Mundhinam Paartheney

City of Hope

October 1991 •English

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

Mahogany

October 1975 •English

An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

The Brave One

September 2007 •English

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Apocryphal

March 2012 •English

Bewildered, Carlos awakens from a nightmare stalked by Death. The dream has a foreboding message, which is not entirely clear to him. Carlos decides to challenge his destiny and face the consequences, but his evil doing ends up shaping his own fate and that of those around him. Macabre by choice, Carlos attempts to tip the scales by changing the course of the plot designed by the gods. In this story,the unsettling city of Mexico is the backdropthat reveals psychological and human postures characteristic of a big city. It is a story where individuals who change their destiny with masks and opportunism manipulate morality, religion and reason for selfish personal gain.

Vive L'Amour

March 1995 •Chinese

Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.

Adulthood

June 2008 •English

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

Friday

April 1995 •English

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Love and Death In the Dying Light of Hong Kong

May 2023 •

A photographer awaits competition results while he wanders around Hong Kong across space and time, pondering his own relationship with love and death.

Zazie dans le Métro

October 1960 •French

A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.

Cut.

May 2022 •English

Two strangers develop an unexpected relationship after a chance meeting at a party. Inspired by David Ives' 'Sure Thing'.

Second Screen

May 2019 •English

Second Screen follows David, a fitness influencer who begins to develop an addiction to social media. As this takes a drastic turn in order to keep his online persona intact, will he able to deal with the reality he faces in front of him?

Nobody Is Innocent

January 1986 •Spanish

"Kara", in an attempt to extinguish the fire that burns him and to flee from drugs and his own frustration, sets out on a train journey. On his trip he nostalgically recalls all kinds of scenes with his gang the "Punk Shits" in Ciudad Neza.

Nina

January 2004 •Portuguese

After losing her job, an unstable woman sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

Provvisorio, quasi d'amore

April 1988 •Italian

Anthology of urban stories form seven Italian directors.

September 13, 2004

June 2024 •English

A 17-year-old kid from South Chicago coexists with his selfish foster mother. On his way to school with his best friend, they discover something that will change their lives forever.

A Lullaby for Yellow Roses

January 2023 •English

A migrant working-class couple, after losing their daughter to an ill-fated destiny, seeks friends in each other.

The Moon on the Graveyard

March 1973 •Indonesian

Back when urbanization was a new phenomenon, this film captured the aspirations desired by three young men from North Sumatera of Batak ethnicity. As the case with other regional area, people from the rural realm were convinced that their way of live is inadequate, so that they "need" to make it in the city, or bust. So Sabar, Tigor and Sahat went up and down their luck in order to find their desired "gold" in a strange land.

Grãos

March 2021 •Portuguese

Melody of a Great City

October 1943 •German

A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

Rodents

September 1999 •Spanish

The world of Salvador, a young and naive petty thief is changed by the arrival of his cousin Angel, an ex-convict in search of easy money, and with a hideout. Salvador gets wrapped up in Angel's twisted dealings in an attempt to escape from his suffocating family, dragging along his family and friends, in his criminal path. Where will this all lead?