Midnight

A young sailor descends from a local train. He goes to a nearby forest, which is full of strange men in medical uniforms behaving in an absurd and eccentric manner. The sailor falls under their influence and masochistically gives himself up to them only to be disemboweled by the werewolf orderlies. The sailor’s last unconscious image is a “white ship sailing towards the horizon”—a Soviet symbol for happiness and joy.

A disturbed loner suffering from insomnia goes through a series of bad luck and becomes detached from reality. As he falls asleep his nightmares seem to become reality.

When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and decides to intervene.

Ameena, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out that she has to go to school. Homesick and heartbroken, she goes on a mission to make Eid a public-school holiday, and in the process, reconnects with her older sister, and embraces her new home, while her new home embraces her.

A Chinese student at an elite U.S. boarding school realizes excellence is not enough when he tries out for a leadership position no international student has ever applied for.

Val Garcia, a Mexican-American teen who is half human/half vampire, has had to keep her identity a secret from both worlds. But when her human best friend shows up at her monster-infested school, she has to confront her truth, her identity, and herself.

Chauncey Wright, a champion bull rider, has been risking his life on the weekly to give his kids the ultimate gift—a jet ski. But when he takes Annie Sue and Tommie on a weekend lake trip for a joy ride on their new toy, they are all forced to confront a stubborn legacy swimming just beneath the surface.

Hawaii

A study of light and shadows, framing and composition with no clear narrative. A visual essay on silence and the passing of time.

In cargo handling areas where a lot of foreign employees work, the managers are always Korean. The class imbalance between Koreans and foreign workers causes inevitable conflicts.

Gu Bo is a beloved father and husband, but also a writer who struggles to be true to his sexual identity.

Provincial Chronicle

A weekend retreat with a partner turns sinister for a social media influencer when he is pursued by an online stalker.

Guided by their animal instinct, a clan of strange laborers seeks to take over the identity and position of privilege of their foreman without considering how the fiction is surpassed by reality.

Sining brings his American boyfriend, Patrick, back to China when he goes to visit his family. Everyone's attitude towards Patrick changes once Sining inadvertently comes out, except for his 7-year-old nephew’s, Naonao.

Mazel Brouk

A woman that is married and has a wonderful family, feels attraction for a young lady. She needs to choose if she is going to change her life to follow this new feeling.

In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.

Paris, summer 2019. Marcio is a young Brazilian who recently moved to the French capital, hoping to find a better life there. However, reality catches up with him when he ends up broke and homeless. Without hope of integrating the working world, he survives by joining a pimping network, until a man, much more mature than him, decides to take him under his wing.

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