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2022 NOVA FEST FILMS
(FULL List Available 3/30/22)

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Feature Length Films   l   Short Films   l   Documentaries   l   TV/Web Series   l   Music Videos   l   Trailers

All film content provided on a daily, Virtual On Demand (VOD) platform.

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(Films subject to change without notification).

Feature Length Films

Feature Films
THE UGLY TRUTH
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Mona, her husband Theo and daughter Hanna live in an idyllic villa on the outskirts of Berlin. When the attractive 18 years old daughter of a friend comes to visit, the profound problems and fragility of the small family reveal, as a tragic downward spiral takes its inevitable course.

 

(MATURE AUDIENCES)

 

Feature

Drama

Germany

01:36:27

MONTAUK77
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Harry, a "down on his luck" middle-aged ride-share driver is reluctantly hired by a 15 year old girl named Liz to transport the remains of her late mother to the beach at Montauk Point, Long Island. Little does Harry know, Liz has an ulterior motive as he is asked to form a criminal pact with his young passenger.

 

Feature

Drama / Comedy

USA

01:34:25

Death on Evergreen
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In the quiet suburbs of Northern Virginia, a sudden death occurs on Evergreen Street; but three middle schoolers are the only ones who suspect the case is not what it seems.

 

Feature

Thriller

USA / (NOVA)

00:59:39

Short Films

Short Films
A Lone Star Love
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David, an Irish National, makes his new home in Austin, Texas with the help of a social media android named Viva. When he meets Texas Native, Layla, he must choose between his synthetic companion and a lone star love.

 

Short

Sci Fi / Romance

0:24:24

USA 

(NOVA )

AND-1139
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A lonely man struggles with his feelings after an update to an android that he's BETA testing develops the ability to physically and emotionally feel.

 

Short

Sci Fi / Romance / Drama

0:08:14

USA

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Corsets
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The show is about to start. Belén, a young Actress, arrives late to the theater with good news. Lola, a consecrated Actress, finishes preparing for the function while we see that something is disturbing her.

 

Short

Drama

0:08:08

Spain

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Edinburgh From the Skies
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Edinburgh is a city of extraordinary beauty – from whatever angle it is regarded. Here we see it from the air, the camera’s eye moving across the swathe of the classical New Town, revealing streets, spires, saliences man-made and natural.

 

Short

Documentary

0:04:03

UK

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Fallen: Episode 1 (Part 2)
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Scottish teen, Agan; from a long distant time, processes his life experiences by using his observance and inner discovery through the personification of nature.

 

Short

Drama / Fantasy

0:07:05

USA

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For Heaven's Sake
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After meeting her untimely end at the hand of her malfunctioning stairlift, a lonely old woman becomes the subject of a tense battle between a sneaky demon and clever angel.

 

Short

Comedy / Action / Fiction / Fantasy / Romance / Animation

0:02:03

USA

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Freedom
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A story about a girl for whom dancing means being free. She destroys all the obstacles that arise on her way to freedom.

 

Short

Drama

0:04:16

Russia

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Halter Ego
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Jozé is caretaker in a fitness room located in a parisian suburb. While he is about to close the room and pick up his daughter, he is confronted to Franck, an imposing athlete who refuses to leave.

 

Short

Drama

0:14:59

France

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Lovers Leap
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A teenager sets out to win over his crush while on a float trip down the Potomac River, but when everything that can go wrong does go wrong, his manhood is put on the line.

 

Short

Comedy / Romance

0:18:57

USA

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Meanwhile In America 3
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Tide changing moments in different peoples lives are explored around the country.

 

Short

Drama

0:28:09

USA

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Meanwhile In America 4
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Different people dealing with different situations in America.

 

Short

Drama

0:38:37

USA

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Mother: a visual poem
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A daughter comes home to take care of her Mother dealing with memory loss.

 

Short

Drama

0:03:48

USA

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RAW
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Past and present are blurred by a horrifying transgression as a female soldier faces the aftermath of a military patrol in the Middle East. RAW exposes military sexual trauma through the eyes of a soldier struggling to readjust to everyday life.

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(Mature Audiences)

 

Short

Drama

0:13:25

USA

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Red Light
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A high-end escort is conflicted about telling her favorite client that she's leaving the business.

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(Mature Audiences)

 

Short

Drama

0:13:25

USA

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Second Wind
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Max and Dundi are childhood friends. Their relationship changes completely following a car accident where Max was the driver, leaving Dundi completely blind.

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Short

Drama

0:15:16

Israel

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Survival of the Holy Fool
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A Holy Fool saves the world.

