An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry- thanks to federal cutbacks in school lunch programs- it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could do, including confronting a Congressman, in order to help the children.
A raw, gritty, uncompromising and heavily stylised independent feature production, based on the ancient Greek narrative, Homer's: 'The Odyssey'.
An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry- thanks to federal cutbacks in school lunch programs- it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could do, including confronting a Congressman, in order to help the children.
What if your living will mistakenly gave the power to a stranger to unplug your life support? Kay's elderly Aunt Vera, a formerly promiscuous showgirl, falls into a coma and is at the mercy of a local psychic.
Critically acclaimed DO PAHAR recounts the unlikely and fascinating friendship that forms between Sudha, an elderly abused woman and Bilal, a young hit man who she observes one day planning to murder her neighbor. He becomes her hero and savior; she becomes his most improbable partner-in-crime.
"Vena Amoris" celebrates life with hope in our hearts and an eye toward the future. This film depicts how easy it is to live a happy life when we're surrounded by friends and family who love us and how easy it is to stray when left alone James (Christopher Newell) is a successful and attractive businessman who will be married tomorrow, but before he is married he has to goose step his way past a beautiful temptress (Laurine Price) and endure painful torture at the hands of his fiancé's father (Allan Charof). Will James' love be strong enough to get him through the gauntlet to his wedding day, or will he be swayed by the promise of pleasure and impending pain that threaten to crush his dream of being a good and faithful husband?
"The Strange Case of Normalcy" is a subtle examination of how each of us lives on the edge of normalcy while we construct an illusion of "the normal" by which we define ourselves.
All hell is about to break loose when a food delivery goes wrong
Alistair meets June on a park bench at lunchtime. She's not aware he is blind but when he misses the handkerchief she is trying to pass him, she realizes. She feels sorry for him but then he charms her with his conversation and acute sense of smell. They agree to meet again but June is late and Alistair is beset with doubts about her interest in him. When she shows up he can't hide his irritation. Eventually they make up and arrange a proper date. They picnic and Alistair introduces June to the many and varied scents of roses when he guides her, blindfolded, through the gardens. At last they kiss. Alistair caresses June face which comes into focus for the first time.
Tabitha, a self-proclaimed fish enthusiast, is convinced that her 'touch' is lethal after pet fish and unexpectedly dies following contact. Consequently she dons a pair of latex gloves and finds work in a taxidermy studio where the risk of killing anything else is minimal. Yet just as Tabitha begins to relax and discover the joy in restoring dead fish, tragedy strikes again and ultimately forces her to choose between her isolating phobia and a budding relationship with Wade, the quirky owner of Living Dead Taxidermy.
The joy of a family seeing the Super Eagles of Nigeria win "Gold" against big teams in Atlanta '96 Olympics despite the odds stacked against them would seem like the long-awaited hope that the country needs.
At the height of the Cold War in the 1980s, a civil war between socialist-influenced Sandinistas and US-backed Contras ravaged Nicaragua. Using rare archival footage and contemporary interviews, American/Sandinista tells the story of a controversial group of US engineers who went further than anyone expected and paid the ultimate price.
Eric Green, an agoraphobic, lives in seclusion with his wife Virginie and everything seems to be going well. When one morning, Eric wakes up 7 years earlier, sleeping with a woman who is not his. All the events of the day before repeat themselves and will repeat each day to come. While outside, a killer roams. more and more questions arise for Eric, and more importantly, where is his wife? But - what if everything he thought he knew wasn't what it seems ?
When Anna arrives at Jane's house for a date, she finds a quick high and kinky sex. But their sexual chemistry can't quite overcome the class and race differences between them, and the encounter leaves Anna wanting more.
#artoffline is a feature documentary that explores contemporary art and its problematic relationship with information technology.
"FRECKLES" is a short psychological drama that follows a super-freckled thirty year-old virginal, self-hating woman's descent into a dark, depressive, lethal insanity.
Two strangers, fleeing failed relationships in other cities, meet on the streets of New York. As they connect over a single evening, their outlook on life and love is tested.
When sorting out her mother's estate, Sarah uncovers evidence that the real cause of her sister's death was an attack by a mutant, brain-eating jellyfish that had infiltrated the water supply.
Anahida, a contemporary Armenian woman, is pregnant with the child of her Turkish lover who is haunted by the past. An artistic blending of the real and unreal, the past and present are tightly woven into emotionally visual experience. In Armenian, Hokees literally means "soul" or "spirit."
Petals of flowers are arranged in a dish with a candle, as if a cake. Love creates wonderful things, but these can hide boundaries and differences, for a while. A couple can be physically close and yet worlds apart, with manias poised at the surface, to latch onto triggers. Sometimes we do everything to get what we want, sometimes not.
