Charlie è un uomo obeso di una cinquantina d'anni. Vive solo, passa le giornate seduto sul divano tenendo corsi di scrittura online, guardando la tv e mangiando compulsivamente. Nella sua vita ci sono Liz, amica infermiera che si prende cura del suo stato di salute sempre più precario, e la figlia Ellie, diciassettenne che ha abbandonato quando era bambina per seguire l'amore della sua vita, Adam, il cui successivo suicidio è alla causa della sua obesità. Sentendo la morte avvicinarsi Charlie decide di spendere il tempo che gli resta per riconciliarsi con Ellie, la quale non gli ha mai perdonato la sua scelta...
In Louisville, Kentucky, hairdresser Sharon Stevens rallies the masses to help widowed father Ed Schmitt save his critically ill 5 year old daughter Michelle after their community is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave.
Un killer professionista si trova a Parigi, in attesa che il bersaglio si presenti nel luogo che da giorni sta sorvegliando. Abituato a una vita monotona, basata sulla programmazione, l'attesa, la noia, l'attenzione ai dettagli e la totale assenza d'empatia, l'uomo si trova improvvisamente a dover cambiare piani quando compie un inatteso passo falso. Come potrà sparire dal luogo del delitto imprevisto? E a chi dovrà risalire poco alla volta, sempre muovendosi con studiata precisione e implacabile assenza di emozioni, quando scoprirà qual è stata la risposta dei suoi committenti alla missione fallita?
Il misterioso e ruvido Nikolai è legato ad una delle più note famiglie criminali di Londra. Nikolai gestisce la sua vita in maniera attenta e metodica; tutto questo viene però sconvolto quando sulla strada di Nikolai appare Anna, un'ostetrica che vuole indagare sulla mistero che circonda una sua paziente, una prostituta morta durante il parto. Nel corso delle sue ricerche Anna scopre accidentalmente delle prove compromettenti per la famiglia cui Nikolai è legato. L’incontro con Anna scatenerà una serie di delitti, menzogne e ricompense, con Nikolai a fare da perno a tutti gli avvenimenti.
Lily e Amanda sono amiche d’infanzia e si ritrovano nella periferia del Connecticut dopo tanti anni di lontananza. Lily è diventata una raffinata adolescente alto-borghese, ha frequentato un college altolocato e il suo curriculum vanta esperienze altamente qualificanti. Amanda ha sviluppato uno spirito acuto e un bel caratterino, ma è sulla via di diventare una disadattata. Sebbene inizialmente sembrino in totale disaccordo, la coppia trova un forte legame nel disprezzo che Lily prova per il suo opprimente patrigno, Mark, e mentre la loro amicizia si consolida, contribuiscono reciprocamente a far emergere le proprie tendenze distruttive. Le loro ambizioni le portano ad assumere un truffatore locale, Tim, e a prendere in mano la situazione per raddrizzare la loro vita.
In una piccola città assediata dagli zombie, gli abitanti devono chiedere aiuto ad un ragazzino incompreso di nome Norman che ha il dono di riuscir a vedere e a parlare con i morti. Oltre agli zombie Norman dovrà vedersela anche con fantasmi, streghe e persone adulte, per salvare la città da una maledizione centenaria.
Ed is commissioned to make a documentary intending to change those habits of society that are harmful to animals. But completely alien to the animal protection movement, he will realize that to carry out the project, he must first convince himself.
A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.
In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.
To prevent an act of domestic terrorism, a negotiator must break protocol and make an emotional bond with the hostage taker.
Saeko and Yukako live together in a small apartment complex in Tokyo. After the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, both live in a state of unease. Saeko, who is in a divorce, is worried that her daughter is exposed to radiation. Yukako is also afraid of radiation and tries to convince her husband to move. The two become friends after Yukako tries to save Saeko after a suicide attempt.
Logline: Struggle of 10 year old Empath Kid in a Kolkata based Narcissistic Family on the Gangaur Festival Day. Manu is a 10 year old kid whose family is occupied with their day to day activities that they don't acknowledge his birthday & make him do all the household activities even on the Gangaur Festival Day. His innocence is crushed by the manipulation of the adults in his family. Everything in this family comes before this 10 year old. The film is a look at a young intuitive child navigating in a world full of speed, technology and anxiousness, creating dysfunctional relationships in adults and teenagers.
Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.
The main morality is the chronic desire for rest
Within the historians, filmmakers, astronomers and the bread
Which once was dough front to back
Relationship stops along the way
You are not a wax-work in a glass
Become the concept of freedom Freedom exists and must bring fruit
The universe glancing for purchase reasoned
In a family of sheep rustlers, a 15-year-old must go up against his domineering father to help his younger brother keep the lamb left orphaned by their latest slaughter. Rustling touchingly presents an alternative masculinity instilled not with machismo, but with empathy.
Rohan, a young man, returns home to a bustling household in preparation for his birthday party. As the family gets caught up in the chaos of the occasion, tensions rise and arguments erupt. Feeling overwhelmed, Rohan seeks refuge in his room, only to find himself transported to a parallel universe. Here he meets Zoneout, a formidable entity who provides him with valuable insights into his predicament.
Catatonik is a multi sensory installation project which becomes part of my final study for the course design for social change. It is an attempt at trying to build spatial and sensorial elements which lets the body feel the microcosms of experiencing part of a coal mine and in turn an ingrained empathy as the effect of the experience. A consciously designed installation set to present the physicality of a place purely through an ethnographic reconstruction of sound and image in a different fabric of reality informed through research. The installation was entirely made in the campus of DJAD both the recording of the audio, video and its related textures.
Donald J. Trump's fervent supporters and scared opponents were affected by Trump's rhetoric and the media's interpretation, increasing a dangerous political division. Now, It's time for them to stop and listen to each other or push harder until they crash America's democracy.
After a disagreement with her mom, 8-year-old Natalie runs away — all the way to her backyard, where she meets a family of rabbits and decides to move in with them. Songs are sung and friends are made in this sweet, funny short film about building trust, overcoming fear, and connecting across difference to make room for everyone.
