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A young boy is interviewed about his hopes and fears while playing with his colorful matchsticks

Belfast's suburbs in the 70s, three children are trying to escape from the daily conflicts for a brief moment.

The story of Ollie on his journey with Gabe, a pick up artist who has his own problems. Crazy situations and problems happen when you mess with love though, and Ollie will land Gabe smack dab in the middle of it all.

In the wake of their father’s death, two children gradually come to realize the perverse nature of their upbringing.

A cut-out animation warning for children about the danger of fire and playing with matches, far from the grim warning of your typical PSA and anticipating the complicated human psychology of Norshteyn's subsequent work. And, no doubt, there is a metaphor aimed at the power structure. 1968-69 was a crucial period of transition for the animator, breaking out of the pack at Soyuzmultfilm and beginning to script and co-direct films. Not listed on imdb, this is one - if not the first - of his first solo works as director.

In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected...

The main conflict is developing between the young talented scientist Romas Špokas and Karolis Budrys, who, by hook or by crook, is trying to occupy the chair of director of a research institute, organized for the widespread development of work on the implementation of Špokas’ promising scientific idea.

In mid-90s Mexico City, five young siblings are left in the care of their grandmother after their parents suddenly disappear. As they fight to survive, the line between reality and something darker starts to blur. The grandmother, haunted by eerie visions and deepening fears, becomes more distant, while the children’s grip on reality begins to unravel. After a clash with their neighbors, the siblings withdraw even further into isolation, cutting themselves off from the outside world.

Marcos hosts Robert in his house – and falls in love with him. When Michael Jackson dies, Marcos goes sick and Lígia, his sister, comes to help them.

In a suburban villa, a woman of means is murdered. Police Superintendent Zdychynec from the Prague Liben neighborhood reports the case to Police Councilman Vacátko, upon whose order an investigation is launched immediately. Zdychynec begins to suspect the wooer of his own daughter, a handsome dragoon named Rudi, of the crime. In Rudi's absence, Zdychynec searches his rented room in the apartment of the elegant Mrs Dragicová. All his findings - among others, sand left on Rudi's jackboots and a decent amount of money in his bedside table - convince the superintendent that he is following the right lead, especially when Rudi refuses to say where he was at the time of the murder.

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

To the rhythm of a frenzied choreography, acrobatic matches come to life on a black background. Leaving their matchbox, they line the film in circular, concentric movements. In an almost aquatic momentum, the squadron of little bits of wood mould the contours of a character, a run-of-the-mill smoker, before transforming into a funny harness. The film ends when the matches, again transformed, take on the appearance of a distinguished man who, after several attempts, finally finds a way of lighting his cigarette.

Some of the greatest matches and moments in the great career of Y2J, with commentary before each match from Chris Jericho. Welcome Jerichoholics to the Road is Jericho.

Three girls seeking to have their fortunes told invite a witch over. When the girls' father offends the witch, she puts a hex on him and his matches.

Kaveh hits a pedestrian with his car and is arrested. His father-in-law, Haji Tavasoli guarantees him to be released. When released from prison, Kaveh finds out his brother is killed and ...

Love, sex and death get mixed in a love story between two desperate boys in a big city.

When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes battle of wits and skill.

In Soviet Latvia, a family spends a day by the lake. Father and son play ball, but the ball falls into the water. The father almost drowns trying to retrieve the ball, but is saved by an angler.

The people, among them an astonishing number of workers, react with visible anger to the sudden lack of matches – and threaten to go to the barricades. The problem is solved, of course. But does it mean the population’s anger is placated? Puppet animation director Johannes Hempel created this satire based on a draft by Wolfgang Kohlhaase – at the same time as the uprising of 17 June 1953.

The mole and his friend mouse find a box of matches.

In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

The heroes of the film: ordinary matches. A quarrel that breaks out over nothing turns into a real battle in which both warring sides are burned.

