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Agathe is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. When Agathe’s best friend gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle.

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way.  Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all its inhabitants.

Five Black students rode a segregated carousel in 1960, igniting one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protest in US history. AIN’T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO- ROUND is the untold story of the Jews they marched with, Nazis they provoked, Congressmen they inspired, and Civil Rights leaders they became.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter Liesl, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. They embark on a risky new enterprise, but soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

A riveting look at a key moment in the history of the climate crisis, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT travels to the pivotal years of the George H.W. Bush administration—1988 to 1992—to document how a crucial opportunity to take real action on global warming was not just squandered but deliberately undermined.

Director Jia Zhang-Ke delivers a masterful portrait of romantic destiny, over 20 years in the making. The film follows its perennial heroine, Qiaoqiao, over decades as she traverses the profound social transformation and turbulent changes of contemporary China.

Known as “La Divine,” French actress Sarah Bernhardt left an indelible mark, shattering societal norms thanks to her daring personality and performances. This decadent film explores her passionate relationship with actor Lucien Guitry whilst she navigates stardom, wealth, scandals and sickness

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas this summer.

Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished female architects in the world, but very little is known about her outside her home country of Israel. ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT is a deeply moving portrait of an extraordinary woman directed by her daughter, filmmaker, and former architect, Yael Melamede.

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer.

Set against the stark beauty of South Moravia’s “Moravian Tuscany,” DRY SEASON portrays the escalating conflict between two neighboring family clans. As young love blooms between Míra and Žofka—heirs to opposing values—the teens challenge the rigid structures imposed by their parents.