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Festival of Lights (2012)

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DIRECTION:  Shundell Prasad
CAST:  Melinda Shankar  •  Jimi Mistry  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Ritu Singh Pande

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DIRECTION:  Shundell Prasad
CAST:  Melinda Shankar  •  Jimi Mistry  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Ritu Singh Pande

Another Day of Life (2018)

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Nenow  •  Raúl de la Fuente
CAST:  Artur Queiroz  •  Luis Alberto Ferreira  •  Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco  •  Kerry Shale

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Nenow  •  Raúl de la Fuente
CAST:  Artur Queiroz  •  Luis Alberto Ferreira  •  Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco  •  Kerry Shale

Afronauts (2014)

16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuotama Bodomo
CAST:  Diandra Forrest  •  Yolonda Ross  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Chester Algernal Gordon

16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuotama Bodomo
CAST:  Diandra Forrest  •  Yolonda Ross  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Chester Algernal Gordon

Meanwhile (2011)

Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  D.J. Mendel  •  Danielle Meyer  •  Pallavi Sastry  •  Chelsea Crowe

Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  D.J. Mendel  •  Danielle Meyer  •  Pallavi Sastry  •  Chelsea Crowe

Viva Riva! (2010)

Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: a fortune in hijacked gasoline. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen Nora, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Djo Munga
CAST:  Patsha Bay  •  Manie Malone  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Marlene Longange

Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: a fortune in hijacked gasoline. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen Nora, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Djo Munga
CAST:  Patsha Bay  •  Manie Malone  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Marlene Longange

In The Morning (2014)

Simply stated, In The Morning is about love and transitions. It examines the complexities of love from the perspective of three women in the midst of some hard won self-transformation. It’s a mood piece that weaves together three stories about personal growth and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nefertite Nguvu
CAST:  De'Adre Aziza  •  Emayatzy Corinealdi  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Kim Hill

Simply stated, In The Morning is about love and transitions. It examines the complexities of love from the perspective of three women in the midst of some hard won self-transformation. It’s a mood piece that weaves together three stories about personal growth and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nefertite Nguvu
CAST:  De'Adre Aziza  •  Emayatzy Corinealdi  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Kim Hill

Wilson City (2015)

Comedy inspired by paperback crime novels tells the story of an adventurous search for a mysterious murderer who just after the end of the First World War has begun a rampage in Wilson City, a jerkwater town somewhere in Eastern Europe. The investigation is being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomáš Mašín
CAST:  Petr Vaněk  •  Tatiana Pauhofová  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Vojtěch Dyk

Comedy inspired by paperback crime novels tells the story of an adventurous search for a mysterious murderer who just after the end of the First World War has begun a rampage in Wilson City, a jerkwater town somewhere in Eastern Europe. The investigation is being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomáš Mašín
CAST:  Petr Vaněk  •  Tatiana Pauhofová  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Vojtěch Dyk

Buğday (2017)

The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by the elites, while the immigrant masses struggle with hunger and epidemics. For unknown reasons, the city’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Semih Kaplanoğlu
CAST:  Jean-Marc Barr  •  Ermin Bravo  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Grigoriy Dobrygin

The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by the elites, while the immigrant masses struggle with hunger and epidemics. For unknown reasons, the city’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Semih Kaplanoğlu
CAST:  Jean-Marc Barr  •  Ermin Bravo  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Grigoriy Dobrygin

The Immortals (2003)

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war deeds and remember the old days, back in the war. On the summer of 1985, tired of their monotonous lives, they decide to rob a bank ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  António-Pedro Vasconcelos
CAST:  Joaquim de Almeida  •  Emmanuelle Seigner  •  Nicolau Breyner  •  Rogério Samora

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war deeds and remember the old days, back in the war. On the summer of 1985, tired of their monotonous lives, they decide to rob a bank ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  António-Pedro Vasconcelos
CAST:  Joaquim de Almeida  •  Emmanuelle Seigner  •  Nicolau Breyner  •  Rogério Samora

Chateau (2017)

In the vibrant African neighborhood of Château d'Eau in Paris, Charles is the smoothest of all the hustlers. His job: to fill the districts numerous hair salons with customers. But when the competition is tough and everybody’s trying hard to be number one, dirty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Ido  •  Modi Barry
CAST:  Jacky Ido  •  Tatiana Rojo  •  Jean-Baptiste Anoumon  •  Félicité Wouassi

In the vibrant African neighborhood of Château d'Eau in Paris, Charles is the smoothest of all the hustlers. His job: to fill the districts numerous hair salons with customers. But when the competition is tough and everybody’s trying hard to be number one, dirty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Ido  •  Modi Barry
CAST:  Jacky Ido  •  Tatiana Rojo  •  Jean-Baptiste Anoumon  •  Félicité Wouassi

