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Stories from around the world.

Pre-Production

The Blue Mauritius

The Blue Mauritius tells the story of one of the world’s most valuable postage stamps: the Two Pence "Blue Mauritius" from the island of Mauritius in Africa. It is one of the rarest collectibles on Earth, with only twelve copies known to still exist. Printed in 1847 by the small British colony, they have sparked international obsessions, forgery scandals, and fierce bidding wars—transforming simple scraps of postal history into treasures worth a king's ransom.

Directed by
TBD
Starring
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Tyler Lepley, Elizabeth Hurley, David Kross, William Mosley, Bella Campos, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Kretchmann, Muhannad Hamdi
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Development

La Promesa

In a small fishing village on the coast of Colón, Panamá, fourteen-year-old Ernesto Sanchez dreams of playing soccer for the Qatari team Al Sadd SC—just like his idol, Carlos Tenorio. For years, his parents sacrificed everything to fund his academy training, sustained by their deep love and faith in God. But when a violent robbery upends his family, Ernesto loses his way, falling into a life of petty crime on the streets. Years later, a local, unconventional priest takes him under his wing, fighting to help Ernesto regain his faith in the Almighty and rescue his ultimate dream before it's too late.

Directed by
Marco Rubio
Starring
Yaya DeCosta, Ben Cobb, Kaia True, Mohammed Sal, Khalil Al-Balushi
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Development

Indifference

Dr. Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero was born in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1891. In 1931, he began serving as Ecuador's consul in Stockholm, Sweden. When Nazi Germany expanded across Europe, Muñoz took action and issued protective Ecuadorian passports to Polish citizens, many of them Jewish. Those actions went against his government’s orders which ultimately lead to his dismissal in 1942. Disobeying orders, Muñoz continued issuing life-saving passports from Stockholm throughout the

Directed by
TBD
Starring
TBD
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Development

SkyView

SkyView is the country's longest-running Black-owned and operated golf tournament, born out of Asheville, North Carolina's municipal course. Viewed through the lens of co-founder Matthew Bacoate Jr., the story follows a courageous group of Black men who embraced a sport that excluded them during the Jim Crow era. Though history largely forgot their contributions—along with pioneering "Godfathers of Golf" like John Shippen and Oscar S. Bunn—this narrative uncovers their buried legacy. Ultimately, SkyView is a testament to the enduring love of the game, optimism, and an indomitable spirit that refused to be erased by historical omission

Directed by
TBD
Starring
TBD
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Development

I Know Where Your Mama Lives

A razor-sharp satire guaranteed to leave critics and audiences alike laughing on the floor. Spanning from Colombia to Mexico, this dark comedy blends quick wit with deliciously bad behavior as its characters stumble into absurd, life-or-death stakes. When young Colombian comedian Santiago García lands a dream gig at Mexico City’s infamous Toilet Club, he quickly discovers there is a lethal price to pay for fame and fortune

Directed by
TBD
Starring
TBD
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Somewhere Slow

Intimate, raw and funny, features a searing and complex portrait of Anna Thompson, a 40 year old skin care rep, coasting through an unfulfilled marriage and an estranged relationship with her family. When Anna gets mixed-up in a deadly convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision and walks out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery. Together they break into the New England summer home of Anna’s childhood. It is in this quiet house, far away from the world, that both Anna and Travis begin to shed their protective shells, and for the first time, embrace the simple human connection they’ve spent their lives avoiding. Sparse and provocative, this film shines light on how sometimes we must learn to break our own rules to find the life we’ve been yearning to live.

