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Drama, Thriller 

High-flying tech entrepreneur Carson drinks to cope with the weight of expectation for his new company and the burden of providing for his sick father. When he wakes up in blackout with blood all over his car on the same morning a fatal hit-and- run is reported, his world spirals as he tries to build a relationship with June, the girlfriend of the victim who suspects that he might be the killer.

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Ratings: 18 years and over

Alaska Is A Drag

Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out of necessity, Leo learned to fight back, which catches the attention of the local boxing coach. When a new boy moves to town and wants to be his sparring partner, Leo has to face the real reason he's stuck in Alaska.

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Ratings: 18 years and over

Alina

Alina is an independent, ultra low-budget film showing the odyssey of a young Russian woman, Alina, who arrives in the city to find her father with only a 25-year-old photo in her possession.

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Rating: 18 years and over

An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch

Documentary

An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch follows the work of the world's premier fisheries scientist, Dr. Daniel Pauly, as he investigates how close we are to a global crash in fish populations.

Rating: General Audience

Another Girl

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Sam’s ex-lovers aren’t so “ex” to him. In fact, they always seem to re-appear at the worst possible moment, sabotaging his hopes of finding new love. Can Sam banish them from his life before they ruin his chances with the newfound girl of his dream s? 

Ratings: 16 years and over

Asleep

Drama

James, a freelance photo journalist, finds himself stuck in a life and death situation in Syria.

Ratings: 16 years and over

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At Eye Level

Drama, Family Film
Social drama about the theme dwarfism.

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Ratings: General Audience

Bad News

Drama

After witnessing a common element of grief while working at a funeral home, a young man creates a new career out of desolation, giving people a second chance to appreciate the true value of time, just to find out he was the one that needed it the most.

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Ratings: 16 years and over

Barefoot Rasta

Documentary

A young Canadian man travels to Ethiopia to become Rasta.

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Ratings: 16 years and over

Beauty Mark

Drama * World Premiere

Inspired by true events, after finding out their house is condemned, a poverty-stricken young mother must get the money she needs to help her family from the only person she knows with any - the man who abused her as a child.

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Ratings: 16 years and over

Between 2 Shores – From Santo Domingo To Pointe-A-Pitre

Documentary

The everyday life of Johanna and Cristina, two Dominicans who live in Guadeloupe, who struggle to bring back their chlidren left in the Dominican Republic.

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Rating: General Audience

Blank 13

Drama, Comedy

Following the death of his deadbeat father, a son discovers that there was more to him than anyone in the family suspected.

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Rating: 18 years and over

By All Means: A Rock 'n Roll Story

*World Premier * Music / Documentary

A hilarious and touching insight into life on the road with a struggling rock band desperate to make it big by all means and against all the odds.

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Rating: 16 years and over

Cassandra

Reunion island. Cassandre, a 12 year old girl, has just lost her father. One morning, she runs away on her own in direction of the Circus of Mafate. She wishes to honor the last will of her dead father. But on her way back home, she gets lost.

Rating: General Audience

Catfish

Drama

A GIRL...

Rating: 16 years and over

Comfort & Joy

Comedy

An awkward, nerdy guy desperately tries to protect his true identity after waking up and getting stuck in a family home on Christmas Day following a one-night stand.

Rating: 18 years and over

Cowboy & Indian

Drama

In an unlikely encounter in the desert, a cowboy chances upon a young Bengali bride and the two develop a dynamic where both come to realize that things should not be taken at face value.

Rating: 14 year and over

Cut Bait

Comedy

A father-son fishing trip gone wrong.

General Audience

Delicate Balance - Fragil Equilibrio

Documentary

Will we be able to govern ourselves?

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Rating: 13 years and over

Devil's Luck

Western, Comedy

After murdering a friendly sheriff, the Sinmore Brothers are hunted down by his less friendly wife in a showdown of words and weapons

Rating: 13 years and over

Dim The Fluorescents

Drama, Comedy

When a struggling actress and an aspiring playwright accept a job doing corporate role-playing demonstrations, they end up funnelling all of their creative ambitions into the biggest show of their lives — a hotel conference.

