The Blue Mauritius is the rarest of the rare collectibles – an 1840’s postage stamp where only twelve are known to exist. It’s the subject of rumor and intrigue. A handmade character with connections to European colonialism, it’s significant to the history of global communications and a damaged one is worth a cool million dollars. Of the twelve, there’s one that’s more coveted than the rest. One stamp, which is key to both a murder and a legendary fortune. Some will do almost anything to possess it, either to learn or bury its secrets and it’s about to be stolen. Five glamorous international thieves find their way to Cape Town, South Africa to prepare for the heist of the century!

Intimate, raw and funny, features a searing and complex portrait of Anna Thompson, a 40 year old skin care rep, coasting through an unfulfilled marriage and an estranged relationship with her family. When Anna gets mixed-up in a deadly convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision and walks out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery. Together they break into the New England summer home of Anna’s childhood. It is in this quiet house, far away from the world, that both Anna and Travis begin to shed their protective shells, and for the first time, embrace the simple human connection they’ve spent their lives avoiding. Sparse and provocative, this film shines light on how sometimes we must learn to break our own rules to find the life we’ve been yearning to live.

As a struggling musician, all Paul van der Merwe (John-Henry Opperman) really wants is that opening slot for Fokofpolisiekar, that one chance to get that lucky break. But in his struggle to be seen and having to provide for his freelance photographer/waitress girlfriend Sera (Lizelle de Klerk), Paul catches the eye of ruthless music manager Lucy Ferreira (Brümilda van Rensburg) who forces him to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

The film touches on race relations, incest, drugs, and growing up gay in the American South. A recent New York City transplant, Sequan Greene (Derrick L. Middleton) has been sent to live in Alabama after the recent death of his mother. He is brutally raped by his cousin Michael Wilis (Cameron Mitchell Mason). It becomes clear that Michael also is gay – a victim as well as a victimizer. He says, “I can’t be a faggot …You’re the faggot. You’re my faggot.” Sequan is also bullied and beaten up at school. Sequan soon finds a friend in Lori Anderson (Elizabeth Dennis), the girlfriend of drug dealer/basketball player Ahmed Robins (Duane McLaughlin). Lori is the town’s “bad girl” who has a heart of gold. Although she freebases, snorts coke throughout the school day, steals guns and sleeps with the town basketball star, she is immediately taken by admiration of Sequan and his brazen nonconformity. Despite Sequan’s unwillingness, Lori manages to befriend him, bringing him out of his shell and eventually introducing him to both moonshine and her gay brother, Jake (Aidan Schultz-Meyer).

Somewhere, deep within the Nevada desert, below the sun-cracked terra firma, a secret (and imaginary) crew of military scientists has installed a giant champagne bottle into a missile silo. They’re creating one of the most amazingly flamboyant weapons of all time. Their plan is to distill the essence of Scandalous Salon owner David Nyblom and his cohorts to create a weapon never before seen. Upon feeding house music into the 180-inch bass speakers within the silo, the massive champagne bottle would shake, and ultimately eject the cork with such force that entire continents of conservative mothers would fall to their knees in disbelief. You may ask yourself: “Who is this guy David Nyblom.” If you actually asked yourself that, you should either trade in those Z Cavaricci’s and hit the town, or just stay tuned for what will be the most colorful show ever to air from the streets of the Silicon Valley. “Cocktails and Chaos,” a show so far from what most people would recognize as reality it will spawn a new genre, “The Surreality Show.” With a cast of characters that ranges from Nyblom, to Sammy Crocco (his assistant), to Bill Funk (Nyblom’s best friend and owner of Tinker’s Damn), it’ll make your head spin clear off your neck. That range includes Rose Hill (a celebrity make-up artist whose first kiss was from Neal Diamond), Bliss Katopothis (Nyblom’s second cousin and first responder), a masterful Real Estate agent, a skillful Botox technician, a dog trainer, a vocally talented party attendee, a Queen of the Ballerinas, and an army of empty cocktail glasses. All would make Oscar Wilde blush with their stories. This is a dangerously interesting lot.

In upstate New York, Jeannette (Pamela Holden Stewart), a divorcée, lives with her companion, Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims), an HIV-positive artist. Since Martin is gay and ill, the relationship they share is based on everything but sex. One day, Jeannette finds her estranged daughter, Sierra (Maggie Burkwit), on her doorstep with a new husband, Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans), hoping to get her hands on an inheritance. During their stay, secrets and lies are exposed.

