A twelve-year-old bright schoolboy, Sivanandhan, his mother, sister, and with his friend Sekhar works during his school holidays carrying banana stalks, a task he dreads. As he navigates life's challenges, poverty, friendship, and the challenges of growing up, Sivanandhan’s determination is tested by the harsh realities of life.
Have you ever imagined having a brother who is a real little monster? In "The Monster Boy", Clarice shares exactly this unique experience. Through her stories, we discover a world where the pranks and peculiarities of Nico, her younger brother, turn each day into an unexpected adventure.
19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to step up or move out. Feeling the pull from his friends and the push from his mom, Isaiah is hired by Moore Fitness, unaware of how the owner will personally impact his life. With the prayers of his mother and unexpected guidance from his new mentor, Isaiah is forced to deal with his past, sacrifice his selfishness and discover how God might have a greater purpose for his life.
Clutching a heart-rending secret, Maggie makes an unannounced visit home to reconcile with her mom. A bowl of braised pork pushes their bond to a breaking point.
The life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the world of their children. Children who know nothing but kindness in life.
Only child, Ella constantly daydreams for a happy home life, however with her father always gone for work it feels like something is missing. While also struggling with the transition to middle school, she wonders if her visions of a complete family will always just be fiction.
A teenager is forced to spend the night roaming the city with his distant older brother as they wait for a blood bag needed for their critically ill father.
12-year-old Mansour, with friends Obaid and Salem, seizes every opportunity for adventure, making the ordinary extraordinary through imaginative escapades at home, school, or exotic locales.
Paraguay, 1999. The country is experiencing a period of political and social turmoil. One morning, Ramón, an impoverished farmer, receives an unexpected request from his wife: to sacrifice their last chicken and loyal pet so they can have dinner that night.
A man in his 50’s convinces his family of misfits to go on a road trip to Goa to immerse his father’s ashes, unaware of the adventures and goof-ups that the journey has in store for them.
Pilar is an ordinary woman who lives immersed in a routine that has never been questioned: work, family and housework. Therefore, when she is unexpectedly told that she is being fired, she enters into a deep identity crisis. Despite everything, she refuses to give up and clings to what she thinks she has left: her role as a mother of two teenagers, but, unfortunately, her children no longer need her as before. In this personal situation, she is moved by the generational clash regarding the young women in her family, who, like a mirror, reflects her longing for a life that she has never lived.
In 1886, orphaned Irish siblings Mary and Tom arrive in New York City via ocean liner, and quickly find themselves on a wild, cross-country journey aboard a transcontinental 'Orphan Train', where they meet an extraordinary new friend who will change their lives forever.