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Film Country: Italy

April 22, 2026

Small Body

Italy, 1900. After delivering a stillborn baby, grief-stricken Agata is worried her child’s soul will be condemned to an eternity in Limbo. When she learns of a remote sanctuary where miracles are performed, she sets out on a perilous journey through forests, over seas, and up mountains in this s...

Two men stand on a narrow street; they look deeply into each other’s eyes. One man has his hand on the other's shoulder.

May 5, 2025

Born For You

Luca has long dreamed of becoming a parent. When the newborn Alba, who has Down syndrome, is abandoned at the hospital, Luca is determined to fight against an archaic set of laws and societal expectations for his right, as a gay man, to adopt and care for her. Inspired by true events, this tender...

April 27, 2024

Chiara

Assisi, 1211. 18-year-old Chiara is convinced by her friend Francesco to take a vow of poverty. Cutting ties with her wealthy family, she embarks on a journey of devotion, passion, and rebellion. Based on the real life of Santa Chiara of Assisi, this impassioned musical tracks one woman’s lifelon...

April 28, 2023

Welcome Venice

Brothers Pietro and Alvise, heirs in a long line of fishermen, are at odds about the future of their family home. Is the house on the picturesque island of Giudecca in the Venice lagoon a vital lifeline to a shared history and self-sufficient way of life or their ticket to financial freedom? An e...

April 25, 2022

A Girl Returned

Summer, 1975. A 13-year-old girl mysteriously appears at a farmstead and moves in with the family. Who is she? What is she doing there? Based on a 2017 bestseller, A Girl Returned tells the story of a girl who unwillingly returns to the biological family she never knew and must reckon with her ne...

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