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Okja
Bong Joon Ho
2017 Korea, USA
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja - a massive animal and her best friend - at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when family-owned, multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves. With no particular plan, Mija sets out on a rescue mission.
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You Will Die at 20
Amjad Abu Alala
2020 Sudan, France, Egypt
Shortly after Muzamil was born, a prophecy by the holy man of the village predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father cannot stand the curse and leaves his wife Sakina to raise their son alone. When his overprotective mother finally lets him study the Quran, Muzamil finds friends, love, and temptation and must decide for himself what it means to be alive.
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The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jafar Panahi, Laura Poitras, David Lowery, Dominga Sotomayor, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal
2021 United States
The omnibus film features seven filmmakers from five countries and each filmmaker’s artistic take on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Combining fiction and non-fiction segments, the film uses unexpected approaches to process what humanity has and is still living through.
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Spotlight: The Greek Weird Wave
Catapulted by Greece’s recent financial crisis, this week's spotlight highlights the Greek Weird Wave, a movement focused on Greece’s decade-long financial, social, and political turmoil. Through their unsettling realism, these films seek to uncover the macabre and bizarre within everyday life.
