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Elfing Around

December 2020 •English

A feature film created with one man's voice, license-free music and stock photos. Cinema in its impurest form. In Joel Edmiston's Elfing Around, Santa Claus is out for revenge after his disgruntled elves send him to space. Jolly Old Saint Nick no more, he doesn't care who he pisses off on his journey to get home, get laid and get even.

The Unbelievable Truth

July 1990 •English

After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

Substitute Fixture

February 2020 •English

Adults play a vital role in the development of young ones. Will the wise words of Señorita Luma get through to the students of classroom 9A?

Rice Girl

July 2014 •English

To land a role in the movie Hooker X, Asian American actress Windy (Cheryl Ling) researches what life is like as a prostitute. After being mistaken for a real call girl by undercover cops, Windy runs into trouble with a group of thugs and a huge wrestler. Poking fun at the entertainment industry as well as Asian stereotypes, this independent comedy co-stars Pat Morita, Martin Kove and Dean Haglund.

Jubilee

February 1978 •English

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Die Zombiejäger

January 2005 •Swedish

Sometimes mentioned as a modern Bad Taste."During a time in the near future, Gothenburg has been invaded by zombies. The police are powerless and a team of German zombie hunters are called in to solve the problem and clean up the city and find out what is causing the zombe epidemic. On their way through the streets of Gothenburg, they run into several obstacles. For example, they come across an Italian assassin and some Swedish reporters on the wrong side of the barricades."

Before I Go

July 2021 •English

A woman recalls her life and musical career choices in New York City through the years.

Grave Danger

February 2009 •English

Home alone, Becky (Debbie Kopacz) is already on edge from a night of watching scary movies when an anonymous caller takes her terror to the brink by forcing her to trade spooky stories with him in this Jim Haggerty-helmed horror flick. Tales of murderous ventriloquist dummies, housewives ensnared by voodoo and more follow in an agonizing game of one-upmanship that could end up with Becky dead. Cathy St. George and Vic Martino co-star.

The Truth About Average Guys

November 2009 •English

An insecure man has his dimwitted actor friend pose as his mentally challenged brother in order to get to know a beautiful co-worker who has a mentally challenged sister.

Last Chancers

September 2020 •English

Flynn finds himself thousands of pounds in debt to the biggest criminal in the county, due to his old friend Aiden's irresponsible behaviour, in this indie comedy set in Gloucestershire.

Trust

September 1990 •English

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

Burying The Mother In-Law

March 2019 •English

Mark should be looking forward to his stag do. Instead he's in a forest at 4 in the morning, helping his best friend, Sam dig a grave for their mother-in-law. A corpse will become the least of their worries, as the night has only just begun.

Standing Up, Falling Down

February 2020 •English

An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.

Spacemen, Go-Go Girls and the True Meaning of Christmas

December 2004 •English

Aliens have come from the planet Uranus to steal Earth's resources. Its up to a group of Go-Go dancing Private eyes to stop them!

Manhandlers

Invalid date •English

Two guys desperate for cash open their own muscle-for-hire business. This inadvertently opens a gateway into the heart of the city's seedy underworld. Under constant attack from hitmen, zombies, religious extremists, and serial killers - can they rescue their baby and pay the rent on time?

Paper Man

June 2009 •English

A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.

Isaiah vs. The Hodag

December 2020 •English

A young man living with his parents in Wisconsin comes face to face with a terrifying monster while searching for the elusive cryptic known as the Hodag.

Oblivion

April 1994 •English

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.

A Place of Our Own

March 2014 •Italian

UFO Club

July 2022 •English

When nerdy high school senior William learns his hero, an eccentric UFO hunter, has been arrested, he searches for a piece of evidence that will prove his innocence. However, it’s fallen into the hands of Alexandra, an intimidatingly confident classmate. A quirky romantic comedy set in 1998.