A panic attack and flashbacks propel a young woman out of her apartment and into the world, where she wrestles with her fears and tries to make sense of herself as the main character in the story of her life.
A top-tier Canadian virologist and his Chinese wife are suddenly arrested by military secret agents in Beijing. He is threatened with the task of stealing a sample of his own work from his former laboratory, and the situation rapidly turns worse when people begin to fall ill.
Even a little slap from a parent can send a small child to an emotional spiral. A young boy runs away from home and goes to explore a frightening city behind the train rails. It delves deep into the city, finding way to release its own emotions and ultimately, deals with the trauma it's own way. Painted backgrounds are combined with 3D elements to create abstract broken landscapes that take us into the panicked mind of a young boy.
Paula and Raúl, who live with Dani, a six-year-old boy, could be just another couple... They could be, except that the boy is not Paula's son, and Paula faces the everyday challenge of proving that she deserves the title of mother. This conflict, along with the couple's separation and, as a result, the possibility that Paula might never see Dani again, sets up a story that puts the pain of a child at the heart of it.
As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, three young black trans women decide to take matters into their own hands, staging an audacious heist targeting the city’s most exclusive luxury brands.
Nozomi moved to Tokyo at age 25, hoping to become a writer. However, she was not successful. Then, an 18-year-old Nozomi confronted her: "Did you really try? Did you do what you said you would and make it big in Tokyo?" Confronting her younger self made Nozomi realize that she had avoided confronting many things in her life thus far.
With the pressures of final exams building, Roman must decide whether to honour his family's wishes or chase his dreams by entering a Film competition.
The anime film follows a man's 100-year journey, from a lonely, bullied boy to an aspiring idol. Told in 10 chapters, it explores social issues like the dark side of entertainment, war, and unidentified youth deaths.
A curious college student travels to Haiti to unravel the life of the president. What she finds is...unspeakable. While investigating the past of President Moïse for a memoir, Shedeline walks into the heart of a life-changing event for her, Haiti, and its president; as she gets a front-row seat to the chaos and intrigue of a bloody political firestorm. This unexpected turn of events shakes her and introduces a terrifying twist to what she thought would be an ordinary story. Now, her memory is heavy with the answer to the prodigious question hanging over an unsettled nation. Who killed the president?
After a tumultuous breakup with her powerful wine importer ex, struggling wine rep Rachel fights to carve out her own place in New York’s cutthroat beverage world—all while battling a fragile sobriety, temptation, and the ghosts of her past.
High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!
The deserted beach is the ideal setting for a couple of artist friends seeking to find a state of metaphysical contemplation. They want to deal with the anxieties of contemporary life and reflect on the process of self-knowledge, motivated by the fact that one of them is celebrating a birthday.
Kaneko, imprisoned for violence, was a man who would get angry even at his wife if she came to visit. It was the power of family - his wife, child, and uncle - that led this good-for-nothing to start a new life. Kaneko now runs a commissary that provides items to people imprisoned like he once was and visits them on behalf of their families. However, the peace is shattered when a young girl, his son’s friend, is found dead.
To escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, an introvert flees to NYC with her pet flying squirrel. After successfully reinventing herself through the help of some "found family," she realizes she must return home and confront her dark past, to truly be free.