A man (Lace Williamson) wakes up in the night beneath a lone streetlight. Soon, he realizes that this light is the only visible illumination in the endless darkness. One by one, strange and cryptic chalk markings reveal themselves on the pavement and prove to be his only hope for safety in the increasingly dangerous environment.

In the pitch darkness a man cannot see anything. Only light source is a light lit with a match by someone else. The light is lit and put out. This repeats sometime and eventually the man makes up his mind.

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.

A thirty-second long stop-motion animated piece intended to encourage the audience to send matches to British troops fighting the Boer War.

Seeking one final crack at adolescent glory, Bloom Beesly and his friends walk into what they hope to be the party of the century. What they find is a corpse, a gun, and a very dangerous white bag.

Brock and Sid used to be pretty good contract killers. Now they're less-good gentleman thieves.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2017: three local teenagers stumble on the aftermath of a grisly crime. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2017: two people are dead, a boy is in intensive care, and the most notorious narcotics dealer in the South Shore is in custody. 6 YEARS LATER: a novelist, a retired FBI detective, a public-access documentary program, and a survivor try to make sense of it. A director's cut/remix of SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND.

Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.

A pair of scientists investigate a mysterious death.

Prahastha, a lonely astronaut, works in a spaceship. Every morning, his spaceship comes close to Earth and Cargos are delivered at the arrival bay. These Cargos are people who have just died on Earth and we learn that Prahastha works for Post Death Transition Services — a large, pioneering, bureaucratic company that stores, transitions, and recycles dead people for rebirth. Today, after many years, a young, popular astronaut — Yuvishka, trained in cutting edge technology, will join the spaceship as his assistant.

Time Machine is a story of a young boy who makes the worlds first time machine, but is unable to hold onto his childhood or protect his family from the ravages of time. The story deals with the themes of nostalgia, first love, and of course, time travel.

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.

A college student prone to procrastination has a month to complete an important essay.

Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who hires three top assassins to help him eliminate his rivals in two local mobs, the Scorpions and the Serpents. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1982 Taiwanese Film "別愛陌生人 " (Don't Love Any Stranger) with new scenes.

Eight strangers awaken with no memory, in a puzzling cube-shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.

In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.)

An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.

A haunted house that destroys relationships tests a young couples' commitment.

Alma returns to Mexico seeking the man who caused the loss of her childhood home. He is not easily found, but the road to him brings her closer to her late father, and the secrets he took with him to his grave.

An animated exploration of Epping Forest's sinister past sparks off a journey into the dark side of the artist's mind.

Two best friends try to outdo each other as their respective sweet 16 parties approach.

As his senior year draws close to an end, Kaleb chronicles his final homecoming week.

Maxwell's grandma teaches him how she makes a quilt.

Kamil’s peaceful life with his three wives in the remote region of Turkestan is disrupted when the fourth wife arrives. Changes simultaneously rush at a family that seem far from a historical upheaval that destroys long-standing family traditions.

From this world to the next

All galaxies appear to be moving away from each other. Over large distances, the further an object moves away from any given vantage point, the more the light waves emanating from it are stretched out before they reach it - resulting in lower and lower frequencies as it continues along its course. Within the spectrum of visible light, red light possesses the lowest frequency, meaning the further into the distance an object strays, the redder it appears from our slice of space and time.

Centered around the post-grad life of young painter Duncan Stinson as he travels from New York to study at Städelschule in Frankfurt, Lebenswirklichkeit’s narrative “progresses through a series of nepotistic gestures in order to collapse the distinction between artistic private life and social positioning.”

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

VALIANT is a short, educational film about building and maintaining healthy relationships and developing protective behaviour skills. Through four stories, VALIANT explores issues related to consent, sexuality and healthy relationships for people with disability.

Innocent and curious, the child walks on the treadmill of modern life that feeds him, educates and protects, but the rhythm accelerates and step by step, the child opens his eyes.

High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.

When Maxwell goes on a canoe trip with his grandpa, they appreciate the wonders of the world around them and reflect on their differences and similarities.