Following their mother's tragic death in a car accident two young girls, 10 and 16, and their academic father move from Chicago to Genova (Genoa to us Brits). Here family tensions emerge, but what they find in Genova is a different kind of darkness, from the streets of the city into their hearts... find out more...

Djay is a small time pimp listlessly hustling his main girl Nola and dreaming of a less ugly existence. When DJay meets an old school friend he is immediately smitten by the opportunity for escape� the chance to make his name as a rapper. With the imminent arrival of an urban music producer DJay knows his one way out is to do what he does best�make the hustle. Hustle And Flow is not an original tale but it's elevated by some tight, spare, unsentimental direction and an Oscar nominated perfor find out more...

Juno Macguff is sixteen years old and already hard at war with the world she's on the cusp of entering; but though bright, vivacious, cynical and fiercely individual, one thing she has not prepared herself for is pregnancy. When Juno finds herself with child from her sweet natured, geeky and adoring best mate she decides the only sensible thing to do is find a good home for the baby and in the small ads finds a young, affluent couple desperate to adopt. Sadly life is rarely that simple, thoug find out more...

A young working-class lad in a grim Northern mining town has no more ambition than to follow his dad down the pit. However he finds an injured young kestrel, which he nurses back to health and trains, an event which opens up a once bleak landscape for him. It's grim up there..... find out more...

Every year New York City is host to a ballroom dancing competition that leaves all others in the shade, as the children from over sixty schools within the borough enter (with a breathtaking gusto and determination) the world of the Tango. Mad Hot Ballroom is a delightfully engaging documentary, witty, touching and utterly addictive. find out more...

Cracking little comedy which captures perfectly those painful, prepubescent feelings we all remember so well. "QuackQuack" Duckworth has two passions in life - cricket and the cute girl in his class. Sadly, he stands little chance of success with either of them. You'll laugh till you cry! find out more...

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In the small French town of Thiers, the streets abound with the sounds of children laughing and playing, but when the terrible truth behind one lad's petty thievery is revealed, the adults are forced to acknowledge their children's pain. Pocket Money is Truffaut's lyrical, funny and touching tribute to childhood, the youngsters baring their souls with an unblinking life affirming honesty. A subtle, moving joy. find out more...

Two children, one the shy son of a pious religious family and the other the trouble making latchkey runt of a disintegrated one, form an unlikely friendship. With the aid of a camera, the bravado of one, the artistic imagination of the other and inspired by the then action hit Rambo, they decide to make a film of their own. As the movie progresses both the film and their own lives seem less and less easy to control. The experience will change them forever. Highly recommended. find out more...

Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, and thinks the feature that tells the most about a woman is her hands. On the train home from Chauncey Academy for the Thanksgiving weekend, Oscar confides in his best friend that he has plans for this vacation--he will win the heart of his true love. But there is one major problem--Oscar's true love is his stepmother Eve. Oscar is certain that he co find out more...