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When the family patriarch dies, his shiksa mistress, orthodox, drug-dealing grandson, distractingly beautiful granddaughter, and more-than-vaguely troubled children get together to sit Shivah, or “chiva,” as the family’s domestic workers call it. There are also a mariachi band and Talmudic scholars to judge the soul of the departed. This is what Jews do in Mexico City.

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Josh, an under achieving twenty something, suffering from narcolepsy, is done with his life, and looking for a way to end it all.  With the help of a beautiful girl new to his building, and his only friend Lindsey, a crisis hotline operator, Josh realizes that the power to change, resides in himself.  This is the first feature film from writer/director and Chicago native John Flores.  He currently lives in Rancho Cucamonga with his fiancé Virginia Coglianese.

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"Beauty Remains" is the story of two sisters--Fei and Ying--bound together by the will of their late father, and their shared love for a charismatic ex-boxer, Huang. They are two women whose paths have been dictated by the often cruel decrees of the men in their lives--two women who must somehow transcend that influence...or lose everything..

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The story of the great Mughal emperor that ruled India, and a fiery young Rajput princess, Jodhaa.

Set in the sixteenth century, this epic romance begins as a marriage of alliance between two cultures and religions, for political gain. Akbar accepts the marriage proposal, little does he know that in his efforts to strengthen his relations with the Hindu Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking on a new journey - the journey of true love.

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Through the eyes of young boy’s, we encounter the sixteenth century mine, where devout Catholics must sever their ties with God each time they enter the shafts, because of the ancient belief that the devil, as represented in the hundreds of statues constructed in the tunnels, determines the fate of all who work there.

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Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

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Badki and Chutki live a fun-filled life in Banaras,India. Badki is aware that the family is in dire straits, but she and her mother protect Chutki at all costs. When things get worse, Badki decides to go to Mumbai and seek a living for the family. Alone and unsupported in the midst of the urban jungle of Mumbai, Badki battles with dark forces, keeping her focus on her purpose to support her family and continue Chutki’s education. She deliberately morphs into someone else, leading a secret life full of murky compromises. .

Produced by Ashwini Bhave and directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni, Kadachit talks about a successful neurosurgeon, who has witnessed a dreadful incident in her childhood. This past daunts her and she is forced to face it in the form of her father who returns in her life after serving a long term in prison. When the actual truth is revealed, the doctor gets into acute depression. How the entire family deals with the undergoing issue is beautifully depicted in this brilliantly directed film.

Following the unusual connection made between four characters at different stages of their lives, Under the Snow captures factory life in a way rarely seen: personal, flirtatious, introspective.  Director Candela Figueiro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978 and has studied film in both Argentina and at UCLA.  She currently resides in Los Angeles, and this is her first feature film.

The tense marriage between two painters is shaken and stirred when the husband's provocative free-spirited nude model ignites his wife's sexual and spiritual awakening. In a three way game of subtle seduction, each of the three confront desires and frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their lives. 

‘Thicker Than Water’ tells the story of the Baxters, an ordinary suburban family whose world is turned upside down when their youngest daughter becomes a vampire. The film boasts some stellar performances from Devon Bailey as the 16 year old angelic, vegetarian cheerleader who becomes a vampire, Eilis Cahill as her cynical Goth twin sister, Jo Hristova as the old-world Bulgarian immigrant Mom and Michael Strelow as the gay neuro-scientist brother. 

Man has overwhelming gambling problems………..

Kadachit talks about a successful neurosurgeon, who has witnessed a dreadful incident in her childhood. Her past daunts her and she is forced to face it in the form of her father who returns in her life after serving a long term in prison. When the actual truth is revealed, the doctor gets into acute depression. How the entire family deals with the undergoing issue is beautifully depicted in this brilliantly directed film. 

Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.

Some people say that a near-fatal car accident, which Hank suffered, was a result of tragic response to dreams unfulfilled. Others will say that the subsequent electro-shock therapy which ended Hank’s playing career at the age of thirty-one was also a result of Evelyn’s despair. But forty-three years after Hank disappeared from the music scene, his guitar lives on in a countless number of hit records, and one, amazing solo jazz effort. 

Cassandra, a mute 16-year-old runaway, gets off the bus in Yermo, CA. A friendly but feisty transvestite waitress named Lola gives the disheveled traveler a free meal and clean clothes. Cassandra reaches her final destination: a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles. 

"Fantastic Parasuicides" is an omnibus film. The three short films include 'Three People in the Dark' directed by Park Soo-yeong, 'Fly Chicken!' directed by Jo Chang-ho and 'Happy Birthday' directed by KIM Sung-ho. 

This film embodies many of the central interests in Imamura's career including strong, lower-class women who survive in spite of their oppressive surroundings, and an earthy, humorous approach to sex. 

Target Practice is an intelligent but raw, visceral, extremely tense outdoor thriller with an emphasis on character as much as action.  Five blue-collar friends head out on a weekend fishing trip, only to find themselves in the middle of an undercover operation involving the CIA and a hidden training camp for homegrown terrorists (molded after real-life, recent discoveries in both the U.S. and Canada). 

The story of a mysterious ‘otherworldly’ woman who ‘dances’ her way through the relationships of four friends and how their lives are captivated , stirred up and turned upside down by her presence.