When people in Littlehampton start receiving scandalous and obscene letters, suspicion immediately falls on fiery Rose, who might lose the custody of her daughter. A group of women set out to solve the mystery.
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor’s trap.
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader.
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Two Senegalese teenagers, Seydou and Moussa travel from Dakar to Europe in the hope of becoming pop stars, finding danger, heartbreak and unexpected joy along the way.
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.
Find out why China’s movie industry is experiencing an unprecedented boom. The talent and creativity of their filmmakers shines with these six short films. The stories touch on the ties between grandparents and their grandchildren, the importance of protecting our literary heritage, and our connection with nature.
Journey from the fields to the highest learning institutes, back to ancient China and forward into the technological future. The stories include comedy, animation, drama, science fiction and fantasy. There is something for everyone in this collection, which is bound to inspire.
We’re also playing a Chinese-New Zealander film which won multiple awards last year at our festival, Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le.
姥姥老了 Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le – When a young boy is left home alone with his increasingly unwell grandmother, he is forced to come to terms with her deterioration.
Xiaohui and His Cows – When a boy’s grandfather plans to sell his much loved calf, he tries every possible way to hide it in the mountains.
秋实 (Harvest) – A grasshopper diligently stores enough food for the autumn, facing threats from predators and teasing from companions.
风月变 (Butterflied Lover) – A husband and wife agree to spend New Year’s Eve together, but a “soul transformation” riot breaks out in the city, which triggers a series of stories.
块石头 (A Piece of Stone) – The film imagines university life and education in the era of AI and expresses the theme of “the world is changing, but the inheritance of ideas remains unchanged at Peking University.”
大妈的世界 (The World of Aunts) – Two retired aunts, physically old but mentally young, entered a university for Seniors to keep up with the pace of society.
Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her from the cancer she battles. Along the way she meets some misfits and new kids in town – Mallory, hoping to find friends, any kind of friends – and Bronco who claims to be a runaway from his dad who is too busy to notice him. As they make their way through the difficult “off the beaten track” route, they learn the true spirit of adventure and the magic of friendship.
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