After discovering his daughter's ability to draw things into existence, a layabout father exploits this newfound magic for his own benefit in an attempt to fix his broken marriage.
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Dream on Leon
Léon is old, his body is letting him down. And so he sleeps. Yet above all, Léon dreams. Of love and sausages, of freedom and running wild. A real dog’s life.
The Day I Became A Refugee
On February 24th 2022, Russia started a war against the independent nation of Ukraine.
Anna, a young single mother, loses her job and home overnight due to the bombardment and has to leave her family and country.
Because of the circumstances, she accepts a job offer in Germany. But the people who offered her the job only wanted to take advantage of her plight. So she ends up as a victim of human trafficking.
The story is about a strong woman who fights her way through to support her son .
Would You Like to Tell Me a Story?
As China abruptly lifts its "zero-COVID" policies, leaving many grappling with the sudden change, we look back at our personal stories during the still-recent lockdown in Shanghai, which lasted for two full months over the spring of 2022. Through sharing the unique experiences about food, pain, and even parenthood, we found in each other not only healing and support, but also a fresh understanding of what lies ahead of us.
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.
Imalirijit
Tim is a young father living in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. As his grandfather did before, he wants to start his own research to study water quality to benefit its community. Tim embarks on an inspiring journey that will lead to empowerment and cultural revitalization. The experience becomes an awakening for Tim and his team, a wind of change and adaptation for the community challenging the modern reality of the Canadian Arctic.