Shadow Dancing in the West

The Envelope

July 2018 •Swahili

Bahasha is the story of Kitasa, an elected public official who betrays his family, friends and community when he takes an easy bribe. He learns the hard way and must now find the road to redemption.

Connection

May 2021 •English

The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connection.

A Dollar Short For The Ferryman's Fee

October 2025 •English

In an unforgiving battle for his soul, a grizzled middle aged man, plagued by a myriad of ailments, becomes the target of nightmarish creatures dispatched by the Ferryman of the River Styx. Refusing to settle his debt, he battles to outlast these henchmen of Death in a high stakes struggle for his very existence.

Fanboy

February 2025 •English

A young man seeking to embrace a perceived legacy unwittingly sparks a notorious chain of events while visiting his father's alma mater.

Gabriels Horn

January 2012 •German

A young couple is faced with a difficult decision.

Plateau

August 2025 •English

After the death of his mother, Kareem decides to write a screenplay based on the lives of him and his friends.

Hikawa Maru Monogatari

August 2015 •Japanese

Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.

The Lens Within Me

Invalid date •English

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.

No Darkness Last Forever

December 2023 •Spanish

Ana, a young orphan moves to the house in the forest where her only friend lives. The ambition of her friend's father to take over the nearby lands will awaken an old pagan cult that will use Ana as their only option to protect the place.

Tenure

February 2025 •English

When a dedicated college professor is denied tenure, he turns to black magic in a moment of desperation but finds himself trapped in a private hell of his own making.

Matador

July 2014 •Spanish

A gritty drama focusing on Street Fighter's sociopathic and self-adoring Spanish ninja, Vega. Matador, details Claw's traumatic upbringing and the pivotal sequence of events that made him into the assassin he is today.

Killers of the Flower Moon

October 2023 •English

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Amrutham Gamaya

July 1987 •Malayalam

A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager, he realises that he and his gang had ragged and murdered his son at the medical college's hostel.

Nightfaces

January 2024 •German

A taxi driver kicks a homeless woman out of his car. It'll be a long night until he can make amends.

Lamb

February 2002 •English

A poor father lives with his blind son, dog and sheep. When he can't find any food, he is forced to make a hard decision.

The Change-Up Kid

Invalid date •English

Baseball pitching phenom Dean Fosh has a dream - he wants to play the game like no one's ever played it before. Who says some wishes don't come true?

Dans l'Ombre de Marlow

September 2025 •French

One Split Second

November 2024 •English

In 1995 Los Angeles, a conservative radio talk show host's beliefs are shattered when his wife suddenly dies in a gang shooting.

The Shade

September 2024 •English

Twenty-year-old Ryan struggles with a debilitating anxiety disorder following his father's death. Together with his two brothers, he must fight to break the destructive cycle threatening their family as ancient darkness closes in on them.

Bad Bear

August 2024 •English

Noah Holiday lives his life being constantly reminded of a tragic event that occurred while he was a baby in 2004. During his rough times alone, Noah rediscovers his long lost childhood teddy bear; however, what once brought him great joy now has a mind of his own and has sinister plans in store for him.