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.
Mar 2010
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."
0
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.
Mar 2012
A raw, gritty, uncompromising and heavily stylised independent feature production, based on the ancient Greek narrative, Homer's: 'The Odyssey'.
Jul 2023
Jameson finds out his girlfriend has been cheating on him. As his world slowly spirals out of control the only one there for him is his closest friend, Emily, who struggles to reveal a life changing secret of her own.
May 2016
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.
Jan 2022
#artoffline is a feature documentary that explores contemporary art and its problematic relationship with information technology.
Sep 2015
Metallic sounds mixed with rain are the background for the exploitation of two women held as prisoners in an abandoned cinema. They are pimped for pennies by a crude tormentor. Sometimes sharing bad luck can unite, while it can't preclude loneliness. Sometimes the only obstacle to freedom is ourselves.
Jan 2016
Jun 2015
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.
May 2010
"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.
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.
Jan 2015
"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.
LOOSE ETHICS highlights the home as the child's first classroom for ethics, and asks if a lack of value-based teaching is nurturing crime in society. Does connecting children with elders help children learn how to empathize? Whose responsibility is it to introduce children to spirituality? Filmed in Mumbai, India.
Jan 2018
Terry is a life coach and motivational speaker for the meek and afraid, and his methods are very effective. But when his students start to become aware of the "wolf" inside of them, their transformations take a dangerous turn.
Aug 2023
Two young adults in Shanghai, living separate lives, do what they can to break out of their postmodern loneliness. Bin, from the town of Dali, goes to Shanghai to escape a monotonous life. Meanwhile, Qin has a relatively rich family, does nothing all day, and usually feels depressed for no reason. Their two worlds overlap in the least consequential of ways, also seemingly the most substantial.
Sep 2019
Inspired by Pirandello’s l’Innesto, THE GRAFT tells a story of sexual violence, love, sexism, and marriage. Laura and Giorgio have been married for 7 years, unable to conceive a child. Away on a seaside painting retreat, Laura is raped and becomes pregnant. Personal dramas conflict between husband and wife, magnifying the question of whether to keep the child.
Feb 2015
All hell is about to break loose when a food delivery goes wrong
May 2020
A mysterious young woman is obsessed with Armenia and the archeology of the mental layers that represent identity. She documents her obsession through interviews with various individuals about their encounters with the protagonist, blurring the lines between truth and fiction.
Jan 1998
Aiko, a 24-year old Japanese woman, moves to London to study painting and meets Oliver, a much older, British artist. Oliver becomes obsessed with her, his new passion revitalising his art. When she finally agrees to visit his studio in Greenwich, their attraction becomes mutual.
Nov 2023