Looking for truly independent movies that have pleased festival audiences all over the world? Browse through our broad selection of dramas, documentaries, comedies and thrillers, then curl up on the couch and enjoy.
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He has only one year and only one shot at winning the first culinary "Oscar" in the history of Russia. Chef Arthur Ovchinnikov is serving!
An award winning indie-film, The Neighbor (Hamsayeh) centers on Shirin, a middle-aged dance instructor who has just ended a long-distance affair. Her lonely routine…
Yusuf is a middle-aged musician who lives in a city alone and lost his breath of life. He is isolated from his previous broad relationships. While he continues his…
University dropout Levi, begins a romance with his brother Wendel's ex-girlfriend, but when he learns of a deadly predicament Wendel faces, his loyalties become…
During the Civil War in Tajikistan, Rustam and Suhrob's parents are blown up by a missile. Seven-year old twins are separated, years later they meet in a new war,…
Carmen is everything you would want in a woman, sexy, classy, and loyal. Unfortunately being with her soon to be husband for 12 years who has cheated on her with…
A powerful, brooding love story about the seemingly implausible relationship of two radically different personalities somehow always meant for each other. Set against…
Who is Alice carries us on a funny and compelling journey of a side-tracked actress and an enlightened car salesman. Together with a renegade cast of misfit characters…
Spiros is one of the many new migrants from Greece who seek a better life in Australia. But as he soon realizes, new dreams often come at a great cost.
A corrupt Miami attorney fleeing the mob (after losing a case for them) seeks refuge in a small, forgotten Texas town where he stumbles upon a powerful reason to…
"Train Station" follows a character known only as "Person in Brown" after he/she misses a train. From there, the film's 40 directors take the character on a fantastical…
Set on the streets of Accra, Silver Rain takes you both into the trenches and into high places. This is a story of a girl, who refuses to be quiet, a girl who determines…
A trio of youths, Eiren, Ares and Thade, have been selected to take part in the leadership trials of The Varosha Tribe, with the winner claiming the tribe for themselves.
After the tragic death of her husband Bryony tries to build a new life for herself and her young son, James. Struggling to cope with her grief, she doesn't notice…
Jesse Sorensen (played by co-writer JESSE GAY) ruled Florida as a pro skater. Now six years later, with his glory days behind him, Jesse is dropped by his skate…
"Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery" is a documentary feature about two remarkable men over one hundred years ago and their passionate dedication to social and…
A dark indie drama/thriller about a female soldier returning from Afghanistan who begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest she learns is living…
Cowboy Jimmy Stone and his wife are stalked by an unknown stranger. Things take a turn for the worst when a mysterious cross suddenly appears on his farm.
Two strangers feel a supernatural connection after being involved in the same accident.
A troubled teenage boy from West Virginia turns his life around in this coming-of-age tale when he goes to live with his park ranger father in Wyoming.
A bar owner falls for a married woman with an abusive husband and plans to murder him, only to discover he's the victim of an elaborate con...one he may not survive.
"We've Got Balls" is a quirky comedy set in the fictional town of Fountain Springs where its 52 residents wind up in a "whacked-out bowling showdown," to save the…
Rows is a horror/ fantasy/ thriller inspired by Grimm's tales. A young woman delivers an eviction notice to a witch. Put under a spell, Rose must repeat a series…
Nightmare Code is an award-winning, innovative sci-fi thriller about behavior recognition technology, behavior recognition, 24/7 surveillance and artificial intelligence.
Radicalized is the definitive voice of a generation feature documentary film about the new American radical resistance told through the lens of an anarchist collective…
Founding father of Anthropology, Bronislaw Malinowski's work raises powerful and disturbing questions today. This is a look at his legacy and the imprints it has…
Mumblecore in space! What a brilliant idea, and Mark Duplass is the best man for the mission, hilarious and charming in what’s mostly an animated rom-com with a…
Lucy's boyfriend is not what he seems to be. On a drive home after a New Years Eve party, Lucy and her roommate Stephanie, suddenly find themselves being kidnapped…
The first movie to document college basketball's ultimate rivalry: Louisville vs. Kentucky. It weaves current events, including back-to-back national championships,…
Knockaround Kids traces several days in the lives of three disenchanted youth who are seemingly caught up in a dysfunctional social welfare system that is supposed…
"FRAY is the 'Coming Home' for this generation of veterans of foreign wars. No stereotypes. No cheap plot stapled onto a model pretending to be a war vet. Just a…
Three war veterans dealing with PTSD indulge in vigilante justice when a serial killer strikes in their rural community. Dark secrets will be revealed, passion will…
Frustrated Los Angeles artist Jackson falls into a soul-sucking cycle of sexual debauchery when his loneliness becomes too much to take, only to find himself growing…
What do Josh Hutcherson, Steve Zahn, Josh Hopkins, Eddie Montgomery, Laura Bell Bundy and The Back Street Boys all have in common? Aside from making great movies…
Frank Matthews was America's biggest drug dealer. He battled the Mafia...and was the only black gangster to procure drugs directly from the infamous French Connection.…
Transatlantic Coffee is a story of lust, love, loss, yearning, and ultimately confusion amidst a city in the shadows of tragedy.
