And the Band Played On

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

1993-09-11 | en

Transit

Tatjana dreams of escaping St Petersburg, and thinks she's found a man that can take her away. Meanwhile in Mexico City, Champinon struggles to find himself a girlfriend. In Los Angeles, Asha discovers her fiancé has been cheating on her, and in Kenya, Matthew struggles to break into Nairobi's burgeoning hip hop culture. The cast of characters react to the building pressure to create TRANSIT: Tatjana leaves Russia for Mexico City in search of her lover, and Asha for Nairobi to shoot a film for her graduation project. In their new locations our characters meet and our four stories become two when Tatjana finds Champinon and Asha finds Matthew. Love follows but their relationships are not as simple as they first appear, as we discover that all their stories are interlinked. —Niall MacCormick

2005-12-01 | en

Veering

When a group of friends stumbles upon a mysterious man covered in blood during a midnight stop, fear drives them to speed away. But as guilt and tension escalate, their frantic journey takes a dangerous turn, leading them to face the unsettling truths about themselves and the limits of their morality.

2024-12-31 | en

Hope

Former professional runner Martin dies of AIDS. The terminal stage of the disease is unbearable for him and he asks for the euthanasia of his parents, especially his father, with whom he has not seen for several years due to mutual disputes. However, the mother is not even willing to hear about euthanasia and desperately clings to her son's life. But Martin is left with only the consciousness of his past glory and the sad memories of his love and lover - a homosexual friend from whom he contracted the disease and who committed suicide. And in these last hours, Martin's life is being decided. Is there any hope that he will change his mind?

2009-11-04 | cs

James

Young James struggles as an outsider at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, is the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what James had hoped for.

2008-04-01 | en

1985

Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.

2018-10-26 | en

Her '83

In 1983, an isolated & lonely woman addicted to killing harbors two strangers from an incoming winter storm, who may be hiding secrets of their own.

2024-05-03 | en

A Long Road to Tao

Inspired by a true story of best friends (Dayne and Lance) who mysteriously lose touch, then reunite when Dayne discovers that Lance is dying of AIDS. A journey ensues as spiritual enlightenment unfolds through sea, sand and nature, embracing acceptance of the inevitable death of his best friend and the rising of consciousness. A Long Road to Tao will encourage audiences to reach a depth of becoming water, facing fears and accepting the flow of love as love.

2024-04-05 | en

Blood Lust

A starving vampire seeks a new path forward after swearing off human blood. They are approached by another of their kind who hands them a map, pointing them in the direction of a witch in the woods who resides over a vampire brood. It is in her body, they are told, that they can find the succor they need, both to stay alive and, possibly, to become free.

2022-12-21 | en

68 Pages

Coming from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those who are HIV+ or even those who just want to be what they are. Through 68 Pages of a counselors diary, we see the stories of Paayal, a sex worker; Nishit, an ID user; Kiran, a gay man and Umrao, a transsexual bar dancer - their stories of pain and fear, humiliation and rejection - not only by the society, but even by their loved ones.

2007-12-09 | hi

Na Casa dos 20

On the brink of eviction, Uli and Vic, two young artists, turn their final days in the house into a film.

2025-03-30 | pt

Bar Girls

Gai Nhay ("Bar Girls") is the story of how the other half lives, with a twist. Southeast Asia being known for the multitude of bar girls ready to be "borrowed" for a (usually quite cheap) price, the life these girls live--and the motivations and tribulations that lead them to it--are usually hidden to their oblivious clientéle.

2003-01-01 | vi

Test

2006-01-19 | cs

Dödlig Natt

2024-02-23 | sv

Bugman

A misunderstood and isolated transgender teenager takes revenge upon his unaccepting parents. A powerful supernatural entity known as the Bug God contacts him to help him do the deed. A mysterious organization produces a largely fictitious made-for-TV docudrama on the subject.

2024-05-09 | en

The Last Supper

Chris is a dancer dying of AIDS. He has chosen euthanasia to end his suffering. With the assistance of his lover Val and his doctor, he surrounds himself in his last hours with everything that made his life special and creates his ultimate work of art by choreographing his own death.

1996-11-01 | en

The Country Doctor

Adaptation of a Kafka short story, believed lost for more than 60 years.

1953-01-01 | en

Poutníci

1989-04-01 | cs

Indigo Blues

In pursuit of happiness, a young woman fantasises about killing her boyfriend

2024-06-25 | en

His Secret Life

When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele.

2001-03-16 | it