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A Beautiful Breakup
United Kingdom | 95 min Feature | Drama
Director: Ajithvasan Uggina
Sometimes unconditional love pours when hate grows. Krish and Ruby oblivious to what destiny holds for them, set out on one last holiday to celebrate their Breakup. Destiny and the Destination have a lot to offer. Their fate will be now decided by the unseen. |
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America v2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of the American Negro
United States | 77min Feature | Art
Director: Tyrone Phillips, Lowell Thomas
Writer Stacey Rose presents a timely look at a dystopian future that seems disturbingly present. A company of actors tasked with re-telling the history of the American Negro find themselves fighting for their survival. As their story unravels, they are forced to confront the very systems of power that have dictated their existence, and the oppressive cycles which they have fallen into themselves.
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Emergence: Out of the Shadows
Canada | 80min Feature | Drama
Director: Vinay Giridhar
For Kayden, Jag, and Amar, awakening to and expressing their sexuality within conservative South Asian families was a lonely and terrifying experience. Denial, shame and despair haunted their youths, even threatening their lives. Yet, they’ve emerged. In the feature documentary Emergence: Out of the Shadows, the disparate journeys of Kayden, Jag and Amar converge around a shared sense of compassion and healing as they bravely convey their often heart-wrenching stories.
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My Rembetika Blues
Australia | 83 min Feature | Music
Director: M.Zournazi Rembetika music or the Greek blues is a music born of exile and the streets. Developing its roots from the mass migration of people in the early twentieth century, filmmaker M. Zournazi traces the journey of her forebears from Smyrna in Turkey to Sydney Australia but discovers more than family history, she finds out how music connects people during times of struggle and crises.
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paSta’ay
Japan | 60 min Feature | Drama
Director: Chin-Fa Chen
The conflicts between men can be reconciled through a ritual festival. What about the conflicts between men and nature? The Saysiyat are one of the indigenous tribes in Taiwan. They live in the mountains with an altitude of 500 to 1500 meters in Taiwan, and they are one of the critically endangered groups. Their language has been listed as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO project “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger”, and they are known for their biennial PaSta’ay ritual. |
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The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
United States | 90min Feature | Drama
Director: Anna Chi
The film tells the story of Shang Yu, a female teacher at Yueliangwan Middle School in the impoverished mountainous area of Sichuan Province, China, and her two generations of students who dropped out of school because of poverty and returned to school. |
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The Loneliness Of Those Who Do Not Exist
USA | 76 min Feature | Drama
Director: Michael Matteo Rossi While working for a shady real-estate company in Shanghai, Bryan Zellerman is framed by his corrupt employers. Faced with a choice between escape or finding out the truth behind his betrayal, his path veers terribly out of control.
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Pedacito de la Tierra
United States | 10min Short | Documentary
Director: Lina Lyte Plioplyte
Synopsis: The Pedacito de la Tierra (A Little Piece of Home) documentary series weaves together humanitarian, migrant & refugee, food, and sustainability issues from around the world. The series shares stories of hope, growth and community to raise awareness and support for the efforts of global humanitarian organization, Alight, and Burners Without Borders.
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