A look at the challenges of living in a small Australian town, portrayed through the lens of a novelist and her teenage son.
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David
Mary
Samuel
Terrence
Vala and Benni are on the road and struggle to find a mutual purpose in their new destination.
Fareed, a young poet of Berber origin, has a sewing workshop in his apartment in Montreal. At first, Fareed doesn’t react at the accusing finger the news media point at all Muslims. But Fareed is forced to react when a client finds herself embarrassed by a message he has left in one of the dresses.
A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.
A conversation over dinner, between a married couple and a weary traveller, leads to unexpected revelations
10 years ago, the mafia family Three-J welcomed into their family Dae-suh, the graduate of a prestigious university and a successful entrepreneur. 10 years later, the Three-J clan leaves their calling as a mafia family and takes a sound path in life, establishing construction company. However, the circle of trust is breached when Dae-suh, and not the three brothers of Three-J clan, becomes the president of the company. Threatened that he might take over the entire company later on, the three brothers plot an conspiracy against Dae-suh, just like 10 years ago when they tried to get Dae-suh to marry their sister.
Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.
When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.
Led by Dylan Arnold (Oppenheimer, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Netflix's You), premiering at Cannes Court Métrage and landing its creators on Variety Magazine's "Students to Watch" list, Helpless comments on the high stakes of violence in America.
Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....
Lucy and Viv clean up messes for the county, and they're having a bad day. Viv's husband has just left her, and supervisor Lucy struggles to figure out how the two will make their numbers or lose their jobs. On a routine stop, the ladies are led into a very remote area... (Screamfest)
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
A character study of a family on vacation. The emotional abyss and problems are behind the seemingly nice facade of an intact family as they experience guilt, love, and jealousy.
To subdue his "goyish" anxiety, Keegan goes to an extreme length to keep his girlfriend.
"Delirio" tells the story of Masha, an 11-year-old girl. Who suddenly moves along with her mother Elisa, to the house of her grandmother Dinia, who is beginning to lose her memory. The coexistence between these three women triggers a delusion around the presence of a man inside the house that nobody sees.
This is the first fiction short movie of Panahi, who offers us his vision on what it is like to be a young boy and is considered to be an homage to Abbas Kiarostami's 'Bread and the Alley'
A restless young man wants to leave love and the Earth behind.
“Waterlanders” is Simone van Dusseldorp’s 1994 graduation film from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. It depicts two sisters coping with their parents’ death and constructing their own reality in an attempt to regain a sense of agency. While the sisters share an unbreakable bond, the older sister’s growing curiosity about the outside world strains their relationship as the younger sister resists these newfound changes.
It is a hectic time of year for the Horgans and young Sharon must do her share of turkey plucking. It isn't a particularly fun way to pass the time, although things look up when she meets attractive fellow plucker James. He agrees meet later that night, but when James doesn't turn up it sparks a chain of events that spell disaster for the Horgans…
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
