A Californian backpacker travels to Buenos Aires to pay homage to the Argentine pirate who conquered his hometown of Monterey in 1818. Along the way, he becomes entangled in a polyamorous relationship with a gang of young actors who plot to kidnap the U.S....

Alvin has just come out of prison, he is on parole and is starting to work at a tool and die workshop in Staten Island. He lives in a project with his grandmother, who has feeble health. He keeps a low profile, avoiding reconnecting with the crowd who ended up with him in prison. His mother, who he has not seen for many years, unexpectedly calls asking for help: she needs money to bail her out of prison. To appease his grandmother’s anxiety and worried for her deteriorating health, Alvin...

An inmate is relinquished into the care of his prison guard. He gets his fix of heroin which is used to combat his violent werewolf transformations so he is unable to harm...

Jim is going insane, he has been in the hospital forever. When the doctor finally arrives with his tests, the results are unexpected. A matter of laugh or...

Ashley Solis is a high school senior who must divide her time between school and supporting her family as a second-generation Mexican American. Located in a California working class town, the harshness of agricultural labor in the strawberry fields shares a stark contrast with the beautiful nature and relationship to her spiritual ancestral upbringing. This film documents Ashley’s life guided by the spirit world through her hardships and joys in modern...

The Tallahassee Unified Family Court (Florida) specialises in judicial cases involving minors. It is the only court in the United States that deals with matters relating to children and parents. The families are summoned to this court when accused of abuse, abandon or negligence in regard to the minors. The objective of this court according to the Law is to reunite families as quickly and safely as possible. The movie takes its inspiration from the words of James Baldwin: “If one really wants...

During a therapy session, conducted by the prestigious psychiatrist Patrice Allen, the mentally unstable patient Kenneth reveals that he killed his own father when he was a teenager, to protect her mother and himself from his abuses. Soon Dr. Allen finds out that Kenneth is emotionally connected to her neglected daughter, who’s dealing with severe drug issues, and he blames her for...

A young boy, Anselmo, faces his fears of bullies and his drunk abusive father. He escapes reality by reading his comic-book "The Mighty Blitz" and learns to stand up for himself with the help of his...

In 1998, Zoilamerica accused her adoptive father of rape and sexual abuse. Almost 20 years later, she lives in exile while caring for her 10-year-old son. Her adoptive father is Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista revolution and current president of...

As part of an experimental therapy, a depressed employee must navigate his office job with a personal narrator who speaks aloud his every...

Five elite female athletes fight for acceptance and recognition in the sport they love - that continues to exclude girls and women. This is the story of women in baseball, fighting for a "league of their...

A lonely beautician suffering from the onset of menopause is encouraged by her young client to pursue a love interest. The two women, youthful and aging, find unexpected insight in the advice of the...

Juan of the Witches honors 82-year-old Juan Medellín's legacy as a founding company member of Mexico City's prestigious Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernández. An intimate portrait of a life richly lived and a testament to the power and the force of art, the film uses colorful hand-drawn animation to illustrate cherished memories from Medellin's childhood and introduction to dance to his heyday with the Ballet during its golden era in the 1960s and 1970s. Born from the director’s first...

With only a 5th grade education, Jabulile Ndaba, a tall black woman with a contagious sense of humor, never thought of herself as a manager. Now she is a leader-in-training at a women’s project near Johannesburg. The project, Kopanang, enables women to earn money through embroidery -- and enables Jabulile to learn management skills. Jabulile is the sole provider for her large family. Her husband drinks away his earnings at the local bar. When Jabulile discovers that their teenage son has...

Gioula lives a simple life on her olive farm on the Greek coast. When a golf resort destined for wealthy foreigners threatens to change her entire world, she fights...

Judgment comes to a man who must reckon with the state of his unfulfilled life. He must physically confront the commonplace clichés that most of us tell ourselves instead of following our dreams. He will either waste his life in his humdrum existence or he will break through the walls of conformity and climb his personal...

Sparked by backlash to a neo-Nazi rally and a stream of strict anti-immigrant laws passing in the state of Arizona, a group of activists organizes to build Phoenix Allies for Community Health, a unique free clinic serving undocumented immigrants. The film follows their journey, delves into the heart and history of the clinic, and chronicles the poignant stories of undocumented patients as well as their courage and...

Nick, 35, has cerebral palsy and still lives with his parents. His loyal twin brother Chris has always felt guilty about the daily struggles Nick goes through, which he doesn’t. As Nick finally gets his wish to move out on his own, Chris has to deal with his own fears and feelings about this...

