AE: Apocalypse Earth

Close-Up told through the eyes of a failed Philadelphia actor who has succumbed to drug addiction. Our story follows him during the Holidays as he desperately tries to regain everything he has lost in his life; his wife and child, his job, and his pride, before it's too late. Over the course of one day on New Years Eve in New York City, a young vibrant woman, Freebird, shows him how to stand up, discover himself and move on with his life.

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Chidra The film explores an ancient human sacrifice ritual that takes place in an indigenous Hindu community in the Western Himalayas.

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Going Back Home This short film is an endearing portrait of Peter Nhiany, who was forced to flee Sudan during a bloody civil war and now lives in the U.S. hoping to see his family again.

Paparazzi Timmo was once a renowned and uncompromising photojournalist. Hidden behind long telephoto lenses, he now makes a living capturing celebrities in embarrassing situations. His latest victim, a young female star, is just as lonely as he is, and slowly a fragile relationship develops between them. But sooner or later, Timmo must decide whether he wants to document the misfortune of others or put something of his own on the line.

Clear Lake A young man, trapped in a dead-end life caring for his over-protective father, is offered a second chance to fulfill his boyhood dream. Taking it will change everyone he loves forever.

A Birthday in Minsk Egor drops out of the university for the second year in a row and returns to Minsk. Because of such irresponsibility he quarrels with his mother and his girlfriend. Eventually, he is left with no money and no roof over his head. As his 20th birthday approaches, he is overcome with melancholy.

Mae West: Dirty Blonde Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconquered. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today. Though a comedian, West grappled with some of the more complex social issues of the 20th century, including race and class tensions, and imbued even her most salacious plotlines with commentary about gender conformity, societal restrictions and what she perceived as moral hypocrisy. Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore West's life and career, as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change.