A Lien

An intense and brutal evening between two long-time friends… Secrets will be revealed as they dance through the night between anger, humiliation and happiness…

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Nicolas, a young man in his mid 20s, struggles to decide whether or not to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he's always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron's girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, unconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process. The film is a realistic slice-of-life that poses the question "How do you get over something you never had?"

A young man struggles with the boundaries of friendship when he finds himself in an intimate situation

A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

The story or two men who fall in love and move in together.

Balthazar and siblings Christian and Lyla have been friends since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming of age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond.

Two friends, Karina and Raúl, are enjoying their regular walk through the woods, but suddenly they hear gunshots around them and find themselves in grave danger while trying to escape the danger. Soon, both of them will notice that the whole situation is more complicated than expected.

Nícolas, a quiet young boy, receives an invitation to join a secret rebel group against the school's authoritarian rules. At first, he hesitates, but as he learns valuable lessons with his new friends about following his dreams and being who he truly is, the boy begins to change his view of the school system.

After a family tragedy, a man attempts to guide his son into manhood through a series of hunting trips at the request of his overbearing and traditional father.

After ending a very close relationship, Manuel falls into melancholy and begins to rethink his way of loving. Within his thoughts are the social problems that surround him. He realizes that with these comes a rethinking of what love is. An idea that we have been carrying for a long time: the idea that to love is to possess.

As the gravedigger prepares for the next funeral, each time he digs a hole he wonders about his own death.

José, a homeless person who collects garbage, discovers the value of the family tradition of putting together the Christmas tree.

When Ghanaian cleaner Ebenezer finds a winning lottery ticket, his dream of going to university suddenly seems within reach. But when he is unable to provide identification to claim the prize, he can no longer stay under the radar and is forced to take risks.

Blue Around Blue

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

Kana, a young woman from Japan is pursuing her career in North America and has adapted to her new environment. However, her new lifestyle has made her emotionally distant and can't seem to sustain a long term relationship. Her mother calls informing Kana that grandma passed away. As Kana returns home to pay her respects, she begins to recall her most intimate conversation with grandma. In their talk, Grandma is proud of Kana for leaving Japan. Kana argues it's even harder to raise a family and sustain a marriage for a lifetime. Grandma tells Kana that their marriage was far from ideal, and to Kana's surprise, Grandma reveals a secret which changes Kana's attitudes on relationships. Memories and the funeral force Kana to look inside herself and examine her own life.

Two teenage girls forced to serve a violent drug cartel await the first snowfall at the desert surrounding a mountain called La Siberia.

In a twist of fate, and the journey of a lifetime, our trunked hero discovers the true meaning of art in the greatest music competition of all time: Le Epic Facter Featuring original songs from Leona Lewis, Main Character, Sandra Bollick, Red_Truck_01 and Seafood Diet. Strap in, because this is a ride you will never forget.

Karin, a young girl, gets an hour free from school. She spends it across the street from the school, in the apartment of an older photographer.