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A group of men stand in front of an outdoor gate, smiling and pointing at the camera.

The Helsinki Effect

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Starring Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev (among others), this witty film about a 1973 global security conference asks what diplomacy is good for.
A young man in a dark gray suit sits at a table, his face tight with subtle anger.

Franz

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In this mosaic cinematic portrait, young Franz Kafka pursues his passion for literature while grappling with family and work obligations in pre-World War I Prague.
A field shown in low resolution with strange dark spots, with one spindly tree in the middle.

Dry Leaf

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A man traverses Georgia’s vast countryside in search of his missing daughter in this bold, meditative landscape film shot entirely on an outdated cellphone.
A young boy stands in the middle of a dry and empty field. He is wearing a cowboy hat and chaps.

The Cowboy

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Shot over 10 years, this intimate family story charts the path of an aspiring cowboy’s coming-of-age struggle in the American heartland.
A close up of a young girl sitting outside, her face hopeful as she looks to the right. The sky behind her is bright white.

Cotton Queen

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In a matriarchal cotton-rich Sudanese village, teenage Nafisa is at the nexus of a power play that will determine the community’s future.
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