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The Wild Horse Stampede

Cowboy Jack Carter, the proud owner of the Australian shepherd Bunk, accepts the challenge of corralling 10,000 wild horses within a 10-day period. With the enormous sum for his efforts, Jack prepares to propose to Jessie Hayden. Unfortunately, Jack's rival, Charlie Champion, seeks to stop him from achieving both of his goals.

Naach Govinda Naach

Govinda, an aspiring dancer, lives with his poor mother. In a turn of events, he is given a break to compete with Rocky, a famous dancer in the city.

Rising Stars

Challenged with creating songs and music videos, three musical acts find more than their futures on the line when the competition gets fierce and their lives are caught on tape broadcast to the nation. Egos clash and worlds collide as these teens find how far they will go to win the coveted prize and achieve stardom.

Journey of Hope

In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go. He sells their livestock and small plot of land in exchange for passage for two. He wants to leave their seven children in the care of the eldest and his parents; his father advises him to take one son to be educated in Europe, as economic insurance. The three set off for Istanbul, Milan, and Switzerland, stowing away on a ship. At Lake Como, they pay the rest of their money to unprincipled men who abandon them at an Alpine pass before a blizzard. Father and son are separated from Meryem. Will anyone reach the land of promise?

Casey's Shadow

Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.

Dying to Do Letterman

When 35 year old stand-up comedian Steve Mazan learned he was dying of cancer, he dedicated the rest of his life to making his dream come true: performing comedy on The Late Show with David Letterman. This documentary chronicles his five-year journey, as he races his own ticking clock to achieve a nearly impossible goal. Hilarious and heart-breaking, Steve brings a brand-new perspective to living with cancer. This is a story that proves it's not how much time you have, it's what you do with it. As Steve says, 'If you stop chasing your dreams, you're already dead.'

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

Own the Room

Follows five young star students on their journey to win one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for student entrepreneurs.

Ta Ra Rum Pum

A poor New York resident, who is of Indian origin, dreams of becoming a fast car race driver. He endeavors, and his efforts are rewarded when he selected by a little-known group called 'RACING SADDLES'. He joins them and soon becomes their ace race driver. This man, whose name is Rajveer, then meets with a rich American woman, also of Indian origin, whose name is Radhika. Both fall in love with each other. They cannot get married, because Radhika's family hates Rajveer mainly because he is very poor. But Radhika is very stubborn, so she marries him. She loses all her rights to her family's wealth. They get married and become parents of two children. They also become very rich. Then Rajveer has an accident which changes their lives forever. They get into debt and stand to lose everything. Will Radhika be forced to return back to her family?

That's My Man

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.

Prostitute

The tale of two women: Sandra, an ambitious but naive Birmingham working girl who moves to London with the hope of securing wealthier patrons, and Louise, her social worker friend, who is fighting to change the antiquated and hypocritical prostitution laws. As both strive to achieve their goals, a cold dose of reality dashes their hopes, and the built-in biases against women in society are unmasked.

More Than Robots

More Than Robots follows four international teams of teenagers as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition. Get to know competitors from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work towards the ultimate goal of taking their unique designs all the way to the highly competitive global championships. Along the way they must overcome challenges such as having limited resources or putting everything on hold because of the COVID pandemic. The kids persevere and learn that there is a lot more to the competition than just robots.

Ustaad

Surya, an aimless youngster, gets emotionally attached to his first bike ‘Ustaad’, playing a catalyst in his personal and professional journey, stimulates him to conquer acrophobia and to become a pilot and to win over the love of his life, Meghna.

Tuntari

A group of corporate employees go on a vacation to a beautiful hill station. There, they come across a holy saint who presents them a news paper which is four months in advance from that date. Upon reading the paper, the group find out that they along with a guy named Raju (Nara Rohit) win a boxing competition which is worth five crores. Elated with this, they start searching for Raju and finally nab him in Vizag. On the other hand, Raju is a carefree guy who is jobless and spends his life without any aim. Rest of the story is as to how this group convince Raju to learn boxing and win the prestigious competition.

Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal

When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the annual ‘World’s Scariest Animal’ championship, she enlists the guidance of a washed-up, former champion, a grouchy Saltwater Crocodile, to help her achieve her dreams and prove that champions can come in all sizes.

Mem Famous

After a shattering event that leaves three reckless lazing youngster friends with no hope and mounting debts, the trio must finally pull up their socks and do something worthwhile despite their incompetence.

Journey of Love 18+

Akhil and Athira, two youngsters who are deeply in love, and the implications their love has in the lives of their families and the society around them.

Writer Padmabhushan

Padmabhushan, a 25-year-old aspiring writer based out of Vijayawada and his middle class family, hopes to achieve greatness one day, or at least fame. When he falls for someone who loves his work, there comes a twist in the tale.

Beverly Hood

When the Washington family wins the lottery they decide to move from the poor south to the hood, Beverly Hood! When the Washington's daughter, Pam, falls for the guy next door the new neighbors really clash.

Pilla Zamindar

PJ is the grandson of a wealthy zamindar and an irresponsible youngster who is spoilt by the pampering and excessive money. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. He writes the will that PJ will inherit his entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxeries. The rest of the story is all about how PJ learns about values and life as he achieves his goal.