Directed by
Jeremy O’Keefe
Starring
Jessalyn Gilsig, David Costabile, Graham Patrick Martin, Robert Forster
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Distribution

Background Music

As a struggling musician, all Paul van der Merwe (John-Henry Opperman) really wants is that opening slot for Fokofpolisiekar, that one chance to get that lucky break. But in his struggle to be seen and having to provide for his freelance photographer/waitress girlfriend Sera (Lizelle de Klerk), Paul catches the eye of ruthless music manager Lucy Ferreira (Brümilda van Rensburg) who forces him to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

Directed by
Sallas de Jager
Starring
Deon Lots, Brümilda van Rensburg, John-Henry Opperman, Neil Sandilands
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Rivers Wash Over Me

The film touches on race relations, incest, drugs, and growing up gay in the American South. A recent New York City transplant, Sequan Greene (Derrick L. Middleton) has been sent to live in Alabama after the recent death of his mother. He is brutally raped by his cousin Michael Wilis (Cameron Mitchell Mason). It becomes clear that Michael also is gay – a victim as well as a victimizer. He says, “I can’t be a faggot …You’re the faggot. You’re my faggot.” Sequan is also bullied and beaten up at school.

Sequan soon finds a friend in Lori Anderson (Elizabeth Dennis), the girlfriend of drug dealer/basketball player Ahmed Robins (Duane McLaughlin). Lori is the town’s “bad girl” who has a heart of gold. Although she freebases, snorts coke throughout the school day, steals guns and sleeps with the town basketball star, she is immediately taken by admiration of Sequan and his brazen nonconformity. Despite Sequan’s unwillingness, Lori manages to befriend him, bringing him out of his shell and eventually introducing him to both moonshine and her gay brother, Jake (Aidan Schultz-Meyer).

Directed by
John G. Young
Starring
Derrick L. Middleton, Sonequa Martin-Green, Elizabeth Dennis, Duane McLaughlin, Darien Sills-Evans, Xosha Roquemore
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The Reception

In upstate New York, Jeannette (Pamela Holden Stewart), a divorcée, lives with her companion, Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims), an HIV-positive artist. Since Martin is gay and ill, the relationship they share is based on everything but sex. One day, Jeannette finds her estranged daughter, Sierra (Maggie Burkwit), on her doorstep with a new husband, Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans), hoping to get her hands on an inheritance. During their stay, secrets and lies are exposed.

Directed by
John G. Young
Starring
Wayne Lamont Sims, Darien Sills-Evans, Pamerla Stewart, Maggie Burkwit
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Cocktails and Chaos

Somewhere, deep within the Nevada desert, below the sun-cracked terra firma, a secret (and imaginary) crew of military scientists has installed a giant champagne bottle into a missile silo. They’re creating one of the most amazingly flamboyant weapons of all time.

Their plan is to distill the essence of Scandalous Salon owner David Nyblom and his cohorts to create a weapon never before seen. Upon feeding house music into the 180-inch bass speakers within the silo, the massive champagne bottle would shake, and ultimately eject the cork with such force that entire continents of conservative mothers would fall to their knees in disbelief.

You may ask yourself: “Who is this guy David Nyblom.” If you actually asked yourself that, you should either trade in those Z Cavaricci’s and hit the town, or just stay tuned for what will be the most colorful show ever to air from the streets of the Silicon Valley.

“Cocktails and Chaos,” a show so far from what most people would recognize as reality it will spawn a new genre, “The Surreality Show.”

With a cast of characters that ranges from Nyblom, to Sammy Crocco (his assistant), to Bill Funk (Nyblom’s best friend and owner of Tinker’s Damn), it’ll make your head spin clear off your neck. That range includes Rose Hill (a celebrity make-up artist whose first kiss was from Neal Diamond), Bliss Katopothis (Nyblom’s second cousin and first responder), a masterful Real Estate agent, a skillful Botox technician, a dog trainer, a vocally talented party attendee, a Queen of the Ballerinas, and an army of empty cocktail glasses. All would make Oscar Wilde blush with their stories. This is a dangerously interesting lot.

Directed by
Logan Parks
Starring
Davis Nyblom, Bliss Katopthis, Bill Funk, Rose Hill, Sammy Crocco
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Distribution

Moto Anjos

Moto Anjos is a gripping and gritty story that authentically portrays the hazardous lives of Brazilian motorbike messengers. Discriminated and disenfranchised, this emerging and growing class struggle to provide for their families, while fighting against pervasion corruption and criminality.

Alexandre is a resourceful motoboy who cheats death daily on the most dangerous streets in the world. One night his wayward younger brother robs him of his trusty motorcycle at gunpoint. Alex must risk his life to retrieve his bike, and confront a vicious criminal gang to rescue his brother.

