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Browse 52 movies from Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
Canelé is a playful comedy about pregnancy cravings, competition, and the small battles we fight before life shows us the bigger picture. When a devoted but exhausted father-to-be sets out to secure a single pastry for his very pregnant wife, he's pulled into an absurd, high-stakes race against his equally stubborn neighbor. What begins as a simple errand spirals into sabotage, rivalry, and sheer chaos-until a sudden twist reminds everyone what truly matters.
Jan 2026
Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.
Mar 2023
While checking on her taxes, Mia notices that she owes a lot more than expected. After scheduling an appointment with The Taxman, Mia soon finds herself in a sticky situation.
Oct 2021
Even though Sami is safe in the United States with his 9-year-old daughter, Aya, the injures sustained during the war in Syria are making his life difficult. When news breaks that the rest of his family will arrive from a refugee camp, he should be as elated as Aya. But as Aya grows more eager to see her brother Saeed, Sami grows more anxious.
Apr 2019
A queer comedy about bureaucracy, broken hearts, and bed sheets.
Sep 2019
Elder Braxton Barlow, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while proselytizing in the streets of New York City with his missionary companion, encounters a fortune teller who gives a life-changing tarot card reading.
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A young child loses his prized deck of playing cards amidst a life-changing day for him and his family.
Oct 2025
A mother tries to support her son and his gender identity by inviting a new friend to dinner.
Nov 2019
When an ex-cop's deathbed confession hints at a terrible crime, a dutiful daughter is forced to confront the differences between the stories we tell ourselves and the truth.
Sep 2022
A man struggles to find intimacy and loses himself in the process.
Jul 2025
To maintain the tenuous connection with her mother, 8-year-old Christina unwittingly endangers her father, an undocumented food-delivery driver.
Feb 2023
When Farida witnesses a sexual harassment incident, she tries to protect the victim, but things don’t go as planned.
Upon seeing her best friend Rin being assaulted and captured by her crime boss, Sung-Mi must decide if she will fight through bodyguards in order to rescue her.
Jun 2021
During a visit to New York from Egypt, Mark, a 32-year-old Orthodox Christian, decides to lose his virginity, facing all the cultural and religious restrictions that have shaped his character. After a failed blind date, Mark is persuaded by his friends to seek something other than a soul mate. Their solution? A prostitute.
Aug 2024
Darren is determined to find a connection, no matter how many people he has to go through. Explore a day in the life of a polyamory relationship, in all its awkward beauty.
Mar 2018
Erika is distraught by the lawsuit her husband and mining magnate Henry Smythe faces after a mysterious accident at work.
Jan 2023
A young Pakistani girl from Queens, New York finds herself growing distant to her father as his taxi business starts to decline with the rise of ride-share apps.
Emma, a widow, embarks on a mission to bring her husband back from the dead so that she can punish him for cheating on her.
Apr 2020
During a conversation late at night, a woman asks her mother how to be a good person.
Mar 2021
While Isaac believes the two are establishing a future together, Joan is comfortable with the relationship coming to an end. While they struggle to find common ground, the couple must figure out how to keep a roof over their heads.