Rough Cuts: Indie Cinema

Cut Outside
the Lines

These films weren't approved, refined, or softened. They were dragged into existence by filmmakers who ignored the rules and kept rolling. Shot raw, driven by instinct, and powered by something to prove—this is cinema that refuses to behave.

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Not comfort viewing. Not background noise.

Films That Leave a Mark

These films collide with you, linger with you, and sometimes crack something open. Built from lived experience and creative risk, they carry the weight of honesty that polish tends to erase.

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The world doesn't sound the same everywhere—and neither does this catalog.

Voices Without a Gatekeeper

From intimate city edges to long stretches of open road, these stories travel far beyond industry borders, carrying perspectives rarely centered and impossible to ignore.

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Hail Mary

Hail Mary

Comedy,Family,Sports

There has never been a football team like the Maine Lobsters! There will never be again! In an act of desperation, the coach of The Maine Lobsters, a pro football team that has lost 32 games in a row, travels to Japan to buy a school of sumo wrestlers. His intention' To bring the humongous wrestlers back to Portland to replace his inept offensive line.

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Humanity

Humanity

Drama

A young man who left Africa in pursuit of the American dream, became a victim of police Brutality in America.

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Madd Dadd

Madd Dadd

Drama

This raw and emotional drama follows a father whose reckless choices and troubled past threaten to tear his family apart. As he struggles with responsibility, addiction, and redemption, he must confront the consequences of his actions before losing everything he loves. Gritty and heartfelt, Madd Dadd is an intimate portrait of struggle and second chances, capturing the difficult road toward forgiveness and change.

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Experiment 7

Experiment 7

Action,Horror,Thriller

Dr. Felix Copper is a doctor of Biological Sciences and is on a quest to find a solution to purifying radiation from water in the year 2022, ten years after the fall of humankind. He has to travel to the far outreaches of every city to try and find the cure.

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If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

Drama,Thriller

When two childhood friends reunite as adults, they’re forced to confront old wounds, unspoken feelings, and the choices that shaped their lives. James Franco and Dave Buzzotta star in this heartfelt indie drama about friendship, betrayal, and second chances, with Dominique Swain adding spark as the woman caught between them. If Tomorrow Comes is a story of redemption and love, exploring whether the past can be reconciled to create a better future.

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Active Shooters

Active Shooters

Action,Crime

When corruption runs deep, desperate measures are on the table. In Active Shooters, four well‑intentioned but hapless brothers are deputized to take down the man pulling the strings behind a corrupt underworld. Armed with nothing but bravado and muddled loyalties, this rag‑tag team sets out on a mission that quickly spirals out of control. What starts as a straightforward task turns into a chaotic rollercoaster of mishaps, humor, and unexpected consequences.

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Lost Contact

Lost Contact

Drama

A story which revolves around the likeable but suicide fixated Beck and his talented but arrogant associate Sam. Two talented artists who conceive and ultimately try to realize a plan to interfere with a smuggling ring on the south coast of England, a plan which rapidly begins to self-destruct as responsibility gives way to incompetence and strategy is left to chance. Chance being something that Beck frequently feels the need to explore at ridiculously inappropriate moments with the help of his Smith and Wesson .38 revolver.

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Letter to Baby Jesus

Letter to Baby Jesus

Comedy,Crime,Mystery

A boy asks for a Christmas present. His father, being the one buying the gift, has to do anything and everything he has to do to get the gift.

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The Valley of Tears 2

The Valley of Tears 2

Drama,Fantasy,Thriller

A man is trapped in a place between worlds, where his actions are meaningless.

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IRANgeles

IRANgeles

Comedy,Romance

A Frat boy from Kansas moves to Los Angeles, falls in love with a Persian girl and gets sucked into the zany world of Iranian-American culture.

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Chosen, Not Sorted

Every film here earns its place through intention, originality, and impact. Fewer titles. Stronger voices. Real curation by people who hunt for what's next.

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