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Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.

Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. "Pretty Boy" is a coming of age story of a young bullied teen, Sean, struggling with his sexuality and the hardships of high school. After his father finds some questionable magazines in his room, this devout Christian will go to any lengths to get his son to find the light and "perform" the way a man should. Sean is introduced to Katie, a prostitute that understands the stigmas of modern society and helps him see the true light that is within him.

A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.

A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and decides to intervene.

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.

On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

A frustrated writer struggles to find the motivation behind a story that involves two brothers and their differences. While letting the story unfold, events escalate as he writes the final revision and the story takes him to places he did not expect.

Matteo Falcone is an Azerbaijani short drama film based on Prosper Merimée's like-named story from 1829. Matteo Falcone is a successful Corsican, who lives with his wife Giuseppa and 10-year-old son Fortunato. One day he leaves home with Giuseppa, leaving Fortunato alone.

It’s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.

After the death of his mother, Emilio is not prepared to manage a cursed inheritance, the promiscuity of his desires and the discovery of a love. At 18 years old, he will be puzzled when he realises that fate sometimes hangs on something as fragile as the flight of a dove.

A battered girl must journey through a dark and violent world to discover the truth behind why her boyfriend mysteriously vanished.

A socially awkward teen gets caught between a changing friendship and a life-altering discovery.

Ezekiel gets a letter from his true love Sally stating she is being forced into marriage in a faraway town. On Horseback, he goes on a long journey to rescue her in the freezing winter.

When Gloria, a lonely housewife, is forced to spend her New Years party looking after Eric, her daughter's heartbroken and hungover ex-boyfriend, an unexpected bond develops between them that will change their night, and possibly their lives.

Baptiste is a gay man who can't stop dreaming about a woman who works at a local pub. His desire for her makes him go on a journey that he could had never imagined.

Social deprivation, mental illness, addiction, sexuality and drama abound when Jake abandons his wife and kids for Ethan, a young, gay, streetwise charmer. Jake struggles to hide his identity but things come to a climax impacting the hearts and souls of all involved.

Seventeen-year-olds Miku and Elias find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside.

Kelly's Ashes is a short film directed by Andrew Hibbs

In the dark middle ages, young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. There, he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderer’s life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass until one day these friends cross paths again...

Marguerite and Coline fall in love at their local swimming pool, where they kiss for the first time. The stopwatch starts and there already is not much time left. Hold your breath depicts five pictures, five memories, five phases of their story.

John is consumed by guilt after a reckless act that results in the death of his best friend, Isaac. Everyone in the town is wary of him, and Isaac’s younger brother attacks him, goaded on by his friends. It is only through reconciliation with the younger brother, however, that both he and John can process their grief and move on.

In a small fishing town on the French Atlantic coast during the winter of 1941, daily life unfolds under a grey, misty sky. When something mysterious washes ashore, the quiet community is drawn into an unexpected and transformative experience.

Short documentary about a transexual sex worker.

A grieving old man attempts to recreate his past in the hope of reliving cherished memories.