Gajab Thai Gayo!

Sheth Kapurchand Mangaldas Vidyalaya is one of the last existing Gujarati medium schools. Principal of the school wants to preserve his heritage and is struggling with changing world. Enter Bhagirath, who is a post graduate from Princeton University and offers to teach the students for free. Vishwa, principal's daughter and a teacher herself doesn't trust Bhagirath as his teaching methods are unconventional. Bhaga, Vishwa and students- Anant, Paheli, Virat travel to nearby village and their journey begins to achieve the goal.

Wanted PanduGod

Pandugadu, the most wanted criminal, escapes out of jail and hides in a forest. One crore rupees award is announced by the government to catch him.. A group of individuals begin their woodland paths in an effort to capture Pandugadu. Each of them has a goal to achieve with this prized money.

In a Silent Way

In A Silent Way centers around a young jazz guitarist, Jazzen Goodman, who dreams of becoming a jazz legend. He hires his best friend Dylan to film him on his journey through the jazz world. After being upstaged by his old bandmate at a house show where their now dueling bands are on the same bill, Jazzen has a dream about his death. Haunted by this "premonition" that he will meet his death in 30 days, Jazzen starts to devise a surefire plan that will take him to his ultimate goal of "post-mortem solidification into the annals of jazz history".

Bettada Hoovu

Ramu, a poor boy and an avid reader, works hard and saves money to buy his favourite book. But, situations drive him to take a hard decision when his family members suffer in cold weather.

Kalyanapittannu

Jagathi a wedding broker helps two poor men, Dileep and Mukesh marry into a rich family through lies, but ends up blackmailing them for a large brokerage fee in return.

Hajj: The Journey of a Lifetime

For Muslims everywhere, the ultimate goal is to make the Hajj at least once during their lifetime. This spiritual journey is the basic premise of an entire religion and sees impoverished African Muslims mixing with their incredibly wealthy Western counterparts. This documentary follows some of the 20,000 Britons who make the journey to Mecca, unravelling the mysterious aura that surrounds this remarkable event. Combining the wondrous backdrop of Mecca with intriguing interviews that provide a previously undocumented view of Islam, Hajj will enchant both Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

Goal

Sam, a football player, gets admission in a prestigious international school under sports quota. His life changes for the better when he falls in love with a girl from the same school.

Sadrishavakyam 24:29

The deceit of her father's personal manager had left a young Anna Wilfred orphaned and penniless years ago. Now, the time has come for her to avenge the untimely demise of her family, and win back all the fortune that is rightfully hers. But in order to achieve her goal, Anna will have to cleverly scheme her way through the same web of deceit her parents fell prey to.

Blow Your Own Trumpet

A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance.

Wide Boyz

From acclaimed directors Paul Diffley and Chris Alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange sub-culture of offwidth crack climbing. Join two brave British lads, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, as they take on the decidedly American sport of climbing bloody, painful and often dangerous cracks that require wedging body parts into places they weren't meant to be. Randall and Whittaker's ultimate goal is to make the first ascent of a renowned offwidth test-piece known as Century Crack, which looms above the forgotten lands deep in the Utah desert. If they can achieve this unlikely climb from under the noses of the competitive Americans, it will be a coup for these young up-starts, but the odds are stacked against them.

The Goal

To win a youth soccer championship, coach Anupam wants to add talented Manu to his team. But the child is from a low caste and the son of a thief, and the players and their families reject him. Anupam's duty is to take the talent to the right place.

The Yaqui

In Mexico, a poor Yaqui Indian loses his family through the actions of a racist Mexican officer named Martinez.

Aseema: Beyond Boundaries

Aseema Beyond Boundaries film is based on the acclaimed Oriya novel 'Aseema'. It is the story of a young woman played by Gracy Singh. The film takes you through her journey of life as she displays the strength of her character by sheer resilience and conviction in order to achieve all her goals single-handedly, thereby creating her own identity in the society. Along with the subject of womanhood, the film also brings in the theme of true love - love that is beyond any boundaries. It promises to depict various definitions of love that have seldom been explored before. It's a story that redefines relationships and revives unadulterated love.

Bhagavanth Kesari

Bhagavanth Kesari's life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes the guardian of Vijaya Lakshmi aka Vijji, daughter of his jailer. Kesari, with his unwavering sense of justice, embarks on a journey to nurture Vijji into a resilient young woman aspiring to join the Indian army. Intertwined in this narrative is the presence of Rahul Sanghvi, a power-hungry tycoon whose connection with Bhagavanth and Vijji, unravels hidden secrets.

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

Transcending cultural barriers and consistently going against the grain, female Nepali climber Pasang Lhamu Sherpa attempted to summit Everest four times in the early nineties. Although she was not allowed to attend school as a child, Pasang did not let that stop her from pursuing her dreams. After founding her own trekking company in Kathmandu, she blazed a trail for Nepali women via her efforts to summit Everest. Proving how big you can dream and how far you can go to achieve those dreams, she left a legacy not only for the family she has left behind, but for the myriad women following in her footsteps.

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