An Everlasting Piece

Just the Ticket

February 1998 •English

Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.

Lady in Cement

November 1968 •English

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl and a slippery racketeer.

I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

February 1948 •English

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their son-in-law.

Super-Sleuth

July 1937 •English

A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.

Have You Ever Wondered?

December 1947 •English

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

Piranhas

February 2019 •Italian

A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

A Living Puppet

April 1929 •Japanese

The Magnetic Nature

April 2015 •Spanish

Aldo is 55 years old and lives with Pablo, his older brother. From their home, they conduct a religious practice invented by their father and whose congregation meets mainly online. Aldo is tired of being a preacher, but doesn’t know how to say it.

The Butler's Night Off

September 1951 •English

LaRoche is a social worker who runs a boy’s club; he dreams of being able to raise the money to build the children a summer camp. His girlfriend, Hennessey, tells him that she has persuaded her rich uncle – who she reveals is actually her father – to finance the camp.

There’s No Love Stronger Than Ours

September 2018 •French

Pauline and Noham love each other madly. When Pauline's mother tells her that they are moving to Paris, Pauline, incapable of being separated from Noham, decides to stay in her home town. Except there is a slight problem: Pauline is only ten years old.

The Amorous Virgin

January 1966 •Italian

A crafy, career thief, Phillip, double crosses his partner, Kurt, after a yacht robbery and flees to a small island where he strikes of a friendship with Maria, the owner of a local cantina.

Casanova's

October 2020 •Dutch

'Casanova's' is a film about the insecure and timid journalist Bas (Jim Bakkum) who has to go undercover to unmask a mysterious dating coach. This dating coach has written a bestseller and now comes with a second book and workshop that he claims can transform incompetent men into real casanovas within three days.

Strýček z Ameriky

March 1933 •Czech

Karel en de Kapitein en de zoektocht naar het Zwarte Goud

August 2019 •Dutch

After the last of the peppercorns have been divided, the crew of 'the Black Pullet' is forced to undertake a dangerous endeavor to retrieve a new treasure trove of Black Gold.

Talking Animals

August 2019 •Turkish

Nine-year-old Can, who loves and can talk to animals, must stop the owner of a conservation park from turning it into a residential development.

Québexit

September 2020 •French

Québexit is a multi-lingual (English, French, Cree) ensemble political comedy: when a transnational pipeline leads to a successful third Québec sovereignty referendum, a small road at the Québec-New Brunswick border becomes a lighting rod of conflict between the new Québec military, the Canadian Armed Forces and two indigenous women who traverse the border frequently.

Under the Lather

September 2020 •French

Ivan, five years old, is forced to take his bath by his babysitter. Once in the water, he discovers with horror, hidden under the lather, a frightful creature that he will have to face ...

She Kills Monsters

November 2011 •English

She Kills Monsters is a drama-comedy play by Qui Nguyen that debuted in 2011. It tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from her sister while she was alive, Agnes embarks in an adventure to get to know her sister better by playing a Dungeons & Dragons module that Tilly had written, and discovers things she'd never imagined. The plot takes place in reality and in the imaginary game world; in the game world Agnes learns about Tilly's exploration with her sexuality and how she struggled with her sexuality in reality. The play is also presented in a "Young Adventurer's Edition" which removes the explicit language and ages down the characters.

Miss Agent

August 2020 •Chinese

Bassong, the leader of Southeast Asia's largest human trafficking organization, hosted a banquet in his private club to host the leaders of criminal organizations around the world. Yunzhi, Ruxin, Ruyi and the heroine Yamei successfully sneaked into the club to perform tasks. Yamei's target was the boss Basong, but due to an accident, she could only switch with Yunzhi. In the process of carrying out the mission, Yunzhi was almost unpredictable, but fortunately Yamei arrived in time. The criminal organization alarm sounded. In the melee, Yamei rescued Yunzhi. In order to cover the departure of her companion, Yamei detonated the bomb and disappeared into the flames.

In the Still Night

August 2019 •English

Heartbroken, Matthew, an American art curator, wanders daydreaming through a maze of artworks in his hotel in Tokyo. That is, until he has a surreal encounter.