Snow Prince 2009
Snow Prince 2009
Sunô purinsu: Kinjirareta koi no merodi (original title)
1h 55min | Drama | 12 December 2009 (Japan)
Storyline:
A young boy lives in poverty with his grandfather while tending his dream of becoming a painter.
Spiral 2019
Spiral 2019
Not Rated | 1h 27min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | 17 September 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
A same-sex couple move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life and raise their 16 year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood. And when Malik sees the folks next door throwing a very strange party, something shocking has got to give.
Restart After Come Back Home 2020
Restart After Come Back Home 2020
Drama, Romance | 4 September 2020 (Japan)
Storyline:
Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job due to his boss. He decides to return to his hometown for the first time in ten years. The town is located in the countryside where, Mitsuomi meets Yamato Kumai, the stepson of old man Kumai. The old man runs a farm near the home of Mitsuomi’s parents. Mitsuomi and Yamato soon become good friends, but, one night, Mitsuomi kisses Yamato while he is sleeping.
Adolescents 2019
Adolescents 2019
Adolescentes (original title)
2h 15min | Documentary | 9 September 2020 (France)
Storyline:
Born in a small, provincial French town, Anaïs and Emma have been best friends since childhood. It’s a friendship that’s blind to differences in social backgrounds and character. Given incredible access, Sébastien Lifshitz painstakingly filmed Emma and Anaïs’ transformation over the years, during a period when their physical, emotional and intellectual development is dramatic. We first meet them aged 13, their lives are dominated by boys, teachers and arguing with their mums. But as we witness them near adulthood, their journey is both fascinating and surprisingly moving. At the same time, the influence of their environment and family circumstances becomes increasingly apparent. New experiences, everyday conversations and events both personal and political anchor the film, creating a uniquely textured and deeply personal portrait of two young French women.
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
R | Drama | 12 January 2021 (USA)
Storyline:
In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, we see his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird – an imaginary pigeon therapist – in the wake of his sister’s disappearance.
A Melody to Remember 2016
A Melody to Remember 2016
Op-pa saeng-gak (original title)
2h 4min | Action, Drama, War | 21 January 2016 (South Korea)
Storyline:
Second Lieutenant Han Sang-Yeok (Si Wan) leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. During the war, Sang-yeok encounters a children’s choir who have lost everything due to the war. Emphasising with their plight, he tries to protect the children.
Flesh and Blood 2017
Flesh and Blood 2017
1h 31min | Drama | 10 November 2017 (USA)
Storyline:
Based on real life events & captured in a hyperrealistic style, Flesh & Blood unapologetically straddles the line between narrative & documentary to lay bare the beautifully flawed nature of life. Reality belies fiction & vice versa as the characters in the film are played by their real-life counterparts. The central character, Mark, is played by director/actor Mark Webber & draws from elements of Mark’s actual life. The character of Guillermo (Mark’s younger brother who struggles with Asperger’s Syndrome in real life) is played by Mark Webber’s actual younger brother Guillermo & takes us on a true-to-life journey through the eyes of a misunderstood & bullied teenager. The character of Big G is played by Guillermo’s actual father who in reality & in the film is coming to grips with drug addiction, the abandonment of his son & imminent death from “Hep C”. Similarly the character of Cheri is played by Cheri Honkala, Mark’s real-life mother, anti-poverty activist & the Green Party’s nominee for vice-president in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Her activism & choices in men are a constant source of conflict in her relationships with her children. The film leads up to a pivotal scene wherein Mark the character & consequently the real-life Mark confronts a central figure from his past in hopes of finding the answers to a childhood mired in pain & an adulthood beset with addiction. In the end there is only one question: Will Mark’s life remain defined by his own Flesh & Blood?
