Public Opinion

Bloody Politics(ta)

White Boy Winter(en)

An oblivious young man refuses to take a life-saving antidote when the climate crisis results in a lethal gas emerging from the earth.

Drop Squad(en)

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.

H.M.S. Pinafore(en)

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. Filmed live from the 1980 Stratford Festival in Ontario.

Roach Motel(en)

Two runaway, gun-obsessed, outlaw lovers are given a task to kill two political figures in the midst of a civil revolution outside the walls where these characters are trapped, waiting for the phone call to give them a sense of purpose

The Essential Church(en)

When governments use Covid emergency act edicts to restrict the gathering and worship of the Church, three pastors facing the risk of imprisonment, unlimited fines, and their own Churches splitting apart take a courageous stand and re-open in the face of a world that has chosen to comply.

Je suis Charlie(fr)

This new documentary by the father-and-son directing team of Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte pays tribute to the 11 journalists of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo who were killed in the January 2015 attack by radical Islamic extremists.

Jibon Theke Neya(bn)

A political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan.

Scan Ahead(en)

Faye's life is thrown into chaos after a scandalous new sexual health contact-tracing system is introduced by the newly-elected, radical Prime Minister.

Bhed Bakri Bhoot(hi)

A brass band member's hate comment in a public toilet triggers a chain reaction of diverse social expressions.

Designation of Origin(es)

The small town of San Carlos suffers an atrocious injustice: the neighboring city of Chillán snatches from them the prize for the "Best Longaniza in Chile". Faced with this blatant theft, a group of people from San Carlos organizes a powerful social movement, which aims to obtain the precious "Denomination of Origin" for their longaniza sausages, and thus repair the damage and recover the dignity of their beloved town.

Peace by Piece(en)

Jeremy’s quiet day in the park is interrupted when Martin, a strange and enigmatic man, approaches him claiming to be an actor from the future preparing to play Jeremy in a film. Over the course of their conversation, Martin hints at events in Jeremy’s life, leaving him to interpret what is real and what may be imagined. Clues are dropped, questions are raised, and Jeremy begins to realize that his own story may be more complicated than he ever expected. Shot in a single unbroken take through the perspective of an autonomous drone, Peace by Piece follows one conversation that slowly reveals Jeremy’s life, choices, and the consequences he may one day face. The audience, like Jeremy, pieces together the truth, moment by moment, until the final revelation.

Repentance(ka)

The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.

When the River Kabani Went Red(ml)

A young woman falls in love with a political activist who's wanted by the police.

Artist of Fasting(ja)

A wordless man stages an unexplained hunger strike and the people surrounding him exploit his silence to further their own cause...

FORUM(de)

The Death of Stalin(en)

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

The Truth Beneath(ko)

For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections.

Ts and Ps(en)

Moments before a televised gun control debate between two prominent politicians, a tragic mass shooting occurs, forcing Rachel, a headstrong debate coach, to scope out a new plan last minute for her conservative boss.

Buya Hamka Vol. 1(id)

Discover the life of renowned Muslim scholar Buya Hamka, from his humble West Sumatra origins to his political achievements.