Determined to protect his brother, Alex refuses to go to the police, and can only rely on the trust and support of his tribe of fellow bikers, along with his newfound love, the young Lillian, an intern at the Traffic Command Center.

With Lillian’s help Alex closes in on his bike and his brother, until he witnesses a brutal execution, and soon becomes hunted by the relentless criminals, as well as a group of corrupt and cruel cops. Alex uses cunning and resolve to save his life, but at great personal sacrifice.

Directed by
Joe Tripician
Starring
Vinícius de Oliveira, Letícia Persiles, Luca Bianchi, Geraldo Rodrigues
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Pre-Production

Team Joy

Ted and his teenage daughter Joy, are a couple of smart and savvy grifters. But after all the scams they’ve pulled, Joy is having a crisis of conscience when they meet a man who tries to scam the scammers. An expert hacker, Joy pulls a stunt that puts both her and her father in jeopardy. Forced to skip town, Ted brings his Russian girlfriend Yanna along. Joy attempts to break them apart, but only succeeds in getting them all in hotter water. When Yanna’s past catches up to her, and Joy falls in love with an older bad boy, all seems lost. This outlaw family has one last chance to either score big, or lose everything. The outcome will determine their fate for the rest of their lives.

Directed by
Joe Tripician
Starring
Joe Newcomb (Dallas Buyers Club)
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Distribution

Stargazer

Based on the Jan van Tonder novel by the same name, “Stargazer” is a heartfelt drama set in a railway community in 1966 South Africa. Told through the eyes of eleven year old Timus, the film depicts the difficulties in coping with the harsh realities of the world, while embracing the beauty in life. Timus and his family are trapped within a society of violence and rigidity, where ideologies and beliefs can cost one their life. A boy holding onto his childhood innocence, Timus is driven by an incessant curiosity that oftentimes lands him in troubling situations, from which he is saved by the unlikely hero, Joon. Believing Joon to be his miraculous savior, Timus goes into the world reassured of his safety only to be confronted by dark realities that slowly shed his innocence.

A story with unforgettable characters, “Stargazer” boldly portrays the mystifying relationship between the magical world of childhood and the realistic world we live in.

Directed by
Paul Eilers
Starring
Deon Lots, Paul Loots, Rika Sennett, John-Henry Opperman, Andrew Thompson
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Distribution

Summer in Berlin

Hot summer. Nike has a balcony, Katrin has a son, Ronald drives a truck, Tina’s a waitress, Oskar and Helene are old and alone. At the beginning, middle or end of their lives – they all ask the same question: Can love last through the seasons? Or is it something affecting the brain that just comes and goes?

With a sharp eye and great love for his characters, director Andreas Dresen has crafted the story of two girlfriends, who, from their balcony – between heaven and earth – gaze down at their turbulent and difficult universe, where the right men are all too often exactly wrong, and to get ahead even a good-looking woman had better be strong.

Screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase, employs his remarkably light and crisp style to maintain a fine balance between comedy and tragedy, aided by an outstanding cast, featuring Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl and Andreas Schmidt.

Andreas Dresen’s SUMMER IN BERLIN is an enchanting comedy, full of human warmth, sincerity and delightful humor – a film about life.

Directed by
Andreas Dresen
Starring
Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl, Andreas Schmidt, Christel Peters
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Distribution

The Uninvited Guest

The GOYA nominated director Guillem Morales delivers a psychological thriller with echoes of Hitchcock. Felix (Andoni Gracia) an architect, lives alone in a very big house. His girlfriend Vera (Monica Lopez) has moved out and left him for good. Her belongings are still in Felix’s house and they often bring back memories of happier times together which makes him feel even more alone. One night a stranger knocks on his door and asks him if he can come in and make an urgent phone call. Felix reluctantly lets him in and in a short moment of inattention the stranger seems to have disappeared without a trace. A series of distressing events follow, leading Felix to the conclusion that a stranger is now in his house. The space around him has its own identity and the consequences will be deadly.

Directed by
Guillem Morales
Starring
Andoni Gracia, Monica Lopez, Agusti Villaronga, Pablo Derqui
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