It’s been 17 years since Walter was forced to leave his family in Angola. Now he is picking up his wife and daughter from the airport to bring them home to his one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment. This gentle tale of a family’s estrangement and reconnection provides explores an aspect of the immigrant experience rarely examined.
These wildly creative films range from gritty to fantastical, proving that film is indeed a form of art.
BeMiryam is a grief-stricken recluse who lives alone in her Iranian village. It is only after the arrival of a young girl, Sadaf, a newcomer to the village, that the older woman can begin to confront the grief and trauma of losing her daughter to the long history and cultural silence of dowry suicide.
See a selection of short films about relationships of all kinds, made by women filmmakers from around the globe.
The short films in this segment explore the way we see ourselves, and the ways that the world seeks to define us.
Shot in the DIY style of homemade skate videos and HBO’s Betty, this coming-of-age drama follows a 17-year-old female skateboarder named Baghdad who lives in a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. When Baghdad meets a group of female skateboarders, her life suddenly changes.
In this touching comedy, two women set out on a road trip across the American West. These longtime friends each have their own secrets and traumas that begin to surface as the trip progresses, threatening to blow up their fun adventure — and their friendship.
This stylish thriller follows a struggling actress who finally gets her big break — a leading role in a spy thriller. As shooting wears on, her grip on reality begins to crack. Nina Wu is a scathing account of systemic abuse in the film industry.
This breathtaking, award-winning drama follows a bright teenager named Antigone Hipponome who has relocated to Quebec with her family to escape unrest in Algeria. When her brother has a violent run-in with Quebecois police, Antigone risks everything to save him.
Sarah (Eva Green), an astronaut living in Cologne, is selected for a yearlong spaceflight to help pave the way for future voyages to Mars. Before liftoff, she must spend a grueling year at a training facility in Moscow, which separates her from her young daughter
Illuminating the real and brutal problem of immigrants disappearing en route to the US, this haunting Mexican drama follows a woman named Magdalena as she searches for her teenage son who not been heard from since he left home for the US border, hoping to find work.
