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“Wytch Craft” is a supernatural, dark comedy in the vein of “Baby Driver” meets “The Craft” via “Ingrid Goes West.” Amanda, a fed up and angsty ‘keyboard warrior’ Millennial, resorts to witchcraft in an attempt to rid the earth of her ‘evil, annoying’ co-worker, the all too perfect Epiphany. However, Amanda’s efforts are thwarted by an act of God, allergies and sheer, plain forgetfulness. After a final, desperate attempt to correct the last mishap to casting her spell, Amanda speeds back to her protective salt circle in the forest, racing against the rising of the sun and the possibility of missing the Witching Hour, only to be confronted by an army of early morning Nordic Walkers. AWARDS:

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Rap music gets transposed to a classical sound. Canadian Indigenous hip hop artist and motivational speaker Paul Sawan, stage name K.A.S.P., performs five of his top songs with guest rappers and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra at the Sagebrush Theatre in Kamloops BC. The concert venue, staged in 2022, was a unique experience where the classical, the indigenous, and the hip hop cultures blended together seamlessly. The show highlighted how music genres posses sonic fluidity, having the power to bring together diverse cultures. Music truly is the universal language. AWARDS:

During World War II, somewhere in France, Private James Ryan has lost his genitalia in battle--they're missing in action and, that day, his wife Lisa is due to receive three telegrams. An officer sends a platoon, and the platoon leader tells his men, "If that boy and his penis are alive, we're going to find them." When they do find Ryan, he's doesn't want to leave his fellow soldiers, but the platoon leader explains the mission firmly. Private Ryan relents, they shoot their way out, and there's a casualty. Jump ahead 50 years: a grey-haired man kneels at a gravestone as a young man waits beside him. Did someone die in vain, or did Ryan put it to good use?

While on lockdown, Brenda invites Teddy over for a late night hookup. One of the two is a bit more apprehensive and paranoid than the other and is keeping more than one secret. Will carnal lust or fear win out? AWARDS:

While playing his trombone one Sunday, the enthusiastic Zero sees Beatrix and falls in love. He returns the next week to express his feelings, and it's mutual. Over the next few months, they spoon, kiss, and find happiness. Then, she receives a letter from Kabul, demanding that she return to the palace of the grand vizier. The lovers part, heartbroken. Zero tries expressing himself to a woman on the street. He meets derision. Then, news of Beatrix. Does this romance end in smiles or tears?

The animation series “Go Go Giwas” aims to include content from the indigenous cultures of all 16 of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. In Season IV, the newest installment, there are 14 episodes each 12 minutes long, which include stories from Taiwan’s indigenous Tao, Bunun, Rukai, and Pinuyumayan peoples. Within this season’s animation stories of festivals, legends, ecology, and traditional knowledge of indigenous communities, there are new characters, music, backdrops, and new content around science concepts of space stations included throughout. One day, Giwas meets Bukun Ismahasan Islituan and his younger sister Puni Ismahasan Islituan in the forest nearby a Bunun village. The siblings bring Giwas and her friends to the Islituan family home where Bukun introduces their treasured family heirloom: a wood-cut calendar. Wood-cut calendars are a traditional tool for recording seasons, ceremonies, and rituals. Puni shows them the necklace that her mother gave her for the Infant Festival, but her brother breaks it, causing the beads to scatter across the floor. No matter how hard they search, they can’t find the most precious stone bead. Then, the group passes through a portal to reach the space station Ryuk where they learn the principles of the movement and phases of the moon and also receive clues for where to find the precious stone bead. After returning to the Islituan family home, they finally succeed in repairing Puni’s necklace. AWARDS:

A young man living out the 9-5 grind learns that a bad day can always get stranger. AWARDS:

We were so fortunate to have legend JOHN WATERS in Boomslang 3 as Franck Boomslang, father of Erik Boomslang, the lead character. In this installment, Erik has just finished another murder and is chased down the street. He bursts into a psychic's office to hide where the hilarity ensues as she tries to see what this serial killer is all about. The original Boomslang won 25 Film Festival awards, Boomslang 2 won 17 including a selection in Cannes Short Corner. This is a series with Boomslang 4 coming.

A Young man muses on the nature of love, recounting three relationships from his past. The girls in his life resemble three different seasons, namely Chaitra (Spring), Varsha (Monsoon) and Seeta (Winter). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZsTU9ojmpI AWARDS:

An old lady is divided between the responsibility to be a citizen and leave the city that she loves Original/Alternative Title: Sindrome Veneziana AWARDS:

A 30-year-old troubled recluse has to pass a safety assessment to evaluate if he's ready to be released, but at the same time, he has to battle the negative thoughts that his family still brings to him. AWARDS:

Four enormous apartment buildings in Naples seem to determine the lives of their inhabitants. Hans Wilschut's documentary debut is a story about people trying to regain control of their own lives. https://vimeo.com/387467674 AWARDS:

The Flint Association of the Deaf is struggling to stay relevant and is at risk of losing everything, including its heritage in the local deaf community. AWARDS:

"The Very Special Day" is a stop motion animation short by Hayatto of a children's story written and read by Yuri Kageyama. A birthday is very special for any little boy. And a little boy is very special for any parent. This is an everyday but very special story about the trials and joys of growing up in an imperfect world. With music by Kouzan Kikuchi, Hiroshi Tokieda, Ryan Carter and Isaku Kageyama. AWARDS:

Girl likes boy. Girl desperately wants to kiss boy. But on their third date, the date that is supposed seal the deal, Girl’s digestive system has other plans for the night. First Kiss tells the story of love and all the barriers that keep us from it. Pulling inspiration from 1950’s television and film, First Kiss invites you into the overactive imagination of a girl falling in love, only to be plunged into the very real and pressing needs of her physical reality. https://vimeo.com/642887759 AWARDS:

Pogo and best friend Flower are always in search of something new to do. They love to help others in need and are very keen to jump in with innovative ideas to do so.

A veteran turned hunter living in the city shoots coyotes for the local butcher until he has to turn his barrel on a new younger hunter intent on ruining his life. AWARDS:

What a gift a new baby can be. A grieving young couple struggles to move forward in the aftermath of a loss. AWARDS:

The story of the South Australian man who invented Chicken Salt. AWARDS:

Main hero of the story is a tin can, which goes from hand to hand, gets into different stories, completes its path, leaving behind a valuable trace. AWARDS:

When German Julia's positive thinking meets Italian Romeo's frustration and boredom it all takes an unexpected turn. AWARDS:

Keanu Reeves talks with the director and an interviewer about John Wick.

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