When their estranged mother sends them a box of seven cassette tapes, a young drag creator living in NYC sets out on a journey to their long-lost childhood home in the desert wilds near Palm Springs.
A reclusive artist invites life-long friends to her isolated farm and reveals a shocking plan. Before the weekend ends, secrets are sacrificed forcing a devastating choice.
Two college students in love must reconcile their relationship when they find themselves on opposing sides of a war in which they wanted no part.
After graduating high school, a young Smith College student joins up with an activist group to fight for civil rights in the Jim Crow era South and ends up taking part in one of the great protest movements in American history, inspiring her peers
Buried, a hybrid narrative and experimental film, explores the physical and surreal surrounding work burnout, stress and rage.
Dear Anna Olson is a parable of how small, positive actions can have a profound impact on a person’s life.
In the underbelly of Hollywood, a down-and-out street performer, convinced he's Marilyn Monroe, gathers a crew of local misfits to help produce her grand performance.
Kara starts a new job playing an enslaved maid at the historic home of America’s founding father and mother, George and Martha Washington, and uncovers some disturbing truths...
A fated mistake leads to a fleeting, chance encounter between a traveler and a reclusive New Yorker. When life takes them in opposite directions, each carries the significance of their shared moment into the future.
As the anniversary of her sister's death approaches, Charlie is unexpectedly confronted by her estranged mother's sudden reappearance, igniting a turbulent journey of confronting deep-seated grief and guilt.
Against the backdrop of the 1970s native rights movement, a young Hawaiian activist must gain the support of an agitated and skeptical group of community elders to aid in the fight to protect the precious island of Kahoolawe. A series of life memo
A Sikh boy growing up in suburban New Jersey struggles with his identity after a family tragedy in the aftermath of 9/11.
A Pakistani-American writer plays the gracious host with her husband on the day she learns her miscarriage is inevitable.
Two men in love - a Jew and a brother of a Catholic priest - masquerading as priests and brothers, attempt a daring train escape from Nazi-occupied Poland when they encounter a SS Officer who isn't convinced of their cover story.
May travels from Taipei to New York and discovers a secret life her sister has been keeping from her and their distanced mother.
A middle-aged man stands in awe of his beloved Husky as she helps a community heal after a mass shooting.
A rural rancher and his ailing husband, struggling against poverty and isolation, make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage.
At his massive birthday party, a future Yale Law student pursues a fascinating freshman girl, but his innocent pursuit mutates into a savage ritual.
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