Meeting Evil

Riders of the Whistling Pines

March 1949 •English

While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.

Unconditional

September 2012 •English

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live. But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches “Papa” Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.

Swing

March 2010 •English

In the wake of a fight at school, an eight-year-old boy deals with the death of a classmate.

Apne Huye Paraye

January 1964 •Hindi

Rekha is in love with Shankar since childhood. But Rekha's adopted sister, Lata, has an affair with Shankar and breaks their union with the help of her maid.

Opa

January 2023 •English

A young woman faces an unexpected pregnancy and must inform her father.

The Burden of the Past

March 2023 •Japanese

Japan has a recidivism rate of 50%. The staff at a magazine called CHANGE want to lower that by rehabilitating former prisoners. This forms the basis of FUNAHASHI Atsushi’s ensemble docudrama, which tells the story from both the perspectives of the editorial team and ex-cons.

Collateral Damage

August 1993 •English

Glen is surprised when a news anchor stops reporting on the Gulf War and begins talking directly to him through the television set.

Miracle in East Texas

February 2020 •English

Two creative con men romance widows to invest in their worthless oil well during the Great Depression. Hilarity ensues when they accidentally make the biggest oil strike in the world, pitting them against jilted lovers, angry investors and a no-nonsense judge.

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.]

Shadow Brother Sunday

March 2024 •English

An unlucky musician returns back home on the day of his younger brother's movie premiere to steal and sell his computer to the paparazzi.

Uchū no natsu

October 2003 •Japanese

After losing her parents, Kanako moves in with her grandmother in a town by the sea.

I'm Leaving

February 2023 •Greek

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

5

May 2022 •Greek

The soul of a young woman experiences the five stages of grief, before moving on to the afterlife.

Techno Brothers

April 2023 •Japanese

The band "Techno Brothers" played by Watanabe, brother Watanabe Yuji and pal Kurosaki Takanori, go to find fame and fortune in Tôkyô. It’s more accurate, though, to call it their manager’s plan. Named Himuro, she channels the look and attitude of famed Vogue editor Anna Wintour, from her bobbed hair and ever-present sunglasses to her commanding air and iron will.

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.

As It Was

May 2023 •Ukrainian

Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year after the start of the war in Ukraine. Lera does not feel well in Berlin and makes an impulsive decision to go to Kyiv, for the first time during the war. On the way to Kyiv, she learns that her family is not in Kyiv, and will come only the next day. Therefore, she meets her friend Kyryl, with whom she spends the day, as she used to before the war. In the morning, Lera meets her mother and sister, and finally feels at home. But she still doubts whether she will stay in Kyiv or go back to Berlin.

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.

Kulambadikal

October 1986 •Malayalam