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November 4th, 2008. President-elect Barack Obama addresses an enthusiastic gathering in Chicago's Grant Park. With the three words 'Yes, we can', Barack Obama sums up the America's optimism and its capacity for change. The documentary 'The Speech' sets out to take this historic speech at its word. It seeks a dialogue about words and their effect, while also assessing a whole era. It takes us back to the beginning of Obama's presidency, to the energy of his words, to the hopes and achievements that this speech was targeting.

After being released from prison, a man will have to fight his past to recover the love of his son. After his past in the world of Illegal Street fighting and gambling got him sentenced, Sandro comes out of prison searching to rescue the relationship with his only son. Shendel is about to turn 20; his obsession with easy money led him to follow his father footsteps into the world of underground fights. Shendel is about to take part in one of the tournaments. In order to protect his son and win back his trust, Sandro will have to confront his toughest test yet.

A short, dark drama that tells the tale of Harrison Chase. In this disturbing portrait of morality, a modern man loses it all.

Fred Redding, an assistant at Hollywood agency CMA comes before the board, seeking a promotion, and is refused. He tells us the story of his coworker, Randy Tulane, who didn't just do his time at the agency, but used the system for his own purposes and, ultimately, to help his friend, Fred.

The incredible story of a rock 'n roll dream that just wouldn't die. High school cover band Anthem, composed of musicians from Chaminade and DeSmet high schools, played many gigs for several years at clubs, parties, and school dances in the late 70’s around the St. Louis area. By their own admission they weren’t the best of bands, but the relationships made along the way have created a vast network of community of friends and family across the country. The band (Jim Carlton, Tim Robert, Rich Tlapek, and Bud Corrubia) decides to reunite after more than four decades to create an album and put on a live show.

Rede de Dormir starring Gilda Nomacce, Vitor Dutra, and Cida Augusto. A tale about the hammock and its forgotten use as a shroud.

Can a ruthless mass killer become a messenger of peace? This spellbinding documentary traces the rise and fall of General Butt Naked—feared warlord of Liberia’s 14-year civil war—and his self-proclaimed quest to heal his country and redeem his own soul as a newborn evangelist.

Redemption: The James Pearson Story tells the controversial story of one of the World's best trad climbers, Englandʼs James Pearson. After a dramatic rise to become one of the top climbers in the UK, controversy surrounding the grading of his routes left him feeling ostracised from the climbing scene. The film tells James’ story and follows his return to the UK as he faces his demons and looks to redeem his place within the UK climbing community.

Examine the science of solitary confinement and find out what it means to be absolutely alone. What really happens to people in isolation? Is there a difference in the effects of solitude by chance, by choice, or, as in the case in some prisons, by force? Enter Colorado State Penitentiary to witness prisoners on the edge and the guards who watch over them. Then, look at experiments on whether isolation dramatically alters behaviour and ongoing new research on how solitary could actually cause long-term mental problems like paranoia, disorientation and delirium.

In 1954, two young intellectuals, the ethnologist François and Ibrahim the lawyer, return to Tunisia after their studies in Paris. Brahim is engaged in the national independence movement. He is charged by the party to find his brother Beda, the resistants' leader, and to convince him to lay down his arms, a prerequisite for peaceful negotiations.

Young skiing phenom Jérémie Heitz challenges himself to ski 15 of the Alps’ steepest 4,000-meter peaks in just two ski seasons. To do so requires enormous physical endurance and superior mental fortitude. This is a new frontier in freeriding.

Initially becoming famous for quick pranks and unboxing videos on their YouTube channel, Jamie Star has become a household name seemingly overnight, garnering millions of views on every social media platform, and boasting millions of followers on both his TikTok and YouTube channel.   Jamie Star has been involved in numerous controversies and in his view, people are trying to bring him down. Jamie has been accused of such acts like doping in the celebrity charity boxing match, promoting smoking to children, and scamming children with cryptocurrency schemes. Jamie Star has invited a news team into his home to get to the bottom of his mass media mess.

The relationship between Claudia and Paula is interfered by the effects of social media.

A flat tire, and the date is getting closer: Martin and his daughter have a date with Mama at the playground. But she prefers to party with her friends at the Spree, like there would be no pandemic. Soon summer will arrive in Berlin.

TJFF pays tribute to the beloved and influential actor/writer/director. In addition to the special in-person event, An Afternoon with Saul Rubinek, TJFF presents a FREE online screening series full of rare titles from the CBC archive—Rubinek as small-town detective Benny Cooperman investigating a crime in Algonquin Park; early pilots featuring Saul alongside Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas from their pre-SCTV days; and more.

In the countryside of Minas Gerais, Nando and Chico seek answers to the disappearance of Maria, their younger sister. Meanwhile, strange invasions occur in the neighborhood, and what the brothers don't imagine is that both events may have a profound connection.