This Side of Summer

Feature

• 147 min

After a botched prom night, Amy and Sierra, the social elites of their high school, endure the day-to-day mundanity of their final summer.

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Rated

Short

• 19 min

What's so important about a five star rating? Maggie's about to find out.

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Sylphvania Grove

Short

• 19 min

A troubled girl follows a magical being into the woods, where her fears take on fantastic forms.

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Reunification

Feature

• 85 min

Over the course of 17 years, Alvin Tsang confronts memories of migration and images of his once intact family.

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Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

Feature

• 84 min

A diverse slate of women share what motivates them, how they lead, and how they overcome obstacles to create a meaningful directing career.

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Gina Yashere: Laughing to America

Feature

• 68 min

The UK's premier Black female comedian, Gina Yashere, has come to America!

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Marc Maron: Thinky Pain

Feature

• 94 min

Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special.

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Off Kilter

Lingering in awkward silences as much as stunning choreography, this series documents a man re-making himself into the critically acclaimed jerk he never got to be in the ‘90s.

Everything is Fine!

6 rising stars of comedy. 1 night. Let the cameras roll.

Staff picks

How I Got to the Moon by Subway

After being diagnosed with ALS, Sol and his partner go to the hospital to record his "voice bank" before he loses the ability to speak.

Drama, LGBTQ, Romance

Short

• 12 min

Red

When two actresses fall in love on a film set, they bring their fictional love affair to life off-screen.

Drama, LGBTQ

Series

• 4 seasons

About a Donkey

Meet the Owens family; Ann is depressed, her adult children are a mess, and her husband just bought a donkey.

Comedy, LGBTQ, Drama

Feature

• 77 min

Crick in the Holler

During West Virginia's 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student, charged with the care of her rebellious younger sister, instead becomes consumed by an issue with their water supply.

Drama, Coming-of-Age, Thriller

Short

• 18 min

Shorts to watch right now

Rated

What's so important about a five star rating? Maggie's about to find out.

Comedy, Family, Sci Fi & Fantasy

Short

• 19 min

Muted

When her teenage daughter disappears, a mother (Chandra Wilson) is forced take the search into her own hands.

Drama, Family

Short

• 19 min

Anna and the Asteroid

A woman (Westworld's Shannon Woodward) is stalked by an incoming, four mile-wide talking asteroid who has fallen in love with her.

Comedy, Drama, Sci Fi & Fantasy

Short

• 25 min

Before Midnight Cowboy

A lonely young man spends the night with a professional snuggler.

LGBTQ, Romance, Comedy

Short

• 14 min

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Being Yourself

Endurance

Siblings

Temptation

I wanna laugh ‘til it hurts.

It is the best medicine, after all. Cue your LOLs.

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain

Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special.

Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material

From the secrets of a women's locker room to her stance on gun control, Cameron gets real.

Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape

In his sixth special, Jim Gaffigan uses humor to deal with the unthinkable, and proves that laughter is the best medicine… Or is it?

She's Not Funny

Follow the journeys of these hilarious women in the male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.

Featured playlist: The Black Experience(s)

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Marz

A young rapper confronts issues of sexual identity after an encounter with his best friend.

Coming-of-Age, Drama, LGBTQ

Short

• 12 min

Shorts Block: Identity

Shorts Block

• 5 blocks

I Am Thalente

Follow Thalente Biyela from the streets of Durham, South Africa, to LA. On a skateboard.

Documentary, Sports, Biography

Feature

• 78 min

Suicide Kale

A dark comedy about two queer couples, one brunch and a mysterious suicide note.

Comedy, LGBTQ, Romance

Feature

• 79 min

Inspire me, baby

When you feel the world is sh*t, let these films lift you back up.

For Flint

Three neighbors rise above the water crisis to inspire change in the city of Flint.

Documentary, Drama

Short

• 18 min

Late Blossom Blues

Born in 1932, Leo Welch has been a poor man all his life. But at 82, he became a global Blues star.

