Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data? What is surveillance capitalism? In this documentary, Zuboff takes the lid off Google and Facebook and reveals a merciless form of capitalism in which no natural resources, but the citizen itself, serves as a raw material. How can citizens regain control of their data?
Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from her adolescence between India and Oman. As Sarah excavates lost place and time, she must contend with the weight of truthful representation and the contradictions within her childhood memories.
When 74-year-old Robert Tilley agreed to take photographer Ting Ting Chen on a road trip across Newfoundland, neither could have predicted the deep, cross-generational friendship that would blossom between them, nor how Robert's role in Ting Ting's art would challenge traditional ideas of the artist-muse relationship. This touching short film explores the concepts of aging, memory and identity while demonstrating the power of creative connection.
When a fire destroys a beloved Chinatown bookstore, its hyper-independent owner learns that community is necessary for survival.
The film recounts the transformation of Scampia from a drug dealing hub to a hub for books and culture, focusing on the activities of La Scugnizzeria bookshop and the Marotta&Cafiero publishing house.
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
A deaf boy is captivated by a red-haired girl reading a book in a park. He decides to use LIS (Italian Sign Language) to initiate an alternative way of approaching her.
Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke meets a fiercely independent florist named Eloise that he is forced to face his past and overcome his demons.
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
When a world-renowned author can’t find inspiration for her next fantasy book, her over-bearing mother takes her to a farmland retreat to get her creative juices flowing, but what she finds is even more magical…
short film about successful and powerful woman who is a couples therapist and the author of the book "Healthy Relationships." On an ordinary yet profoundly meaningful day, compassionate and insightful Anna discovers the stark contradictions between her life and her values.
Judge Eduardo Cruz enjoys the company of some friends and tells an ancient story of Damasceno's passion for Lucinda. The two were in a restaurant when Lucinda's husband, upon returning to the table, caught Damasceno touching his wife's hand. Lucinda was not seen in town after that day.
Nothing is as it seems when four friends agree to cover up a killing. When they begin to doubt who among them is telling the truth, they find that life can be stranger than fiction.
Nina loves to make up stories, she wants to become a writer. Though she has her creative talent from her filmmaker father, there’s just one problem: Her clumsy magician brother Junior is bored of her stories. And since her mother died early, it’s difficult for Nina when a new love comes into her dad’s life. With the guidance of a bohemian writer next door, Nina uses writing to process the loss of her mother and open her heart to a new family member and first love. And suddenly, Nina realizes, her life is becoming a novel!
When her best friend turns to her for help, a tortured young girl shares her darkest, most powerful secret. This was a mistake.
Based off the novella of the same name, Ezra Roscoe's "The King In Yellow" is the tale of the unknown, and what can happen if one is unprepared to experience it.
Set in the year 2005, Chrysanthemum is ready to leave New York City but must first relieve any doubts or anxieties with her best friend Esperanza. They have a lot to talk about and some gifts to share before they part ways.
Nikhil, a young aspiring violinist, grapples with his father's legacy and his own identity. After his father's death, he discovers a diary left by a mysterious professor, Ashish Dey. The diary reveals deep connections between the two after Nikhil starts unraveling the history of the house and the book. As Nikhil delves into the diary and explores themes of loss, legacy and identity, he encounters various, often mysterious, characters who influence his journey, gradually forming new twisted connections among them.
Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.
A struggling writer is forced to fake a relationship to save her career, while overlooking the love of a longtime friend.