Gho Zhu
황홀하면서도 위태로운 고대 도시 바빌론에 비유되는 할리우드에서 전성기를 누리고 있는 당대 최고의 스타 잭 콘래드. 누구나 잭과 같은 성공을 꿈꾸지만 아무나 이룰 수 없던 그 때, 화려한 데뷔를 위해 당차게 야망을 좇는 넬리 라로이와 열정적인 청년 매니 토레스가 영화 같은 삶을 꿈꾸며 할리우드에 입성한다. 하지만 할리우드에서는 기존 영화 산업의 틀을 깬 새로운 변화가 시작되고 그 격변의 한가운데에서 잭과 넬리, 그리고 매니는 살아남아 각자의 꿈을 이루기 위해 고군분투하는데...
Barbara (segment "Xin")
A powerful anthology of short films, made by and about women, shining a compassionate light on mental health.
Woman in Elevator
인생 역전을 위해 완벽한 범죄를 설계한 형 대니와 아내의 수술비를 마련해야만 하는 동생 윌, 함께 자랐지만 서로 다른 인생을 살아온 두 형제는 각기 다른 목적을 위해 인생을 바꿀 위험한 계획에 뛰어들게 된다. 그러나 한 순간의 잘못된 선택으로 인해 모든 계획이 틀어지게 된 두 형제는 구급대원 캠과 부상당한 경찰이 탑승한 앰뷸런스를 탈취해 LA 역사상 가장 위험한 질주를 하게 되는데....
Sergeant Tsu
Jenny, a popular "Mommy and Me" blogger, is haunted by the feeling that her young daughter's twin, who died in childbirth, is still alive.
Baker
Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of “Mondo.”
Nainai
In a world where culture has nearly ceased to exist, one lone Mexican-American struggling to carry on her traditions unknowingly summons a dark and ancient creature to protect her.
Mrs. Chang
An immigrant mother fears her schizophrenic teenaged son is turning into a school shooter.
Mrs. Chan
Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney.
Hui Lan Zhang
Spring, Orchid is a romantic drama about 1st generation Chinese immigrants. Hui Lan, who refuses to accept her husband's dementia and battles to get his love back, comes to navigate their new relationship.
May Wong
A woman in 1990s Hong Kong accidentally kills her alcoholic husband in self-defense and finds a unique way to dispose of the evidence.
Old Thai Lady
Spencer turns to his best friend who's planned an unorthodox "mantervention" filled with debauchery to convert him from hopeless romantic to forever player, and in the process they discover that being in love is not so bad after all.
Meifeng
An elderly Chinese immigrant's cultural ignorance gets him in irreversible trouble in a public restroom. Despite his harmless intentions, he struggles with his son and the legal system to make the context of his behavior understood.
Soon Li
A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate
Mama Ling
Johnny Dow struggles to make a living at his small town gas station by charging motorists to see the electric guitar used by his late father a one-hit, rock and roll wonder. Legend has it the guitar was carved in the shape of a dragon's head and made in part from an ancient spear his father found in the crater of a shooting star. When Johnny's friend Eddie stumbles upon the other half of the spear he releases an ancient demon hungry for power and destruction. Mika a beautiful Chinese warrior who holds the secret to fighting Eddie and his army of kung fu, sugar-craving warriors reveals to Johnny that the only way to stop the evil spirit is to use the first half of the spear - the dragon on Johnny's guitar! Together Johnny and Mika set out to fight Eddie and his army, reunite the two halves of the spear, restore peace to the town and - of course - save the world!
Mei Fa
1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a profit. Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance explores the exploitation of Chinese workers during the building of American railroads. The workers not only spent long hours, but the work was often dangerous and fatal. The Chinaman is a fugitive on the run, and all odds are against him. While stealing a horse was a hanging offense in the Old West, our fugitive knows that killing a Chinaman is not a crime.
Mrs. Chen
크리스토퍼 씨덥 왕은 프로 농구 선수가 되겠다는 허황된 꿈을 안고 산다. 자신이 아시안 아메리칸이라 NBA에 입단하지 못한다며 씨덥은 집에 틀어박혀 있다. 집에서도 의사이자 탁구 챔피언인 형 마이클과 비교당하면서 편치 못하다. 그러던 어느 날, 탁구 교실을 운영하는 어머니와 형이 사고를 당하자 씨덥에게 탁구 교실을 대신 운영하라는 황당한 임무가 주어지고 엎친데 덮쳐 이웃에 라이벌 탁구 교실이 생겨 어머니의 탁구 교실은 존폐의 위기에 놓인다. 게다가 마이클이 부상으로 챔피언 타이틀을 방어할 수 없게 되자 형 대신 대회에 출전해 탁구명문가로서의 명성을 사수해야 한다.
Rose
Yvonne is a divorced middle-aged Chinese immigrant who thinks her life is over, and she is doomed to spend the rest of her days as a slave to her large and eccentric family. Suddenly, romance enters her life and Yvonne gets a long deferred chance for true love. However, she falls for the last person a Chinese family would ever accept, Jose, a Mexican-American dentist. It doesnt matter what race or culture youre from, deep down inside we are the same. And from this lesson Yvonne and her family begin to love each other for who they are and to accept Jose into the family.
LA Nail Technician
엘르 우즈(리즈 위더스푼 분)는 모두가 부러워하는 아름다운 금발의 소유자이다. 학교에서 남자는 물론 같은 여학생들 사이에서도 인기 만점인 그녀는 장학생이며, 캠퍼스 캘린더의 모델이기도 하다. 거기에 하버드 법대에 다니는 남자 친구 워너(매튜 데이비스 분)가 있어 그야말로 남부러울게 없는 짜릿하고 즐러운 나날을 보내고 있다. 남자 친구 워너(매튜 데이비스 분)가 특별한 저녁을 함께 하자고 요청한 자리에서 워너는 그녀에게 자신은 미래 지향적인 여자를 원한다며 "지나치게 금발(too blonde)"이라는 이유로 이별을 통보한다. 엘르는 비탄에 잠긴다. 하지만 오기가 생긴 엘르, 그녀는 자신은 그가 원하는 사람이 될 수 있음을 증명하려고 결심한다. 그리곤 워너가 다니는 하버드 법대에 들어갈 것을 결심하게 되는데.
Chinese Waitress
Terry is an up and coming comedian, but believes politics will get him the big breaks and more time at the popular Dukie's Comedy Club. Just so happens that Terry is 'sleeping' with Ruby Lynn Sinclair, the wife of club owner Dukie Sinclair. What follows is a night of comedy, romance, comedy, action, comedy, and Terry achieving his initial goal: getting $67 dollars to pay his phone bil
Jia