 

Short

Experimental

0:03:57

USA

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Table for Two
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Sofia and Chris seem to make the most out of a potentially awkward date. But reality sinks back in as their means of communication reveals something Sofia was hoping to avoid.

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Short

Drama / Romance

0:07:49

USA

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Tell Me About Orange
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When his best girl friend expresses her romantic feelings, a blind teenage boy struggles to express his. He realizes that sometimes love really is blind.

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Short

Drama / Romance

0:06:43

USA

(NOVA)

thank you
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What if you learned you would be famous in the future?

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Short

Sci Fi

0:05:34

USA

(NOVA)

The Axe Game
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While recovering from a mental breakdown, a woman is plagued by her mother's demons.

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Short

Horror / Thriller

0:25:31

USA

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The Smartest Dumb Girl
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With a flood of mischief, a young woman is persistent in her goal to get a discount for a murder-for-hire scheme from a prickly and foul-mouth female assassin.

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(Mature Audiences)

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Short

Comedy

0:13:05

USA

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Tyndall Typewriters
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Antique typewriter repairman, Thomas Tyndall, uses vintage typewriters to remind people of the good old days when communications, social interactions, and relationships were tactile experiences.

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Short

Drama

0:22:20

USA

(NOVA)

Documentaries

Documentaries
Chameleons
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You have to empathize with every given situation and adapt to it: creative, communicative and flexible - like a chameleon.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:21:42

Austria

Dream Big Little One
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You have to empathize with every given situation and adapt to it: creative, communicative and flexible - like a chameleon.

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Feature Length Documentary

1:12:51

Australia

Full Circle
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“Full Circle” is a film that celebrates one woman’s triumph in conservation: the Great Gull Island Project, Helen Hays’ 50-year quest to save two species of threatened seabirds.

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Feature Length Documentary

1:15:41

USA

Healthy Hope
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Muscadine Grapes grow natively in the South, especially in North Carolina. After attending a Dean's Forum at Wake Forest University, which received a $20 Million dollar anonymous grant for more research, we're finding out what the native Indians knew

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Feature Length Documentary

0:54:29

USA

One Pint at a Time
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Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:28:57

USA

Songbirds
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The Songbirds guitar museum hosted the world's largest collection of vintage guitars. Covid-19's devastating blow to the music industry forced the museum to permanently close.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:00:04

USA

The Creative High
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Nine Artists in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction are transformed by creativity in their turbulent search for identity and freedom.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:15:45

USA

The Sound of Us
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Music is the sound of truth, the sound of hope. It is the sound of unity and courage. During this critical time in history, the profound truth remains that music is the great, universal language.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:58:12

USA

WHY WE WALK
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Music is the sound of truth, the sound of hope. It is the sound of unity and courage. During this critical time in history, the profound truth remains that music is the great, universal language.

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Feature Length Documentary

0:55:00

USA

My Rembetika Blues
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Rembetika music or the Greek blues is a music born of exile and the streets.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:22:53

Australia

The Campaign of Miner Bo
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After his conversation with Hillary Clinton goes viral and makes him one of the faces of the 2016 election, unemployed coal miner Bo Copley runs for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia.

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Feature Length Documentary

01:14:26

USA

Amber's Halfway Home
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A day of rescue in the fields and dog pounds of western Tennessee.

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Short Documentary

0:31:09

USA / (NOVA)

Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope
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Featuring interviews with individuals currently experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless, homeless advocates, service providers, policy professionals, experts in addiction and mental illness, law enforcement, political leaders, and homelessness innovators,...

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Short Documentary

0:38:15

USA

Breathing Room
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Shot on Christmas Day 2020 at the height of the pandemic in New Jersey, "Breathing Room" is a searing portrait of a nursing home brought to its breaking point,…

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Short Documentary

0:07:46

USA

In The End
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Thirty-year-old Christen faces a traumatic near death experience that forever changes the way she thinks about life.

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Short Documentary

0:09:20

USA

Look At Us Now: A Comic Book Movie
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Based on the poem by Vee The Vision, LOOK AT US NOW: A COMIC BOOK MOVIE follows a diverse group of urban comic book lovers, and tells the story of how geek culture went from being a punchline to a global phenomenon.

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Short Documentary

0:14:16

USA

Oh, Mother of Mine
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The Prison Policy Initiative reports that women and girls are the fastest growing segment of the prison population in the United States, disproportionately impacting women of color and growing 834% since 1978, more than double the pace of men. 

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Short Documentary

0:24:56

USA

Race Night
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Race Night is a documentary short exploring the culture and community of flat-track motorcycle racing in America’s Midwest.

