Supporting Indie Film
Directed by Chloe Okuno and co-written with Zack Ford, as a serial killer stalks the city, Julia – a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend – notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street. Starring: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Madalina Anea and Burn Gorman.
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Directed by John Andreas Andersen and written by Harald Rosenløw-Eeg and Lars Gudmestad, an oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast. When researchers try to find out what happened, they realize this is just the start of something even more serious. Starring: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Bjørn Floberg, Anneke von der Lippe, Christoffer Staib, Ane Skumsvoll, Cengiz Al and Nils Elias Olsen.
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Written and directed by Eskil Vogt, during the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn. Starring: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Morten Svartveit.
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Written and directed by Antony Meadley, an aspiring writer who finds that her marriage is not what she expected after her husband starts abusing her. Her life gets out of control and her plans to find a way out have consequences she didn’t foresee. Starring: Melissa Hollett, Guy Barnes, David Christopher-Turner, Spencer Collings and Sian Francis.
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Written and directed by Kris Roselli, evading police at a remote farmhouse after fumbling a robbery, four criminals discover that the family living there is not who they appear to be. Starring: Katie Lyons, Audrey Kovár, Chris Wolfe, Bryan Enright, Janice LaFlam, Mark A. Baum and Eric Francis Melaragni.
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Directed by Mikhail Red and written by Anton Santamaria, when Bataan police officer Mariano is assigned as a convoy escort for a narco-list vice mayor who is headed to a press conference that could shake the entire Philippine government, she knows it will be a dangerous mission. Starring: Maja Salvador, Shella Mae Romualdo, Mon Confiado, Arthur Acuña, Michael Roy Jornales, Kiel Rodriguez and Royce Cabrera.
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Directed by Frida Kempff and written by Emma Broström, a woman leaves a psychiatric ward after a nervous breakdown, only to start hearing mysterious knocking sounds in her apartment. Starring: Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, Krister Kern, Alexander Salzberger and Charlotta Åkerblom.
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Written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad, a young mother who is married to a jealous man goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem. However, this ordinary visit turns sour when Huda blackmails the mother to have her work for the secret service of the occupying force. Starring: Manal Awad, Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Kamel El Basha, Samer Bisharat and Omar Abu Amer.
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Directed by Joshua Wong and written by Heather Gornall, a young woman lives, hidden in plain sight in a ruined Hong Kong building after a tsunami destroyed the city, her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life. Starring: Kara Wang, Sarinna Boggs, Terence Yin, Joyce Cheng and Jai Day.
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Written and directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, a former champion boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister. Starring: Kali Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Kimberly Guerrero, Lisa Emery, Kevin Dunn, Isabelle Chester and Sam Seward.
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Written and directed by Bizhan M. Tong, in the midst of a global pandemic an actor who enters an audition must pass a series of tests in order to keep those around him alive. Starring: Kevin Leslie, Tara Ahmed, Andrew Akinyede, Jacob Anderton, Xander Berkeley, Natalie Cheung, Anita Chui, Reza Diako, Zaza Fan, Jason Griffin, Luke Hornsby, Jumayn Hunter, Gilles Mendy, Olivia Moyles and Pamela Nomvete.
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