An eclectic collection of unique characters that include Japanese gangsters, an Italian proctologist, an Armenian art dealer and a hero with a very cool car set…
This groundbreaking documentary film about the late China-born Singaporean artist, Chua Ek Kay, provides exclusive insights into one remarkable man's personal and…
When Marriage and Family Therapists, Dave and Joel, set off for a San Francisco Therapy Conference, with the intention of hiring Escorts as an escape from their…
Eight adaptations of the same script as an anthology feature. Tangled 8 is a film about film, which also explores the ways in which people of diverse social backgrounds,…
Leigh's 29th birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces that the evening may be the last time her friends see her alive. A night of questions, coping…
Orlando, a lifeguard in the summer and gangster in the winter, abandons his life of crime and returns to his hometown of Priddy, Texas.
A guy puts his bride-to-be through a series of increasingly bizarre "stress tests" to see if she's worthy of marriage. There’s no guarantees in love, but that doesn’t…
An unconventional story conveyed with a delicate sensuality about two broken souls and a brief encounter reigniting memories and leading to difficult choices.
Feature documentary film that takes the viewer on an intimate roller coaster of pain and joy as actor Donnie Faught climbs his way out of the backwoods of Arkansas…
Professional skateboarder Amelia Brodka examines the skateboarding industry's approach to how it markets, promotes and supports women in its sport.
Motown Mafia is the story of 2 families and how they rose from Detroit's old Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods to the top of the city's narcotics pyramid.
Ain't nowhere like Austin, Texas – as this movie proves. The slackers of Austin High have grown up. Now they're faculty at their own high school. Hilarious pot-fuelled…
Mateo suffers from PTSD and is prone to hallucinations. He is alone when his home is invaded by four heavily-armed, masked men. With his wife and children due…
The conversation of sex is never boring! Belle is beautiful. Belle is sexy. Belle knows what she wants. Few will admit it, but every man wants her for his own. Franklin…
A young Nigerian-American man is forced to reconnect with his estranged sister and his roots amid the desolate Alaskan surroundings.
Loving wife & mother, Sarah, is abducted by intelligent and forensically aware psychopath, Nigel. Relating to the darkest side of human character, Flowerman connects…
A warm, witty, and insightful human story of triumph that arms women worldwide touched by breast cancer.
A young man persuades his younger brother into robbing a chain of houses with them. Unfortunately for them, one of the houses on their list belongs to a sadistic…
A trio of friends who "work" at the Stanton Family Cinema must finally face the music of real life: keep their sweet slacker theater jobs...or grow up? "One hilarious…
After a financial apocalypse a young girl must protect her older sister as they wander a desert searching for a new home.
Fran, an unemployed slacker, and her best friend The Lord of Evil and Darkness are two lost souls on a road trip through the Southern California desert. Along the…
One out of six human beings lives in a very hidden world--the world of slums. Shot on five continents, this eye-opening film takes viewers deep inside a hidden world,…
A Banksy-style vigilante cycles round London killing scumbags. In their last moments, filmed and posted on social media, they agree to die: WTF! Is this a hoaxer?…
About priests and nuns who protested the Vietnam War by breaking into draft boards, destroying draft records, and waiting around to be arrested. Their actions inspired…
Welcome to Harlem is an award winning musical comedy film written, directed, produced, drawn, choreographed and designed entirely by artists living in Harlem, NYC.
Much more than a movie about hiking the Appalachian Trail...like The Real World meets Survivor. An emotional, reality-based story of three 20-somethings on the career…
"An über-cute road flick with real drama and savvy, hard-hitting humor." - Way Too Indie. Channing has it all: a beautiful home, a rock star lifestyle, and a loving…
Trapped in a nightmare marriage, a woman contends with the deadly control of her husband in this edgy, psychological thriller.
Six lives change when two strangers wake up in bed together not knowing who the other person is, where they are or how they got there.
From 1977 to 1981, multimedia artist Stephen Seemayer shot a Super-8mm movie of his creative friends in their unnatural habitat: the deserted industrial buildings…
We Are Kings is a road movie/musical, with real musicians playing the leads. Plus a twist of ghost and a wild ride south in a Winnebago called the Blues Bucket to…
A lonely musician's descent into the shadowy world of a living drug leads to a mysterious island where a battle of body and soul is waged.
Filmmaker A.J. Bond made a bet with his close friend, David Amito, to see which of them could withstand a week of psychological torture at the hands of the other.…
Hollywood Musical! is a new movie about life at the bottom of the show business ladder as five artists struggle with their professional and personal lives. They…
The Worst Year of My Life is a comedic drama about a down-on-his-luck romantic named Kyle who, one week before proposing to his girlfriend, discovers that she's…
Tod is an unemployed musician and Lydia is pregnant. They used to date each other and with a wedding as the reason, Tod and Lydia take a trip from South Dakota to…
Two estranged brothers meet a girl on the run and the three become a surrogate family on a life changing road trip.
A social gathering is rocked to its core when Jack accuses his best friend's wife of infidelity. But as the allegations start flying, it soon emerges that far more…
Johnny, an aspiring bodybuilder from Boston leaves behind his troubled past and heads to LA in hopes of training with his mentor from YouTube. His plans are quickly…
There are worlds,there are humans and there are Others. But there is only one Time which is the border between worlds. What if time breaks down?
Ian, a 15 year old living in Buffalo, NY, discovers the man who raised him is not his biological father. His world is turned upside down as he heads down a path…
New York director, Josiah, leads his childhood friends to Los Angeles to pursue their collective goals. Through Josiah’s relationship with an actress, they soon…
Miles, a writer from Los Angeles, doesn't believe relationships can last, so they don't. Stuck in a rut and desperate to get out, Miles tries to get back with his…
A former child star, desperate to reclaim the fame of her youth, employs the ultimate publicity stunt by faking her death in hopes of boosting her popularity, but…
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