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Rating: Over 16 Years

Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks

Comedy

Estranged siblings Marcus & Michelle Brinks reunite after their parents' death. A comedy about tragedy from director Josh Crockett.

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Rating: Over 16 Years

Earthy Encounters

East

Comedy

When Ella gets fired from her high powered job, she pursues her dreams of being an actress and enters the gritty world of New York City's entertainment industry just as a high profile death becomes public.

Rating: 18 years and over

Film Workshop

Students learned the fundamentals of making a film in three weeks and their topic on Health and Wellness will be screened for your enjoyment.

Sponsored by Junod,  URCA, Club One, Dunkin Donuts, Marco's Pizza, Sandy Port Beach Resort, Sunshine Insurance, Wendy's.

Rating: General Audience

Forever Now

Biography, Comedy, Drama

After several years together William and Cecilie breaks up. To treat the sorrow with love the same night they decide to do the drug, MDMA, together. This results in a emotional rollercoaster ride for better or worse over a whole weekend, where they're isolated together in their apartment.

Rating: 16 and over

Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami is an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon Grace Jones. Jones’ bold aesthetic echoes throughout the film as director Sophie Fiennes creates a powerful cinematic experience, contrasting musical sequences with intimate personal footage and reaching beyond the iconic mask

Green Days By The River

Drama

In 1952 Trinidad, an ambitious Black village boy struggling with poverty and his sick father finds solace in a wealthy Indian farmer and his captivating daughter, until he falls for a city girl, and discovers the scheming entrapment of his solace that would shatter his love life and manhood.

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Ratings: 12 year and over

Guava Duff

Guava Duff revolves around the premise that things aren't always as they seem similar to the sometimes unappealing yet tasty dessert itself.

I Am Shakespeare (The Henry Green Story)

Documentary

I AM SHAKESPEARE poignantly chronicles the turbulent life of a young man living in an impoverished Inner-city and his remarkable return from death.

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Rating: 16 years and over

I Do?

Documentary

A light-hearted documentary about the "crazy" concept of marriage.

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Rating: General Audience

Interlude (Paranthese)

WINNER OF 2017 BIFF AWARD

Comedy, Adventure, Romance

Three 50 years old friends go on a tour of the Mediterranean sea on a new sailboat, but nothing happens as expected.

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Ratings: 18 year and over

JC: A Daring Modern Vision of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

Thriller

"JC" is the daring new vision of William Shakespeare's political thriller "Julius Caesar". 

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Rating: 16 year and over

Juggernaut

After a lengthy absence, a small-town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.

Junod

An Account of the Life of Marcel Junod, Director of the Red Cross in Japan who was the first doctor to come and help in Hiroshima 1 month after the bombing

King Of The Goatskin Drums

The life story of the legendary Bahamian Cultural Icon John "Chippie" Chipman

* Special Screening - Nassau

Lacrimosa

Drama

The young girl Mila wakes up in an unknown world full of mysteries. On her journey through ever changing surreal landscapes she meets her lover Theo. Mila has to learn that love also means to let go.

Rating: General Audience

Lane 1974

Drama

At 13 years old and the eldest of three kids, Lane struggles to keep her family together as her iconoclast mother moves without warning through the communes and dusty back woods of Northern California.

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Rating: 16 years and over

Lawman

Western

Based on True Events. 1875, Indian Territory. Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy arrests an outlaw and brings him toward encampment. A battle of wills arises between them as the outlaw tries to escape.

Rating: General Audience

Leo Johnson

Comedy, Drama

Ben and Donna are an LA couple whose relationship has drifted into neutral. When their charismatic old friend, Leo, reappears in their lives with a desperate plan to steal an engagement ring from his ex-fiancée, Donna jumps at the chance for an adventure.

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Rating: 18 and over

Life In Other Words

Comedy, Drama

Its about Life, in other words-

The Kabir family are having a terrible day. Their doting son, Ronny has failed class five and his sister, Reenu has quit her job. All this on a day when there is barely any food at home and Bangladesh is playing a crucial cricket match against England in the World Cup. It couldn't get any worse for Kabir.