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Short Documentary

0:24:43

USA

Stem to Stone: A Wreath's Journey
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Each December, volunteers lay 250,000 wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery, one on every veteran’s grave.

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Short Documentary

0:06:25

USA

The Constitution: Sacred or Sinister?
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Winner of Constituting America's National We The Future Contest, Lindsey Larkin breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the US Constitution, compared to other developed nations.

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Short Documentary

0:08:23

USA

(NOVA))

What Is Man and What Is Guitar? Keith Rowe
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Keith Rowe has spent a lifetime exploring the relationship between sound and physical objects through what can only be loosely described as the guitar.

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Short Documentary

0:23:56

USA

(NOVA)

TV/Web Series

TV/Web Series
Arthur - Season 2
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Two serial killers on the run. A woman scorned, wanting revenge. An FBI agent on a lifelong hunt. A dwarf who knows far too much. Amidst car chases, love and torture, secrets and life-changing revelations, Arthur’s story continues.

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(Mature Audiences)

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Web / TV Series

01:13:47

Switzerland

C'est la vie
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C'est la Vie is an anthology of facts, realities, situations and circumstances of the day to day of life, which provoke in the audience a direct identification, through essential human sensations such as empathy, laughter, love, rejection, hatred, etc.

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(Mature Audiences)

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Web / TV Series

0:12:53

Los Angeles

USA

How to Hack Birth Control
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How to Hack Birth Control’ is a 3-segment pilot of the satire series 'How to Hack' by Sassy Mohen. The pilot focuses on how to navigate and take charge in today’s contraception universe. 

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(Mature Audiences)

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Web / TV Series

0:27:15

USA / (NOVA)

Turf Valley
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Three stay-at-home dads ponder life's "big" questions for six, maybe seven minutes tops.

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Web / TV Series

0:06:31

USA

(NOVA)

Wellness Inc.
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When an over-confident Gen-Z’er is expelled from med-school and her parents cut the credit card, she is forced to take a name-tag job at a struggling spa to pay off her college debt.

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Web / TV Series

0:25:45

USA

Music Videos

Music Videos
Isolation
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Isolation Music Video is the story of the song by the same name, created by the artist A-Sean. A true story based on the artist's own life and a period of Isolation.

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Music Video

0:05:05

USA

Let's Get Together
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A re-imagined version of the classic 1961 hit "Let's Get Together" brought to life in a kaleidoscopic visual feast.

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Music Video

0:04:15

USA

Nautilus
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NAUTILUS is an artistic collaboration between the director, painter, and lyricist Ariel Neo and the musical duo Lunis.

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Music Video

0:07:39

France

REMEMBER
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A man drags a heavy sled through deep snow, accompanied by a horse and a dog. During the tough journey, his loyal companions pay the ultimate price for his survival. The sled and all its contents are left in the snow. All these losses change the protagonist forever.

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Music Video

0:10:28

Russia

Ride
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Isolation Music Video is the story of the song by the same name, created by the artist A-Sean. A true story based on the artist's own life and a period of Isolation.

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Music Video

0:05:05

Spain

Someone who doesn't know you
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Desperately in love Romeo came to the Capulet rooftop to find her…

 

Music Video

0:05:24

USA

Spitting Ibex - Dingo Jackson
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Only a few minutes lie between guilt and innocence. Dingo Jackson's future is now in the hands of the judge. Convincing him of his innocence seems hopeless. His opinions are too entrenched, he stands there in his gown too powerful.

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Music Video

0:08:43

Austria

THE BLUESTOCKING – NEVER READY
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A look at 5 personal stories of the members of the band through the prism of magical surrealism with a tinge of steam punk and a dark fairytale.

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Music Video

0:06:54

USA

Uneasy 
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Original song by Noan Partly reflecting on the social media response to social justice issues and the disingenuous nature of rote public displays of solidarity vs actual change.

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Music Video

0:05:47

USA

Trailers

Trailers
Commissioner Gordon: Oh Snap
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What are you looking forward to again after the pandemic? What motivates you to strive for a better future? Anything is paw-sible when you find the right motivation. Discover how far one dog is willing to go for the love of his life.

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Trailer

0:03:24

USA / (NOVA)

Last Call
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A narcissistic man leaving his office on New Years Eve “nearly” slips and falls on icy steps enroute to a local dive bar.

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Trailer

0:01:26

USA

(NOVA)

'Ori Tahiti Dancers
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'Ori Tahiti Dancers is the 1st documentary series on Polynesian dancers from around the world.

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Trailer

0:01:59

French Polynesia

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*Films subject to change without notification.

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