Fractured States weaves together the stories of 3 separate families from South Central, Los Angeles, and chronicles the historic social and legal shift surrounding marijuana in the U.S. today. Told through the eyes of those most affected by decades of failed drug policy, this film seeks to change the perception of communities of color and to show that many of the people serving time for non-violent drug crimes are not always the hardened criminals people on the outside might imagine. They are sons and fathers, business and family men, just like their white counterparts.
Ben is a widower who misses his wife Maggie, but finds solace in his weekly meetings with his actor son, Jason. On this day, Ben reveals to Jason that he has hired a prostitute, not for sexual favors, but simply for companionship.
Mitsuki lives in her own world, writing her novel or listening to idol singer songs. She also secretly admires her fellow student but can’t bring herself to talk to him. Her only escape is to retreat into her own world and lose herself in music.
In 1962, with the looming threat of communism and the brink of disaster with the Cuban Missile Crisis, a restless and worried President John F. Kennedy approves a new CIA program designed to target communism in the classroom through a process of cognitive conversion known as "Operation: Course Correct." History teacher Casey Connor, accused of preaching Marxism, finds himself an unwilling participant in the conversion process. Created by Good One Media for 48 HR Double Retro Horror Film Festival 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sevim has been going to house cleaning for many years to Ayten and she has an organizing role in the house. Sevim provides financial support to her daughter Demet and her son-in-law Sermet. Ayten’s (Kosovian) helper Lena has an accident. This accident triggers legal problems between the parties. Ayten pushes Sevim, to convince Lena to give up. Sevim, who is very focused on solving the problem of Milena in favor of Ayten, experiences moral, conscientious and class conflicts in the process.
An ethnographic study of the relationship between Shala Miller and their mother (Ruby Clyde), specifically focused on the idea of trauma being passed in the blood.
A collection of three Portuguese short films by Ary Zara (Um Caroço de Avocado), Aurélie Oliveira Pernet (As Sacrificadas) and Pedro Cabeleira (By Flávio), which proposes different possibilities for being a woman nowadays.
While searching for clues about the death of her brother, who was lost at sea, Virginia Tangvald embarks on a fascinating investigation into her family’s dark secrets. Calling into question the idyllic life of her father, legendary sailor Peter Tangvald, her quest dismantles the myth of absolute freedom and offers the hope that a toxic cycle has been broken.
A young man named Tom receives a risky message from his friend Ravi. A curse. Tom needs to forward the message to ten people otherwise the curse will be released and he will be at risk.
Seba is a boy who knows that he could be HIV positive, but he has't take any test yet. He faces the day, the blood test, his boyfriend and the emptiness in a night full of noise. Suddenly, in perspective, the things don't seem so wrong, or anything at all.
An unhinged nun kidnaps a young man who skipped his catechism as a child. With the help of her scatterbrained novice, they will force him to complete the sacrament of First Communion.
/inˈvād/ - To enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent. A group of friends head to a cabin for the weekend, hoping for a fun getaway. The seemingly perfect night swiftly takes a turn for the worst, as they're not alone...
How do we honor precedent while rupturing it for new life? As living beings we are time and space collapsed. We subvert linear time as we experience and shoulder the overwhelming shadow and noise of different memories, existences, and dreams in every moment. We cry, love, grieve, bleed, and just “are” every day. We pass down and inherit all of these things. We are entitled to keep them—a frighteningly stunning life. What is happening in the current moment, spliced with the past, is to live in memory, and that dynamic is to be human.
Spend an evening with Kacey Musgraves, and special guests Father John Misty and Nickel Creek, on the official livestream of her world tour live from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
In a Christian rehabilitation center in Ciudad Juárez, a group of drug addicts seeks solace in faith as their last hope to rebuild their shattered lives. The story follows Osvaldo Ogaz, a once-renowned poet, who after losing everything to addiction, fights for one final chance at redemption. His journey is a raw and intimate portrayal of the struggle to overcome past failures and reclaim a sense of purpose.
The sensitive Benjamin is being mocked by his bat family because he's afraid of the dark. When on top he falls in love with a bird, he becomes a complete outcast. But his love helps him conquer his fear and stand for who he truly is.
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