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.

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.

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.

A queer comedy about bureaucracy, broken hearts, and bed sheets.

Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.

Interwoven fragments of one day in the filmmaker's childhood.

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.

When Farida witnesses a sexual harassment incident, she tries to protect the victim, but things don’t go as planned.

A young child loses his prized deck of playing cards amidst a life-changing day for him and his family.

New York, 1927. An aspiring model goes to have her picture taken, but a camera can have a mind of its own.

A mother tries to support her son and his gender identity by inviting a new friend to dinner.

During a night of relentless fraternity hazing, a freshman desperate to prove his loyalty must decide whether to sacrifice his closest ally in order to secure his place at the top of the pack.

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.

A man struggles to find intimacy and loses himself in the process.

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.

A group of young queers navigate bars, friendships, abandoned warehouses, and a room where dreams are recorded on VHS tapes.

To maintain the tenuous connection with her mother, 8-year-old Christina unwittingly endangers her father, an undocumented food-delivery driver.

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.

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.

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.