An intimate portrait of cannabis' role in paediatric medicine.
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LITTLE WINGS
An old woman trapped in a long-lasting but bitter marriage is pushed to the brink when her paralyzed husband sets out to consume her prize pet rooster.
Mergen
Great Kazakh Steppe, XVII century, war. In the absence of father, a boy named Mergen will grow up and take care of relatives abandoned by aul. Baksy, Mergen's grandmother, gives him her gift as the only man and protector, but the appearance of Kazakh messenger with an urgent report for the Khan, puts threaten the well-being of the family. A series of rapid events puts life and death on the scales…
APPAN
APPAN MALAYALAM MOVIE PRESENTATION
Itty who is standing in the wilderness of an evil culture and clinging to this attitude in spite of being bedridden for ages. Itty’s son Njoonj, his family and the society wishes for his death.–
Migrant Birds Fly
Migrant Birds Fly is a multilingual and poetic film based on the poems of three legendary female poets, Anna Akhmatova, Forough Farokhzad, and Li Qinzhao. The film is a tale of exile, language barrier, love and identity. The Canadian feature consists of three chapters called "Migrant", "Birds" and "Fly" which will finally turn into "Migrant Birds Fly" when three women from Asia, Middle East and East Europe, end up together in a language classroom in Toronto.
Ahu
Ahu is a short narrative film about Ahu – a studious international university student and a part-time bartender in Toronto – who must get the agreement of all the tenants to spray their bedbug-infested building while aching to help her neighbour trapped in an abusive relationship.