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A group of women in headscarves gather outside among misty mountains, one woman aims a rifle into the distance supported by another.

September 17, 2026

32 Meters

Filled with humor and grit, this witty observational documentary unfolds in the remote Turkish village where Halime, like many women, works in the local rifle factory. Alongside her friend Gönül, the two set out to learn how to fire the weapons and join—for the first-time—the town’s annual sharp-...

Two women in a government office, one standing above the desk, another seated behind it, having a passionate conversation. An American flag featured behind them.

September 17, 2026

14th

Written in the wreckage of the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was meant to close the door on the hierarchy of human worth. Instead, it has become a permanent argument. Ava DuVernay’s 14th pulls this constitutional fight out of the footnotes and into the present, chronicling the vicious battle over...

Three men and one woman, all older, gather on the floor in a Thai temple, flowers placed before them.

September 17, 2026

9 Temples to Heaven

When 63-year-old Sakol receives a disturbing prophecy from a fortune teller regarding his elderly mother, he conscripts his entire family into a daylong pilgrimage. Piling into a van and journeying to nine different Buddhist temples, he hopes to heal the ailing matriarch and reverse the negative ...

A weary man with blonde hair in a gray knit sweater is veiwed in profile as he contemplatively holds a human skull.

September 17, 2026

Elsinore

Set in 1980s London and based on a true story, this deeply emotional and inspiring drama follows the life of Ian Charleson, the British actor who broke out in the 1981 Oscar-winner Chariots of Fire. Powerfully portrayed by Irish star Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley), Charleson is now a ...

A man wears a chef coat and sharpens a knife while lit from the back in a dark moody setting.

September 17, 2026

Ever After

After earning three Michelin stars four years in a row, Curtis Duffy’s restaurant Grace solidified the chef’s place as one of the world’s greatest culinary artists. But in a heartbreaking act of defiance, Duffy walked out after disputes with Grace’s owner in 2017. Never one to back down, Duffy ch...

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