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Hidden Moon

Mahsa, an eight-year-old girl who has never seen her mother, sets out in search of her. But this journey uncovers a bitter truth about her mother.

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La La Land

A woman begins to have dreams and questions if they are real while the people in her life are having their own issues with reality.

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LiLi

Atiyeh, a 7-year-old girl who is going to have a birthday party for her soon, secretly sees a gift that she thinks was bought for her ahead of schedule and communicates with her, but that gift is not for Atiyeh.

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May Death Connect Us Apart

When a grieving woman receives an invitation to a mysterious app, she’s stunned to find her late husband recreated through AI. His voice, his presence—resurrected by an algorithm. But as comfort turns to dependency, she must decide: embrace a digital ghost or face the painful road of letting go.

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Supplementary Judgment

The story of a young nurse in a nursing home who, amidst institutional indifference, begins to quietly take revenge on the elderly residents — a slow, silent reckoning beneath the surface.

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Anxious

Anxious is the first music video from Nell Smith's posthumously released album of the same name. The video encapsulates Nell's sense of humor through themes of anxiety and dealing with imposter syndrome while growing up in a small town.

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Beyond The Shadow

A riches to rags story...

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Dark Orange

A young couple appears to live a peaceful life, yet beneath the surface their relationship is fractured. The woman struggles with the weight of a one-sided emotional bond and makes a final attempt to restore intimacy. Her partner dismisses her feelings, reducing their connection to physicality and treating her as subordinate. Disillusioned and depressed, she confronts the painful reality of emotional neglect. Ironically, he sees himself as a feminist and advocate for women’s rights, publicly condemning physical violence and participating in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, while failing to recognize the harm within his own relationship.

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Reminisce

As Monica gets ready to host her older husband's college classmates, a phone call from her estranged sister puts her mind at unease. With the age gap and her questioning the one sacrifice she made for love, she feels like an outsider in her own home. As the evening continues, tensions run hot as truths come to light. After the friends leave, she questions the perfection of her marriage and the power imbalance as her loving husband struggles to rein her in.

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Saffron Robe

Saffron Robe is a feature documentary that follows a revered Buddhist abbot in the remote northern region of Laos as he navigates the challenges of a sacred life under a communist regime. An ambitious spiritual leader, Abbot Onekeo Sittivong defied convention by establishing a new school for the his country's poor and undereducated children. But something else is happening at this school in a misty forest. The abbot and his fellow saffron-robed monks and young novices are working tirelessly to revitalize ancient Lao Theravada Buddhist practices and education almost lost to history. Of the many scars left by the Vietnam War, little is known in the West of the lasting revolution in the small but pivotal country of Laos, where the U.S. carried out its “Secret War.” After the war, while America and much of the rest of Southeast Asia moved forward, the people of Laos experienced a profound transformation almost overnight, from a 600-year-old monarchy to a communist-run state. Among those most affected were the country's revered Theravada Buddhist monks, once the spiritual leaders and the foremost educators of Laos. Many were forced to flee their temples and return to the rice fields for survival. Yet, Buddhism remained central to the spiritual and cultural fabric of the country. Through the eyes of the young novices attending the abbot's school, Saffron Robe journeys to a secluded plot of land along the Mekong River. Here, boys from the country’s most isolated and poorest mountain villages endeavor to receive an education otherwise inaccessible to them. Beyond a full day of basic education, they learn the centuries-old traditions of Theravada Buddhism, nearly lost to war and revolution, while also living by the strict rules of monastic life. The novices struggle between a generational past of subsistence farming and a hope for a brighter future. They carry the weight not just of their own hopes, but that of their families who place their collective dreams on the shoulders of their sons. On the surface, this is a story of breaking the cycle of poverty and ignorance through education. Many of the school’s students will eventually disrobe to become educators or professionals, earning an income to support their families. The abbot, however, believes the novices’ path is about much more. Saffron Robe follows the abbot’s dream to safeguard the traditions and wisdom of a rich culture against the encroachments of a modern world by passing this heritage on to future generations.

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The Magical First Amendment

Middle School Student Niya Torres explains the importance of the First Amendment in a way she and her peers can truly understand.

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The Sweet Perfume

A female student named Ruqiya gets dizzy and nauseous during a national exam due to an allergy to perfume. But the invigilator does not allow her to go out. An unknown student who notices this weakness of Ruqiya starts harassing her.

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TRAPPED

A girl is kidnapped by a sex trafficker and attempts to escape.

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You've Got What It Takes

College Student Emily Kastens creatively uses MS Paint to educate others on the rights protected in the First Amendment, and encourages us to use them!

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Zero Limits

Dr. Joe Vitale goes beyond the law of attraction by exploring the surprising daily habits of people with zero limits. Through a revealing, intimate look at what it truly means to live a life transcending the ordinary, watching this film becomes a healing and inspiring experience.

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Stand by Me

This film depicts the struggles of an American couple suffering from a medical condition and the way they deal with it, which has become internationally popular, attracting tourists from around the globe. The American couple's dream travel to Amsterdam becomes a test of their love and a journey of universal bittersweet favors. 'Stand by Me' empathizes with its American and global audiences through art, compassion, fun, and suffering, subtly weaving the urgency of the condition with romance and love in a global societal context.

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Love+Law=Legacy

Love, Law, Legacy delivers a timely message about justice, representation, and the critical contributions of Black lawyers, elected officials, and judges. Its concise format makes it ideal for events and provides a powerful tool to inspire dialogue and reflection in ongoing national conversations about equity and diversity.

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Interval

INTERVAL is an action-packed sci-fi thriller that follows a team of time-traveling cops on a mission to stop serial killers in the past.

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The No-Path

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Khalil Hanaa

After 18 years of marriage, Hana resumes her academic journey, paused due to life’s challenges. Her companion and husband Khalil, stands by her with love and faith in her dreams. They face obstacles until Hana earns her degree and opens her law practice, proving how love turns dreams into reality.

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Modern Times

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