Moto Anjos is a gripping and gritty story that authentically portrays the hazardous lives of Brazilian motorbike messengers. Discriminated and disenfranchised, this emerging and growing class struggle to provide for their families, while fighting against pervasion corruption and criminality. Alexandre is a resourceful motoboy who cheats death daily on the most dangerous streets in the world. One night his wayward younger brother robs him of his trusty motorcycle at gunpoint. Alex must risk his life to retrieve his bike, and confront a vicious criminal gang to rescue his brother. Determined to protect his brother, Alex refuses to go to the police, and can only rely on the trust and support of his tribe of fellow bikers, along with his newfound love, the young Lillian, an intern at the Traffic Command Center. With Lillian’s help Alex closes in on his bike and his brother, until he witnesses a brutal execution, and soon becomes hunted by the relentless criminals, as well as a group of corrupt and cruel cops. Alex uses cunning and resolve to save his life, but at great personal sacrifice.

When their lovely little town suffered the worst flood in over 100 years, the good people of Taliwater, Ireland did not despair. They rolled up their sleeves and reclaimed what they could and rebuilt what was lost. A shining example of a strong, healthy community, they’re all true friends. None more so than BRENDAN FARROW and SEAN TANNER. Until one day, the town’s famous hypochondriac, BETTY O’CONNOR, falls ill more seriously than all those other times. Well, it all starts off friendly enough, in the pub, with some banter between Brendan and Sean over who will bury old Betty, since the town doesn’t have a funeral home. But then banter turns into a dare and a dare turns into “don’t you dare, I’m fecking doing it.” All of Taliwater is outraged, but the two friends don’t back down. Over the weeks that follow, they open their funeral homes. They even put their teenagers, TESS FARROW and PAUL TANNER, to keep guard outside Betty’s house and sound alarm as soon as the old lady departs. Hopefully? Soon enough capitalism takes hold of this once peaceful little town and talk of “IPO’s and Global expansion” are the catch phase of the day, even by the town’s Vicar who gets in on the action.

Ted and his teenage daughter Joy, are a couple of smart and savvy grifters. But after all the scams they’ve pulled, Joy is having a crisis of conscience when they meet a man who tries to scam the scammers. An expert hacker, Joy pulls a stunt that puts both her and her father in jeopardy. Forced to skip town, Ted brings his Russian girlfriend Yanna along. Joy attempts to break them apart, but only succeeds in getting them all in hotter water. When Yanna’s past catches up to her, and Joy falls in love with an older bad boy, all seems lost. This outlaw family has one last chance to either score big, or lose everything. The outcome will determine their fate for the rest of their lives.

Based on the Jan van Tonder novel by the same name, “Stargazer” is a heartfelt drama set in a railway community in 1966 South Africa. Told through the eyes of eleven year old Timus, the film depicts the difficulties in coping with the harsh realities of the world, while embracing the beauty in life. Timus and his family are trapped within a society of violence and rigidity, where ideologies and beliefs can cost one their life. A boy holding onto his childhood innocence, Timus is driven by an incessant curiosity that oftentimes lands him in troubling situations, from which he is saved by the unlikely hero, Joon. Believing Joon to be his miraculous savior, Timus goes into the world reassured of his safety only to be confronted by dark realities that slowly shed his innocence. A story with unforgettable characters, “Stargazer” boldly portrays the mystifying relationship between the magical world of childhood and the realistic world we live in.

Hot summer. Nike has a balcony, Katrin has a son, Ronald drives a truck, Tina’s a waitress, Oskar and Helene are old and alone. At the beginning, middle or end of their lives – they all ask the same question: Can love last through the seasons? Or is it something affecting the brain that just comes and goes? With a sharp eye and great love for his characters, director Andreas Dresen has crafted the story of two girlfriends, who, from their balcony – between heaven and earth – gaze down at their turbulent and difficult universe, where the right men are all too often exactly wrong, and to get ahead even a good-looking woman had better be strong. Screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase, employs his remarkably light and crisp style to maintain a fine balance between comedy and tragedy, aided by an outstanding cast, featuring Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl and Andreas Schmidt. Andreas Dresen’s SUMMER IN BERLIN is an enchanting comedy, full of human warmth, sincerity and delightful humor – a film about life.

The GOYA nominated director Guillem Morales delivers a psychological thriller with echoes of Hitchcock. Felix (Andoni Gracia) an architect, lives alone in a very big house. His girlfriend Vera (Monica Lopez) has moved out and left him for good. Her belongings are still in Felix’s house and they often bring back memories of happier times together which makes him feel even more alone. One night a stranger knocks on his door and asks him if he can come in and make an urgent phone call. Felix reluctantly lets him in and in a short moment of inattention the stranger seems to have disappeared without a trace. A series of distressing events follow, leading Felix to the conclusion that a stranger is now in his house. The space around him has its own identity and the consequences will be deadly.