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Browse 47 movies from Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
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
Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.
Mar 2023
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
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
When Farida witnesses a sexual harassment incident, she tries to protect the victim, but things don’t go as planned.
A mother tries to support her son and his gender identity by inviting a new friend to dinner.
Nov 2019
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
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 hipster vampire in Brooklyn uses a meditation app to keep from biting people.
Oct 2021
A Brooklyn teenager reunites with her Guyanese cousin for the funeral of a relative. On the last day of the wake the girls venture out into the city alone.
May 2021
A young boy discovers a house full of forgotten imaginary friends. Along with his friend Alice, Wallace helps bring these curiosities back to the real world to meet new human companions.
May 2019
To maintain the tenuous connection with her mother, 8-year-old Christina unwittingly endangers her father, an undocumented food-delivery driver.
Feb 2023
A young child loses his prized deck of playing cards amidst a life-changing day for him and his family.
Oct 2025
A man struggles to find intimacy and loses himself in the process.
Jul 2025
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.
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
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
This comedy-adventure follows Carla, a stripper, who discovers she has the power to resurrect the dead. When news of her powers hits the airwaves, local religious zealots try to bring her down.
Oct 2019
A billionaire obsessed with reversing the aging process turns to an experimental treatment involving his own son.
Jun 2025
Fen, a contemporary Asian woman, undertakes a profound journey of self-examination within the intricate "spiderweb" spun from her mother's sacrificial expectations, the lure of career advancement, and the illusion of social connections.