Growing up in an abusive, volatile home, drove Celia (Anna Primiani) to marry a man just like her step- father. Now seven years after her husband's death at the hands of her sister, Lily (Nikki Rae Hallow) the sisters finally meet within the confines of the prison. As they sit across the table, tormented by guilt and past mistakes, they're forced to face their inner demons as they seek redemption and hope for a future together.
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It Needn’t Be This Way (Na pewno tak być nie musi)
A small delivery ward goes against the grain, rubbing the whole medical community the wrong way. But some women travel even 500km to give birth there.
Closure: One Last Look at St-Joseph’s
St-Joseph's Roman Catholic mission in Chisasibi was once a church that was cherished by many. Five weeks after the Vatican rescinded the doctrine of discovery, it held its final Sunday mass. A closure that went quietly and unannounced, and felt like a step towards decolonization.
Red Emma
Emma Goldman is called in the middle of the night to assist the delivery of a baby in a poor Jewish family of Brooklyn, with many mouths to feed. She tries to alleviate the suffering of the woman in labour. Back home, she is confronted by her partner Ed, exhausted by her absences. Forced to choose between her love for him and her activism, she writes the influencial speech "The Tragedy of Woman’s Emancipation" (1906).
Trains passing by
Anne is caring for her mother and endlessly assembling ballpoint pens at home. Her monotonous everyday life is only interrupted by the constant ringing of the telephone. The wrong number again. Old conflicts break out again between mother and daughter, the distance between them seems irreconcilable. Until one day the phone rings again.
THE ECSTASY OF GOLD “The treasure of Jesse James”
"Travis County”, 1889.
Colt Turner returns home after a long time, eager to embrace his beloved partner Annie. However, his homecoming is met with a tense atmosphere, as Colt holds valuable information about the location of a legendary load of gold: the treasure of the famous outlaw Jesse James.”