Keď se mladé dievča z totálneho zapadákova presťahuje do jedného z najväčších miest na svete, čaká ju silný šok… A presne to se v päťdesiatych rokoch minulého storočia stalo Eilis (Saoirse Ronan), ktorú k takémuto dobrodružstvu „donútila“ staršia sestra. Eilis vyráža na cestu cez oceán – z malého írskeho mestečka Enniscorthy do newyorskej štvrti Brooklyn. V cudzom svete si pripadá ako vo vyhnanstve a chýba jej doterajší život v rodnom Enniscorthy. Všetko sa však zmení po jej zoznámení sa s talianskym robotníkom. Počas spoločne tráveného času smútenie za domovom akosi vyprcháva a Eilis prichádza rušnému životu v New Yorku na chuť. Zrazu však dôjde k udalosti, kvôli ktorej sa musí vrátiť späť do rodného Írska, kde je opäť vtiahnutná do svojho pôvodného života. A aj tu stretáva novú lásku, čím sa dostáva medzi dva hlasy vlastného srdca. Musí sa rozhodnúť medzi svetom, z ktorého pochádza a svetom, v ktorom si môže splniť svoj sen.
Bob Harrris ( Bill Muray) je filmová hviezda, prichádzajúci do Tokia natočiť reklamu na whisky. Charlotte ( Scarlett Johansson) je mladá žena, ktorá je v Tokiu spolu so zaneprázdneným manželom, ktorý pracuje ako fotograf. Osudy Boba a Charlotte sa jednej noci pretnú v jednom z luxusných hotelových barov. Práve tu sa začína utvárať zvláštne priateľstvo. Behom pár dní poznávajú Tokio i samých seba.
Neďaleko predmestia Los Angeles pristála kozmická loď mimozemšťanov. Podivné postavičky sa rozišli zbierať vzorky do okolia a iba jedna z nich sa dostala až na kraj lesa. Očarená svetlami veľkomesta zabudla na svoje poslanie. Preto sa nedostala včas na palubu a uviazla na našej planéte. Mimozemšťan našiel úkryt v kôlni najbližšieho domu, kde ho objavil desaťročný Elliot. Ten ho predstavil i svojim súrodencom. Skamarátili sa, ale ten malý, ktorého deti začali volať E.T., strašne smúti za domovom a chce stoj čo stoj s tými "svojimi " nadviazať spojenie. Nepodarí sa to a on ochorie. Vtedy je už jeho úkryt odhalený a nezdravý E.T. sa ocitne v rukách vedcov. Čím ďalej tým viac chradne, až prístroje konštatujú jeho smrť. Len Elliotovi dá najavo, že to tak nie je a že sa mu podarilo nadviazať kontakt s domovom. Podarí sa deťom svojho kamaráta zo vzdialenej planéty zachrániť?
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
Double-agent Alexander Eberlin is assigned by the British to hunt out a Russian spy, known to them as Krasnevin. Only Eberlin knows that Krasnevin is none other than himself! Accompanying him on his mission is a ruthless partner, who gradually discovers his secret as Eberlin tries to maneuver himself out of a desperate situation.
A sensitive girl struggles with first love and bullying in a 1980's Soviet orphanage.
A young immigrant’s life comes crashing down when he gets a distressing phone call from his home country.
In this short science-fiction film, two men are far away from home. Ray and Brad alleviate their homesickness by watching home movies that were shot from their perspective. By means of virtual reality goggles, Ray sees his wife and children play on the beach.
An immigrant from Hong Kong now lives in Los Angeles. He deals with his homesickness and sense of loss after encountering a strange old man.
Jason Lu, a Hongkonger living in LA, works a shift at a restaurant and finds himself in a bizarre situation, and facing a deadly problem.
“An Untitled Film” by George Alshevskij-Jones is a short documentary/visual essay about the struggles of moving to seek a better future in a different country. The research for the film was done by observing and talking to people who have left their home country. It doesn’t matter what country a person has left and in which country he has found himself, the general experiences and emotions stay the same. The most important message that I want the film to convey is that everything is possible and home is not a place on a map, but a place in the soul of each person that I spoke to. The unconventional way of showing many people as one is not just a way of making the film more convenient to create, but a way to fit a much information into one consistent image, that the audience is more likely to understand and perceive as the author intended it. My own experience blended in with the experiences of others.
Photos of Cape Breton landscapes are a google search away, my friends and family are a phone call away, I could probably get a decent donair just about anywhere. If all these things that make my home "home" are so easily accessible, why do I find it so hard to leave? "home(sick)bound" attempts to break that down.
