Opportunist(2006)

Kansalainen Jussila(fi)

12(en)

After blowing his professional ballet career, John's only way to redeem himself is to concoct the demise of his former partner, Leah, who he blames for his downfall; he rehearses his salvation in his mind in the way that he rehearses a dance, but being able to break from the routine will be the key to his success.

Fake Fruit Factory(en)

Intimate documentary about young women who make papier mache fruit and vegetables in a small factory in Mexico. They have a gringo boss, but the factory is owned by his Mexican wife. The focus of the film is on the color, music and movement involved, and the gossip which goes on constantly, revealing what the young women think about men.

Abgebrannt(de)

Pelin, a young single mother from the problem neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding, is sent with her three children by different fathers of different nationalities - Robby (seven), Elvis (four) and Roxanne (ten months) - to a mother-child cure in a scenic, paradisiacal spa resort in northern Germany. The cure is intended to give Pelin, who is constantly on a collision course with the youth welfare office and family court, time to reflect and recover physically and mentally.

12(ar)

not there yet

Freak City Skates the Plaza(en)

A deep dive into the Oklahoma City diy/punk scene, centering on one day fest called "Skate the Plaza," featuring footage of live performances and interviews with musicians, organizers, and fans.

Ali's Nature(tr)

In a village where tradition and modernity; material and spiritual goes hand in hand, Ali is the last representative of the tradition in which the fish is regarded highly sacred, and when they die, they are buried with prayers in a special cemetery allocated for them.

Goldie and the Boxer(en)

Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.

The Killing of a Chinese Cookie(en)

For nearly a century, people have turned to a prophetic dessert for advice, inspiration, and even winning lottery combinations. While the fortune cookie has been a source of fascination and Chinese cuisine staple in North America, it remains nearly non-existent in China. This documentary examines the heated debate over the true origin of the fortune cookie, the mixing of eastern and western cultures that produced it, and the cookie's rise from a simple pastry to a pop culture phenomenon.

Our Fate(it)

Shaking his head, Michele looks at the olives lying on the ground. Nobody collects them now. He once planted the olive trees. They were his pride and fed the family. Now he sits by the fireplace with his wife. Their hands show the years of hard field work. With a tender gaze, their grandson watches his grandparents cook, argue, take walks. Moving snapshots that coalesce into a life lived, a chronicle of the rural exodus in Italy.

Sex(en)

A Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.

Glory Alley(en)

A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.

Stony Island(en)

Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, they pull together a funky supergroup. Despite few resources and heavy losses this resilient group of dedicated musicians, armed only with wit, sleight of hand and outrageous Chicago bravado must come together to finally make their smash debut.

Looking at the Stars(pt)

At the world's only ballet school for the blind, located in Sao Paolo, Brazil, a prima ballerina and her teen protege boldly take on the unique challenges of their visual impairments to develop new forms of self-expression through dance.

Flow(en)

IKEA Heights - The Next Generation (Musical Edition)(en)

The two hopeless roommates return in the second episode of 'IKEA Heights: The Next Generation', expressing all of the details of their sordid relationship drama through the medium of song.

The Visit(en)

A 'brown' man with a beard finds himself caught in a dilemma when two men show up to his house looking for answers. Stereotype, victim, or perpetrator? 'The Visit' is an upside-down look at present day racial realities.

D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List(en)

With the black man's numbers dwindling and his habitat encroached upon (we mean you, Jeremy Lin), superstar comic DL Hughley is determined to get federal protection for his species in this boundary-busting mockumentary -- released wild and uncensored.