A down-on-his-luck musician returns home on the day of his younger brother’s movie premiere to steal his computer and sell it to the paparazzi.

Shadow Brother Sunday

A down-on-his-luck musician returns home on the day of his younger brother’s movie premiere to steal his computer and sell it to the paparazzi.

A law enforcement officer has to remove people that are homeless in order to make way for a 10km fun-run.

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Bergie

A law enforcement officer has to remove people that are homeless in order to make way for a 10km fun-run.

A young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting.

No Bedroom

Teenaged Xin Ru works as a scam call operator, scamming people into sending money to her company. When she gets pregnant, she must do whatever it takes to earn the money for an abortion before her controlling father finds out.

Please Hold The Line

A young scam call operator is thrust into a moral dilemma as she navigates a life-changing situation.

Carol, 70, begins a normal day only to find out that her heart medication has doubled in price. Afraid, but not without hope, she sets out to find a solution. She goes to work, tries to borrow from family and friends, even attempts a desperate appeal to the Social Security Administration, only too in the end be forced into a desperate act of revolution.

Endless Sea

Carol finds out her heart medicine has tripled in price and she has to find the money to pay for it.

Queenie, a precocious 7 year-old, brims with confidence and swagger. She fearlessly scours the subways and streets of New York City searching for ways to make a dollar. From basketball charity schemes to peddling roses, Queenie is relentless and unstoppable. As we follow a day in her life, we ultimately wonder what Queenie's true intentions are and why this little girl is working so hard on a school day.

Closing Dynasty

On a school day, a precocious seven year-old girl, Queenie, hustles and schemes ways to make money on the streets of New York City.

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