19-year-old Pia is an aspiring writer who is struggling to find materials for her book after being rejected by a literary agent. Desperate for fame...

A call from 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' transforms the life of a humble Indian farmer, as he, along with his family and village, embarks on a...

During a theatrical performance featuring puppets glorifying war, a wounded soldier is taken backstage where he unveils the truth about war.

Like many others, Daniil has decided to leave his native Georgia and move to Prague in search of better pay. Originally a teacher, he finds a job...

In 2012, Tan Xiao Bei, an art student who had been studying for two years, met Hu Miao Miao, who was also a "fifth high school student". The two had...

A teenage girl is outed as lesbian in gossip that spreads quickly across her school. She finds herself judged and insulted by her peers, and coerced...

The film explores the taboo subject of homosexuality within the Roma community through the personal story of a Roma activist who happens to be gay....

5 years old Yang spends an afternoon with his mother on a shopping trip. When he throws a tantrum after feeling neglected, she decides to punish him...

An off-screen narrator reminisces about his fun-loving, ex-girlfriend, Isabelle, and the elevator game that she created. By describing the way the...

A 16-year-old athlete sabotages her teammate to be the new anchor leg runner.

Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces.

Prague, night station in winter. Radka with a small daughter, a suitcase on wheels and a sports bag get off the bus. Luděk slowly walks back home...

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...

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

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...

The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

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...

“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow...

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's...

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are...