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VIOLET
By Sarah deakins

Two attendants working in an underground public bathroom in the seediest part of town form a friendship with a prostitute who forces them all to face their secrets, as they form the world's most unexpected book club.

GENRE: DRAMA, romance
Country: CANADA
REPRESENTATION: Anna Archer, Lucas Talent

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The Rose and the Lion
By Charles J. Musser
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Richard Pierpoint and Shenandoah yearn for one thing: freedom. Torn from his home in Senegal as a young boy and sent across the sea as a slave, Richard and his fellow runaways long to be free. Self-sufficient and strong-willed, slavery may break Shenandoah, but she and Richard are kindred spirits, and their quest for their survival means learning to trust him. The American colonies are rebelling, and the British Army needs men. Fight with us, and we’ll grant you freedom!

GENRE: DRAMA, HISTORICAL DRAMA
Country: United states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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Surviving uranus
By Michael Wohl

A trio of estranged siblings must schlep to an obscure, obstacle-laden island and overcome their difference in order to bury their hippie, fugitive, father.

GENRE: DRAMA, Comedy
Country: United states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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ARTEMISIA
By Natalia Alyukova

In 17th century Italy, a young artist takes revenge on her rapist in oils, proves his guilt in court and becomes one of the most successful painters of her time.

GENRE: drama, period drama
Country: RUSSIA
REPRESENTATION: Elizabeth Dench, Dench Arnold Agency

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BLACK MO
By Peter noel

In the early 1800s, a young girl and her family from Africa are abducted, taken to the United States and tortured as they try to salvage their humanity. Escaping from her captors, the young girl evolves from battered slave to successful businesswoman. Based on true events.

GENRE: DRAMA, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, ADVENTURE
Country: HUNGARY
REPRESENTATION: Kinga S. Smith, RES INC.

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THE WAY OUT
By Matt Dority, Robert Leader

While embarking on a journey to escape their stifling home lives, an 11-year-old boy with a lung disease forges a friendship with a rebellious teenage girl. Their coming of age adventure turns deadly as they become prey in a desperate game of cat and mouse.

GENRE: FAMILY
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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LABYRINTH OF DESTINY​
By Ernestina Juarez

During the Mexican-American War, Lieutenant Ulysses Grant falls in love with a Mexican woman who helps American slaves escape bondage. The war separates them but they meet again when the woman is dispatched to the United States to seek an alliance to prevent the French from conquering Mexico and becoming an ally of the Confederacy. Based on true events.

GENRE: historical DRAMA, romance
Country: United states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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TELL THE WORLD
By Jason Thomas Gordon

Tell The World is based on the true story of eccentric photojournalist, Jeff Widener, who captured the iconic image of the lone man standing up to the tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square during the summer of ’89. Widely regarded as one of the top ten photographs of all time. The story follows the fame-hungry photographer who gets the shot of a lifetime while battling his personal demons and a government slaughtering their own people in their fight for democracy.

GENRE: HISTORICAL drama, thriller
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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touch of grey
By Drew (Doron) Feldman, Derek Weissbein

After learning their Rabbi father never arrived at his business trip destination, a family travels cross-country with their estranged Uncle to find him.

GENRE: DRAMa, comedy
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: Adam Perry, APA & Brendan Kenney, Everyday Pictures

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happily never after
By Almas Haidery

When the Prince of Yore dumps Rosie just days before their royal wedding, she must travel across the land to find a mysterious love spell to help get her life back on track or risk becoming the thing she fears most — ordinary.

GENRE: fantasy, comedy
Country: india
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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found
By chad briggs

A troubled American soldier searches for a missing bomber crew while navigating the hostile cultural tensions of post-World War Two Japan.

GENRE: historical, DRAMA
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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"175"
By Yael Deynes

Imprisoned under the “Paragraph 175" law which allowed the Nazis to persecute homosexuals, a German gay man, Edward, and a young Jewish woman, Lina, form an unbreakable bond that helps them endure the horrors of the Holocaust. After their liberation, he is re-arrested under the same Nazi law. Now Lina must find the strength and courage to try and set him free. Based on true events. “Paragraph 175” would be the only Nazi law kept by the German government after the fall of the Third Reich and would not be repealed until 1994.

GENRE: drama, historical
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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rooms of experience
By Steffany Sommers

An emotionally guarded district attorney embarks on a journey of personal redemption when she prosecutes an elderly woman who took the life of her severely disabled adult son.

GENRE: DRAMA, legal/courtroom, social issue
Country: UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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THE HOBBY HORSE KID
By David A. Gregory

Underdogs. Friends. Teammates. Three years after being kicked in the head by horse, reclusive Dave Gilroy joins forces with ten-year-old Andres to start the first American hobby horse league in their isolated Texas town.

