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Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan’s cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.
Set in the wealthy neighbourhood of Bishopscourt, Cape Town, investigative journalist Edie Hansen gets caught up in the ugly underbelly that lies beneath the picturesque beauty of the city, dragging her back to a turbulent past.
CIA spy Cornelia Gray’s coming in from the cold after twenty years in hiding, dodging the Government agents who suspected her of being a traitor. She returns to her old life just as it is discovered that there is a new mole within her old spy network.
A show troupe is engaged by Judge Culliman, who is running for Governor, to enhance his political campaign. When the inebriated Judge has to be replaced in doing his campaign speech by the troupe crooner, Eric Land, his political backers decide that they want him to run for Governor in the Judge’s place. Romance, music, political corruption and the election results follow.
A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.
Max and Lou have made a promise to each other. For their wedding it will be only them and their witnesses. But that… That was without counting on the HUGE surprise party that awaits them! They wanted to be 4, they find themselves 300 and everything is going to get out of control very quickly… They were dreaming small, small… They will have big, VERY VERY big!
A catholic priest in Monte Bello, El Salvador has created a clandestine operating room inside the church to extract the human organs of kidnapped people and sell them on the black market.
“I’m known to be a feminist, but I don’t do male bashing, because I think men and women need each other, and all we need is a new equation: love and mutual respect.” – Aruna Raje. CineVedas Inc. presents Women Beyond Bollywood, a film in which women filmmakers in India are challenging Bollywood’s misogynistic tropes, venturing into taboo territories with dramatic, realistic, and subversive films. In Women Beyond Bollywood, director Rahila Bootwala meets with some remarkable women, from doyennes of Indian cinema to vibrant emerging filmmakers. She meets three generations of women who are reshaping the film industry and taking controversial stances on religion, sexuality, marriage, and other taboo subjects. “Women Beyond Bollywood” has opened at the Indian Film Festival (Melbourne, Australia), Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (Seattle, U.S), Through Women’s Eyes (Florida, U.S), La Femme International Film Festival (Los Angeles, U.S), Chicago South Asian Film Festival (Chicago, U.S).
Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!
A story of Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones, an extraordinarily vivacious 10-year-old-girl, and her adventures at the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy. From royal cruises to Christmas balls, the new school year holds no shortage of excitement and surprises for Alice-Miranda, Millie and Jacinta.
Sir David Attenborough is in the Swiss Jura Mountains to discover the secrets of a giant. Beneath his feet lies a vast network of tunnels and chambers, home to a huge empire of ants. It is believed to be one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants from rival colonies live in peace.
Hwange’s lions are rumored to be some of the biggest wild lions on the planet. One magnificent beast was destined to become one of Africa’s most famous animals. He was known as Cecil. While his demise at the hand of hunters was splashed across the media, sparking fury in all who heard his tale, Cecil’s story before he was posthumously iconized is worthy of celebrating
A sadistic teenager searching for “Daddy” murders and dismembers anybody who picks her up hitch-hiking.
Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.
When a 15-year old, seeking an escape from her alcoholic mother’s abusive boyfriend, is lured into a sex trafficking scheme by a man she met online, she must realize the difference between love and manipulation to return to those who care.
Monica is encouraged by her friend to start a crowdsource fund to pay for her daughter’s hospital bills. But as a seemingly attractive and generous man, Noah, donates more and more money, she begins to question his motives.
It’s 1984 and Venice Beach, CA, is at the epicenter of a pop culture explosion. Young people of color seeking refuge from the turmoil of inner city life flock to the eclectic ocean community to create a brand new phenomenon: roller dancing! The talent and vibrant personality of this multicultural roller ‘family’ draws massive crowds and influence Hollywood. But just as roller dancing flourishes, politics, money and gentrification conspire to take their dreams away.
Samson must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors.
Selena Gomez heads out of her home kitchen and into the kitchens of some of LA’s hottest restaurants, with chefs teaching and testing Gomez to see how quickly she can learn the ropes with the ultimate goal of creating a dish good enough to make each restaurant’s menu.
The blacksmith of a small western town finds himself an outcast. He had led the townspeople west in hopes of starting a new life, only to find the town that they founded is to be bypassed by the railroad.
A well-known writer now aged 75 is aware of his increasing age and the risk that his literary style will grow worn. His everyday existence is enlivened by characters from his stories, who tend to enter reality in unexpected ways, at various stages of completeness and with all kinds of strange demands.
For thousands of animals every year, migrating across Patagonia is the only chance of survival as they return to give birth and raise their young or come home to feed.
The story of how the band Chicago has lasted 55 years without stopping recording or missing a year of touring.
The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
Rainy Lawson, has her hands full trying to fill her daddy’s shoes as Sheriff in the conservative mountain county of Gibson, Georgia. Her life gets more complicated when reports surface of a supernatural killer, rumored to be a hubcap. Can Rainy keep at bay her political opponents, unravel the mystery of the hubcap killings, honor the memory of her father, navigate advances of her many suitors, all while coping with the PTSD from her military service?
Three fathers who are also brothers-in-law make a pact to save their daughters from their boyfriends.
An engaged interior designer sees two small girls on the subway train that die there. He sees them again in his apartment. A woman he meets can also see them. He talks to her about his forgotten childhood.
On July 13, 2002, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, performed the second of his free open-air concerts, The Big Beach Boutique II, in front of a record-breaking crowd, making history – both good and bad. Organisers and police were expecting forty thousand people but more than a quarter of a million turned up on Brighton Beach for the free event, changing the way UK events were run forever. Now, 20 years on, Norman, and those who were on the front line of this seismic historical moment talk us through the process and the obstacles; The immense difficulties and struggles that the local police faced with such an unexpected amount of descendants on the city, the councillors and residents that opposed the controversial event and many of those who participated in what Norman has described as a “Woodstock moment”.
A powerful journey of an Irish mother who lost her daughter, Nicole (Coco) to suicide and her mission to change the law in Ireland and the EU to make online bullying a crime while also fighting to have the law named after her daughter.
Due to a traumatic childhood experience Anna is estranged from her family and hasn’t returned home for many years. With her ailing grandmother and only living relative, Lucy, suffering from increasingly worse symptoms of dementia, Anna moves home to look after her. Soon after, strange things begin happening. Though benign at first, events soon escalate into a nightmarish fight for her life against a malevolent presence. She discovers the ordeal is linked to a dark family secret, a tragic past that’s haunted Anna her whole life… and Lucy’s fading memories could be the key to solving the mystery and surviving the nightmare.
A naked stranger emerges from the sea to perform miracles in a nearby town and become a modern messiah whose deeds will affect the whole world.
When Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or worse: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark…
When the loving but dysfunctional Langer family gets together for dinner each week, things always go horribly, hilariously wrong.
Victor Valance, an absent father and gambler, works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he plans to take advantage that Pauline, his eldest daughter now fully responsible for the whole family, has begun to work for the Ministry of Finance. Pauline thwarts his new projects but when she realizes gangsters are looking for Victor she will put her life at risk to help him and save their family.
A group of very different individuals who in 1975 lived in a commune called “Together”. Now it is 1999, and the collective has turned into the world’s smallest. The commune consists of only two people – Göran and Klasse. Feeling a bit lonely, the idea occurs of a reunion with their old friends.
