Movies: Magic realism

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous local gang....

When Richard Marlow buys a taxidermy hare from an old antiques shop, he inadvertently draws the attentions of a sinister Russian warlock - on the very weekend his girlfriend's mother is coming to stay....

Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school....

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband....

A mystical dream pushes Layla, a lost twenty-something to reconnect with an old friend....

An independent young woman lives with her sisters, single mother, and frail grandmother in a quiet Mexican village in the 1960’s. Her mother has raised her to embrace solitude, in the belief that their family suffers from a deep-rooted curse of lonel...

On the night of his eighth birthday, Pablito mourns the loss of his Amá. However, his spirits are lifted when his Abuela tells him a fairytale about La Bruja Del Mar, a mystical witch longing for a son....

A kelp-horn-blowing man seems to be deeply drawn to a very particular whale. This is the story of a love triangle between the titular Whale Caller, his beloved whale Sharisha, and Saluni, the village drunk who teaches him to open his heart to people ...

Claymation adaptation of Kenji Miyazawa's short tale about a pair of hunters that, after getting lost on the mountains, find themselves looking for a meal at the mysterious Wildcat House restaurant. Faced with endless corridors and doors, and many si...

A young actress rehearsing for a play about human trafficking begins to relive terrifying scenes that may be dreams -- or an alternate reality....

Vega hits something on the road, but there is nothing on the pavement. Looking for help, she meets Elvira, who tells her that she may have run over a disoriented animal due to the solar eclipse that will take place in the next few hours. The strength...

A young woman is thrust into a caretaking role after her boyfriend is diagnosed with a unique illness....

Luke’s world is rocked when a stranger shows up claiming to be his partner. Luke descents into madness as he struggles to get the bottom of who the imposter is while also experiencing his own terrifying metamorphosis....

In a curious-looking old hospital, an elderly couple, Carlo and Clara, is waiting for their turn tenderly holding hands. There is a choice to be made, and the woman begins to hesitate. Only the words of the loving Carlo will be able to transform fear...

It took a hundred queer years for Lola Perla to be finally recognized by a government that never really took notice of the likes of her. But that’s okay, because along with the president’s anti-climactic, and in many ways, almost insincere recognitio...

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat....

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanati...

An 8-year old farm-girl teaches herself to fly, but when her favourite heifer gives birth to a male calf she ends up learning a harder lesson....

Santa, an eight-year-old girl from the desolate Bolivian Altiplano, embarks on a rollercoaster journey to take her mother from a life of misery into paradise. The two of them made a pact: when her mother passes, the girl would follow the stars and ca...

An unemployed misfit falls in love with Freddie, her goldfish and as her search for work flounders her love for Freddie deepens and she feels her place is at his side…...