in the same apartment for 75 world-altering years becomes a probing investigation into the power of memory, art, time and resilience. What follows is a deeply personal detective story rich with twists and turns. But, equally it is an ode to the lost generations of Jewish Lodz and a look at how fragile—but also how incredibly necessary—our relationship with the past is for creating the future.
    Directed by: Slawomir Grunberg
    Starring: Lilka Elbaum, Paul Celler, Roni Ben-Ari


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    A young man is sent to “La Maca,” a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
    Directed by: Philippe Lacôte
    Starring: Denis Lavant, Issaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu, Koné Bakary


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    A wealthy, Nigerian-American teenager is pulled over by police, shot to death, and immediately awakens, trapped in a terrifying time loop that forces him to confront difficult truths about his life and himself. Tackling the social issues of racism, police brutality, LGBTQ acceptance, mental health and addiction, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson confronts these seminal issues, all too prevalent in American society.
    Directed by: Ali LeRoi
    Starring: Steven Silver, Spencer Neville, Nicola Peltz, Sammi Rotibi, David James Elliot


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    While waiting for her test results, a frustrated Blake (Sam Quartin) robs a pharmacy, kidnaps a drug addict, Luke (Dylan Sprouse) and ditches her insolent boyfriend (Max Madsen) to distribute the stolen-lifesaving-medication in the fringe lands of a free city. As they are chased through the labyrinth of the lawless wasteland by Tammie (Eden Brolin) and Uncle Joe (Craig Stark) can they distribute the lifesaving medication to Emerald (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) — and make it out together?
    Directed by: Kerry Mondragon
    Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Sam Quartin, Thea Sofie Loch Naess, Craig Stark, Eden Brolin, Nekhebet Kum Juch, Max Madsen, Alma Martinez, Barbara Palvin, Cody Burkett


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    A scheduling mix-up at an Airbnb brings four twenty-somethings together, eachnavigating the open waters of where, how, and with whom they're supposed to be. As the long weekend progresses, the foursome is forced to contemplate their collective baggage, the value of prioritizing connection over convenience, and what happens when they all go home.
    Directed by: Erik Bloomquist
    Starring: Peyton Michelle Edwards, Erik Bloomquist, Ehad Berisha, Maggie McMeans


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    Part psychological horror, part realist drama, this exhilarating debut feature from Shatara Michelle Ford is set against the backdrop of national discussions around inequitable health care and policing, the #metoo movement, and race in America. Test Pattern follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit. Their story reveals the systemic injustices and social conditioning women face when navigating sex and consent within the American patriarchy. Winner of top prizes at the BlackStar and New Orleans Film Festivals, this gripping social thriller offers a unique exploration of institutional racism and sexism from a Black female point of view.
    Directed by: Shatara Michelle Ford
    Starring: Brittany S. Hall, Will Brill, Gail Bean, Drew Fuller


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    Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other’s stories. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.
    Directed by: Carlos Lopez Estrada
    Starring: Tyris Winter, Marquesha Babers, Maia Mayor, Austin Antoine, Jason Alvarez


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    Utah and Opal are junkies living on the streets of rural Ohio until a seemingly chance encounter with the enigmatic Wood (Michael Kenneth Williams) brings them to Los Angeles for treatment. While Utah finds sobriety with the help of the treatment center shrink (Academy Award®-Winner Melissa Leo), he soon learns that rehab is not about helping people—it’s merely a cover scheme for a multibillion dollar fraud operation, enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts. Seduced by the money, but troubled by the hypocrisy, Utah must decide between what will make him rich, and what will save Opal.
    Directed by: John Swab
    Starring: Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Michael K. Williams, Jack Kilmer, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Owen Campbell, Sam Quartin, Thomas Dekker


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    Two retired women, Nina and Madeleine, have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together, until an unforeseen event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine’s daughter to gradually unravel the truth about them.
    Directed by: Filippo Meneghetti
    Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier


