Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.
Yinsha is a pure and beautiful girl raised by her grandmother in a coastal fishing village. She loves the sea and her hometown’s islands, and her love, Dalong, is the village's best fisherman.
Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.
A father travels through five stages of grief after discovering that his wife is having an affair. The father is portrayed by five different actors and actresses.
A gap in the relationship with her mother causes Luna to seek affection from a mysterious doll.
Leonor desperately search for her son Perico, without realizing that she is wrapped in her Alzheimer's disease.
The phenomenon that occurs in a room full of objects from the past allows Ulises to temporarily recover his memory.
A devoted cult gathers in an ice-skating rink to mass suicide. All are complicit but one. At the eleventh hour a young woman called Josie begins to doubt her faith in Doug, her charismatic cult leader.
A quick, witty, satirical look at the absurdity of life, covering everything from a golf club wielding midget to a coffee cup with an attitude.
Carsten is dating Melissa, who introduces him to her parents. On a camping trip with Melissa's family, Carsten finds that he shares a secret with Melissa's father.
A poetic Jerusalem told through the eyes of Aaron, a simple Wailing Wall guard that follows a mysterious beautiful woman's notes in the holy stones of Jerusalem.
A seven year old girl watches her migrant mother break down after being abandoned by her husband, and brings her back from the brink of leaving her own children.
A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.
The beach is probably the worst place to take a wheelchair-bound patient with a compromised immune system, but Mara will do anything to make her little sister, Lily, happy. As they share their favorite memories, Mara realizes this beach outing will become a treasured memory as well.
The life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the world of their children. Children who know nothing but kindness in life.
A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
An adolescent dreamer struggles to find closure after the untimely death of his older brother.
Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.
Matthew is a 23 years old young man who likes to spend his time doing nothing else than sleeping. He has no purpose in life, being a complete ignorant to everything around him. He lives with his mother, who tries her best to persuade him to get a job and make something of his life. After one fight, he finally decides to take the interview at the military unit his mother has arranged for him.