In the mid-2000s, 11-year-old Ethan records music in his father's home recording studio when the computer suddenly crashes and becomes inoperable. The weight of the situation drags Ethan into a panic, and he desperately hopes to prevent his family from drifting further apart.
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The Passion of Mahmoud
Mahmoud has a very difficult life. However, he pursues his dreams on the border between reality and fantasy. Mahmoud has a domineering attitude towards the women in his family but in fact he is haunted by past memories and wanders on the border between reality and fantasy.
An Unplugged Journey
A mom who has been having problems with her daughter wanted her
rebelling daughter Isa to spend a few days without a phone in an unfamiliar village, so that she could grow. Aunt Bailing whose daughter is away working took Isa in and the became like mother and daughter over the course of three days. Isa came to understand her mother and they made peace with each other under the setting sun on the beach.
Mis-Alignment
When an engineer who destroys malfunctioning androids encounters a shocking abnormality in a rebellious patient, she risks everything to save her new friend and herself.
Weree
Having fled the Liberian civil war, renowned self-taught artist Johnson Weree is seeking asylum in the Netherlands where he lives undocumented and without a fixed address. Haunted by the horrors of his past, he draws bright-coloured otherworldly portraits, whilst longing for a brighter future.
Ch’ul Be, Sacred Path
“Ch’ul be” delves into the Tsotsil sacred path, exploring ancient collective commitments that sustain the cycle of life in community. In San Andres Larrainzar, everyone is responsible for the collective well-being, but few are chosen to follow the path of serving the gods. ”Ch’ul be” is the path of Martha and Diego, and of Román and his son Tino. It is a journey from the everyday to the divine, from the individual to the collective, to ensure that knowledge is not lost and the cycle is not broken.