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"Dispatched Dream" is a film about Rachel, a young woman who works at a store and dreams of becoming a successful singer. One day, she meets Sandra Brooks, a famous singer who inspires Rachel to pursue her dreams. Despite the discouragement of her boss Malcolm, Rachel continues to work. As she tries to balance her job and her passion for music, Rachel faces challenges and obstacles along the way. The film explores themes of perseverance, following one's dreams, and the importance of having supportive people in one's life.
When Death knocks on old carpenter’s door, he tries to convince her to let him live a little longer.
As two souls collaborate to construct a world of shapes, color, sound, and motion, they must consult their instincts to build a meaningful, doubtless narrative, discovering the power of self-expression and the joy of creating something new.
Mae and Gemma spend one last night together knowing that, in the morning, their relationship will be over. Mae struggles to get through to Gemma, who does everything to cling onto what she thinks is the perfect relationship. Through manipulation and seduction, the two women try to understand how what is tearing them apart is also what is keeping them together.
When a circus trio have a particularly disastrous show, Mandy the Acrobat must decide whether to run away from the circus, or to stay and help her friends.
A young couple, "Kate" and "Luke", sit in their dimly lit living room. The mood is heavy with silence. The air between them is thick with unspoken words, tension hanging like a storm about to break.
As a rural village prepares for its final harvest festival as a luxury building development is greenlit, an ancient threat awakens and Julian must come face to face with a haunting piece of folklore.
On a night in Shanghai, there is an accidental encounter and separation of the broken-hearted Ajie and an amnesiac old lady…
A short film based on a combination of the director’s personal experience and social reality. It tells the story of Li Yun, a middle school girl who seems to be strong and has no weakness. When “menarche” comes, this secret becomes a huge test for her. Her good friend Chen Xue keeps this secret and helps Li Yun in her transition into adulthood.
A story which focuses on a woman who is born poor and suffers immensely for her family. As a wife, she supports the whole family and takes good care of her paralysed husband. As a mother, she is misunderstood by her adolescent son. As herself, she has a strong desire for the beautiful things in life which cannot be fulfilled. All of these involve money. So the woman comes up with a “brilliant” idea…
Hui Chang, who is pregnant, believes in Buddhism. She supports her family by folding and selling paper ingots. In a pregnancy check-up, she finds out that the fetus has a chromosome defect. In order to keep the baby, Hui Chang’s husband Guoliang Zhao takes her to a sorceress for a cure. In the process, Hui Chang’s faith is questioned and she suffers anxiety and pain.
Determined to break free from her insignificant role as a bread-toasting line cook, Annie's inventive spirit clashes with Chef Louie's strict rules, sparking a culinary clash that challenges the restaurant’s status quo and ignites her own journey of self-discovery. As Annie navigates the chaos of the kitchen, she unearths the memories of her father's teachings, using them as inspiration to transform her outlook and prove that her creativity is more than just a garnish.
Majka attends a casting out of desire to become an actress but when her mom gives her a push-up bra to fit in, Majka is conflicted. She wasn't aware that she had to alter her appearance to increase her chances at winning yet she trusts her mom. The bra gets uncomfortable, Majka tanks her audition but learns a valuable lesson, to be her own person.
A cryptic young creature takes the train from Dublin to Sandycove, confronting ideas of a splintered self-image, loneliness, and being seen in a fundamentally blind world.
Natalie and Adam attempt to save their failing relationship through a climbing trip in the wilderness. It’s said that nature is healing, but love is the hardest climb of all.
A student misplaces his phone and must race across campus to find it.
Infatuated with her crush Owen, Isabelle devises a plan with her best friend Jasmine to get his attention.
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
