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Superman
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

Most Dangerous Game
Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Maynard accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter but the prey.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet is a mass communications graduate student still living at home with her parents and two sisters, the sweet, timid Jane and rebellious, party-loving Lydia. With the help of her friend Charlotte Lu, she starts a vlog series for her thesis, discussing the trials and tribulations of her daily life.

Fairy Tales
Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.

Shallots & Garlic
Bawang Merah Bawang Putih
A modern take on the famous folk tale, Bawang Merah-Bawang Putih (Shallots & Garlic). Alya (Bawang Putih) and Siska (Bawang Merah) are neighbors who go to the same high school. Alya grew up in a rich family and lived happily with her parents, Yasmin and Indra. Meanwhile, Siska, who was considered the closest neighbor by Alya's family, lives with her mother, Rika. They presented themselves as good people until Yasmin fell ill, they killed her when she was hospitalized as part of their scheme to seize Indra's wealth. The plan was successful as Indra later asked Rika's hand into marriage and brought her and her daughter to move into Alya's house. In front of Indra, they pretended to be a very kind and loving mother and daughter, but when Indra was away, Siska and Rika always tortured Alya.

West Side Story
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

Bride & Prejudice
Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.

Emma Approved
Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, re-imagined as a bold, smart, idealistic, and audacious young entrepreneur with an expertise in life coaching and matchmaking, decides to start documenting her "greatness" for future achievements. Emma partners up with lifelong friend Alex Knightley, whose straight, logical, business mind clashes against Emma constantly, yet is exactly what she needs.

Le Notti Bianche
Le notti bianche
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Eugenie de Sade
Eugénie
Eugenie, a beautiful but shy young girl, lives with her stepfather, a famous writer specializing in stories of erotica. One day she happens to read one of his "erotic" books and its power so affects her that begins to find herself sexually attracted to her stepfather. He notices this, and eventually brings her into his dark world of sexual perversion and murder.

Olivia Twist
Charles Dickens's classical Oliver Twist story, but set in modern day Stockholm and with a girl as the main character.

G
A young Hip Hop star named Summer G falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college. After she rejects him for a fellow social climber, Summer G spends ten years building a Hip Hop empire, then moves to the Hamptons where he finds the object of his affections.

The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby
Modern interpretation of the classic Charles Dickens tale about a young man who must support his family following the death of his father, turning to his sinister uncle for help.

The Lears
A modern take on William Shakespeare's King Lear.

Uptight
Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

The Sins of Dorian Gray
In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwide star, makes a deal that switches her soul to her image on film, then proceeds to sleep and connive her way to the top, knowing that her screen test, and not she, will show the ravishes of time and of her immoral transgressions.

The Mayor of Rione Sanità
Il sindaco del rione Sanità
Antonio Barracano is a respected figure among the Neapolitan underworld, keeping order and administering justice according to his own criteria, beyond the law. One day he's faced with a dilemma after a youth asks him permission to kill his father.

The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter
Cindy, daughter of Queen Cinderella, grew up as a typical teen never believing in fairy godmothers. That is, until the night she wished to attend the village jamboree in order to meet the cutest boy in the village. From then on she was landed with Fred, her very own Fairy Godbrother there at her every beck and call. With Fred's help against jealous cousins, stuck-up princes, and discovering the whole story behind her parents'romance, Cindy will search for her own happily ever after.

Boxing Day
A struggling, indebted business man leaves his family immediately after Christmas to pursue a lucrative property deal that could solve all of his problems: buying foreclosed properties from banks at a fraction of their value, refitting them for a minimum cost, and then selling them for a large profit. He hires a local chauffeur for 24 hours to drive him around the mountainous area but, as night sets in and the weather worsens, the car is trapped on an icy road and the men face an uncertain fate.

Calypso
Каліпсо
A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.

Masquerade Mix-Up
Ashton, an overworked junior editor, develops romantic feelings for the author of the novel that she's editing, as her job is threatened by jealous co-workers.

Dream of a Summer Night
Sogno di una notte d'estate
Rock musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

The Twisted Slipper
With the help of his Fairy Drag Mother, a young barista breaks out of the humdrum of his hipster coffee shop life to find the dress and the man of his dreams. Hopefully his nagging stepmother and savage stepsisters don't get in the way.

Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !
The Saracens invade Spain again, but they seem content to compose music and watch the dancers.

Sarpedon
A young woman recovers from a traumatic relationship.

Tlön
Jorge, an Argentinian writer in the 40ʼs, and Luis, a Mexican game developer in the 2020ʼs, investigate a mysterious question: What is Tlön? What is Uqbar? As each of them finds new answers, Tlön’s mystery will unveil bit by bit, exposing them to a revelation that will change their lives...

Alucard
Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer, has been sent to the furthest reaches of Transylvania to help an old count with his move to the more populated Nilbog.