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Rating: 13 years and over

Limbo

Drama

The leopard shall lie down with the goat. The wolves shall live with the lambs. And the young boy will lead them.

Rating: 13 years and older

Liyana

WINNER OF 2017 BIFF AWARD

Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.

Rating: General Audience

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Documentary

This documentary explores some myths, the mystery, the romance, the sea faring traditions - a touch of the 200 million years of history and successful life on this planet, brought together in an engaging experience that invites viewers to learn more about he endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle.

Rating: General Audience

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Mackenzie

Drama

A teenage girl deals with the emotional distress of moving to college and leaving behind her severely anorexic sister. And, as the time to say goodbye approaches, the future of their relationship is put to test.

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Rating: 13 years and over

Million Loves In Me

Drama

A film about power, love, delusion, confinement delivered through the not-so-ordinary relationship between a mother and daughter.

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Ratings: 18 year and over

Mudbound

Closing Night Film
Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.

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Rated: 18 and over

My Enemy My Brother

WINNER OF 2017 BIFF AWARD

Documentary

Zahed and Najah are two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War who become blood brothers for life. 25 years after one saves the other’s life on the battlefield, they journey back into the heart of a region ravaged by war and ISIS.

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Rating: 16 years and over

Noble Earth

Drama

Noble Earth is a study of ennui and female repression within a world rarely seen onscreen— Italy's hermetic nobility.

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Ratings: 16 year and over

Outside The Lines

Drama, Sport

Insecurities and shifting priorities test a long-standing friendship between two pro basketball players.

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Rating: 16 years and over

Owen

WINNER OF 2017 BIFF AWARD

Drama

With her survival on the line, an impoverished woman is forced to make a painful choice.

Rating: General Audience

Pria

Drama, Family, Romance

Caught between the traditions of his upbringing in rural Indonesia and his idealization of Western freedom, a teenager struggles with the expectations of imminent manhood.

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Rating: 16 years and over

Rebels On Pointe

Rebels On Pointe is the first cinema verite documentary celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all male, drag ballet company formed in New York City in 1974.

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Rating: Parental Guidance

Retouch

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Maryam's husband died in front of her eyes and she just watches until he died.

Rating: 18 years and over

Rosario

Drama

Rosario, a housewife who is the caregiver for her ill husband, silently struggles between her responsibilities and her desire for a more fulfilling life.

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Rating: 18 years and over

Roselyn

Roselyn is a young girl, on a ship with her mother and other Haitian refugees. During the night, a number of situations happen to the ship and crew.  It's a short film about hope.

Rating: General Audience

Sacred Water (L’eau Sacrée)

Documentary

Guided by Vestine, an extravagant star of radio nights, the film discovers Rwandan sexuality in search of the water that gushes out the female body and reveals with humor and spontaneity the mystery of female ejaculation.

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Rating: 18 years and over

Shingal, Where Are You?

Short Drop

A lonely, elderly man gets mistaken for a taxi driver while on a morning drive through the busy streets of Port-of-Spain. What follows is a long day of reckoning with memories, friendships and revelations. 

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Rating: 16 years and over

Silent Nights

Drama, Romance

Young Danish woman Inger volunteers at a homeless shelter in Copenhagen, where she meets and falls in love with Kwame, an undocumented immigrant from Ghana. The couple builds a life together, but a devastating secret from Kwame's past may undermine their happiness.

* 2016 Academy Award Nominated Film*

Rating: 18 years and older

Slim Aarons: The High Life

Documentary

Slim Aarons spent his life documenting jet setters, movie stars and beautiful people doing beautiful things during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. In “The High Life,” the story behind some of his most fabulous photographs are revealed among white sand beaches, longing palms and relaxed, gorgeous faces.

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Rating: General Audience

Straws

Documentary

STRAWS is a short documentary about plastic straw litter and how we all can make a sea of change...one straw at a time.

