Tania decides to take her horse Fantas to meet her friends in her working-class neighborhood. By sharing her passion, she seeks to bring together two parts of herself, two worlds that have never crossed paths before and which will collide in an urban tale with surreal overtones.
Logline: When Max loses his latest ping pong tournament, he must choose between abandoning his lifelong dream and working for his family or fighting to win the next tournament and prove himself as a champion. Topspin is a sports action coming-of-age drama about Max, an 18-year-old Chinese American ping pong player who dreams of going pro while working in his family's baozi food truck. After losing a key match, Max learns he has a shot at redemption through a consolation tournament that could raise his ranking and open doors to the major leagues. But his Mom thinks he's waisting his time playing a sport that has no future, insisting he skip the tournament to help at the truck Max refuses, and his mom kicks him out of the truck. When he comes back to ask for a second chance, he admits how much pressure he feels to succeed—not just for himself, but for her. She reluctantly agrees to let him play. Max begins to train in secret, using stolen money from the register to buy a new paddle. When his mother finds out, she breaks the paddle and tells him he's thrown away her trust. The next day, Max tries to make things right by running the food truck alone. Overwhelmed, he breaks down until his grandfather reminds him that family doesn’t mean giving up on your dreams—it means showing up for each other when it matters the most. At the same time, Mom is at the tournament trying to support Max, but he's not there so she goes home. Just as he’s leaving, Mom appears at the truck with food in hand. She tells him he has five minutes to get to the match. Max races to the arena on his bike. He arrives, uses his old paddle, and sees his mom and grandpa in the stands. The story ends with him serving the ball, finally supported by his family. Topspin, is not just a story about ping pong; its really weaving a narrative deeply rooted in the Asian American immigrant experience, where dreams, family, and identity collide on a relentless battleground.
Struggling with alcohol addiction and mental illness, an artist reaches out to an old friend. "Superb" — Julian Waite "Brilliant" — John Robins "Magnificent" — Stephen Fry
In the marshlands of Southern Iraq, Ibrahim and his family live in solitude as strangers to the outside world, their lives tethered to the river, the reeds, and the buffalo they tend. Silent and withdrawn, Ibrahim finds comfort only in his buffalo, his sole companion. But as the rivers dry and the landscape withers, Ibrahim faces unrelenting forces threatening the only life he has ever known, and the only creature he has ever understood.
A lifetime is not enough to find your path. An exploration of loneliness and pain on the road to self-awareness.
Stringo the Stunted Wellow doesn’t fit in with his flock. While they stay still when the wind blows, Stringo jerks and twitches. Life isn’t what it used to be, but he’s okay with that—his world is quiet and calm. One day, a scary, hand-shaped creature enters their grove. The others pretend to be dead, but Stringo’s movements get him noticed. The creature grabs him and drags him away. Stringo fights back and wins, but he’s changed. When he returns, his flock doesn’t recognize or accept him. With nowhere left to go, Stringo lets the wind carry him.
