Romance

Florida Premiere. Philosophy lecturer Sophia is an expert on love. She can effortlessly wield quotes from Plato and Schopenhauer, among others, on the subject. She is happily married in an amicable if passionless relationship with fellow intellectual Xavier. But her theoretical and analytical grounding in matters of the heart hasn’t prepared her for the instant, electrical connection she experiences when she meets Sylvain, the rugged building contractor she and Xavier have retained to renovate their new lake cabin. Canadian actress-tuned-director Monia Chokri establishes a rattling screwball-style dialogue pace early on, and combines cynical smarts and deceptively light handling of some undeniably mature themes to deliver a sexy, witty examination of romantic passion in a real-world environment. Sophia may know the nature of love, but there never are easy answers.

Christina and Sara find themselves stood up while they wait for their online dates to arrive. What happens during the course of the evening surprises them both. It’s a story about connection, self-empowerment, and the joy of spontaneity.

When a long flirtation between two co-workers comes to a head durning a revealing lunch break in the park, who gets to walk away with their head held high?

When a new “love drug” is released, two seemingly compatible people decide if dating is worth the risk to find true love or if all their problems can be solved in one little pill.

Can personality be programmed? Chemistry coded? Or are feelings not born of biology less real?

Pacarrete is an old and crazy ballet dancer. Over the years, she works as the teacher for classic dance and ballet in Fortaleza with ambition. After retirement, she goes back to hometown. However, still undaunted, she decides to give a dance performance, as a gift “to the people”, on the eve of the city’s 200-year anniversary party. But it seems nobody cares.

This thrilling drama stars Marcelia Cartaxo, Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival for the classic “The Hour of the Star” by Suzana Amaral. With João Miguel, Zezita Matos and Soia Lira in the cast.

Familiarity and proximity reignite chemistry when Maia stays at an ex-girlfriend’s after a breakup.

Sam (Parker Padgett) is in the prime of his life—senior year, carefree, good friends and a new girlfriend, Ana (Devon Hales). When a surprise pregnancy forces Sam to face the realities of adulthood and responsibility, things spiral out of control, as he simultaneously tries to fight to find his own truth: why his dad hasn’t been in his life since one, fading memory.

Though surrounded by female guards, a desert prince feels alone until a handsome sculptor arrives.

Mana, a work-weary artist on hiatus in Tokyo, falls for Haru, an aspiring one.

Single-ness illegal, compatibility a luxury, Emilie interviews for a relationship, but what of her own dreams?

Upon meeting a man whose heart is on his right side, Marcus’ feels less broken.

Join a postman, a poetic professor, long distance lovers, and a flirtatious florist in this enchanting film!

The titular song both inspires and scores pivotal and defining moments in a man’s life.

In this ode to silent cinema, a deranged inventor kidnaps ballerina’s to create a mechanical dancer.

After a string of unsuccessful and awkward encounters with women, Ben comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben ultimately gains the strength to face a childhood trauma he has long suppressed.

Meeting Mae reinvigorates listless and lonely Mason, but theirs seems to be a missed connection…