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A small slice-of-life indie feature, ‘Off the Air’ delivers the story of two estranged sisters Jo (Jillian Lyle) and Frankie (Ashlynn Jakeway). Being forced to come together after not speaking to each other for a number of years, Jo and Frankie have to decide what to do with their late father’s radio station. Exploring a very intimate family history and specifically the relationship between the two sisters, ‘Off the Air’ provides an unexpected emotional payoff through its mut

Following 20-something-year-old Grace (Barbie Ferreira) at the start of her career as a music critic, ‘Mile End Kicks’ follows the young adult as she moves from Toronto to Montreal for the summer. With big goals in mind, such as writing a 33 ⅓ book about Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill and learning French, Grace instead finds herself tangled with the members of an up-and-coming indie rock band Bone Patrol. Dealing with rejection from the friendly guitarist Archie

Set in the not-too-distant future, 'Kill Code' explores the state of the world as megacorporation Alpire amasses control in a divided America. Opening on expositional text, we learn that after suffering a second civil war, America has been divided into four quadrants. With minimal resources and an increasing prison population, Alpire head Eion (Harvey Keitel) has developed advanced nanotechnology that he intends to use to assert power over the country, one quadrant at a time.

Following twins Racine (Kara Young) and Anaia (Mallori Johnson) 'Is God Is' tracks the two as they go on a journey of discovery through the American South. Having received a letter from their presumed dead mother Ruby (Vivica A. Fox) the twins travel to Ruby's deathbed as their mother makes a final request, - for the twins to track down their father and kill him. Living a simple life, Racine and Anaia struggle to fit in as they have been left severely disfigured by a fire sta

Looking to re-start his life after serving in the military and having been recently released from prison, veteran Randy 'Unique' Joneson (Shameik Moore) works out a deal with his probation officer to be relocated to the last place he has any family left, Karenville, Ohio. Moving in with his cousin Ramsee (RJ Cyler) Unique is soon made aware that Karenville is very much a sundown town run by racist sheriff McLeoud (Michael Harney) and his violent son Jimmy (Harry Goodwins). Sl

Set against the backdrop of bustling Warsaw, ‘Erupcja’ follows 30-something-year-old florist Nel (Lena Góra) as she crosses paths once again with British tourist Bethany (Charli XCX). Having met years ago as teens while Bethany was on a school trip, the two seem to meet every time there is a major volcanic eruption. Holding on to the superstition that the two have a magical connection, the two women let the coincidences lead them to explore their questionable chemistry. The c

Set in rural Ireland, American writer Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) travels to the Bilberry Woods Hotel to lay his parents’ ashes to rest. Witnessing his mother's ghost, Ohm is prompted to seek out the place his parents had their honeymoon, and hopefully find the right headspace to finish the conclusion of his successful 'Conquistador' book series. Tense from the opening, the film finds Scott's Ohm writing up the conclusion to his well-known book trilogy. Distracted, Ohm's peace is

'Kraken' follows marine biologist Johanne (Sara Khorami) as she is instructed to carry out specialised research in Sognefjord, Norway. Reuniting her with an old flame, Erik (Mikkel Bratt Silset) now runs a local salmon farm that employs state-of-the-art equipment used to deter salmon lice using sonic equipment previously developed by the two of them. Gearing up for an investor meeting, fish farm owner Avaldsnes (Øyvind Brandtzæg) disregards safety restrictions and disables th

Showing the world the current political atmosphere in Egypt, writers Tarik Saleh and Magdi Abdelhadi complete Saleh's "Cairo trilogy" by further exploring state corruption via the life of famed actor George Fahmy (Fares Fares) as he is slowly yet surely pulled into the propaganda machine and is coerced into taking a lead role lauding the current leader of Egypt. Following Fahmy as he navigates the entertainment industry in Egypt, we see him pay lip service to the morality pol

A continuation of the Disney+ television series ‘The Mandalorian’, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is a sci-fi adventure caper aimed at the devout Star Wars fanbase. With the backdrop of the fall of the Galactic Empire, the story centres on Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) working as a free agent, newly recruited by the New Republic to hunt down Imperial warlords. Accompanied as always by his young apprentice Grogu, the Clan of Two are recruited by New Republic commander Ward (Sigourney

A thriller that follows Nance (Lena Headey), a munitions factory worker, after the tragic loss of her son Jesse (Jordan Kronis) while serving in Afghanistan, ‘Ballistic’ tracks the woman’s journey as she finds out a bullet manufactured in her factory could have killed her son. Hard to examine, or even discuss, without presenting the topic in a heavy-handed or overtly preachy way, it is almost impossible to address American gun culture in a tactful and diplomatic way. Choosing