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    Take a trip and break out of your shell with Barb and Star. From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids (co-stars and co-writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) comes to BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time…ever. Romance, friendship, and a villain’s evil plot…Hold onto your culottes, BARB & STAR debuts in your home on February 12th! Lionsgate presents a Lionsgate production, a Gloria Sanchez / Stellie production.
    Directed by: Josh Greenbaum
    Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Fortune Feimster, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Abdoo, Vanessa Bayer, Phyllis Smith, Kwame Patterson


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    What if we are living in a simulation, and the world as we know it is not real? To tackle this mind-bending idea, acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Ascher (ROOM 237, THE NIGHTMARE) uses a noted speech from Philip K. Dick to dive down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theory. Leaving no stone unturned in exploring the unprovable, the film uses contemporary cultural touchstones like THE MATRIX, interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a wide array of voices, expert and amateur alike. If simulation theory is not science fiction but fact, and life is a video game being played by some unknowable entity, then who are we, really? A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX attempts to find out.
    Directed by: Rodney Ascher
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    In this heartfelt and hilarious rom-com, Sara, a novelist struggling with writer's block needs inspiration—and finds it when she serendipitously meets Godfrey, a down-on-his-luck oddball who constantly changes personas in order to cope with a traumatic past and avoid reality. Just as Godfrey begins to open up to Sara, he discovers that she’s been using him as inspiration for her next novel, and he vanishes from her life. Did Sara just lose the man of her dreams, or will she be able to find him and make things right?
    Directed by: Ken Mok
    Starring: Nick Thune, Cleopatra Coleman, Iliza Shlesinger, David Koechner


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    In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman’s grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him. SON OF THE SOUTH is from executive producer Spike Lee and based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek.”
    Directed by: Barry Alexander Brown
    Starring: Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Cedric The Entertainer, Julia Ormond, Byron Herlong


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    A romantic comedy where a career-driven business woman and a laid-back slacker meet and...swap bodies? CJ (played by Ella Jordan) works for a large corporation. Casey (Jimmy Kustes) is unemployed and lives with his brother Roy (Gunner Willis). During a job interview, a mishap causes them to Body Swap. Now they must pretend to be each other. He must contend with her work frienemy Lisa (Kayte Giralt) and navigate the biggest deal in her company's history while she has to court a girl (Erica Manni) Casey has a crush on. They both must find out the true meaning of love: loving yourself, improving the other person, and two people becoming one. Quite literally.
    Directed by: Tim Morton
    Starring: Ella Jordan, Jimmy Kustes, Gunner Willis, Kayte Giralt, Erica Manni, Brandon Shell, Ariel D. King, Allie Hail, Edward Kaihatsu, Kayla Gibson


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    Food Club revolves around three longtime girlfriends from elementary school who are coming into their prime and finding a new lease on life after participating in a cooking course in Italy. Marie (Olesen) is abandoned by her husband on Christmas Eve, leading her identity as part of a happy family to crumble; while Berling (Ekblad) is the eternal bachelorette who lives the sweet life but has a complicated relationship with her daughter; and Vanja (Lehfeldt) lives with the memories of her late husband and has difficulty moving on.
    Directed by: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg
    Starring: Kirsten Olesen, Stina Ekblad, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Michele Venitucci, Troels Lyby, Rasmus Botoft, Mia Lyhne


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    Tilly and Harper have lived across the street from each other since they were kids. When newly feminist Harper enters high school, she and theater nerd Tilly find themselves in an unexpected relationship. Social expectations, self identities and family standings are challenged, providing us with an honest look into the innocent, yet also hyper social and cultural awareness of today's young people.
    Directed by: Sarah Sherman, Zachary Ray Sherman
    Starring: Anjini Taneja Azhar, Quinn Liebling, Alex Jarmon, Ayla Carda, Kelly Grace Richardson, Eric Martin Reid, Tanner Orcutt, Sharonlee McLean, David Withers, Morgan Demetre


