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A woman awakes on a surreal purgatorial island after being mistakenly declared dead.
After struggling with his studies in the seminary, a young priest from Oklahoma discerns his call to serve Guatemala’s native people, no matter the cost. Hosted by Fr. Charles Connor.
A young couple shares a deep passion about food and desire for each other. They put all their efforts to satisfy all their fantasies, until they come with the ultimate culinary experience. One must be eaten and the second must feed from the other’s flesh.
The story begins with the boxing lives of two urban Indigenous youths, Liu Li-Chen and Su Jing-Wen. Gifted with exceptional talent, Li-Chen won a national championship in junior high school, only to fall into confusion after entering high school—caught between boxing, academic expectations, and his Indigenous identity. As he struggles to find his path, his performance in the ring declines, dealing a heavy blow to his confidence. Jing-Wen, from the Nanjing Indigenous community in Sanxia, New Taipei City, is seen as a promising Olympic boxer of her generation. Yet deep down, she is uncertain about her future in boxing. The only reason she continues training is the weight of others’ expectations. Despite growing up in an urban Indigenous community, she finds no real sense of belonging in the city.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, while the world came to a standstill, a group of teenagers began building a Minecraft server. What started as a simple world to play in slowly grew into a universe of kingdoms, characters, timelines and stories. Years later, the people behind Elementia look back on the world they created, the memories they made, and the unexpected ways a generation found connection and creativity during a time of isolation.
A tale of six students rising up against the tyranny of the Gods and the sacrifices made along the way.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Kolkata, this emotional drama weaves together the lives of dreamers searching for love, purpose, and belonging. As their journeys intersect through art, relationships, and personal struggles, they discover the strength to hold on to hope in a city filled with chaos, heartbreak, and possibility.
Lily and Peter is a modern romantic drama about timing, connection, and love tested by real life. When a quiet online connection pulls two people together, distance, delay, and unexpected loss challenge what they're building. As they choose to show up for one another, their bond deepens into a love shaped by family values, resilience, and emotional truth. Warm, intimate, and universally relatable, Lily and Peter is a character-driven love story made for audiences who believe the strongest romances are earned.
Dying Napoleon, review his life for the last time. He starts right at his birth on Corsica, through battles in Europe, ending on exile to Saint Helena Island
Fourty years after the Iran–Iraq War bombs fall once again on Iran, weeks after street protests ended in the massacre of thousands of Iranians. While Israeli and American bombs fall, the regime keeps images under tight control. An endless war... of images.
Every first weekend in October, along a quiet stretch of highway from Northwest Alabama to Tennessee, one woman exercises Southern hospitality through mouth-wateringly delicious pies as she participates in a 40-mile long open-air market.
Olivia and Isaac wander through the city’s empty streets at night after a dinner with friends. What begins as trivial conversation turns into an intimate emotional face-off. The night becomes the stage for a verbal battle that questions the foundations of their love, the way they communicate, and their future. Olivia and Isaac are not simply arguing: they are confronting the fragile possibility of continuing to walk together.
When a romantic fantasy begins to spill beyond the limits of reality, the world itself starts to reflect it. During a recital, two bears imagine a dreamlike romance that carries them through the four seasons.
For nearly 30 years, Hana Berres has walked alongside the Cahaba River, teaching, protecting, and fighting for one of Alabama’s most biodiverse waterways.
