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A little story about making it big, natural disasters, and being a dad.

Citing Nietzsche, Müller describes the motive of the philologist as "greed," "simply wanting to have everything, grasp everything, know everything." This "hunger" distinguishes the artist, but has become lost in modern art, which is so boring now because it has only "appetite."

Rome in 65 AD, Emperor Nero's tyrannical regime has reached its zenith, Nero's self-indulgence and excessiveness brings up the opposition against him, conspiracies threaten his power. By all means Nero tries to defend his despotic claim of sovereignty. The famous philosopher Seneca has been Nero's teacher, mentor and close advisor since childhood, he is significantly involved in his ascent. Nevertheless, Nero gets weary of Seneca and Nero uses a foiled attack on his life to falsely accuse Seneca of being an accomplice.

Based on the life of the famous Cordoban philosopher of ancient Rome.

"There are holy things that are not communicated all at once: Eleusis always keeps something back to show those who come again." - Seneca, 4 B.C. - 65 A.D. This year, the city of Elefsina reveals itself again as European Capital of Culture."

The meeting of the most bloodthirsty emperor Nero and the Stoic philosopher Seneca during one hot night in the Roman arena. The long conversation, which is really just a deliberate delay of Seneca's execution, results in a tense polemic about man's relationship to God, to power, and to the other man.

A young girl named Seneca copes with her mother’s death while trying to find solace with her father. When her pregnant stepmother goes into labor, Seneca discovers a surprising secret about her father. She faces a difficult choice: to keep her father’s secret or to protect her stepmother’s dignity.

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Seneca’s Day is set in the year 1989, the final period of the Soviet era in Lithuania. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship with the motto “Live each day as if it was your last”. A love triangle breaks up the fellowship right at the time the nation experiences an exceptional sense of community via Baltic Chain.Twenty-five years later, the main character who at first glance appears to be accompanied by good luck, is disillusioned with himself. He has betrayed the ideals of his youth and become a cold observer of life.

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

WHAT FRIENDS DO is a short that follows a young woman returning to her hometown in the wake of the death of a childhood friend, and her grief stricken mother. Throughout the weekend spent in the desert town, she learns that parents aren't always right and what it means to do right by your friends.

A park ranger must face her fears as she becomes embroiled in a fight against an otherworldly threat.

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A determined man agrees to partake in a gameshow - without being told how to win.

Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman.

Stories about him have been told around campfires for years. But for Jody, the legend of Bigfoot is all too real. She's spent most of her life hunting down the monster that killed her family and now she's about to have her life turned upside down by the legend again.

Maybe the best thing to come out of Scandinavia during the hippie years was, in fact, the story of a radical libertarian and a hedonist capitalist. Their friendship, forged by being outsiders in a conformist country, took them through years of adulation and success, with slight detours into the welcoming arms of vilification and imprisonment. A joyride through taxation, mass travel, hookers and politics. Not feeling too constrained by historical facts, director Christoffer Boe's story of Simon Spies and Mogens Glistrup covers just a few of their decades in a tale of warmth and humour, defiance and eccentricity.

When a young intern at the local Senior Day Center challenges DAISY, an accomplished elderly Native American woman to dream big, she re-evaluates her old frail body yet still strong youthful mind and sets out on a stirring quest to fulfill a life-long desire.

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Two single mothers, polar opposites in personality, join forces to track down their children that have been kidnapped by their ex-husbands.

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Kerry and her daughter Ella try to settle the estate of her late father, however the contractor they hire brings with him a series of lethal mishaps.

A troubled woman meets her father for the first time and their encounter goes from awkward to alarming when they witness a man swallow a little girl whole.

A 12 year old girl is determined to uncover who or what is behind the rash of disappearances occurring in her small town.

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Hockey prodigy Dean Youngblood joins the Hamilton Bulldogs and has to deal with toxic behavior during his journey to the National Hockey League draft.

Joan Huntar, a real estate developer, buys an old summer camp. However, the property has a dark history of supernatural worship and human sacrifice. A celebration weekend turns deadly when construction uncovers the mythical Stonehenge of America. Deadly spirits are awakened and kill to gain control of this supernatural gateway. Unable to escape, Joan and her family must fight for survival and defeat the spirits from beyond.

When the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, thousands were feared trapped beneath the tons of steel and rubble. These are the stories of the rescue workers and civilians who raced to Ground Zero to rescue the buried. Immediately after the collapse, rescue workers are convinced that they will find survivors in the ruins – and, miraculously, a handful are found. As the last survivors are pulled from the rubble, the rescuers shift focus to the monumental task to identify and recover the lost among the ruins. After the Towers Fell is the first in-depth look at the aftermath of the Towers' collapse and the heroes who selflessly took on the monumental task of rescue and recovery of their fellow New Yorkers

Teenagers explore a haunted house.

Lyco is an action horror film about a voodoo priest named Lyco Fontaine (Macquell James) who is in search for an ancient Relic that has been around for centuries called the Port of Spain elephant. It is said that the elephant statue has special powers and if fallen into the wrong hands the innocence of the world would be in danger.

Mark follows the girl of his dreams, hoping that one day she’ll see him too.