Famous follows a young woman desperate to be seen in an attention economy that rewards spectacle over sincerity. In the aftermath of her father’s death, she posts a raw, unfiltered expression of grief online and is stunned when her pain goes viral. The sudden flood of validation offers both comfort and opportunity, pulling her into the intoxicating promise of internet fame. What begins as an honest moment of mourning quickly mutates into performance, shaped by algorithms, audience expectations, and the unspoken demand to keep escalating. As her following grows, so does her dependence on being seen. Grief becomes content, and content becomes currency. When the internet’s sympathy inevitably shifts to skepticism and cruelty, she finds herself isolated, spiraling, and increasingly untethered from reality. The boundary between who she is and who she performs for the camera begins to dissolve, pushing her toward more extreme and dangerous choices in pursuit of relevance and control. Blending satire with psychological tension, Famous is a darkly comic examination of modern grief, parasocial voyeurism, and the cost of living for an audience that both elevates and devours its idols. Set against the relentless churn of social media, the film interrogates our collective appetite for consuming tragedy as entertainment and the dangerous belief that validation equals worth. Famous ultimately asks what happens when the need to be seen eclipses the instinct for self-preservation, and when the internet, hungry for the next spectacle, refuses to look away.

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1952. After years in America, Ross Salmon returns to Dartmoor to modernise British cattle ranching. Shunned by traditional farmers and abandoned by his own farmhands, he watches his herd falter - until saving one of his most vocal critics from a moment of crisis finally wins him belonging.

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In 1954, an ambitious scientist on the brink of presenting groundbreaking pollution research is forced to make a moral decision when she becomes the target of a mining company responsible for a deadly smog disaster. Based on a true story.

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A narrator tells the story of a spring break road trip, 5 HBCU College students take a detour to visit one of their grandparents. After an encounter at a gas station they learn it’s a SUNDOWN Town and must survive the night at the grandparents house.

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Self isolated, a writer navigates the pressure of the film industry, family, and the looming presence of his father, only to lose himself to his ambitions.

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On a Day of the Dead night, Jesús, a 10-year-old Mexican kid, longs to meet his paternal grandfather, Rubén, whom he never met. Convinced that Rubén will visit him that night, Jesus waits anxiously by the altar, but he falls asleep. To his surprise, he is awakened by the figure of his grandfather, who takes him on an emotional night journey where they get to know each other. Jesus finally met his paternal grandfather and Rubén was able to send a last message to his son Mateo, asking for forgiveness. By communicating the message the next morning, Jesus finally convinces his parents of the reality of his encounter with Rubén, confirming the existence of visits from the afterlife on the Day of the Dead, leading them to believe in the colorful Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead and to find reconciliation and healing in the family. STARRING OSCAR® NOMINATED YALITZA APARICIO, JESUS OCHOA, MEMO VILLEGAS, LEONARDO NAJAR.

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