A prisoner accidently discovers a forgotten telephone wire just behind his cell bed. He steals an old telephone device and starts making random calls … and finds himself falling in love with a travel agent.
Muhammad Bayazid (Director & Writer) and Samah Safi Bayazid (Director & Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.
On a Pennsylvania farm in the 1980s, if an animal didn’t serve its purpose, it did not survive. Five-year-old Beth, the youngest in a large family, struggles with the parallels to her own position, so she makes it her mission to care for the weak. Based on the autobiographical book Shoebox Funeral by Elisabeth Voltz.
Set in drought-plagued Northern California in 1976, The Divide chronicles the story of Sam Kincaid, an aging rancher with a failing memory; his estranged and independent-minded daughter, Sarah; and Luke, a migrant ranch hand who finds himself in the midst of a family in crisis. Internal struggles, the realities of an unforgiving landscape, and the need to reconcile a long-ago tragedy collide to create the backdrop for this classic American Western.
Perry King (Director & Lead Actor), Jana Brown (Screenwriter), and Greg Sims (Distribution Manager) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.
Rich Kids is a film that sympathetically views the modern-day and ongoing challenges of economic disparities, gentrification, displacement and evictions through the lens of Latino and Afro-Latino American youth. Matías is a bright teenager whose family struggles with harsh financial troubles. When he discovers “Los Ricos,” a wealthy family, are out of town, Matías breaks into their mansion, where he and his friends spend an afternoon basking in the good life. The party is soon disrupted when a trouble-making relative shows up uninvited. At its heart, Rich Kids is about a young man’s transformation from the person he thinks he’s supposed to be into the person he really is, as he comes to terms with the realities and consequences of living in a community ravaged by the wealth gap and income inequality.
Laura Somers (Director, Producer, and Co-Writer),David Saldaña (Co-Writer & Co-Producer), Eddie Rodriguez (Producer), and Justin Rodriguez (Cast) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.
When plans fall through, a six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.
Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
Joey Jumbler is a man who lives tragedy and comedy in the same day, balancing an emotional roller coaster and hoping for the best.
Harley Chamandy (Director & Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.
A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.
A young nun-to-be struggles to find God inside Robin, a non-responsive adult whose brain stopped developing before he was born.
Chris Gebhardt (Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.
A sweet granny is looking forward to her granddaughter’s visit. But when the little girl arrives, the feeling is not mutual. Before the visit is over, granny must try to create the warm bond with her grandchild she desires so deeply.
