Ben Howe

When a large Iranian-American family gathers in NYC for the patriarch’s heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past

In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcilable until he befriends two closeted men in his grandfather's senior housing complex.

Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. This is a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.

Diane é uma viúva na casa dos setenta anos cuja vida é ditada pelo o que os outros necessitam. Ela passa seus dias levando comida para moradores de rua, visitando amigos no fim de suas vidas e tentando desesperadamente se conectar com seu filho viciado em drogas. Conforme vai perdendo essas peças de sua existência, ela se vê obrigada a olhar para si e confrontar sua própria identidade.

The story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright and curious high schooler with a talent for manipulation. As his mother May enters treatment for a pill addiction, and he and his father Roger stop getting along, Clark thinks about running away from home. He just needs to decide where to go.

Convinced that reuniting with his old girlfriend will bring his dreams to fruition, Gabriel risks it all in a desperate and increasingly obsessive pursuit.

When a teen from the wrong side of the tracks falls in love with a wealthy girl at the local boarding school, he agrees to help her smuggle drugs from Ecuador for the benefit of her upper crust friends. But when the plan unravels and he becomes the fall guy for their crimes, he is forced to decide how far he will go for the girl he loves.

Katniss Everdeen fica, por vontade própria, no lugar da irmã nos Jogos da Fome: uma competição televisiva em que dois adolescentes de cada um dos doze distritos de Panem são escolhidos ao acaso para lutar contra a morte.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

On a summer break from college, Ivy, a young epileptic woman, struggles to balance her feelings for her fledgling boyfriend while her friend Al crashes with her for the season.

In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after each other when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.

Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his death in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators to tell this poignant and important story.

Os habitantes de uma comunidade cercada por uma floresta temem que perigosas criaturas vivam lá. Eles pensam que se ficarem fora da floresta, eles serão deixados ilesos. Quando uma das moradoras da vila fica doente, o menino que a ama ignora os mais velhos da vila para ir à próxima cidade em busca de remédio.

A love story between a satellite and a buoy.

Mabel centers on Callie, whose only friends are the plants and trees that surround her home. When her dad’s job moves the family to a sterile subdivision, she is utterly isolated—except for her best friend, a potted plant named Mabel. To Callie, Mabel is a peer, a fellow being, maybe overlooked or unseen, but still very much alive.