Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend, Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.

Director: Daniel Ribeiro
Writer: Daniel Ribeiro (script)
Stars: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim

Take two ambitious men, one top LA advertising firm, add a competition for the same high ranking job. Tough ex-LAPD cop, Steve Miller quit police to work in the calm environment of a business office. Mark Richfield, the glamorous new kid in the office, soon wins favor with the big boss and co-workers causing Steve to cringe in jealousy. After a crazy night in the Santa Fe desert Steve becomes torn between passionate love and passionate hatred. Steve and Mark endure agonizing decisions that will affect their lives forever.

Director: Ilo Orleans
Writers: G.A. Hauser, Wendell Lu (screenplay)
Stars: Rebekah Apodaca, Lena Ann Balambao, Cristo Cabrera

Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham, a young man who constantly practices capoeira on the shores of the lake. Both violence and fraternity are close to the surface of most interactions. How each brother emerges from his challenge comprises the film's drama. Is there any way in which these men can be a family?

Director: Gaël Morel
Writers: Christophe Honoré, Gaël Morel
Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez

Director: Lucas Mac Dougall
Writer: Lucas Mac Dougall
Stars: Leandro Gauto, Juan Yarcho

There’s a moment, just one, where all the circumstances we are given, and it is time to face the first step …

Gay older Parisian takes home a drunken American found in the street. A romantic connection forms despite the younger man's secret - he's famous.

Director: Todd Verow
Writers: Kevin Miranda (additional dialogue by), Todd Verow.
Stars: Yann de Monterno, Florence d'Azémar, Kevin Miranda

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