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A small fish with a big imagination gets lost in the deep wide ocean, until he is saved by his own storytelling.

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

In the near future, data-driven total surveillance by ‘The Method’ will determine the health and freedom of every individual. The life of Mia Holl, a neuroscientist loyal to the system, changes abruptly when her rebellious brother is wrongly accused of murder and imprisoned. In her fight for truth and justice, Mia begins to question the system and finds herself on the run. - Based on the novel by Juli Zeh.

Birgitta Martensson has been living with Alzheimer’s for eleven years – and she insists that her life is still a good one. With humour, openness and sheer willpower, Birgitta fights to retain her independence, even though control over her own life is increasingly slipping from her grasp. One thing is certain for her: a care home is out of the question. Over the course of almost three years, the filmmakers follow Birgitta and her best friend Christiane on their journey.

In 1949, Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann returns to Germany for the first time since the end of the war, accompanied and assisted by his daughter, the actress, cabaret artist and journalist Erika. From Frankfurt under American occupation to Weimar under Soviet rule, father and daughter travel across the devastated and divided country, where they remain outsiders, whilst the Mann family’s personal drama quietly escalates.

The life of a family in provincial West Germany in the 1980s is dominated by a single issue: the body weight of Cornelia, the wife and mother. Her husband Werner decides that she must lose weight, as he believes that otherwise he will jeopardise his promotion, his social advancement and the acceptance of the whole family in the village. Cornelia suffers increasingly from her husband’s obsession, whilst their daughter Ela is caught in the crossfire.In the 1980s, the life of a family in a small village is determined by just one issue: the mother's body weight. Her husband Werner decides that she needs to lose weight, Cornelia suffers as a result and their daughter Ela is caught in the middle.

Eccentric oil tycoon Digger Rockwell has triggered an environmental disaster with reckless drilling in the Arctic, threatening millions of lives. As scientists warn of the consequences and the US government scrambles for a solution, Digger sees his big moment: with an outrageous rescue plan, the very man who caused the disaster sets out to prove to the world that he alone can save humanity.

Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer, is hired by the husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford to step in as a ghostwriter for his wife, who is no longer able to finish her novels herself following an accident. At the Crawfords’ remote estate, Lowen uncovers disturbing secrets surrounding Verity.

On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.

When Swissair Flight 111 crashes on 2 September 1998, the teenage son of an American family and the mother of a girl from French-speaking Switzerland are among the 227 passengers who plunge into the sea off the Canadian coast near Halifax. Carine, a Swissair employee, is sent there to support the bereaved. Everyone affected must rebuild their lives in the wake of the disaster.

To escape oppression and a haunted past, Shewit flees Eritrea, risking her life, setting out alone on the road towards Europe. At fifteen, after a three-year journey, she arrives in Switzerland, the country in which she places her hopes and dreams. Seven years later, without a residence permit and under constant threat of deportation, Shewit persists and fights to become a free woman.

In India, a land of spiritual longing, we see, through the example of a girl and a young woman, how the ancient Kalari martial art is being revived to drive social change. In a country where violence against women is a daily reality, these female fighters represent a generation that is challenging traditional gender roles.