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Rating: General Audience

Susanne Bartsch : On Top

Susanne Bartsch: On Top is a feature documentary that explores self expression and the nightlife artists that surround Susanne Bartsch.

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Rating: 18 years and over

The Adventure Of Selika

Drama

When Selika flees the comfort and safety of her home in rural France, she sets out for Paris to forge her own independent path in the world.

Rating: 16 years and over

The Aspen Project

An alcoholic delivery driver transports six addicts to a ‘rehabilitation facility’ in Aspen where its unconventional nature forces them to confront their choices.

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Rating: 18 years and over

The Catch / La Pesca

A day in the life of a family of traditional fishermen

Rating: General Audience

The Darkness Of The Moor

Horror

A man takes his daughter the moor for a day out but when she disappears he becomes convinced the devil has taken her.

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The Definites

Drama

A woman leaves her husband to be, and instead weds her own wild desire when she flies away to a libidinous, party-filled weekend at Art Basel Miami.

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Ratings: 18 year and over

The Drawer Boy

Drama

Miles, a young theatre actor from Toronto, gets more than he bargained for when he arrives at the country home of two aging farmers, Angus and Morgan. 

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Ratings: 14 year and over

The Dunning Man

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Connor Ryan, out of a job and dumped by his girlfriend, returns to Atlantic City to try to rebuild his life.

Ratings: 18 year and over

The Florida Project

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.

Rating: 18 and over

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The Girls Were Doing Nothing

The Girls Were Doing Nothing is a study into the conflicting nature of love and the human soul – our basic needs for stability, comfort and routine which clash with equally strong desires for novelty, variety and freedom. It subtly discusses gender roles, female oppression, the collapse of masculinity in modern society, the role of sexual fantasy and play and more.

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Rating: 18 years and over

The Golden Age

The Hudson Tribes

*World Premier * Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Amidst racial tensions, a Hasidic young man falls in love with a Hispanic woman, who teaches at the local public school that his leaders are shutting down. 

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Rating: 16 years and over

The Life Of Marie

Drama

Countess Anne von Borke commissions her maid Marie to take part in an aristocratic event  - dressed according to the occasion. She is expected to redeem her mistress’ honor, by regaining a letter from her formerly middle-class lover. However, Marie does not feel comfortable in her clothes, which is why everyone can see the maid in her.

Rating: 16 years and over

The Lines

Drama, Mystery

Two actors escape LA to the isolation of the desert in search for a new, deeper truth.

Ratings: 18 year and over

The Real Thing

Tinker

Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

It's the Small Things. A recluse farmer discover his late fathers secret journal containing to a magnetic powered machine, based off of science of Nikola Tesla, that could change the world, while unexpectedly becoming custodian of his gifted 6 year old nephew.

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Rating: General Audience

Tisay

Crime, Thriller, Romance

In the world of semi-pro basketball, a beautiful bookie recruits a promising player to the underworld of game-fixing.

Ratings: 18 year and over

Toffee

Set in the 1990's, in a small village of Punjab, India – Toffee tells the story of two young girls, their perception of how things work and how their own little world succumbs to the harsh realities of society.

Rating:  General Audience

Torments of Love

Drama

A film from Guadeloupe based on hidden love and untold feelings between two sisters in their thirties and their father.

Rating:  16 years and older

Vìré

Drama

A young guadeloupean named Isaac has troubles to mourn over the death of his brother Legba. During an apnea fishing, the vision of a diver brings him to the bounds of the unconscious, a first exploration of a new horizon. Vìré is the initiatory journey of a man renewing with his origins. 

Rating: General Audience

What Remains Of You

Drama

Michel and Sophie are two lovers. They don't dare to think about the future yet. And then fate gets on their way. How to finish what had just started?

Rating: 16 years and over

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

Documentary, History

In 1916, the highest paid silent film director at Universal Studios was a woman named Lois Weber. Yet today, she is virtually unknown. "Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber" examines the achievements of this incredible woman, as told through the eyes of a young magazine photographer hoping to impress her.

Ratings: General Audience