In this debut documentary for Channel 4’s First Cut strand, filmmaker Maleena Pone examines her relationship with her mother, Jasbir, as they revisit their shared history. The film follows Maleena’s attempt to understand and address the long-term effects of her mother’s alcohol use on their family, exploring a past shaped by silence, intergenerational trauma, and cultural stigma.
Kris Ginting, the son of a migrant farmer from Tanah Karo, attempts to help his father hide a corpse found under mysterious circumstances in their family cornfield. However, their desperate efforts are soon discovered by local villagers.
When Sol leaves the country to study abroad, Gabi is left facing the void that her sister always filled: that of guide, source of admiration and the idea of who she should be.
Aileen, a struggling teacher who ride shares while her union resolves a strike. Her daughter is pregnant, her husband is ill. Life is drifting into a realm of uncertainty, and only her car frees her mind from the quarrels of everyday. But, one particular day becomes a sudden reminder of how danger and the unexpected is always one drive away.
When the responsibilities of tending to a haunted house are forced upon young Sam, she must fight to survive as she completes nightly tasks to keep the unruly spirits in her home satisfied.
In Réunion Creole, Misouk means "in secret." Marie, under her father's control, is irresistibly drawn to Maloya, the ancestral music of Réunion. Despite repeated violence, she will defy the prohibitions and discover a family secret that will change everything.