A Senegalese chef works towards finding his connection and building a culinary bridge that tells the story between Senegambia and New Orleans, Louisiana.
When Paula visits Dr Bill for an abortion before her husband returns from the US. Bill sees an opportunity to make his infertile wife's dream a reality, but when Paula refuses the offer, hell breaks loose and things take an unexpected but deadly turn.
Comprised of introspections about Ed's relationships with the female figures in his life, the show explores the values that a first-generation Taiwanese Canadian immigrant has learned from his motherland, Canada.
The Pledge follows Charles and Sam, two lifelong friends, on their last day of pledgeship. Charles is worried about what is in store but Sam reassures Charles that everything will be okay. In the night Charles spots a girl he has a crush on and walks up to her. Everything is going well until Randy, one of the frat leaders, pulls Charles for a chat. Randy drags Charles to an empty garage where Sam and Nick, another frat leader, await them. The frat leaders force the pledges to take acid which sends Charles into a spiral. Charles starts running through the frat house trying to find a place to be alone but what he finds indicates something more sinister might be in store for him.
Every year, thousands of people in Canada and the U.S. take part in drug trials, to ensure a medication's functionality and safety. Many of those volunteers receive financial compensation for doing so. Bodies for Rent highlights how some volunteers are attempting to earn a living by putting their bodies on the line. It follows two men who spend their days searching for eligible clinical studies, and shows the lengths they’ll go to in order to complete a trial and get paid.
Faced with the widening gap between citizens and power, and after an economic crisis that has seriously affected social cohesion, this film gives us an unprecedented glimpse of how citizens build a society from inside a parliament, a Citizens' Palace, providing a pertinent reflection, often contradictory and complex, on the essence of democracy.
Hoping for a potential fling, a man finally meets an online connection face-to-face. In true NYC fashion, both must reconcile their online perception of each other with the messy complexities of who they truly are.
Laboratory rats are born under neon lights, in endlessly stacked plastic trays. Here, the relationship between man and animal is ambivalent: tenderness comes gloved in latex, and the violence of experiments looms on the horizon. With remarkable framing and sound design, Gene:sis takes us right into the animal’s point of view.
When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.
A group of friends travels to play an ancient game in a secluded attraction. As strange events unfold, they uncover forbidden rituals, and their actions trigger a deadly curse. What they've awakened won't let them leave, sealing their fate in terror.
What do a young entrepreneur (Juan Carlos), a street dweller (El Indio), an unemployed mother with three young children (La Zarca), a laborer (Alejandro), an experienced welder (Jhon) and a neighborhood youth (Bairon) have in common? All believe they can leave an inspiring testimony for the future and are part of the community of Puerto Resistencia, the symbolic gateway to the marginalized neighborhoods of eastern Cali. Here cultural and social awareness flourishes during Colombia's 2021 national strike. Instead of giving in to hopelessness and driven by their dreams, they raise the Monument to Resistance, a 10-meter building, which becomes a powerful symbol of unity and memory. Through the work of collective creation, it fosters a more inclusive and empathetic environment and shows how art can catalyze change and strengthen community identity.
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