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- An aging, closeted Alzheimer's patient, clashing against his strong-willed daughter, struggles to hold on to the memory of his long lost lover.
- Set in 1921 post-World War I Berlin and based on a true story, "The Attempt" follows Soghomon Tehlirian, a young man who is given the mission to assassinate the chief orchestrator of the Armenian genocide. During the attempt, Soghomon realizes that killing another man is not easy and contemplates starting a new life with the woman he loves. Can Soghomon reconcile morality with preserving the historical memory of his people?
- Cora, an African American woman living in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1966, must not only fight the racism of the local police force but survive the violent rages of her jealous, gambling addicted husband, while raising her son and caring for the patrons of her diner 'Cora's Place.'
- An undocumented filmmaker in Los Angeles traverses his surroundings - his neighborhood, the mall at which he works, a film set - in order to come to terms with the ugliness and beauty of his world.
- Lucy Swan is a college freshman who is raped at a party. Consequently Lucy suffers from anxiety disorder and feels abandoned by an ineffectual system. A few years later Lucy has become a successful lawyer, but when she's forced to confront her past, will she finally break her silence?
- Set in 1970s Iran. Two young students from opposite ends of society meet by the sea in a time where revolution hangs in the air.
- A revisionist Western set after the Civil War in which both cowboys and Indians are struggling with personal conflicts while framed against the approach of the railroad and impending doom.
- Two undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, dealing with loss, unknowingly connect through collective action.
- A lesbian couple with an idyllic life is challenged by their mentally unstable neighbor.
- Set in contemporary LA, "One of These Days" unflinchingly explores how a Latino police officer is caught up in a world where violent corruption is always present, and where trying to do the right thing can be an uncertain proposition.
- Lost in the wilderness, a young couple finds their strength in what could be their final days.
- Somewhere in Latin America, a young woman joins a guerrilla army when her entire family is massacred by government troops. She initially thrives, finding strength and independence as a deadly sniper. But her newfound sense of purpose and self-respect come with a high price.
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- 'Rachel 9000' is set in a future where the elite can purchase humanoid robots instead of committing to actual human relationships. This story is about Rachel, a robot designed for pleasure, and her decision to leave her owner, Victor. Rachel expresses her desires to Victor, but he is abusive and doesn't take her seriously.
- A young office cubicle worker discovers a way to turn his dull, boring life around and realize his fantasies when he receives a mysterious package.
- Brenda is the face of a popular diet product called Shape Shifter while secretly having a binge problem of her own. Plagued by accusations that the product is a sham, she experiences moral pangs and seeks answers in unexpected places.
- A humanist portrayal of the Iraq War and its aftermath as experienced by Rosa, a half-Latina, half-Arab U.S. Marine.
- Diya is a 12 year old boy. On the way to meet his father at the hospital to visit his dying mother, Diya stops by his routinely visited bridge, where he leans against the lattice gate and watches the traffic swarm beneath him on the 710 freeway in East Los Angles. He remembers his parents making love. They were completely driven by eachother, and sometimes they appeared so close that Diya felt left out. He learned about love through his parents interactions. Diyas reality has become clouded with the memories of his mom. He has come to associate all dead-things with his mother, and cares for a mutilated pigeon as if it were alive, finding hope in something that he needs to let go of.
- In a near-future dystopian Los Angeles where refugees and immigrants live under the shadow of an authoritarian regime, a conservative politician must put her prejudices aside and take action - lest she loses her daughter forever.
- Leo and Caitlin have been married for 26 years and their marriage has lost its spark. Their life seems to have settled down to an everyday ordinary routine - but has it really? When Caitlin discovers a pair of unfamiliar knickers in the laundry basket, she sets out to unveil the truth and discovers a completely different side of Leo.
- Teenagers Pablo and Ray are best friends, despite living on opposite sides of the US/Mexican border. Both were born into a life of drug smuggling and are now the two sides of weekly transactions. Inevitably, a deal goes wrong and Pablo must face the horrors of the melting pot culture that rejects who he is.
- A young woman hides in an empty classroom. She believes it to be at the end of her rope and she makes a dramatic decision. When another distraught student storms in looking for a quiet place, their relationship will teach them something important about themselves and others.
- In a small desert town in the middle of nowhere, Cliff, a handicapped and isolated man in his mid-60's, comes into being after a lifetime of disillusionment.
- A true-story sports drama based on Jeremy Montes, an incredibly talented and promising Latino wrestler who, when diagnosed with cancer, has to learn the hard way that the American dream only applies as long as you fulfill its needs.
- Set in Sicily, Abby meets her girlfriend's conservative mother for the first time. When the encounter goes awry, she decides to take matters into her own hands -- Italian style.
- A fable steeped in magical realism about the objectification of women. In a remote Italian island, an immigrant fisherman finds himself out of luck; he makes a pact with the Madonna, and his prayers are answered in a most unusual way.
- Valerie copes with schizophrenia as she embarks on a courageous voyage of self-discovery
- Years after being separated from his mother at the southern border, young Dominik is forgetting the details of her face. He must have to confront his darkest fears in order to draw an accurate portrait of his mother and save the memory.
- A quiet, misunderstood high school outcast contemplates an unspeakable crime.
- A man loses his wife in a tragic accident and decides to impersonate her to keep her memory alive.