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I'm in Love with a Stripper

Alone on Christmas Eve, Michael makes a last-ditch effort to win back his ex-girlfriend. Although repelled by his sudden reappearance, the promise of $1000 buys ten minutes of Honey’s time as she reluctantly sits through his declaration of love. Michael’s dreams of a heartfelt reunion are shattered when he is promptly rejected by a stripper who refuses to participate in his fantasy, challenging toxic romantic comedy tropes normalized through contemporary media. Based on her semi-autobiographical stage play, Never Walk Alone, Julie Phan offers a desensationalized interpretation of sex work through an intimate representation of the person underneath the projection.

Vietnam: Kill Zone

War

During the Tet Offensive, a battle-weary combat photographer joins a battered U.S. platoon on a deadly jungle mission where survival becomes secondary to the political agenda behind their orders.

All the Queens Houses

Documentary

A photographic exploration of Queens’ unconventional architecture reveals the borough’s beauty through the eyes of an architect while uncovering the deeper history behind its strange and spectacular designs.

Simulacra

Nula is a student who has feelings for her old friend, Joel. One day she is caught in a recurring incident while she is with Joel. When Nula finds out that Joel is ready to express his feelings to his crush, that's where the incident continues to repeat itself and stops when Nula feelings that she has been keeping hidden, she expresses to Joel.

The Time Traveller

Documentary

Taking Beijing Subway's "Time Train" as the main narrative thread, and centering on subway enthusiasts, designers, constructors and operators, the story recounts the construction of China's first subway line, the harmonious coexistence between Beijing Subway and cultural relics, as well as the various changes in subway tickets, carriages and construction brought by the passing of time as trains travel back and forth.

The Ones Who Grieve

DramaFantasy

At the end of the 19th century, on an isolated farm, Zélie is trapped under the authority of her father, Jacob, a deeply religious man. As a mysterious disease known as the “Black Veil” ravages the surrounding countryside and faith begins to blur with madness, she must fight to preserve her humanity and claim her freedom.

You Have Her Eyes

HorrorThriller

A woman's fears about having children begin to manifest as visions of her dead grandmother.

FADE

Drama

The disappearance of their son is almost unbearable for a young couple, even after a good year. Both live separately, but the current status of their relationship cannot be accurately described. It is Finja who always tries to maintain contact with her husband Torben. The disappearance of his son completely threw him off course. But he has been feeling hope again for a while now.

A Window of Memories

Documentary

The filmmaker’s own paternal and maternal grandmothers’ stories are compiled into texts and read aloud by two women. This film ventures to convey the memories of two grandmothers from two different families, through the bodies of others.