Tessa, a 7-year-old girl born with limb difference, was adopted as an infant from an orphanage in Ethiopia by a family in Austin, Texas. Tessa wants to swim, and with practice, perseverance and passion, she shows the endurance of the human spirit by competing in her first swim meet.
Sahan and Nayomi are a devoted married couple who deeply care for each other. However, after a few years of marriage, their lives begin to change as they face a complex situation.
Billy is queer and depressed. He self-harms and is constantly bullied for his feminine appearance. After his biological father came out, he left an old camera to Billy. Billy’s mother remarried three times and moved to the United States with her current stepfather. After Billy’s younger sister drowned, the family was abandoned by their stepfather and had to return to Taiwan. One day, after taking a bath, Billy muttered to himself, “I promise to accompany you,” with several medicine jars beside him. He then sat on the toilet and fantasized about having sex with a snail, feeling both pleasure and disgust.
How does a “mental patient” live in a normal world? Wang Zhantuan (Ge You) is a strange man in the world, occasionally crazy and eccentric, but uniquely sane. Zhou Zheng (Wang Junkai), a sensitive and silent teenager who is self-absorbed due to his stutter, but has a silent backbone. The two misfits make a big family headache and farce ...... This movie is adapted from the short story “Immortal Disease” written by Zheng Zhi.
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.