Mina loves to skate. Today, her father, recently divorced from her mother, accompanies her to her first figure skating lesson. An ordinary day if something hadn't happened to the skates.
Saskatchewan Premiere
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Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant girl, finds herself captivated by Petra, a newcomer to her class from the same country as she is. Faced with her indifference, a desperate quest for connection takes over Ina's world as she moves between dream and reality.
Carpenter
An old Kurdish man (Hussein Mahmood) who is a carpenter tries to make artificial legs for people who have lost their legs.
My Son Went Quiet
After the death of his wife, a South Asian father and his son begin seeing a shadow around the walls of their home, who the son believes to be his mother.
The Locust (Malakh)
Hanieh, a 40-year-old struggling filmmaker, is facing eviction. Despite her efforts to bring her semi-autobiographical script to life, she has been unsuccessful. In a desperate attempt to see her vision realized, she sells the script to her girlfriend. However, during a reading rehearsal, Hanieh becomes enraged when the other participants harshly judge the main character, who is based on herself.
Paloma
On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfill her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. She is a devoted mother, a hard-working farmhand in a papaya plantation and has been saving to afford the celebration. The priest’s refusal to marry her and Zé will force Paloma to confront the rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice but nothing shakes the faith and determination of this transgender woman.