GENRE: family, DRAMA, Western
Country: UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATION: NONE

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WHOSE SKY IS NO LESS GRAND
By Amanda Norman
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A young teen starts a relationship with a much older boy while chasing the prize money of a prestigious academic competition that could save her troubled family's livelihood.

GENRE: DRAMA, TEEN
Country: united states
REPRESENTATION: NONE

blue world

By Alexandra Leopold

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A torturous weekend deepens the wounds between two children and their reckless father, in the aftermath of a bitter divorce.

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GENRE: drama

Country: canaDA

REPRESENTATION: NONE

snip

By Laila Diab

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A conflicted mother is ambivalent about whether or not her daughter should undergo female genital mutilation.

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GENRE: drama, family

Country: egypt

REPRESENTATION: NONE

fenwick

By Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid

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An ambitious journalist unwittingly becomes part of The Fenwick School's sinister history during a bizarre meeting with the deceased headmaster's alluring granddaughter.

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GENRE: psychological thriller, horror

Country: United states

REPRESENTATION: NONE

as time goes by

By John Martins III

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Set in a present-day, metropolitan city, it juxtaposes one couple simultaneously during two different moments: with their hopes and dreams when they are twenty-five-years-old, and whether those dreams have come to fruition when they are sixty.  What has happened is their idyllic marriage, over time, has succumbed to harsh reality.

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GENRE: Drama, family saga

Country: UNITED STATES

REPRESENTATION: David Davinci, Davinci Talent Agency

Blind bird

By Fred O. Dery

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Amidst the cultural stresses of living on a First Nation reserve, a blind Indigenous teenager and her friend naively seek to restore her vision by recreating a legend of their ancestors, but the costs may be higher than they are prepared for.

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GENRE: drama, thriller

Country: canada

REPRESENTATION: none

panza loca

By Rodrigo Moreno Fernandez

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Tenoch is an overweight teenager with a unique talent. He is a master soccer free kicker. To be part of his dream team, he needs to go on a diet. But, for every pound he loses, he also loses a little bit of his golden touch.

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GENRE: Comedy, drama

Country: mexico

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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at the flash

By Sean Chandler, David Leeper

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At The Flash tells the story of a fictitious gay bar over six different decades from the 1960's to current day.

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GENRE: drama, family

Country: United states

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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NOOB

By ZINA KRESIN

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After the institutionalization of her older sister, a fifteen-year-old girl grapples with her core relationships, sexuality, and independence with the help of a new and unexpected friend.

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GENRE: coming of age, drama

Country: UNITED STATES

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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SCARS FROM ANOTHER PAIN

By Mariana Rosa

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A detective and a librarian come together to investigate a powerful senator church that claims to have a gay cure. Dark secrets and obstacles make them work against time to prevent more people from being hurt.

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GENRE: drama, thriller

Country: brazil

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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lemonlight

By M. Rowan Meyer

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A troupe of unemployed thespians in Elizabethan London endeavor to produce their own hit play; come poverty, pox, or plague.

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GENRE: comedy, period drama

Country: united states

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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represent

By Susan Cinoman

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In 1947 Broadway, a failing, timid playwright learns to masquerade as her own aggressive agent in a world ruled by men.

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GENRE: comedy, dramedy

Country: united states

REPRESENTATION: michael moore agency

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devil's lake

By Jay Fisher

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Haunted by a horrible tragedy from their past, a struggling single mother with clairvoyant abilities and a fish-out-of-water Native American police officer join forces to uncover the insidious secrets of their sleepy, lakeside town.

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GENRE: horror, Mystery

Country: UNITED states

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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odd bods: curtain girl

By Katherine Eyres

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An odd teenager with an offbeat imagination struggles to survive Arctic Sports Camp and life in the most isolated town in Greenland.

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GENRE: comedy, drama

Country: united kingdom

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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krum & volley

By Matthew Taylor

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Struggling to keep their tavern afloat in a city where adventurers come seeking fame and fortune, two brothers learn of an inner circle that could put them on the fast track to success – but only if they can handle the responsibilities that come with it.

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GENRE: comedy, fantasy

Country: UNITED STATES

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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sister

By Alex Blumberg

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A controversial female evangelist in Jazz-Age Los Angeles combines charismatic faith-healing, Hollywood theatrics and political gamesmanship to build a soul-saving multimedia empire, while navigating chauvinistic rivals, a fickle press, and her own crisis of faith. Inspired by true events.

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GENRE: Drama, historical

Country: United states

REPRESENTATION: NONE

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