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poster 5G: The Reckoning

5G: The Reckoning

Eight college students trapped in their dorm during a global pandemic discover that their isolation is no accident when they realize they cannot connect to the outside world despite access to the school's…

poster Murmur

Murmur

94mn - Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of desperate social media influencers volunteer to test MURMUR, a cutting-edge augmented reality horror app that monitors their vital signs to create personalized terror. Trapped in an ancient red…

poster Pharma Bro

Pharma Bro

85mn - Documentary

The story of Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical tycoon known for raising the price of an AIDS drug 5500% overnight, buying the sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million dollars and being convicted …

poster Chrome Angels

Chrome Angels

89mn - Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

A tough female biker gang rolls into Elliotsville, a seemingly ordinary small town where the residents harbor a deadly secret: they're all robots. When the bikers clash with bomb-laden cyborgs and gun-tot…

poster The Cops Are Robbers

The Cops Are Robbers

93mn - Drama, Crime, Short

Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take t…

poster Coney Island at Night

Coney Island at Night

4mn - Documentary

A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer views of Dreamland and Luna Park.

poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

84mn - Documentary

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…

poster Calino courtier en paratonnerres

Calino courtier en paratonnerres

Calino goes politely around to three or four people from the bourgeois class, trying to sell them a lightning rod: but due to a factory defect, the apparatus attracts lightning instead of driving it away.

poster The Daily Dweebs

The Daily Dweebs

1mn - Animation, Comedy

The Daily Dweebs is a pilot episode of an animated series revolving around the pet Dixey and his shenanigans in 1950's American suburbia.

poster Site 13

Site 13

After awakening from a decade-long catatonic state, Dr. Nathan Marsh must confront the horrifying truth about his past expedition by reviewing tapes that reveal he has unleashed unspeakable cosmic horrors…

poster Friend Request

Friend Request

91mn - Thriller

Two seasoned detectives must track down a dangerous cyberstalker who uses social media to hunt and lure his victims, leading them into a deadly cat-and-mouse game where every online interaction could be s…

Perfect Profile

Brad Johnson is a successful young manager who owns a millions dollar heavy company. He believes the key to his success was trusting in the forecasts of his computers. So he wants to use the same method t…

poster The American Side

The American Side

103mn - Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.

poster Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

52mn - Documentary

Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency,…

poster A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy

An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.

poster Science Moms

Science Moms

30mn - Documentary

This is a film that will give a voice to the science-minded moms - the women who are too often drowned out by the fear mongers, the shamers, and the CelebMoms. Through interviews with "science moms" who a…

poster The Home Electrical

The Home Electrical

A man is shown several of the latest electrical household appliances.

poster Elephants Dream

Elephants Dream

11mn - Animation, Sci-Fi

Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog, acts as a tour-guide and protector, happily showing off the sights and dange…

poster Glass Half

Glass Half

Two amateur art critics meet in a gallery and argue passionately about the pieces they see, until finally they find a piece on which they can agree...

poster Ghost Webcam

Ghost Webcam

Trapped under house arrest, a young man witnesses his virtual date's horrifying death through a mysterious webcam feed from a haunted house. Unable to leave home without risking arrest, he must rely on hi…

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