Steven Rubinstein Malamud

In the saliva-saturated Sputum world, an ugly class struggle is unfolding. The ruling Antique FAMLY depend on the saliva of the Bakelites to survive an invisible, buzzing, fungus cloud. With invasive, saliva milking machines and an addictive rot powder, their FAMLY enforces a status quo. But when the Bakelite rebellion led by Jimin Blyth gets help from aristocratic Antique deserter Kalta Crux, their future takes a new turn.

La familia Gabarre-Mendoza celebra el cumpleaños de su nieto cuando una inspección policial interrumpe el festejo. En la Cañada Real, un barrio de chabolas a las afueras de Madrid, surgen tensiones entre las autoridades y los vecinos, ya que los terrenos han sido vendidos y las familias son obligadas a abandonar las casas que ellos mismos han construido. Mientras, la madre, Agustina, pasa de ser una mujer muy alegre a vivir atormentada por el miedo; el padre, David, un chatarrero muy trabajador, intenta encontrar una solución, pero la burocracia del sistema les falla. Entretanto, los miembros más jóvenes de la familia -David hijo, la nuera y madre adolescente María y el joven Alejandro- luchan a su manera con sus vidas en la cuerda floja.

When there is a break-in in her home, interior buyer Helen (38) is in shock. Many of her possessions with which she had dear relationships are taken from her. With this theft, she discovers that she has lost a part of herself that is not easy to replace.

Amor shows, in a number of fragmentary scenes, painful but recognizable moments in an arbitrary day in the lives of a group of vulnerable teenage girls in the outskirts of a big city in the Netherlands.

A sturdy flight attendant has to deliver a child in mid-air and gets involved in a confusing mother/lover relationship with a boy who's living under the streets of Bucharest.

Nine-year-old Daan is really excited about taking up swimming when he discovers his mother's old swimming medals in the attic. When his school teacher encourages him to join the nearest local swimming club, Daan finds out that his mother is definitely not amused. She is afraid that Daan inherited her cardiac problems. Despite his mothers fears, Daan doesn't wait and starts training behind her back.

Mia was born in the dark of an underground waste dump. While living her days sorting out waste, she has always been dreaming of a better life above ground. Her pregnancy suddenly makes this dream a necessity. She starts traveling the underground dump, searching for a better life for her unborn child.