Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years a Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation. The inspiring story follows his desperate struggle to return home to his family.

Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown for the holidays during the first wave of the AIDS crisis. Burdened with an unspeakable tragedy in New York City, Adrian looks to reconnect with his teen brother Andrew while navigating his relationship with religious parents Eileen and Dale. When he reaches out to his estranged childhood friend Carly, their unresolved issues force Adrian to confront an uncertain future that will significantly alter the lives of those around him.

The story of two damaged souls, Moll & outsider Pascal, who meet by chance after a birthday party. The attraction is immediate and palpable and Moll finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of Pascal, a local poacher.

Meanwhile, a string of brutal murders across Jersey has the island’s inhabitants primed for a witch hunt. Moll and Pascal both already have black marks against them and Pascal is a prime suspect.

In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world, six-year-old Hushpuppy lives with her tough but loving father Wink. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, Hushpuppy believes the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm alters her reality. With her universe ‘busted’ temperatures rise, ice-caps melt and an army of prehistoric beasts is unleashed. Desperate to repair the damage and save her ailing father, Hushpuppy must bravely journey to the outside world.

Jacqueline is the single mother of a disabled boy in 1960s Paris, and Antoine a DJ in modern-day Montreal. As Jacqueline struggles to raise her son and share his attentions, Antoine struggles to balance his relationships with his new girlfriend, his daughters and his former wife. Roused by a stunning soundtrack featuring Sigur Ros, The Cure and Pink Floyd, latent memories are stirred as parallel fates unfold to reveal their potent and powerful connection.

A passionate love story between a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, the couple are separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate – an impossible love story in impossible times.

Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar takes on 10 other guises - ranging from a gangster and ageing millionaire to a troubled parent and anarchic tramp.