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1) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week (only on Tuesdays) these unique filmmaking rules bring a rare authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility and transformation.
7) Sweetie
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Jane Campion, director of The Piano, will always be remembered for this stunning debut feature. The focus of this film is the hazardous relationship between button-down, superstitious Kay, and her rampaging sister, 'Sweetie.'
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
10) The pack
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a remote stretch of the Australian Outback, a sheep rancher, his veterinarian wife, and their two teenage children live in bucolic isolation, until a horrifying night when a pack of fang bearing four legged rabid beasts besiege their home. With no one around to help them, the family must band together to survive, or else become canine kibble.
11) The slap
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
At a family barbeque in suburban Melbourne, a man slaps another guest's unruly and disobedient child. Tensions run high in the family when the boy's mother presses assault charges.
12) Paper planes
Publisher
Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
12 year old Dylan (Ed Oxenbould) has a passion for everything that flies - and he's about to embark on a quest to make the perfect paper plane. This is a journey that'll take him on adventures far from home and see him competing in the world paper plane championships in Japan. Along the way he'll befriend junior Japanese champion Kimi (Ena Imai) and their close bond will propel them to create a plane the world has never seen before. From acclaimed...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Shy, warm-hearted, good-looking Tim Dwight has two women crazy about him. One is a dream girl named Jill. The other is his mum, Jean, a bawdy aging comedienne who doesn't realize she's past her sell-by date for a big break. As Jean tries to make it in show biz, she also struggles to hold her family, including Tim and his disabled brother Mark, together. Will the arrival of Tim's dream girl bust them up?
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