Event type: Film

The Wisdom of Trauma (2021)
Documentary

1 in 5 Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24, and kills over 48,300 in the US and 800,000 people globally per year. Drug overdose kills 81,000 in the US annually. The autoimmune disorder epidemic affects 24 million people in the US alone. What is going on? The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness and substance abuse are, according to Dr Gabor Maté, normal – but not in the way you might think.

Directors: Maurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo
Country: USA
Language: English

Pelé (2021)
TV-14 | 1h 48min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Looks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.

Directors: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn
Country: UK
Language: English | Portuguese

The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Not Rated | 1h 52min | Drama

Ordinary, disparate strangers living in New York City go about their business. Clara runs away from her violent husband with her two boys and meets four people who are also going through difficult times. Alice, a nurse on the verge of cracking, Mark, accused of a crime he did not commit, John Peter, his lawyer, and Jeff, an unambitious man, find they are all connected as their paths intertwine.

Director: Lone Scherfig
Country: Denmark | Canada | Sweden | France | Germany | UK | USA
Language: English

Café Society (2016)
PG-13 | 1h 36min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Looking for an exciting career, young Bobby Dorfman leaves New York for the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood. After landing a job with his uncle, Bobby falls for Vonnie, a charming woman who happens to be his employer’s mistress. Settling for friendship but ultimately heartbroken, Bobby returns to the Bronx and begins working in a nightclub. Everything falls into place when he finds romance with a beautiful socialite, until Vonnie walks back into his life and captures his heart once again.

Director: Woody Allen
Country: USA
Language: English | Hebrew

Cruella (2021)
PG-13 | 2h 14min | Comedy, Crime

Before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She wishes to become a fashion designer, having been gifted with talent, innovation, and ambition all in equal measures.

But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having wound up penniless and orphaned in London at 12, 10 years later Estella runs wild through the city streets with her best friends and partners-in-(petty)-crime, Horace and Jasper, two amateur thieves.

When a chance encounter vaults Estella into the world of the young rich and famous, however, she begins to question the existence she’s built for herself in London and wonders whether she might, indeed, be destined for more after all.

When an up-and-coming rock star commissions Estella to design him a signature piece, she begins to feel as though she has truly arrived. But what is the cost of keeping up with the fast crowd- and is it a price Estella is willing to pay?

Director: Craig Gillespie
Country: USA | UK
Language: English

Spirit Untamed (2021)
PG | 1h 28min | Animation, Adventure, Family

After moving to a sleepy little town, young Lucky Prescott befriends a wild mustang named Spirit, who shares her rebellious spirit. When a heartless wrangler plans to capture Spirit and his herd, Lucky and her new friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse that forever changed her life.

Directors: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan (co-director)
Country: USA
Language: English

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In the Heights (2021)
PG-13 | 2h 23min | Drama, Music, Musical

The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… “In the Heights.” Lights up on Washington Heights… The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community.

At the intersection of it all is the likable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life. “In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.

Director: Jon M. Chu
Country: USA
Language: English

The One Where They Get Back Together (2021)
Friends: The Reunion (original title)
TV-14 | 1h 44min | Comedy, Romance

“Friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.

Director: Ben Winston
Country: USA
Language: English

Princes of the Yen (2014)
1h 33min | Documentary, Crime

Set in 20th Century Japan the documentary explores the role and power of Central Banks and how they can be used to change a country’s economic political and social structures A documentary adaption off the book by Professor Richard Werner.

Director: Michael Oswald
Country: UK
Language: English

8 Mile (2002)
R | 1h 50min | Drama, Music

The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the city limit, a border, a boundary. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem) from where and who he wants to be. A provocative fictional examination of a critical week in Jimmy’s life.

Director: Curtis Hanson
Country: USA | Germany
Language: English

Wings of Desire (1987) | Der Himmel über Berlin (original title)
PG-13 | 2h 8min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Two angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin), the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds–with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk (playing himself) — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Director: Wim Wenders
Country: West Germany | France
Language: German | English

Wild (2014)
R | 1h 55min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again.

With no outdoors experience, a heavy backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail — one of the country’s longest and toughest through-trails.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Country: USA
Language: English

Blue Miracle (2021)
TV-PG | 1h 35min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.

Director: Julio Quintana
Country: USA
Language: English

Wrath of Man (2021)
R | 1h 59min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mysterious and wild-eyed, a new security guard for a cash truck surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Country: UK | USA
Language: English

The Midnight Gang (2018)
1h 6min | Comedy, Family

The Midnight Gang follows a young boy named Tom after he’s admitted to hospital following a cricket accident.

Director: Elliot Hegarty
Country: UK
Language: English

Luca (2021)
PG | 1h 35min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides.

Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Director: Enrico Casarosa
Country: USA
Language: English

Three bathhouses-saunas, Three fonts and a flower petal pond, Art cafe with vegan cuisine & jungle views, Chinese tea ceremony, Music in the jungle, Bonfire, candles and shisha, Watermelon bowls and natural sсrub,s  Individual steam sessions with the best bath attendant on the Island

Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the 1920s, magician Stanley Crawford (Colin Firth) enjoys widespread acclaim as Chinese conjurer Wei Ling Soo, his stage persona. As arrogant as he is talented, Stanley despises claims by phony spiritualists that they can perform real magic.

At the behest of his friend, Stanley travels to the Côte d’Azur mansion of the Catledge family to expose a young medium named Sophie (Emma Stone). However, Stanley is left surprised and shaken by evidence that Sophie’s gifts may be real.

Director: Woody Allen
Country: USA | France
Language: English | French

Trading Places (1983)
R | 1h 56min | Comedy

Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy).

An employee of the Dukes, Winthorpe is framed by the brothers for a crime he didn’t commit, with the siblings then installing the street-smart Valentine in his position. When Winthorpe and Valentine uncover the scheme, they set out to turn the tables on the Dukes.

Director: John Landis
Country: USA
Language: English

The Big Lebowski (1998)
R | 1h 57min | Comedy, Crime, Sport

Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called “the Dude,” a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money — resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Country: USA | UK
Language: English | German | Hebrew | Spanish

Hunger (2008)
Not Rated | 1h 36min | Biography, Drama

Focusing on the 1981 hunger strikes by Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. Bobby Sands is one of a group of prisoners who first “took to the blanket” with a “dirty protest” in pursuit of their claims for recognition as political prisoners. Sands then became the first one of the group to embark on a hunger strike that was to end in his death.

Director: Steve McQueen
Country: Ireland | UK
Language: English | Irish

Samadhi (2017)
PG | 1h | Documentary
Samadhi Part 1 is the first installment in a series of films exploring Samadhi, an ancient Sanskrit word which points toward the mystical or transcendent union that is at the root of all spirituality and self inquiry.
Director: Daniel Schmidt

Samadhi: Part 2 – It’s Not What You Think (2018)
1h 11min | Documentary

Samadhi Movie. Part 2 (It’s not what you think) is the second installment of a series of films exploring Samadhi.
Director: Daniel Schmidt

Three bathhouses-saunas, Three fonts and a flower petal pond, Art cafe with vegan cuisine & jungle views, Chinese tea ceremony, Music in the jungle, Bonfire, candles and shisha, Watermelon bowls and natural sсrub,s  Individual steam sessions with the best bath attendant on the Island

Three bathhouses-saunas, Three fonts and a flower petal pond, Art cafe with vegan cuisine & jungle views, Chinese tea ceremony, Music in the jungle, Bonfire, candles and shisha, Watermelon bowls and natural sсrub,s  Individual steam sessions with the best bath attendant on the Island