Amidst the tumult of the city, a man and a woman talk about the past of their hometown, the paths they have taken in life and the hope for a better future.
A brilliant teenage songwriter is stuck living in the shadow of her deceased Dad's music legacy when the 20-year anniversary of his debut album forces her to face his abandonment.
Growing up in the midst of the Zimbabwean War for independence, 8-year-old Bobo internalizes both sides of the struggle. Conflicted by her love for people on opposing sides, she tries to make sense of her life in a magical way.
In the intimate confines of a small home, a poignant tale unfolds within a mere 16-hour window, spanning the moments between an elderly man's final breath and his funeral rites. Just as life gently slips away from the old man, an unexpected thief barges in, setting off a chain reaction of unforeseen events. Amidst the thief's frenzied attempts and to his dismay, a clumsy misstep startles the household, setting the stage for an unexpected comedy of errors. While the news of the old man's demise spreads, the house swells with grieving relatives and friends, laying the groundwork for the upcoming funeral. As the family earnestly tends to funeral arrangements, the thief's futile efforts to flee are met with increasingly comical obstacles, injecting a much-needed dose of levity into an otherwise solemn affair.
Set in the rural, rusty and politically charged Allahabad of the 1980s, Maalik is a peek into the making of a dreaded gangster from a humble background with intoxication of power to rule the world.
When a blind musician and a theatre artist meet on a train and travel through the majestic Himalayas, they fall in love regardless of their apparent flaws. What happens when life takes over?
A coming-of-age story that follows Matias, an Argentine filmmaker in his forties, struggling with an unfinished movie inspired by his elusive first love to Alexander, a Swedish friend he met at an international school in the 90’s. Tenderness and fascination define their strong friendship, which is short-lived when Alexander is suddenly expelled back to his country, leaving young Matias with an unresolved story of undeclared emotions. 25 years later, and Matias decides to reopen Pandora’s box as he embarks on a journey to find the ending to his story by coming face-to-face with Alexander, discovering life imitating art.
Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.
When 6-year-old Luce starts school, she realizes that her father Thierry is mentally impaired. Until the start of school, the father-daughter team lived in seclusion in the forest. Her class teacher takes care of Luce.
When 17-year-old Abigail stumbles upon her old piano, painful memories of her late father resurface. But when a mysterious entity tries to stop her from playing, she must make a difficult choice: continue avoiding the pain - or confront it head-on.
After a Mexican journalist exiled in New York is harassed by threats while investigating a corruption network, she begins to question her reality and distrust even those around her.
Jaime works as a librarian at a music school. It's no coincidence that his greatest passion is music. A self-taught pianist with a personality marked by difficulties in social interaction, he will meet someone who discovers his talent and will help him overcome many of his insecurities.
One night, by the riverside of Tuen Mun River, two girls on the same way home and lose contact with their friends and family due to phone malfunctions simultaneously. By coincidence, they met together in a familiar yet isolated space. Through this serendipity, their attitudes varied between suspicion, understanding, and appreciation. There appeared to be a vague friendship during this short journey.