Anand Sreebala

The Devil's Muse

January 2007 •English

A stark look at one of Hollywood's darkest mysteries, The Black Dalia (Elizabeth Short) Murder.

Dark Water: The Murder of Shani Warren

February 2023 •English

Twenty-six-year-old Shani Warren was found drowned in Taplow Lake, Buckinghamshire, with her hands tied and feet bound together in 1987. Revealing how it took a forensic breakthrough to solve the 35-year mystery of the death of The Lady in the Lake.

Minus 31: The Nagpur Files

July 2023 •Hindi

A murder has happened at the time of COVID, and the female cop is on duty to find the murderer.

The Black Camel

June 1931 •English

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

A Midsummer Nightmare

September 1975 •English

A young woman's knowledge of Shakespeare helps her solve a five-year-old mystery.

The Stranger

October 2022 •English

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux

November 2024 •French

Fragments of This Beauty

June 2024 •Turkish

A focus on one of Turkey’s most bloody political massacres. In 1977, two men in a hotel room over a period of two days eat, shower, watch a soccer match on TV, stare at a painting on the wall and daydream. These two men are killing time before they cause the deaths of 34 people.

Pro Domo

September 1918 •Dutch

Count De Grancé have two degenerate children. For the adolescent daughter there is still some hope, as her main vice appears to be that she devours the novels of Emile Zola. The son leads a dissolute life in gambling dens, where he cheats at cards, and in night-clubs he associates with dancers. [As of 2024, it appears only a 12-minute fragment of the film survives, at EYE Filmmuseum.]

I'm Leaving

February 2023 •Greek

Eleonora is trapped in her marriage with Achilleas. Her brother, Vagelis, unwillingly offers her a possible way out.

Nouveaux meurtres à Saint-Malo

April 2023 •French

Maharaja

June 2024 •Tamil

A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.

Chempada

December 2008 •Malayalam

Manu and Meenakshi are in love. Meenakshi was raped by R.K. Nair, the employer of Manu's father. Manu's father, to save his master, took the blame upon himself. Manu decides to deal with R.K. Nair.

Alien: Transmission

April 2023 •English

Set within the far reaches of space, Alien: Transmission finds Jo Denton fighting for the life of her son as she battles the demons of her past.

Action Hero Biju 2

Invalid date •Malayalam

Action Hero Biju Sequel, directed by Abrid Shine and produced by Nivin Pauly.

Abducted

May 2023 •English

As four teenage friends visit the nearby river, a mysterious figure appears that slowly lures them into a living nightmare that continues to haunt them and their friends.

The Fallout Guy

July 1991 •English

Raymond Gold, a 40-year-old Walter Mitty character from Philadelphia, is recruited to pass secrets of the atom bomb to the Russians in the 1940s. His girlfriend Danica discovers that he is a fantasist while the FBI suspect him of spying. His world falls apart, with tragicomic results.

Murder in Oakland

July 1991 •English

Oakland, California is the murder capital of the USA - there were 161 homicides in 1990 in a city the size of Cardiff. Blue and Eric are new additions to the police department's five overworked homicide teams. When they investigate a seemingly motiveless prostitute killing, they find themselves drawn into the centre of a fight for survival among Oakland's dangerous drug gangs.

Dulce Alarido

July 2021 •Spanish