OFW the Movie

Ilo Ilo

August 2013 •Chinese

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

paliparan

December 2024 •English

Through a blend of archival photos and videos of OFW families, Paliparan delves into the lives of OFW families from the perspective of an OFW child. The visual imagery is paired with a personal essay that reflects on the experiences of an OFW child hoping for a brighter future.

necroeconomy

December 2024 •English

From the inside of a balikbayan box, a daughter plays a video game system gifted to her by her father. She recalls the days before her father went overseas due to the lack of stable and livable employment and the ongoing drug war in the country. A meditation on parental bonds and the OFW experience from a child’s perspective.

Finally, With You

June 2024 •Tagalog

A son of an overseas Filipino worker documents his time with his father who had recently returned full-time back home after being overseas for so long.

Kondaveeti Simhasanam

February 2002 •English

Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao

Leelamahal Centre

December 2004 •Telugu

Prabhu is a minor thug who kidnaps the daughter of a policeman, only to fall in love with her later. But the girl's father demands that his future son-in-law must first meet his criteria.

Shonk Sardari Da

June 2023 •Panjabi

Based on the real life of Kamal Grewal and his father, family and work, and based on real life incidents of disputed properties.

Nirakazhcha

August 2010 •Malayalam

Lorenzo, an Italian painter, decides to recreate the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. When he moves to Kerala to achieve his goal, he falls in love with his model.

La Snob

March 2024 •English

Set in 1542, Marguerite de La Rocque was judged and labeled by the French aristocracy as a snob, but after she is stranded on The Isle of Demons, Marguerite breaks free of the stereotypes that have defined her. Based on a real woman who became a legend.

Miserable

November 2023 •English

When their friends arrive for dinner at a get-together party in a student-based environment, a naive college student must resolve issues with his obsessive girlfriend before she walks all over him.

Pachamanga

February 2020 •Malayalam

Sujatha is living her life for her husband who sees her desires and dreams as God. Balan married Sujatha very late. There is a good age difference between the two. Sujatha is still beautiful to look at. Balan is also sick. Sujatha, who wanders without recognizing right and wrong, is finally breaking the bonds of relationships to the illusory world of pleasures she has not experienced. "Pachamanga" is about the changes in Sujatha's life.

Nenera Police

January 1991 •Telugu

A police constable, who wants to see his timid son become a sub-inspector, gets killed. Later, his son joins the police force and hunts down the people who killed his father.

A pokol élővilága

Invalid date •Hungarian

Freedom

November 2024 •French

Inspired by the true events of one of France's most notorious non-violent robbers, Bruno Sulak, in the 1980s. He led multiple heists, then captured public attention for his many daring escapes from police custody...always to reunite with his beloved lover and accomplice Annie, becoming both France's Public Enemy #1 and an icon of Freedom.

Varam

January 2004 •Telugu

Varam is a 2004 Indian Telugu film directed by Raghuram

The Hairdresser's Husband

October 1990 •French

The film begins with a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. We are unsure what Antoine has done with his life, however, we know he has fulfilled his childhood ambition, to marry a hairdresser.

This Is England

April 2007 •English

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

Angel

February 2007 •English

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.

White Noise

January 2005 •English

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.