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Poster for Lobster of Love

— · ★ 0.0 (0)

Alisha is fed up. All she wanted was a romantic couples trip to Newfoundland to try a lobster dinner for the first time – but her bumbling boyfriend, Dean, accidentally booked tickets to Saint John, New Brunswick instead of St. John's, Newfoundland. After a blow-up fight with Dean at a local seafood restaurant, Alisha finds herself wandering the streets of a strange city with two cooked lobsters in hand. She’s not sure what to do next until… the lobsters begin to speak.

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Poster for One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes II

2017 · ★ 5.9 (19)

Gods from East, West, and North send delegates to seize a truncheon from the Southern God to prevent wars from bursting out through the whole galaxy.

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Poster for Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

1962 · ★ 5.8 (10)

Director Paul Borg (Ebbe Langberg) neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne (Ghita Nørby). He even forget their wedding day, in favor of a new fast sports car, a beautiful silver-gray Jaguar. During his drive, he runs out of gas. A young lady Laura Lublinski (Hanne Borchsenius), helps him and he takes an innocent flirtation with her. When Marianne learns this, she moves home and dump into an artist community with Jenny (Bodil Steen), Ovengaden of water 52 in Christianshavn. Here she takes the unrepentant Don Juan, Mario (Dario Campeotto) and the guitar-playing Eigil (Dirch compatible).

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Poster for Fata Morgana

2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Recently, working on another project in Utah, Tacita Dean noticed that land in the distance was changing shape — as were the trucks moving along a distant highway. Using the little 16mm film she had in hand, she managed to film the elusive fata morgana.

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Poster for I Shot Andy Warhol

1996 · ★ 6.1 (91)

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.

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1980 · ★ 6.0 (2)

The youngest daughter of a divorced woman seeks an independent career, resisting her mother's pressure to make herself desirable for marriage as her sister prepares for her own nuptials.

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Poster for Kira Burning

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Teenage Kira attempts to take revenge after a heartbreaking betrayal by her ex-best friend.

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Poster for Look Back Anouk

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𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘬 is a captivating short film by directors Rocco Gurrieri and Irene Montini that showcases at the recently launched SILK exhibition from the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. Drawing inspiration from the figurative world of the scarves created by Fulvia Ferragamo, the film’s fairytale-like symbolism recalls the animated works of Czechoslovakian director Jiří Trnka, whose patchwork flower puppets suggested the figurative style of early Ferragamo prints.

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Poster for Epicycle

2023 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A surreal experimental animated allegory of the cyclical rise, fall and evolution of social order.

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Poster for Prisoner's Daughter

2023 · ★ 6.1 (78)

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all.

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Poster for 1805 A Butterfly Drive

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

What's really happening at 1805 A Butterfly Drive? A mother and her daughter, a mystery, wild emotions...

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Poster for Blood Sweat & Tears

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A woman wakes up to find a masked killer in her bedroom, but this #GirlBoss refuses to go quietly - or unprofessionally. She derails her own murder by forcing him to help her draft the perfect email to her boss explaining that she won’t be at work... on account of being DEAD!

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Poster for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999 · ★ 6.4 (44)

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.

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Poster for Undergrads

2024 · ★ 6.0 (4)

Two young women navigate the trials of growing up as they confront their awakening desires. Their journey explores the complexities of sexuality and the profound impact it has on their lives and identities.

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Poster for Daddy I Do

2010 · ★ 7.0 (1)

The Purity Ball symbolizes a father's protection over his daughter's virginity, but how does this reflect in the choices she makes, understanding her sexuality, and knowing her worth as a woman? This documentary examines the effects of Abstinence-Only Programs versus Comprehensive Sex Education in schools and what society can do to help lower teen pregnancies, abortions, and STDS, as well as poverty and sexual abuse.

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Poster for The Deal

2012 · ★ 6.9 (37)

Police officer Hamza requests his transfer to the Anti-Narcotics Administration, following the killing of his brother by Suleiman Al-Muslimi. He monitors his brother Salem, the big drug dealer, who smuggled Suleiman and fabricated a charge for Hamza's wife.

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Poster for Katarynka

1956 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The sounds of the backyard Katarynka, which irritate Mr. Tomasz's sensitive ear, are the only source of emotion for the blind girl.

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Poster for Thirsty for Likes

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

From the outside, Diamond and Harmony are living the high life as influencers. What no one knows is what they’ve had to endure behind closed doors.

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Poster for The Pink Cloud

2021 · ★ 5.8 (39)

After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud suddenly appears around the globe, people are forced to shelter in place. A woman finds herself stuck in an apartment with a stranger after a one-night stand, and the two come to terms with staying together.

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Poster for Looking for Oum Kulthum

2017 · ★ 6.0 (6)

A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her difficult journey, not unlike her heroine's, she has to face the struggles, sacrifices and the price that a woman has to pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male dominated society.

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