Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin is humiliated at a carnival when he is too small to go on a ride. He makes a wish to be big and wakes up the next morning in the body of an adult. Now he must try to make his own way in the adult world, getting a job and navigating the complexities of romance. As he learns to balance the responsibilities of adulthood with the exuberance of youth, he realizes the importance of maintaining a youthful spirit. In the end, he finds a way to undo his wish and return to his mother.
Shithouse tells the story of a socially awkward college freshman who struggles with homesickness and making friends. He finds solace in talking to a stuffed animal and forms a bond with his roommate. Through a series of misadventures, he learns to navigate the complexities of college life and discovers the importance of friendship and self-discovery.
Ernie Hudson and Angie Kim star in this short film about a customer not wanting to leave a Karaoke Bar. A night without closure.
A young boy, left alone as an unnatural threat ravages the world, clings to his daily routine as he waits for his mother to come back for him.
“An Untitled Film” by George Alshevskij-Jones is a short documentary/visual essay about the struggles of moving to seek a better future in a different country. The research for the film was done by observing and talking to people who have left their home country. It doesn’t matter what country a person has left and in which country he has found himself, the general experiences and emotions stay the same. The most important message that I want the film to convey is that everything is possible and home is not a place on a map, but a place in the soul of each person that I spoke to. The unconventional way of showing many people as one is not just a way of making the film more convenient to create, but a way to fit a much information into one consistent image, that the audience is more likely to understand and perceive as the author intended it. My own experience blended in with the experiences of others.
Roberto, a Peruvian boy in his teens, has moved to Montreal to live with his father, Bob Montoya, and his new Canadian family. While Bob tries to succeed in his new life as a small time "business man", the ties with his son will be marked by a quiet violence that seems to have followed them from their country of origin.
See You Next Year follows the story of a family who leave their home country and face the challenges of migration. Settling in a new country, they try to adapt to the unfamiliar surroundings while dealing with the longing for their homeland. This heartfelt movie explores themes of family, identity, and the universal human experience of longing for home.
When twin sisters study in different counties, we see how each’s journey plays out while dealing with anxiety, a lust for love, and finding their way out of their mental maze.
Photos of Cape Breton landscapes are a google search away, my friends and family are a phone call away, I could probably get a decent donair just about anywhere. If all these things that make my home "home" are so easily accessible, why do I find it so hard to leave? "home(sick)bound" attempts to break that down.
A vietnamese writer struggles to balance his passion, work and family.
Two countrymen meet by chance in a big city. One of them left the village long ago and settled in the city. The other just arrived in town...The clash of characters and life circumstances can dramatically change a person's destiny. How to find your place in this world? How to hear the voice of your heart?
Every day, we have countless things to do. Yet, the things we do regularly can often feel worlds apart depending on the specific situation, the time, or even our shifting emotions. Despite perhaps simply wanting to do them with the same ease and familiarity we've always known, the experience can be drastically different, Everyone has a place that feels like home, a cozy little spot where we can relax and be ourselves. But as we get older, we tend to move away from that place, and it can be hard to feel as comfortable. So, we try to find things that remind us of home, even if it's just a small way to feel more at ease This experimental film aims to explore the concept of a comfort zone and the process of growth through diverse situations
A poetic coming-of-age, in which the characters drift through memories, searching for a place in a world that constantly casts them aside. It’s an intimate, indie-aesthetic story about reminiscences preserved on camera, lost and regained bonds and people learning to grow up within a space lacking both home and the assurance that anyone is waiting for their return.
A young man over-comes extreme poverty, a dysfunctional home, peer ridicule, and death in his family to embark on an epic journey that takes him to England on an island scholarship. There he is determined to overcome cultural shock, the bitter London cold and homesickness to return home to do right by his mother.
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