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LIMINAL

2021

Polycephaly in D

2021

Informed by an underlying sense of anxiety and anguish, Michael Robinson’s Polycephaly in D nestles fragments of narrative within a collage of sound, image, and text that oscillates between the elegant and the discordant.

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One Hundred and Eighty

2025

The winner of a regional women's darts final suspects her opponent of letting her win, and won't let her leave until she finds out why.

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Les Contes de la rue Broca

1995

Cartoon adaptation of tales written by Pierre Gripari.

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Daydream Therapy

1977

Daydream Therapy is set to Nina Simone’s haunting rendition of “Pirate Jenny” and concludes with Archie Shepp’s “Things Have Got to Change.” Filmed in Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey by activist-turned-filmmaker Bernard Nicolas as his first project at UCLA, this short film poetically envisions the fantasy life of a hotel worker whose daydreams provide an escape from workplace indignities. —Allyson Nadia Field

6.0

Swirlee

1989

Tells the story of Mr. Softee, a mutant hybrid with an ice cream cone for a head, who was the victim of the anti-miscarriage drug "Nodroppinum" which changed the pregnant mother's child into whatever food she craved at the time (a parody of the Thyladimide scandal from the 60s.) Softee was the head of an ice cream company, until he was forced out of business by the artificial ice cream mafia, led by Don Tofutti.

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David Rose

2011

Ten year old Stella Stewart's world changes when a strange young man enters her life with heartbreaking consequences.

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Blood Ties

2024

A young woman is forced to confront her past when her family is attacked. She quickly learns she can’t run from her roots.

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Angel a Foot

2007

Waltraud was the name of an angel who had fallen from the sky. Her wings were too small and she just couldn't see how this had happened.

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Okay, Chief

1931

Bradshaw, an Englishman, is arrested for the New York killing of booze racketeer Buck Cooly. Interrogated by police chief Galvin, Bradshaw claims self-defence, but refuses to name the woman he was with at the speakeasy where Cooly was shot, and who could provide the alibi that would exonerate him from a murder charge. Galvin's continued pursuit of the woman's identity eventually leads to an unwelcome surprise.

6.4

Thunder

1982

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.

4.8

The Infernal Cave

1905

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

4.0

All Small Bodies

2017

'All Small Bodies' is a feminist, sci-fi take on the Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel. It occurs in the distant future among the ruins of a planetary catastrophe, revealing the abuses of history and technology. In the wake of the chaotic aftermath, there are several resilient survivors including two young girls named Z and Bub. The film follows these curious adolescents who have long been lost and alone in the haunted, other-worldly woods, as they awaken their extrasensory abilities and reclaim their autonomy from a menacing dark presence.

6.0

Crash

2005

Three men. From different corners of the crime world: A hired gun, Musta; a con man, Cem; and a thief, Ali. By a twist of fate their paths crosses at Central Station and start to work as a team. But their past won't let them go too faraway...

6.3

The Enchanted Bell

2000

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

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Too Many Crooks

1930

A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.

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Eyes To Me

2014

Sophie goes on a killing spree in a candy-coloured world.

6.6

Alice

2019

Seven years after the abduction of his daughter Alice, Jacques leads a life suspended in waiting. The days pass by, between the routine of his work as a storekeeper and the emptiness of the family home. As a usual day ends, strange details disturb Jacques' daily life and gradually awaken his existence ...

7.5

Ugly