Shunsaku was paralyzed from the neck down at the young age of 36 by a spinal injury suffered in a motorcycle accident. A blind woman named Hanae arrives to be his caregiver. Despite her frustrations with Shusaku's ill-nature and verbal abuse, Hanae also harbors a tremendous sense of being deprived that she doesn't tell others.
Eight-year old Betty is sent to stay with family on a remote Welsh farm, but her father has warned her that her uncle eats children who don't behave.
An aging actor remembers his past stage triumphs and contemplates a dim future on the stage of an empty theatre. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.
An American soldier and an Arab soldier confront each other during wartime in the desert, each hoping to kill the other. But in order to survive, they must lay down their arms and cooperate.
In 1970s New York, a drag queen and elderly woman meet during a blackout. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Bronx Cheers is a 1991 short film directed by Raymond De Felitta. It follows Danny who returns to the Bronx after serving in World War II. He dreams of becoming a songwriter and instead gets sidetracked by an aging boxer tired of taking dives. After an ingenious ploy, both friends get exactly what they dreamed for. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Elías (12) is the youngest son of Luisa (45) and José (46). One afternoon, after witnessing a homophobic attack at school, Elías tells his parent that he is also gay. But his cry for help gets unanswered, which will make him wonder: How can I feel safe? Where’s my nest?
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Dear Rosie is a 1990 British short film directed by Peter Cattaneo from a script by Peter Morgan and Mark Wadlow. The plot follows Rosie, an unsuccessful novelist who begins receiving letters from overweight people after her agent publishes her diet tips. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Nina, Ailén and Fernando are an actress, a producer and a director who want to shoot and independent feature film in Argentina.
When personal and creative differences threaten to destroy a musical supergroup during the recording of an album, studio guitar player McQueen is brought in to smooth out the tracks. Soon he is reconsidering the direction of his life as he dreams of the elusive brass ring.
An aspiring teacher (Eduardo Noriega) falls for a maid (Ingrid Rubio) in a village where people claim they see the Virgin Mary.
Rolo, a sailor tired of life on the high seas, loses his boat in a port town. That same night Leo disappears, a man he had met in a bar. Rolo must find him to get rid of Loyola, a policeman who accuses him of complicity in a robbery.
During a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, a young Wall Street investment banker and an old shoeshine man begin chatting and discussing their life philosophies.
It tells the story of Jorge who dreams of going to live in the United States. He loves the American way of life and above all, the gringas, but at the North American embassy they deny him a visa. That afternoon she meets Ganzo López, who has just been given the "Greencard" because he married a gringa. Jorge then decides that the solution to his problems is to also marry a gringa and travels to Cuzco to look for her ...
A Polish RAF Officer returns to his homeland and finds himself torn between love for his friend's wife and illegal activities he gets himself involved in.
The construction of the first socialist town in Bulgaria - Dimitrovgrad.
Set during the confrontation between the Japanese Army and the Communist Party of Malaya in the year 1944. Four friends - Ahmad, Osman , Puteh and Harun choose to serve the Japanese Police Force in order to survive. Amidst a sea of uncertainties, Ahmad falls in love with Siew Lan and Puteh falls in love with Fatimah - both girls from different worlds , different cultures, even opposing sides. And Osman - a friend of theirs and a spy for the Japanese Police - chooses to serve his own vendetta.