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    Lauren, a river guide in southeastern Utah, has been experiencing disturbing visions lately. Reluctantly agreeing to take 5 contest winners on an overnight trip down the Colorado, she soon finds herself struggling to keep it together with the visions. Camping for the night, the group becomes separated and lost in the labyrinth of canyons, and discovers they aren't alone in the remote terrain. Stalked by an evil presence, Lauren and her guests are thrown into an 150 year old feud, and Lauren must confront her visions to see the contest winners, and herself through until morning.
    Directed by: Brendan Devane
    Starring: Stephanie Barkley, Marqus Bobesich, Wayne Charles Baker, Sheldon D. Brown, Ari Anderson, Larry Yazzie, Dennis Connors, Lauren Capkanis, Jesse Buck-Brennan


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    The impending demolition of an abandoned prison has the paranormal investigation team “The Skeptic and the Scientist” rushed to spend a locked-in night within the prison’s walls before the wrecking balls start swinging turning the now state historical building to condos.Knowing their channel needs views, team leader Matthew (Todd Haberkorn) funds one last-ditch effort in hopes the device science expert Sara (Paris Warner) has invented will be their ticket to fame and fortune. Along with their sound technician Ashley (Coryn Treadwell), cameraman Jacob (Brian Telestai) and guided by their assigned park ranger, the team recorded everything, hoping to capture elusive spirits. What they captured instead will change paranormal investigation forever, and may have even solved a long-standing mystery.
    Directed by: Brian Jagger
    Starring: Todd Haberkorn, Paris Warner, Don Shanks, Corynn Treadwell, Easton Lay, Brian Telestai


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    This Memorial Day weekend, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick Star and the rest of the gang from Bikini Bottom hit the big screen in the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event. After SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home. As they navigate the delights and dangers on this perilous and hilarious rescue mission, SpongeBob and his pals prove there’s nothing stronger than the power of friendship.
    Directed by: Tim Hill
    Starring: Tom Kenny, Awkwafina, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence, Reggie Watts


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    The critically acclaimed LAST CALL tells the story of two strangers destined to intervene in each other's lives after a misdial fates them together forever. Beth is a late-night janitor who accidentally answers a call from Scott who believes he has dialed a suicide prevention hotline. LAST CALL presents both ends of a harrowing phone call that has Beth navigating a life-changing conversation as she attempts to aide Scott within her limited means.
    Directed by: Gavin Michael Booth
    Starring: Sarah Booth, Daved Wilkins


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    Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.
    Directed by: Jacob Johnston
    Starring: Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, Lou Ferrigno Jr.


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    Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist’s loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici family, ascends to the papacy and charges him with a lucrative new commission – the façade of the San Lorenzo basilica. Forced to lie to maintain favor with both families, Michelangelo is progressively tormented by suspicion and hallucinations, leading him to ruthlessly examine his own moral and artistic failings.
    Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
    Starring: Alberto Testone, Jakob Diehl, Francesco Gaudiello, Federico Vanni, Glenn Blackhall, Orso Maria Guerrini, Anita Pititto


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    "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry" tells the true coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom. From award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, the documentary offers a deeply intimate look at this extraordinary teenager's journey, at just seventeen years old, navigating life on the road, on stage, and at home with her family, while writing, recording and releasing her debut album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
    Directed by: R.J. Cutler
    Starring: Billie Eilish


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    In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman’s grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him. SON OF THE SOUTH is from executive producer Spike Lee and based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek.”
    Directed by: Barry Alexander Brown
    Starring: Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Cedric The Entertainer, Julia Ormond, Byron Herlong


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    Take Me to Tarzana is a comedy that follows Miles and Jane as they struggle to survive in the corporate jungle at Teleplex, a top data-mining company. After learning their lecherous boss has been secretly recording the women in the office, they hatch a plan to take him down, enlisting the help of Jameson, a trust fund party-boy and occasional friend of Miles. Their mundane 9-to-5 becomes much more than an HR headache as they come into possession of Teleplex's true nefarious business model and are forced into a climactic showdown with its maniacal, Tarzan-obsessed CEO.
    Directed by: Maceo Greenberg
    Starring: Andrew Creer, Samantha Robinson, Jonathan Bennett, Maria Conchita Alonso, Oliver Cooper, Kahyun Kim, Christopher Coppola, Owen Harn, Bob Wiltfong, Desiree Staples


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