Rising Voices

In a desperate attempt to make ends meet, a father takes on a lucrative full-time job that emasculates him.

Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted granddaughter of an experienced midwife. As she absorbs the wisdom of folk medicine, Bertie Bee will work with her mystical connection to the spirit world as she becomes exposed to the tragedies of a wounded American past.

In the wake of the Americans announcing their withdrawal from Afghanistan, an Afghan prosecutor fleeing from the Taliban seeks the help of an American journalist, to evacuate Kabul before the last plane departs.

A non-binary South Asian teen uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender expression.

Maps charts the tumultuous relationship between a working mother and her daughter throughout the years, examining the sacrifices parents make and the difficulties their children face, as we feel the fleeting quality of life.

Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last holiday season as a duo.

During the telecast of a historic Dodgers game, a Latinx mother working as a live-in caretaker struggles between the demands of her job and finding a way to stay connected with her children through the family’s love of baseball.

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

Haunted by the loss of her partner, a former astronaut struggles to connect with her unborn child.

Nikki spices things up at her mom’s struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery.