Taxi driver Zhang Zhiyong roams the city, picking up a diverse range of passengers. Among them is a woman from out of town looking for her husband, a young internet celebrity searching for her father, and a security guard scattering his father's ashes into the river. Each passenger carries their own unspoken loneliness, and Zhang Zhiyong has his own story as well. His taxi is a journey through life itself.
Xiao Gao’s life can turn upside down in just a few weeks. Along with her friends, she stumbles into the messy world of adulthood, searching for real love. Meanwhile, her parents keep pressuring her to settle down and give them grandkids. But when she looks around, the men she meets are… well, a total mixed bag. Sure, some are good-looking, but they’re also selfish, greedy, and full of lies. Every time she tries to get close to someone, she ends up getting hurt or mocked. And now, with society’s expectations breathing down her neck, the fear of ending up alone hits her out of nowhere…
A Muslim immigrant in the United States faces an inner conflict between his faith and his desire to adapt to Western life, leading him to discover the true meaning of belonging.
Two thirty-somethings from Limburg, grandsons of former miners, decide to participate in a talent show. They want to offer something that goes beyond the clichés about young people from different backgrounds: no violence, no street stories, but something vulnerable and meaningful.
We follow Nelle on the day she returns home after a year of solo travel. Excerpts from her travel diary reveal the thoughts of the past year. The joyful reunion with her sister and father is quickly overshadowed by the question: "What now?" How does she want to shape her young adult life? Has she made the right choices recently? At the point where Nelle can no longer avoid these questions, the viewer meets her.
A film about two women and a girl. The girl has become a memory the women must live with. The film is a sharp yet subtle exploration of the themes of dementia, elder abuse, and unresolved memories. An (un)usual dialogue between two women.
Xiao, a young boy, wakes to find his mother missing. The only clue given to Xiao comes from a strange woman who claims she and his mom are from a place called Goose Ridge. However, when Xiao asks around, everyone else insists the place doesn't exist.
Lee, a young, withdrawn girl, has a secret crush on her brother's friend Peter. Instead of showing her feelings directly, she lives in her imagination, but everything changes at the Halloween Party when she finds Peter lying alone and unconscious in the forest.
In the smog-choked slums of New Delhi, a desperate young boy risks everything to steal a portable air purifier for his asthmatic mother, only to face the harsh realities of survival, greed, and fleeting hope in a world where even clean air is a luxury.
At a family gathering, 13-year-old Maya learns her father is ill. Amid the festive atmosphere, Maya struggles alone with the shock. How do you find comfort when you're afraid to talk?
Teresa Pla, an intersex individual assigned female at birth, navigates the rigid Spanish society of the early-mid 20th century while facing persecution for living as a man from guerrillas, bandits, and civil guards.
Jumpstart follows 26-year-old Virginia ‘Billie’ Walton as she chokes on a healthy dose of reality. Trading her mother’s opulent lifestyle for a beaten-up Toyota, Billie hits the road with nothing but her car, cigarettes, and absolutely zero life skills. But when basin-bathing at gas stations loses its charm, Billie has to face her worst nightmare - finding a job. Armed with nothing but her silver tongue, can Billie talk her way into employment before her luck runs out?
A haunting drama that peels back the silence surrounding domestic violence. Through the intimate story of a couple trapped in a cycle of pain, the film explores the emotional complexity and nuances of domestic partner abuse. A silent cat watches from the sidelines—an unsettling metaphor for our collective inaction. Inspired by real survivor testimonies, Domestic Animals is a bold, unflinching call to awareness and empathy.