In a Malaysian seaside town, quiet and soft-spoken Penny reckons with grief after the death of her father pushes her mother into a silent space. Her yearning for affection leads her to a pair of brothers at school who are not what they seem. Penny is drawn into their chokehold, which no one can pull her out of, and she is left to choose between the boys or herself. This coming-of-age story explores grief and how far we are willing to go to escape it.

In the quiet lull of a suburban library, mild-mannered library worker Daniel catalogs a strange assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books — and daydreams of the stories they accidentally tell. Based on a poem by Sam Treviño.

An Indian-American retiree rediscovers his passion for drawing as he navigates the transition into retirement.

Recently divorced Asian American standup comedian, 'Patsy' has hit rock bottom. She draws from her life to get laughs on stage, but flashbacks reveal gut wrenching loss and love.

2002 Saigon, Vietnam, while her mother is expecting her second child, 10-year-old Thi befriends young club waitress Ngoc who has just moved in to tenant in her family′s house. As their friendship grows, she finds out that Ngoc is an undisclosed sex worker. Meanwhile, the story is observed by an art book showing female nude paintings by Tamara de Lempicka stolen from a bookstore.

Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic journey through the past few hours of their night reveals how they got here, and what broke them.

Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother.

A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.

A skilled locksmith, gifted with the ability to open any lock, yet he is unwilling to return home. The hostess he pursues has no intention of continuing to keep him company. Facing a profound sense of emptiness, he has turned himself towards another rugged path.

The last is the story of the last meeting between a mother and his son in the final hours before his execution order.

Jenny, a stubbornly devout and headstrong rising leader in her church’s youth group is the organizer of this year’s 30 Hour Famine fasting event to raise awareness for global hunger. When Jenny discovers a wayward dinosaur cookie crumb in the church, she becomes hell bent on exposing the culprit at any cost, all while increasing the intensity of the event’s activities, forcing the more popular Mina to try to intervene and prevent her from becoming the most hated person in their youth group.

In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods. A zoologist, a sound recorder, and a news team grapple with the truth that he may be the cause of all the natural disasters that devastated this small mountain town.

Gloria, a Chinese woman in her 70s living alone and struggling with her memory, finds newfound purpose in teaching herself Spanish.

When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

A story of a Thai restaurant in Oxford, in which Sasi finds herself caught between two worlds after 20 years of living in the UK.

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW.

For the first time in four years, a daughter returns to Daegu, South Korea, determined to end the domestic war that plagued her childhood. They have been hurting each other for years as they never learned to live harmoniously. Despite their efforts to find peace, the scars of the past remain unresolved. Through conversations with parents, she uncovers a pattern of domestic violence deeply ingrained in her family's history. At last, she realizes that only she can break this cycle.

AMMA's PRIDE chronicles Valli's trials and tribulations as she watches her trans daughter Srija, fall in love, marry, and fight for state recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in South India. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.