A Lear of the Steppes

The Client List

July 2010 •English

After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.

The Brothers Karamazov

February 1958 •English

Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, always broke and at odds with his father, betrothed to Katya, herself lovely and rich. The other brothers include a sterile aesthete, a factotum who is a bastard, and a monk. Family tensions erupt when Dmitri falls in love with one of his father's mistresses, the coquette Grushenka. Two brothers see Dmitri's jealousy of their father as an opportunity to inherit sooner. Acts of violence lead to the story's conclusion: trials of honor, conscience, forgiveness, and redemption.

Garage Sale

February 2024 •English

As his parent’s marriage disintegrates, Patrick is dragged along to a Saturday morning garage sale by his father, Wayne. The hidden conflict between his parents can’t be avoided when a concerned neighbour enquires after Patrick’s mum, causing tension between father and son. Only then does Patrick seek refuge from his father’s manipulations.

Une Odeur de Géranium

January 1997 •English

To make her meeting with her lover Bernard, Françoise needs Julien's help. Julien is 11, Françoise, 14. They're brother and sister.

Horse Teeth

Invalid date •English

A married couple begins to drift apart after they discover the husband's doppelgänger lurking the streets of their neighbourhood.

Caddo Lake

November 2024 •English

When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.

Maladire

Invalid date •English

During a family dinner, Gabrielle, who is carrying a heavy secret about her family, tries to reveal it. Her family is toxic and full of unspoken things, and she can't take it anymore and desperately tries to talk about it. As the dinnerl progresses, Gabrielle gets lost in her imagination, visualizing her family's potential reactions.

Sous Silence

February 2014 •French

Birthday Boy

September 2024 •English

On his 16th birthday, alone and depressed Yoke is taken on a journey by his friend Rico, to have the best birthday possible given the poverty stricken circumstances; some unexpected company and lessons are found along the way. Shot on MiniDV tapes and totally handheld.

Topper

March 2025 •English

Once a top rising comedian, Topper quickly falls from grace and finds himself struggling to get by in the cutthroat comedy scene of LA. His inability to face and accept his childhood has kept him from progressing. After an unexpected visit from a ghost of his past, Topper must return to Detroit to face his past and come to terms with his demons, before his dream and possibly himself dies off.

The Wait

February 2025 •Spanish

A future father struggles with the ghosts of his past as he tries to reconnect with his absent father, unleashing disturbing nightmares that force him to confront his insecurities about parenthood.

500 Miles

Invalid date •English

A broken family is forced to come together when 16 year old Finn and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.

Techno, Mama

January 2022 •Lithuanian

Nikita loves to listen to techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain”. His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.

Hundred Acre Wood

Invalid date •English

After the disappearance of a friend, a lost boy and his bear navigates a mystical forest where they comes face to face with their own fears and trauma.

Le Liechi

October 2023 •French

A Dimanche Prochain

October 2013 •French

The Stepmother

August 1996 •Tagalog

The loving and nurturing Mariel marries Edward after his first wife abandons him and their three children. Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family.

Kino Kopf

April 2024 •English

Born from steel and glass Kino Kopf is created by two inventors. They are assembled by their mother, a nurturing artist, and their Father a greedy entrepreneur. Kino Kopf is the first of its kind a sentient humanoid VHS camera. They are given a life by their mother but presented to the world by their father. Kino Kopf is the next big sensation and spurs a technological revolution. They are soon forgotten and alone as new models surpass them. Kino Kopf is left alone to contemplate if they ever had a soul, as visions of an electric cowboy dance through their dreams.

Anna Karenina

January 1948 •English

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Memoir of a Snail

October 2024 •English

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.