Out of Focus (2024)

PAPER PLATES

Four robbers are stranded in a village credit union after immediately botching a would-be series of bank heists in rural midwest America.

Omniscient

Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated. He incurs the wrath of local witchdoctor in the process.

Forbearance

After a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis, a teacher and her factory worker husband work to save their marriage from the teetering edge of divorce.

Baltazar

After the son’s coldness and wife’s hatred, Baltazar begins questioning his mind in search of answers.

O, Brawling Love!

Two rival acting students are forced to reconcile their differences and play lovers Romeo and Juliet in their final school play, vying for a life-changing prize.

The Shade

Twenty-year-old Ryan struggles with a debilitating anxiety disorder following his father's death. Together with his two brothers, he must fight to break the destructive cycle threatening their family as ancient darkness closes in on them.

Aquela Sombra Em Seu Sorriso

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The Life of Chuck

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

Looking Through Water

William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called by his estranged father, William travels to Belize for a father & son fishing tournament that reopens old wounds and sparks new understanding. Decades later, William recalls that pivotal trip as he tries to connect with his angry, distant grandson.

A Dimanche Prochain

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T'Day

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One Split Second

In 1995 Los Angeles, a conservative radio talk show host's beliefs are shattered when his wife suddenly dies in a gang shooting.

O Fim de Arsênio Godard

In 1883, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy rebelled against the country's government (an episode known as the Navy Revolt). Six months of intense fighting caused incalculable material and human losses. Inside one of the Navy ships, a deserter is captured. The commander punishes the French mercenary with the most unlikely of punishments: the torture of silence.

Activities of Daily Living

When twenty year old care worker Sam is suddenly allocated the primary caregiver of grumpy resident Tommy, things don't look too bright. But after they realise they have more in common than may seem, an unlikely friendship begins; one that could change the trajectory of Sam's life forever.

Once Upon a Star

Join the crew of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe as they go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits, and reaching for their dreams.

For Old Times' Sake

A young musician struggles to come to terms with the re-emergence of his estranged father.

Fanboy

A young man seeking to embrace a perceived legacy unwittingly sparks a notorious chain of events while visiting his father's alma mater.

The Stepmother

The loving and nurturing Mariel marries Edward after his first wife abandons him and their three children. Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family.

The Envelope

Bahasha is the story of Kitasa, an elected public official who betrays his family, friends and community when he takes an easy bribe. He learns the hard way and must now find the road to redemption.

Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

A Bear Remembers

Local boy, Peter, is trying to find the source of the metallic sound that haunts the village. When he shares his footage with an old woman it sparks memories of a bear that roamed the hills during her childhood.

Anantaram

A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

Plateau

After the death of his mother, Kareem decides to write a screenplay based on the lives of him and his friends.

Birthday Boy

On his 16th birthday, alone and depressed Yoke is taken on a journey by his friend Rico, to have the best birthday possible given the poverty stricken circumstances; some unexpected company and lessons are found along the way. Shot on MiniDV tapes and totally handheld.

Missing: Keti Harayeko Suchana

A gripping tale of two young people from contrasting worlds who are thrust together by a twist of fate. A man from Nepal's Terai plains accidentally abducts a woman from the northern hills, bringing her to his rural village in Janakpur. What begins as a clash of personalities slowly transforms into a journey of shared understanding, bridging deep-seated social and cultural divides.

Sampai Titik Terakhirmu

Albi initially only admired Shella from afar. Over time, their relationship developed, with Albi becoming a figure who was always there for Shella, especially when Shella discovered a lump in her stomach which turned out to be a cyst, and was later diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Their love was tested by increasingly serious illnesses, but Albi never gave up. Even in the most difficult times, he chose to marry Shella, showing that true love can survive the toughest storms.

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Try Seventeen

Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.