Putin's Playground (2024)

Putin: The New Empire

Since Russia was brought to its knees in the 1990s by crippling debt and the grip of the oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has made it his mission to return superpower status to Russia. While not partisan to Putin's wrongs, this insightful doc examines the logic and motivations of Putin's vilified regime, and why he is so loved in his homeland.

Paintings in the Dark

Marcos is a 65 years old artist. He works in a gas station, depressed and annoyed with his life because he has never been able to exhibit his paintings. One day, Luis a young thief who's 13 years old, enters to his house thinking it was empty. Luis is the only one who knows about Marcos art. Suddenly, a kind of friendship starts between Luis and Marcos. And both begin to find new answers about life and art.

Diminuendo

A young woman teaches her dementia-stricken mother to play the piano.

Selection Process

A cat goes to a job interview where his skills are valued by three mice. As the interview progresses the situation becomes increasingly uncomfortable for everyone involved.

Remote Control

A first-generation migrant nurse is going through a journey of self-introspection. Once, she believed that with an authoritarian nature, she could keep her family close and united. In her quest to keep them close, she inadvertently ends up creating rifts. Now, she realizes that this is not only impacting her family but also affecting her personal health.

Queens of Combat Invade Supercon Night 1

Held July 27th at Raleigh Supercon, in Raleigh, NC Kris Statlander vs. Madi Maxx Hyan vs. Savannah Evans vs. Clara Sinclaire Veda Scott & Zeda Zhang vs. Brittany Blake & Samantha Heights Chelsea Green vs. Rachael Ellering QOC Tag Team Championship Match Ruthless Ambition (Maria Manic & Penelope Ford) w/ Zane Riley vs. Thick & Juicy (Faye Jackson & Willow Nighingale) Commentary- Dan Parella, Zane Riley, Angel Rose Ring Announcer- Kid Cadet Backstage Interviews- Rob Naylor

We Wanted Children

After a marital crisis, Ginny grows concerned with her husband's increasingly disturbing behavior.

Cardinal

Mourning the recent loss of his mother, a disturbed man believes she is sending him a message from beyond, leading him down a violent path.

Synevir

Famous lake in Carpathian mountains -- lake Synevir -- is known for its rich history throughout the hundreds of years as a place of mystical unexplained events. There is a group of students who decided to spend a weekend at the lake. They did not believe in those stories about lake Synevir and the strange creatures around it. Too bad for them....

Mughizh

A girl who is scared of dogs gets a puppy, which helps her overcome her fear, and teaches her about life and loss.

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames

Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's fortunate for Misao, because her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the leader of the clan, Aoshi Shinomori, leads her instead into a face-to-face encounter with an even more dangerous man and a plot to overthrow the Meiji government! Quickly enmeshed in the affairs of the legendary assassin Hitokiri Battosai, now known as Kenshin Himura, wielder of the reverse-blade sword, Misao finds herself pulled into the middle of a deadly intrigue against Makoto Shishio, who is orchestrating the conquest of all Japan - beginning with Kyoto!

Frustration

A sexually frustrated woman, living with her sister and the latter's husband, is tormented by bizarre nightmares and violent erotic fantasies.

Canyon Dreams

The remarkable Grand Canyon film set to the synth music of Tangerine Dream.

Tom Green: Something Smells Funny

Experience the hilarity of Tom Green's outrageous comedy with the Something Smells Funny VHS tape from 1999. This classic film showcases Green's unique brand of humor, featuring his antics and comedic sketches that will leave you in stitches.

Le Plus Bel Homme du monde

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Espejos

In a chaotic Latin American city a religious housewife begins an obsessive sexual adventure that will make her pay the highest price. At the same time, her husband lives a secret long-term-relationship that will turn him into a murderer.A famous super-model used to the excesses of celebrity life falls into a dishonorable media scandal. A gynecologist jeopardizes his career by a growing fondness for gambling. A corrupt and ruthless businessman avenges the kidnapping and murder of his six-year-old-son.And a fierce social activist, obsessed with the mysterious death of his parents, faces the darkest pressures and influences of political power.These six connected-stories will reach the edge of the abyss and will remind us of Octavio Paz wise words 'the essence of all human life is solitude'.

Sand

A young man tries running from his past by hiding from his two violent brothers, only to have them track and harass him and his friends.