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2030. In response to climate migration, the government has set up a program to receive refugees. Imani, originally from the sunken island of Sao Tome and who is stateless and traumatized, is recognized as a climate refugee in Seine-Saint-Denis. She joins the Green Fugees program, which will enable her to obtain French nationality provided she overcomes her trauma: will she manage to swim again?

After an argument with his father, in which he is accused of stealing, Bill Carmody leaves home. His girlfriend Ethel is mad at him because of his carousing. So he heads out West, but he gets in a railroad accident and saves the life of Appleton, who owns a lumber mill. To reward Bill, Appleton gives him a job, and it doesn't take him long to discern that Buck Moncrossen, the camp boss, is crooked.

Imagine you had ten seconds more in your day. What would you change about your life?

A co-dependent, anxiety ridden couple find themselves lost in the woods, fighting to survive their surroundings -- and their relationship.

Anirudh is an Indian young guy whose life changes when his wife files a case against him under Act 498A: domestic violence. As the story unfolds, it conveys how lack of communication between parents and children destroys many lives in a marriage.

Young Nazi skinhead, Väinö, comes home from prison. Mother is not around, but big brother is. Big brother is not telling whereabouts of mother, but for some reason there's a lot raw meat around the apartment.

A young Jewish artist has shunned his heritage. Upon the realization that he is alone, doubting humanity's willingness to extend help to one another, he has been referred to as a wimp, subsequently resulting in a fear of weakness and being incapable.

A young actress from New York is in Los Angeles for work - while staying at a family friend's empty home, boredom and unhappiness are only some of her problems.

Three witches must perform a killing ritual every Halloween to keep their powers. Instead of targeting innocents, they decide to target those who target innocents. They find the perfect victims at a fraternity party.

In Halves

Louise, ballerina at the Garnier Opera in 1895, rushes home after a show but is stopped by a friend asking for money. Louise knows what to do in order to repay her.

The bodies of women lying on the ground weave relationships around them, they breastfeed, they connect with the ground ... Carla Simón's first short, shot on 16 mm in the Californian forests. An experimental exercise that connects with the cinematographic avant-gardes of the early twentieth century.

A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.

A comedy drama about human characters who are often selfish and prioritize their own interests, yet sometimes forget to empathize and open their hearts to reconnect and build meaningful relationships with the people around them.

Sofiane, a high school student from the projects who is mad about movies, decides to create an internet site where he posts fake news videos in order to make a little money. Carried away by the success of his business, he slowly loses control.

Set by the shore of an Oslo fjord a tactical game of chess is played between a man and his anxiety. To combat his fears he must play the match to win, understanding his existential worries and uncovering a path to ultimate freedom from fear.

Three women, two dresses, one lesson about the politics of fashion.

Lonely Kevin hooks up with George via a dating app for a steamy night. After a risky choice, Kevin’s cold lingers, and George vanishes.

Mia has locked herself inside her recently deceased mother's rundown, crumbling house. Armed with a litany of books detailing ancient cultures and rituals, she tries desperately to reach out to the other side and speak to her mother. But when she succeeds, she gets more than she bargained for. Waiting alongside her mother is something monstrous, something that Mia recognises instantly. As she tries to survive the night and escape the ritual alive, Mia is forced to confront a variety of evils - ones from both without, and from within.

Things turn sour when an amateur improv class meet for the first time after one of the group misjudges the situation. https://shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/22/doughnut