Instruments of a Beating Heart
First graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.
First graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.
A Korean American adoptee embarks on a relentless journey through South Korea to search for her birth mother, driven by her longing to discover the truth of her origins.
After a visit from the ghost of her grandmother, a woman discovers a mysterious pepper plant which causes her to question whether she will follow in her mother’s footsteps or take a different path.
A visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on.
A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His father’s spirit tries to reach him from the other side.
12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as part of the family - by getting his first scar.
A young Dominican woman is forced to rethink her move to the US after a dark family secret surfaces.
After leaving the city for a life in the country, a couple's relationship is upended by the arrival of a peculiar visitor.
Away from the responsibilities of familial life, Maryam hires 20-year-old sex worker Aisha to keep her company for the night.