A son picks his father up from a psychiatric hospital and takes him home to his grandparents. The father tries to revive their relationship, but the son, like the grandparents, is indifferent to him. They spend the day together.
A man suffering from burnout encounters a horse in the middle of the road
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.
As her island home is abandoned to the sea, Rebecca refuses to evacuate, certain her missing son Fergus is still alive. Haunted by grief and convinced an ancient power stole him in revenge for her husband Callum’s sins, Rebecca descends into obsession. When Callum abandons the island to save himself, Rebecca turns to a forgotten shrine and offers him as a sacrifice in exchange for Fergus’s return. By dawn, Callum lies dead upon the shore, while the mysterious Mither emerges from the mist beside a strangely older Fergus. Reunited at last, mother and son escape the cursed island together.
As summer begins in a small town, aimless teenager David devises a plan to sell his friend’s ADHD pills. Their failed venture leads him to a Christian music festival, where he meets Nikola, a girl seeking escape from her family. Intrigued by her contradictions, David begins exploring her world of faith and self-discovery.
After a breakup, Lola casts a spell for the perfect boyfriend. When a man appears at her door, her mother, Kaisa, quickly falls for him. Tensions rise as both women compete for his attention, only for a surprising new rival to join the mix
