Sheila and Imran haven’t seen each other since college, but when Imran moves back to Austin, an opportunity arises for the pair to get acquainted once more.

So, That Happened

Sheila and Imran haven’t seen each other since college, but when Imran moves back to Austin, an opportunity arises for the pair to get acquainted once more.

While rehearsing asking out the girl of his dreams, a lonely and highly allergic Circuit-Shack employee gets stung in the throat by a hornet.

Determined to have her first kiss, Loulwa defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy. As she braves the streets of Beirut in pursuit of her sexual awakening, she finds herself taking an instant leap into adulthood when her world erupts into a redefined "normal".

Ebb & Flow

Determined to have her first kiss, Loulwa defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy

Paula, a neurotic 35-year-old real estate agent, launches a crazy plan to avoid separating from her partner. The plan? Bring together your respective psychologists to solve your problems.

Ángel y Perla

Paula, a neurotic 35-year-old real estate agent, launches a crazy plan to avoid separating from her partner. The plan? Bring together your respective psychologists to solve your problems.

Edouard receives a cassette from his wife, who has been away in the United States for some time. After years of silence, he and his daughter live with this relic, which bears witness to her journey, her setbacks, but also her love... An unexpected reunion plunges Edouard into deep reflection and grief. How can we wait for someone when all we have left of them are images of the past? This intimate film, the second part of a trilogy, falls somewhere between documentary and fiction. It was inspired by the director’s father who traveled to the United States in 1981, on a makeshift boat.

Dreams Like Paper Boats

Edouard and his daughter live with a cassette received from his wife in the United States, a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?

An intimate cam session unexpectedly turns into a suspenseful, life-and-death situation for Lotte - a webcam dominatrix.

Complications

An intimate cam session unexpectedly turns into a suspenseful, life-and-death situation.

The end of a relationship leaves a woman desperate to reassert her independence by overcoming her driving phobia. But when she finds herself in the driver's seat, she turns into a compulsive oversharer who can't start the car. Luckily, her new driving companion won't let her off the hook so easy.

Bad Driver

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