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A determined drummer must relentlessly practice to win the attention of his absent father.

In a dark hall, the candlelight flickers faintly. The remains were placed in the center of the hall. Huei and her husband, Wen Hsiung came in to mourn the dead, Huei's little sister. In these ordinary moments of mourning, there is an incredible secret hidden.

Two lost souls turn up in an old Rambler Wagon on the outskirts of New York City. No more than superficial acquaintances before, they find themselves sharing confidences, reflecting on past failures, and observing the shifting sands of their neighborhood - and the world at large. Their time together culminates in an unexpected transcendent experience that leaves them to embrace each other despite their differences.

Rudy Vaspar, a dangerous and violent convict, sits comfortably behind bars in a maximum security prison. His day is interrupted by a surprise visit from Monica Klee and her assistant, Vince, as Rudy soon discovers he has been selected for a scientific study.

A builder+designer couple traces the lineage of a mysterious object. Along the way, they reflect on the allure of obsolete tools, take stock of how far we've come as a society, and ask what has been lost and gained in the process.

A young adult goes looking for his biological father. He'll understand, when he finds out, that his daddy never ran away as he was told. His father suffers from a very little-known disease: Prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize faces. Even if he would regularly meet his son in the street, he would be unable to know who he is. In spite of everything, father and son will end up and help each other.

"'Love'" is a narrative art film made for National Poetry Month and the Visible Poetry Project which features a series of touching vignettes of two women falling in and out of love - but told in reverse chronology and physically performed in reverse as well, then flipped "forward" in the edit.

A (non)Muslim refugee becomes entangled in government-subsidized terrorism.

A teenager from South London struggles to lay claim to her selfhood, amid the chaos of her home life with her autistic brother.

In life, we only regret what we haven't done.

Two brothers at odds bicycle across New York City in hopes of locating a beloved family heirloom.

Veronica (Tilke Hill) is an adjunct history professor teaching a winter term course on a nearly empty campus who finds herself at a crossroads as she struggles both personally and professionally.

After a traumatic accident leaves Caleb Armstrong with a rare neurological disorder rendering him nearly paralyzed, his older brother Marc takes on the role of his sole caretaker. As a way to deal with both the monotony and pressure of daily life with the now non-verbal Caleb, Marc escapes into his mind, replaying the day of the accident over and over again, desperately searching for what he could have done differently. Can Marc let go of his guilt from the past in order to forge a new bond with his brother in the present? Or will Marc remain locked-in to his mind just as Caleb is Locked-in to his body?

A theatre director slowly adds layers of artifice to build the world of her play around her two lead actresses.

During an island backpacking trip with her boyfriend, Tara finds a Go-Pro that reveals a missing influencer's selfie-turned-tumble off a seaside cliff. A disagreement over what to do with the morbid footage ends the fighting couple's relationship and leads Tara to a well intentioned but disastrously unwelcome encounter with the dead influencer's hostile mother.

A young couple walk a fine line while thriving in an open marriage until they catch each other breaking the rules.

After an immigration raid in their apartment building, a group of boys help an undocumented girl get to the beach to reunite with her family, unaware of that their new friend has a magical secret that will change their lives forever.

Young sisters Rose and Julia decide they must kill their dying mother's psychotic cat. A dark comedy about what it means to grieve appropriately, and what it likes to "deal with" death and loss.

More than eating is in store when a couple invites friends over for a Sunday brunch.

Late 70's, California. Martin and his team are hired to conduct a terror attack using their most dangerous weapon : a camera.

Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.