Speech & Debate

Spiral Drive

October 2020 •English

Two estranged friends attempt to shoot a feature film on a cross-country road trip. Along the way, they are abducted by a mysterious creature in the Appalachian mountains. The two must work together, despite their fractured friendship, to traverse the forest labyrinth and escape from the clutches of the creature.

My Blueberry Nights

November 2007 •

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

Morálka paní Dulské

September 1958 •Czech

Vaalvi

January 2023 •Marathi

Vaalvi is a dark comedy that explores the profound human nature involving selfishness, apathy and self-preservation.

Bent

November 1997 •English

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.

The Hit

September 1984 •English

Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

Father of Four

November 1953 •Danish

Everyday portrayal of a single father with four children

Dancers in the Dark

March 1932 •English

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Der Vetter aus Dingsda

November 1953 •German

Blithe Spirit

April 1945 •English

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of supernatural events being set into motion that wreak havoc on the man's present marriage.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

October 1935 •English

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Sordid Lives

May 2000 •English

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

A Perfect Slice

April 2022 •English

A young woman descends into the depths of human depravity while attempting to craft the perfect slice of toast.

Sawah

March 2019 •Arabic

On his way to a DJ Championship in Brussels, a young Egyptian is mistaken for an illegal immigrant and detained in a country he's never heard of before.

Trio

May 1997 •Korean

Ahn is a suicidal saxophonist, Mun is violent simpleton with an I.Q. of 80 and Maria is single mother with dreams of becoming a nun. Ahn has tried numerous times to kill himself but nothing ever works. When he witnesses his wife infidelity, it is the last straw.

The Ninth Configuration

February 1980 •English

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

The Human Zoo

August 2020 •English

"The Lordilords" offer us a documentary about one of the most controversial events that ever happened on our galaxy: "The Human Zoo" from planet "Earth". This alien documentary tells the story of how "The Lordilords" came to planet Earth and restore order by initiating a "Human Zoo" after the Third World War. The main focus of the documentary relies on one of the humans who lived at the zoo (Subject 26.621.290) and he gives some insights about the zoo's darkest sides in a form of a daily vlog. "The Human Zoo" invites us to reflect upon many problems which we are facing right now in our current galaxy.

The Unknown Country

July 2023 •English

A grieving woman embarks on an unexpected road trip as she grapples with the pain of her recent loss and seeks to understand her place in the world.

The Crucible

November 1996 •English

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

The Cocoanuts

May 1929 •English

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.