LIFE CLASS 1920 – dir. Tom Cowan

Original Film Titlel: LIFE CLASS 1920

Director’s Name: Tom Cowan

Writer’s Name: Tom Cowan

Producer: Anelia Bozinovska, Tom Cowan

Country of Origin: Australia

Country of Filming: Australia

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes 48 seconds

Film Description:

A re-imagining of the scandalous life drawing class of Monsieur Georges Bresson in a small village in Victoria in 1920.

Splinter – dir. Grzegorz Molda

Original Film Titlel: Zadra

Director’s Name: Grzegorz Molda

Writer’s Name: Monika Powalisz

Producer: Maciej Sowiński, Andrzej Papis

Country of Origin: Poland

Country of Filming: Poland

Language: Polish

Runtime: 1 hour 22 minutes

Film Description:

Zadra (Splinter) is a talented girl from the housing estate, who is fighting for recognition on the rap scene. Although she seems like an ordinary teenager, in front of the microphone she gains incredible energy and charisma, thanks to which she can captivate crowds. But in an environment full of testosterone, it’s hard to find a place for people like her. Zadra fights for her dreams, but most of all for a better life for her family. Still, music isn’t everything, because Zadra’s choices will be greatly influenced by love.

Hero – dir. Dustin Whitehead

Original Film Titlel: Hero

Director’s Name: Dustin Whitehead

Writer’s Name: Myles Isreal

Producer: Amanda Grupp, Sadie Whitehead, Dustin Whitehead

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

Film Description:

A misfit artist finds out his pre-med ex-girlfriend is pregnant. As she debates whether or not to keep their baby, he must prove himself a worthy father by building a more permanent footing in the world.

Tiger Mom – dir. Wei Zhang

Original Film Titlel: 我和虎妈

Director’s Name: Wei Zhang

Writer’s Name: Wei Zhang, Ruirui Chen, Ying Qin, Yang Chen, Siqi Li, Yu Wang, Haojiao Liu,Wenxin Lu, Yixin Fang

Producer: Min Zhang

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes

Film Description:

When exam fever consumes a family, a mother’s vicarious ambitions corrode her daughter’s spirit, driving them toward breaking point. This domestic drama dissects the dark side of academic pressure, where worth is defined by test scores, and self-worth sacrificed. Trapped in a twisted tango between apathy and obsession, a teenage girl struggles to find her voice amid the din of inflated expectations. With futures hanging in the balance, will this household fracture or somehow rediscover harmony? Their fate hinges on redefining achievement beyond the narrow lens of conventional success, and embracing dreams on their own terms before Opportunity’s door slams shut.

Gargi – dir. Gautham Ramachandran

Original Film Titlel: Longing for the Soul; A Quest for Rumi

Director’s Name: Gautham Ramachandran

Writer’s Name: Gautham Ramachandran, Hariharan Raju

Producer: Gautham Ramachandran

Country of Origin: India

Country of Filming: India

Language: Tamil

Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes

Film Description:

A young Government schoolteacher’s life is turned upside down when her aging Security guard father is accused of raping a minor child. Shunned by society, shamed by the media, and fighting against a tight deadline, she sets on a journey to prove her fathers innocence.

The Trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool – Stephen King