A teacher disillusioned with her cutting edge virtual reality classroom struggles to coax her talented and troubled student to excel. "The world has enough disappointed people"
Two young brothers living in rural isolation struggle to survive in the wake of a mysterious attack, only to have their fragile world shattered by the arrival of a teenage girl. Home by John Henry Hinkel
A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.
A story about a father and a son who are drinking milk together for the last time.
In Ireland they say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town. But what if you’ve only got two?
A group of migrants from the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil gets a truck "pau-de-arara" trying to move to São Paulo and have a better life. Along their travel, one of the women delivers a baby on the road. The driver, indeed, intends to carry them to the slave-work in the fields of a powerful "colonel", but the brave Ana faces the foreman of the farm and the driver, and the truck follows to the hired final destination.
Separate We Come, Separate We Go is the story of a 10-year-old girl, Thea who escapes her bleak domestic life to find sanctuary in the surreal desert landscape of Dungeness. Roaming around the barren skeletons of boats and abandoned fishing huts, she is increasingly aware of her loneliness and vulnerability. Seemingly out of nowhere a man (David Thewlis) appears; she is so intrigued by him she defies all lessons taught about strangers and approaches him. As they walk and talk she discovers he is a widower and has lost his son; she realises she is not alone in experiencing loss. He notices her sadness and unusual maturity and decides to help lift her out of her melancholy. Through the metaphor of the freedom of flying birds, he shows her that life does have exciting possibilities. This redemptive story shows that in life you should not allow fear to limit your horizons.
A morose traveling salesman finds solace by ‘collecting’ odd phrases he finds on motel walls. He believes they may make an interesting study, even a book, but thoughts of suicide prove equally as distracting.
With the help of his supportive mother, a young Puerto Rican man prepares for his first performance as a Drag Queen — while trying to keep it a secret from his conservative, domineering father.
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.
In a public mall bathroom, Lilly, François, and their 6-year-old daughter bid farefell to an unborn family member.
When young, we might try witchcraft out of curiosity to make our wishes come true, even if it’s scary. For such curiosity, Joohee, who is unable to find hope in reality, pays the price, as well as her friends who she neglects.
An anguished woman awaits her love. A film is made about this. The parallels between the love between the woman and the film team are interspersed and show how this feeling can be both a pain and a joy.
A college. His teachers and his students. His conflicts and his lies. His images and his words. His looks and his silences.
Lola's dream of escaping her father's Sunnyside motel seems closer to reality when a young stranger checks in.
A man at a crossroads struggles with a decision that could end his life. Adapted from Stephen King’s short story, "All that you love will be carried away."
As Ana's mom transforms into an insect, their codependent relationship becomes unbearable.
Earth is being ravaged by environmental disasters.
An experimental short film that explores perceptions of Dominican cinema and its identity through personifications of commercial and independent film styles.
When Babatunde, a gifted but shy teenager, falls in love for the first time, he turns to Bam Bam, his strange, all-knowing friend, for advice. But as Bam Bam’s guidance leads him deeper into unfamiliar territory, Babatunde must decide if his friend truly understands what it means to be human.