A Prominent Patient (2017)

In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julius Ševčík
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Arly Jover  •  Oldřich Kaiser  •  Hanns Zischler

In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julius Ševčík
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Arly Jover  •  Oldřich Kaiser  •  Hanns Zischler

Wet Shapes (2017)

Wet Shapes are America's most beloved friend and pet but they're under attack by Wet Shapes Degenerative Disease. Join us in a telethon to fund the cure,  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kati Skelton
CAST:  Raymond Alvin  •  Joanna Arnow  •  Jason Barrameda  •  Hoji Fortuna

Wet Shapes are America's most beloved friend and pet but they're under attack by Wet Shapes Degenerative Disease. Join us in a telethon to fund the cure,  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kati Skelton
CAST:  Raymond Alvin  •  Joanna Arnow  •  Jason Barrameda  •  Hoji Fortuna

Scout (2019)

In the chase to get best out of the Scout App, professional motorbike racer Gus, driven blind by ambition loses sight of the things he holds dearest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Cvetkov
CAST:  Moses Gomes-Santos  •  Domagoj Janković  •  Robert Španić  •  Ula Furlan

In the chase to get best out of the Scout App, professional motorbike racer Gus, driven blind by ambition loses sight of the things he holds dearest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Cvetkov
CAST:  Moses Gomes-Santos  •  Domagoj Janković  •  Robert Španić  •  Ula Furlan

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (2021)

In a small town located in the island of Mallorca, Anna and Marina, two sisters who were separated when they were teenagers, meet again to sell a bakery they’ve inherited from a mysterious woman they know nothing about. The two sisters have led very different lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benito Zambrano
CAST:  Elia Galera  •  Eva Martín  •  Mariona Pagès  •  Tommy Schlesser

In a small town located in the island of Mallorca, Anna and Marina, two sisters who were separated when they were teenagers, meet again to sell a bakery they’ve inherited from a mysterious woman they know nothing about. The two sisters have led very different lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benito Zambrano
CAST:  Elia Galera  •  Eva Martín  •  Mariona Pagès  •  Tommy Schlesser

Another Empty Space (2015)

In the winter of Berlin, two former lovers meet for the first time since the breakup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro
CAST:  Hoji Fortuna  •  Fernando Álvarez Rebeil  •  Muki Sabogal  •  Youla Boudali

In the winter of Berlin, two former lovers meet for the first time since the breakup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro
CAST:  Hoji Fortuna  •  Fernando Álvarez Rebeil  •  Muki Sabogal  •  Youla Boudali

Duchess

A tough, working-class petty criminal is drawn into the treacherous world of diamond smuggling and morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in the murky underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Marshall
CAST:  Charlotte Kirk  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Colm Meaney  •  Colin Egglesfield

A tough, working-class petty criminal is drawn into the treacherous world of diamond smuggling and morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in the murky underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Marshall
CAST:  Charlotte Kirk  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Colm Meaney  •  Colin Egglesfield

Afro Algorithms (2022)

This 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre explores the topics of AI and bias. In a distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world's first AI ruler. But Aero soon learns that important worldviews are missing from her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatola Araba
CAST:  Hoji Fortuna  •  Robin Quivers  •  Ava Raiin

This 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre explores the topics of AI and bias. In a distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world's first AI ruler. But Aero soon learns that important worldviews are missing from her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatola Araba
CAST:  Hoji Fortuna  •  Robin Quivers  •  Ava Raiin

A Lisbon Affair (2022)

An Afro-Portuguese pair navigates through the ropes of their unresolved love affair and their Black Portuguese identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hoji Fortuna
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An Afro-Portuguese pair navigates through the ropes of their unresolved love affair and their Black Portuguese identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hoji Fortuna
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Banzo (2024)

1907. Afonso, a doctor, arrives at Principe Island to cure servants from a cocoa plantation “infected” with Banzo, nostalgia of the slaves, who are dying from starvation and suicide. The group is confined to the forest, where Afonso decides to heal them by trying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margarida Cardoso
CAST:  Carloto Cotta  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Rúben Simões  •  Gonçalo Waddington

1907. Afonso, a doctor, arrives at Principe Island to cure servants from a cocoa plantation “infected” with Banzo, nostalgia of the slaves, who are dying from starvation and suicide. The group is confined to the forest, where Afonso decides to heal them by trying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margarida Cardoso
CAST:  Carloto Cotta  •  Hoji Fortuna  •  Rúben Simões  •  Gonçalo Waddington