A documentary film about the origins, development and expansion of one of the most elitist and secret organizations in today's world: The Bilderberg...

Francesca celebrates years and wants to carry out her true desire. That will lead her to raise a premeditated revenge on the incest of her father for that uses as an accomplice the whole...

Six Middle-Aged women are learning to live with chronic pain and the associated symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FMS), but nothing compares to living with the shame that comes with this gender specific illness. In a general context of suspicion they live misdiagnosed, overmedicated and accused of exaggerating and faking their disease, but when they meet Dr. Palop and his team of humanist doctors things start to change. Shedding light over the patriarchal structures still operating within spanish...

Lori, a Syrian-Armenian girl living in Armenia, believes her father is taking her on a summer trip. When she learns that her family is really leaving Armenia after already fleeing the war in Syria, she tries whatever she can to stay in a place that has great meaning for...

Michael Ta’Bon spent 15 years in prison, where he promised himself that one day he would start a movement to prevent young people from repeating his mistakes. Now married and with two kids, his fierce commitment to community activism may ultimately cost him his...

A documentary that approaches polyamory from the intimate point of view of an Afro-American family who decided to live an authentic life without denying the option of diversity in their love and...

Love in Porn is an insider's look into the romantic lifes of those that succeed in the world of adult...

Californian farmer Jesus Ramos was born in Mexico City and migrated with his family to the U.S. for a better life. He picked oranges in his youth and worked his way up to owning a 140-acre orange farm. As extreme drought wreaks havoc on the American West, Ramos finds himself on the front lines of a water shortage that threatens the future of his farm, his family and his community. As agricultural communities struggle while big coastal urban centers boom, farmers are cutting their losses and...

The story of Raymond, a American lawyer that runs from justice way to Mexico, through a narco-tunel, and who is forced to face his worst fears when he realise that he can´t escape from...

Any day now”. A short, sweet comedy about how short (and sweet) life can...

When a man awakens in dire circumstances with a mysterious caller hunting him down, he must make a...

Jason lives hidden in the room of a hotel with fear of coming out. He can only trusts his girlfriend Lila. Lila takes him to a friend's house in the desert, where an unexpected guest makes him too many questions. Jason´s confidence in Lila begins to...

Michael Thomasson has spent a lifetime amassing the world's largest video game collection. Now, with his mother sick and facing an enormous mortgage, Michael put his collection up for sale and hope that someone will pay enough to cover his...

Forced into an American high school by her parents, an isolated foreign student becomes attracted to her only friend, her female English...

We follow Kurt, an expert car-thief, whose life is suddenly complicated by offbeat romance and professional...

Three estranged siblings, Oliver, Riley, and Jeb, reunite after many years to assess their deceased father’s...

The Greers grew up as a 3-woman unit. This mother-daughter team was nicknamed “The Greer Girls.” When Marilyn is diagnosed with dementia at age 58, her daughters refocused their lives to care for her during her most precious years. As Marilyn’s disease progresses, the girls struggle to care for a woman who is less and less like their mother. Together, they navigate the unknown while balancing their personal lives until they are forced to make a heartbreaking...

On April 18th, 1987, Catherine Russell first stepped on stage to perform the role of Margaret Thorne Brent in the play, Perfect Crime. Twenty-five years and only four missed performances later, she resides in The Guinness Book of World Records for the most performances by an actor in a single part. Russell estimates that two and a half years of her life have been spent on stage playing this...

For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It is the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows parts of the same cobblestone route his grandfather began in 1920’s Manhattan. Walter maintains a collection of more than seven thousand antique bottles that he circulates to his customers. Many bear the family name, a tribute to his father and his grandfather before him. Now, after 90 years of the Backerman’s being in the business, Walter knows all too well...

As a toddler, Philly Mayer was healthy and happy. A chubby baby, he was quick to laugh and eager to get up on his own feet. And then, before his first birthday, Philly suddenly stopped walking. His motor skills began to deteriorate. After a slew of tests and endless emotional upheaval, doctors diagnosed Philly with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that occurs in an estimated 1 out of every 6,000 births and leaves the spine underdeveloped. His parents were told that he would not live...

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa's landscapes and people. His pictures show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent...

In Airsick: An Industrial Devolution Toronto Star Photographer Lucas Oleniuk tackles the global issue of climate change through a local approach. With the exception of two images, all 20,000 photographs were shot in Ontario, Canada. But they illustrate a global problem. With a haunting original score by Randy Risling and evocative quotes, Airsick plays out like an unsettling...