Against the backdrop of the civil war in the Central African Republic, a Chinese construction manager and local African laborer work on opposite ends of the spectrum to construct a sparkling new bank. As deadlines loom, unexpected twists threaten their jobs, relationships, and plans for a better life. An eye-opening drama about these two men in their pursuit of wealth and happiness.
PG
Bittersweet Becoming
Karla Rae James is a vivacious a trans woman in her 60’s, living in Toronto. While most people her age are planning their retirement, Karla is in a race against time. After taking care of her ailing mother, Karla returns to Toronto with a generous inheritance and her mother’s blessing to finally complete her decade-long late-age transition on her own terms.
EITR
Grinding away at the inherited family business, Mohamed works tirelessly making sales of knock-off perfume while living as a knock-off version of his true self. Grappling with the recent loss of his father, his mother's anxious attempts to get him married and the shadow of his hidden Queer identity, Mohamed finds solace and connection in a day spent with a beautiful stranger who lives in self-acceptance and sees Mohamed for who he truly is, under the many layers of polo-sport-adjacent cologne.
Len & His Spitfire
As a young child of the 1920’s, Len sustained serious injuries from a dynamite blast cap. As a young adult, despite his disability, he enlisted in the fight against the Germans in World War II. Adventures and near deaths ensue, after he finds himself in the cockpit of a Spitfire.
The Cave
Two Roomates are sitting in there living space when strange occurrences and characters interrupt there complacency, eventually inspiring them to move beyond the confines of the void.
A Realm of Return
A Realm of Return: Logline, Synopsis, & Director's Statement
LOGLINE
The trauma of war spares no one.
Synopsis
The death of a Vietnamese immigrant reopens long-hidden wounds. The battle for control of his legacy pits his widow against his mother and his former lover.
Director's Statement
Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to the Communist forces of the North on April 30, 1975. The new regime was harsh and repressive: supporters of the former government were stripped of their homes