Wide-Awake

The Jump Off

June 2017 •English

Nigel and Malik have been in a secret romantic relationship for several weeks. Nigel seems content with their unofficial status, but as times goes on, he longs for more. One evening, Nigel decides to take matters into his own hands before thinking of the consequences.

The Black Balloon

January 2012 •English

An alien in a crowded land searched for some semblance of companionship after losing all of its friends.

Le toasteur

June 1982 •French

A Fermenting Woman

March 2024 •English

On the brink of getting fired from her restaurant by new owners, visionary chef and master fermenter Marielle Lau (Sook-Yin Lee) develops an incendiary new dish with a bewitching ingredient she’s convinced will save her career.

Window

March 2024 •French

Sam, a window cleaner, arrives at a residential block in Brussels with no windows. In her search for the missing windows, she meets characters who confront her with herself and her loneliness. Gently she breaks through her isolation and starts to interact and connect.

Summer in the City

March 1970 •German

German writer Uwe Johnson lived for several years in the 1960s on Manhattan’s Upper Westside where he got to know his neighborhood very well, observing the goings-on in the streets, cafeterias, and parks. In 1968 German Television agreed to co-produce a film for broadcast featuring interviews with various neighborhood characters.

Marcy Learns Something New

March 2020 •English

A widow goes to a dominatrix class.

The Falling Star

March 2019 •French

The last conscious moments of Stalin, the solitary tyrant who believes himself immortal. An evocation of the mental chaos of the Little Father of the People who was suffering from delusions of persecution and untold power during the three days of his death throes. And, in fact, is he really dead? In the limbo of the Soviet past, the ghosts from the gulag dream of settling some old scores.

All the Crows in the World

June 2021 •Chinese

18-year-old Shengnan is invited to a mysterious party by her cousin. Upon arrival, Shengnan finds herself surrounded by greasy middle-aged men, with the exception of Jianguo, who is different. Shengnan and Jianguo decide to bail on the party, embarking on a night of adventures in the adult world.

Other Half

May 2021 •English

As an Individual Being in a world comprised of Merged Couples, Ren longs to find his other half and become complete.

The Fall of the Swift

May 2021 •Spanish

Bizkaia, 1980s. Kepa is a young working class man who lives in an oppressive family environment, and in which he feels a burden. Having met someone, and fed up with his situation, he decides to pack his bags and run away. The same night he intends to leave, his friends prepare an attack in protest at the closure of the shipyards where they worked.

Cantareira

July 2021 •Portuguese

Bento, a worker and resident of downtown São Paulo, returns to the place where he grew up, his grandfather’s house in Serra da Cantareira, seeking not only peace, but also a job.

Cicada

July 2021 •Korean

Chang-hyeon, a transgender prostitute encounters a visitor who seems both familiar and alienated to him.

Grand Central Market

January 1963 •English

This film portrays activity in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California. Highlighted are vendors that represent the melting pot that is America, selling their wares to people of all ages and all walks of life. The film was directed by William Hale. Notably, the film also showcases some early work of famous cinematographer, Haskell Wexler.

La Chienne

January 2013 •French

For several years, Zoe has suffered terrible abuse. She's been locked in a basement like an animal and now she's bleeding out. She should have died... several times. But she doesn't die. Zoe wants to survive. She wants to live. Mostly, Zoe wants to escape the cage her captors have trapped her in.

Crossroads

January 1931 •Russian

Sheyhe

January 2022 •English

In the courtyard of a residential complex, a pregnant woman and a boy meet. When the woman takes the boy to her house to fix his broken toy, the boy learns a secret about the woman's life and.

One Small Step

June 2018 •

​Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.

Yoshua

December 2017 •English

A group of outcast teens must flee their hometown of South Central to protect their big blue alien friend from a ban against its kind. Though he seems soft and cuddly, the government has deemed Yoshua to be anything but. When law enforcement tightens their hunt for Yoshua, will his friends stay by his side?

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World

December 2017 •English

On New Year’s Eve of 2029, a six-mile wide asteroid is headed for Earth and set to wipe out humanity and the repressive society that now plagues Los Angeles. One young couple aims to survive this catastrophic event together while simultaneously transforming their civilization into the utopia they desire.