Mary, a lonely eight-year-old girl from Melbourne, becomes pen pals with Max, a severely obese man from New York. Together, they navigate their respective challenges, find solace in their friendship, and learn valuable life lessons.
Sophie, a Polish immigrant, must make a choice between her two children in order to save one of them from the horrors of the Holocaust. This heartbreaking decision haunts her for the rest of her life.
Survivors of a plane crash struggle to stay alive in the freezing Canadian wilderness, facing challenges such as food rationing, freezing temperatures, and the search for rescue.
In Apartment 12, a group of eclectic residents navigate through various hilarious and romantic misadventures, including an artist struggling with his creative process, a call girl trying to balance her personal and professional life, a pizza parlor owner dealing with spam emails, and a slacker who accidentally gets involved in an art show. As the chaos ensues, relationships develop and secrets are revealed.
Roy, a shy, solitary young man, calls himself a "non-winner," not a loser. He looks for signs that his life will change, and he gets just such a sign when he wins a haiku contest. His prize will arrive in two weeks, says the letter informing him of his win. He screws up the courage to tell Nancy, a colleague he likes, about his victory. He's impatient for the prize. Will it arrive? Is his life about to change?
In 2040, a generation of Torontonians have grown up after the economic collapse of the west. The movie consists of episodes of a documentary series popular in mainland China about the bad jobs some white people have -- the plucky and resilient souls unlucky enough to be born into the slums of North America are both amusing and moving to the Chinese audience. Oscar is a digital janitor, and has to manually cover up logos for copyright reasons in the future's answer to Google StreetView maps. Gary and Karen assemble robot baby dolls for the children of the wealthy in Asia. Anton and Toph are spider silk collectors. Serina is human spam and makes a living by mentioning brands and products in casual conversation.
In The Messenger, a young boy sends a spam message and unexpectedly learns about responsibility and duty. Through this experience, he discovers the importance of taking responsibility for his actions and the impact they can have on others.
Gallagher rants about homosexuality, individuality and Spam then has some fun with audience members. Then it's time for the sledge-o-magic.
Chain Mail International has had a banner year; the tanking economy is proving an unexpected boon for the firm’s time-honored business — creating and forwarding chain letters. Through the lens of the firm’s holiday party, we get a glimpse into the inner workings of the business, and come to see that as progress moves relentlessly onward, not everyone will be sharing in the group’s success.
Two boys on vacation take a tour of the Hormel meat packaging plant (produced by Hormel).
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