Kanopy (Firm)
26501) Solo sunny
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
This smash hit, which captures the East German 70's style in its gritty-glitzy visuals and its catchy soundtrack, is ranked by film critics among the 100 most significant German films of all time. Sunny (Renate Krössner, Go for Zucker), an aspiring singer, longs for fulfillment and to be recognized as someone special. She gets kicked out of her band, but starts over in the "underground" scene of East Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg. Based on a true story,...
26502) Vital Signs
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Français
Description
After a family member's tragic death, Simone dedicates her life to helping terminally ill patients at a hospital. Nominated for the Tiger Award at the **Rotterdam International Film Festival.** Nominated for an Emerging Visions at the **SXSW Film Festival.**
26503) Spirit
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
With the help of a spirit who departed the earth years earlier, a teenage girl learns compassion and self-forgiveness while she tries to deal with her mother's tragic death, and the unexplained events that surround her family in their new town.
26504) Petite Maman
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
From acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) comes a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. Eight-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home following her beloved grandmother's death. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Exposing the forces responsible for the loss of trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, massive foreclosures and the disappearance of retirement funds, Plunder: The Crime of Our Time investigates the unregulated fraud and theft that led to the market's collapse in fall 2008. Filmmaker Danny Schechter, Emmy Award-winning former ABC News and CNN producer, explores the epidemic of subprime mortgages, predatory lending, insurance scams, and high-risk...
26506) I Kissed a Vampire
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In “the vein” of High School Musical, a desperate teen tries to save himself and the girl he loves. Haunted by bizarre dreams about Goth rocker Trey Sylvania, and experiencing a growing lust for blood, Dylan, a not-so-average teenager finds himself transforming into a vampire! It all started when he was bitten by a voracious fanged exchange student, and it's a process he is desperate to stop - but how? His demented dentist can’t do anything...
26507) A Brilliant Young Mind
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
26508) Bride Flight
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Nederlands
Description
Bride Flight is a lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of post-WWII Holland for what they hope will be a better life in New Zealand. Ada, the shy but sensual farm girl, Marjorie, who dreams of a big family, and Esther, a Holocaust survivor who aspires to be a fashion designer, become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands, who have already settled in Christchurch.
26509) Puncture
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this gripping legal drama, a drug-addicted lawyer (Chris Evans, "The Avengers") takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
26510) The Strong Man
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A meek Belgian soldier, fighting in World War I, receives a letter and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. After the war, he travels to America searching for her.
26511) My Friend Victoria
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
An 8-year-old black child named Victoria is taken in for a night by the wealthy, white, well-intentioned family of one of her schoolmates. The experience haunts her for years to come, shaping her desires and offering a mirage of privilege that she dreams of but finds impossible to attain. As an adult, she drifts from job to job, but then unexpectedly reconnects with the family’s youngest son in an encounter that will reshape her life yet again....
26513) Prank Prince / Starbreaker
Publisher
Nelvana International
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
**Prank Prince:** Badou is blamed for practical jokes. **Starbreaker:** Jake thinks he caused a shooting star to crash.
Publisher
Argot Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A documentary about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance's power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of life.This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage, including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S., and excerpts of current performances...
26516) It Happened Tomorrow
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Director Clair’s whimsical fantasy comedy about a turn-of-the-century newspaper reporter who mysteriously receives tomorrow’s paper today.
26517) The Official Story
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
Español
Description
During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the **Academy Awards,** and **Golden Globes.** Winner of Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Actress at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"The Official Story is part polemic, part thriller, part tragedy. It belongs on the list with films like Z, Missing and...
26518) The Hitch-Hiker
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1953.
Language
English
Description
Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman (actress Ida Lupino), THE HITCH-HIKER is perhaps better remembered as simply one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, THE HITCH-HIKER is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) who are held captive by a homicidal drifter (William Talman). He...
26519) Greater
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A true story of Arkansas Razorbacks walk-on offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth (Christopher Severino). Devoutly Christian and ridiculed for his portly appearance, Burlsworth defies the odds to make the Razorbacks' squad in 1994, and ultimately develops into an All-American player and top NFL prospect.
26520) Miss Juneteenth
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **SXSW Film Festival**.