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The revolution once jailed them for being queer – now Cuba's LGBTQ+ movement wages a fearless fight for equality amid rising evangelical backlash.

A superficial couple spends an afternoon on a yacht until their routine is thrown off.

In a small village in southern Finland, the middle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko are famous for brewing the best Sahti, a traditional local beer. After drinking the entire batch meant for their sister's wedding, they have only 24 hours to find more and save their reputations.

“Normally, I’m fine, and this is part of my past. But being here, I realize the fate planned for me, that people wanted to murder me. And I’m not at all ok.” Kindertransport Survivor Eva Yachnes “We were children then, there are children like us now. We must act to help them.” Kindertransport Survivor Ilse Melamid

In 2001, a shy teen and his mom move to Daegu from rural Yeongcheon, after family troubles. As a closeted otaku, he bonds with his popular class president over Japanese culture, finding space to be himself despite societal constraints, rejection, and rumors.

An immigrant Ubër driver takes an upscale couple across town, and the drama that unfolds among them reveals truths they all would have preferred stayed hidden.

A darkly comic body-horror about love that refuses to die, A Hand to Hold explores how toxic relationships linger—long after death.

When a newly transitioning trans woman returns home for her parents' anniversary, her mother struggles to accept the change.

A career woman's love and devotion to her Shakespearean actor father are tested when his descent into Alzheimer's jeopardizes her chance for a coveted promotion.

After the LA Wildfires destroy their Altadena home, a grieving father sets out to ‘magically’ recreate his daughter’s beloved 'stuffy' which becomes a powerful symbol of healing and hope as their family begins to rebuild from the ashes.