Biography, Documentary

Feature

• 90 min

Kingsley's Crossing

The story of one man's dream to leave a life of poverty in Africa for the promised land of Europe.

Documentary, War

Short

• 20 min

I Am Thalente

Follow Thalente Biyela from the streets of Durham, South Africa, to LA. On a skateboard.

Documentary, Sports, Biography

Feature

• 78 min

Ready for (taking) action

Get up close and personal with some big issues and worthy causes.

A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan

A photojournalist chronicles the people of Afghanistan as they live amidst political turmoil between 1994 and 2010.

Documentary, War

Short

• 27 min

Mana'olana: Paddle for Hope

A group of women cancer survivors form a bond of friendship and support, launching them on a voyage across the ocean.

Documentary, Sports

Feature

• 44 min

Life After Water

California’s four-year drought will soon have the whole country feeling its effects.

Documentary

Short

• 10 min

Love Comes Later

There are no small lives, only lives unseen.

Drama

Short

• 11 min

WTF

Expect the unexpected and open up to stories that are a little more than different.

Last Meal

A cook who dreams of being a celebrity chef spends his days preparing last meals for prison inmates.

Comedy, Drama

Short

• 15 min

Commercial for the Queen of Meatloaf

Set as a 1950s commercial, a wife prepares dinner while the Queen of Meatloaf wreaks havoc from the set.

Drama, Experimental

Short

• 10 min

Thou Wast Mild & Lovely

Akin arrives at his new job as a farm hand to discover the erotically charged young Sarah.

Thriller, Drama, Romance

Feature

• 79 min

Desire Will Set You Free

A young American falls for a Russian hustler, introducing him to alternative lifestyles in Berlin's underground scenes, setting them on a journey that reveals their inner desires.

LGBTQ, Drama, Romance

Feature

• 93 min

Cuddly binge-watch

Just press play and lose the remote in the couch cushions.

Red

When two actresses fall in love on a film set, they bring their fictional love affair to life off-screen.

Drama, LGBTQ

Series

• 4 seasons

Everything is Fine!

6 rising stars of comedy. 1 night. Let the cameras roll.

Comedy, Stand-up Comedy

Series

• 1 season

Dyke Central

An Oakland-set comedic drama centered around masculine-of-center roommates Alex and Gin.

LGBTQ, Comedy

Series

• 1 season

F*ck Yes

F*ck Yes is what affirmative consent sounds like. Sex made hotter. SoSFW (Sort of Safe For Work).

Comedy, Romance, LGBTQ

Series

• 2 seasons

Humbled by humanity

Prepare to be wowed by the power of the human spirit.

Every Day is a Holiday

A daughter’s intimate portrait of her father and his time as a WWII prisoner of war in Japan.

Documentary, Biography, War

Feature

• 57 min

Cents

You can’t change the world in a day. But maybe you could in a month.

Coming-of-Age

Feature

• 85 min

Dare and Truth

An after-school game of truth or dare quickly spirals out of control.

Drama, LGBTQ

Short

• 15 min

Ms. Texas Senior

Twenty-three contestants from Texas compete in a beauty pageant for women 60 years and older.

Documentary, Drama

Short

• 21 min

Collections of movies and shows handpicked by humans, not algorithms, that you won’t find anywhere else. Each playlist contains a set of films with diverse takes on a single theme. Go on, start exploring.

The Black Experience(s)

Eyes on Pride

Hispanic Lenses

The South Has More to Say

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On Gender

Tear Jerker

Elliot can't cry, and he needs to.

Drama, LGBTQ

Short

• 15 min

black enuf*

A queer oddball seeks approval from black peers despite a serious lack of Hip-Hop credentials.

Animation, Documentary, LGBTQ

Short

• 23 min

Brothers

A group of transgender male friends live, love and bind in Brooklyn.

LGBTQ, Drama

Series

• 1 season

Desire Will Set You Free

A young American falls for a Russian hustler, introducing him to alternative lifestyles in Berlin's underground scenes, setting them on a journey that reveals their inner desires.

LGBTQ, Drama, Romance

Feature

• 93 min