
A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.
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A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.
2016-02-02
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1 street. 10 stories. 10 Crosby.
0.0The story of a young woman, who in the process of going after her dream of singing, is led to change her relationship with her father through the wisdom of her quirky, elderly roommate.
0.0In 1965, an Asian-American girl wants to be an actress despite the odds. Her mother thinks it's just a silly dream. However, her quirky middle-aged high school teacher decides to help her try out for a Broadway musical.
6.8A struggling filmmaker finds unexpected solidarity and validation when she takes on the job of restoring a classic 1960s film directed by the first known female South Korean director.
6.6When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.
8.0The Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but doesn’t shoot animals, as the family's wealth allows them to live totally free from consequences.
6.3A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
0.0Hsiao-Peng, an unmarried mother is sent to a maternity home for young single mothers. During her time in the maternity home, she slowly overcomes the depressive thoughts and builds strong bonds with Wen-Yueh, Ko-Hsin, and Madam Pai. After moving out the maternity home, Hsiao-Peng lives with Wen-Yueh and Ko-Hsin in an apartment where they continue to be each other’s support. The two main settings of the film, the maternity home and the apartment, build an atypical family model. It is a tender coming-of-age tale where women are empowered with the right to think for themselves.
5.5Pam Holloway believes in love and a stable marriage. Her parents Laureen and Elliot are her great role models: they are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary this year.
0.0A romantic girl, influenced by a popular magazine, has a series of brief adventures with her ambitious cousin, her gay cousin, her neighborhood's electrician and a distant aunt, which will land her from myths and dreams to reality.
3.8A visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic, strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient then betrays her trust.
0.0Desperately shy Graham believes he is destined to always be alone. Caught in a time loop, he sees a vision of his future evolving along with the city he lives in. Finally Graham knows what he must do.
5.9On their fifth wedding anniversary, Sitio and Ana start arguing inside an elevator that keeps opening in their same floor. Emotionally and physically trapped, the two will have to work together to find a way out.
0.0Adaptation of a literary work on the slow deterioration of an orthodox family, where the women are unable to achieve emancipation and the men succumb to insanity.
5.0The Turguts are a modern, tech-savvy family: Emma, her husband Amir and their son Malik live in a state-of-the-art smart home. Emma relies on smart technologies not only in the house, but also in her work as a psychotherapist. In order to be able to help more and more people, she is helping to develop an AI-based therapy app. However, as the first practical phase begins, initially minor but soon serious incidents occur with the networked and omnipresent technology.
5.8In Philadelphia for the weekend, Tessa and Ben, a couple on the rocks, rent a room in the apartment of Adam, a reclusive stranger who quickly becomes an unwilling voyeur to the most private parts of the couple’s life. Tensions rise as the three enter an intimate battle to gain and reclaim territory.
Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.
0.0Two young women hide in an abandoned school to escape the consequences of one of their mistakes, only to be found by terror.
0.0The Man is bound in an endless loop of fascination with a woman who haunts his thoughts. On the brink of a breakdown he desperately tries to break free before he is consumed.
0.0Shih-Yen is upset about Ko-Ching prioritizing her career over their marriage and even getting an abortion without his knowledge. To express discontent, Shih-Yen moves in with his mistress. Despite feeling overwhelmed by her messy personal life, Ko-Ching manages to lead her company and delivers a successful fashion show. The film reflects on career women’s struggles between family and work, it also describes the gender role stereotypes in a marriage. Although the film demonstrates clearly women’s difficult role in society, it still chooses to show the possibility of women being independent, capable and charming to refute the status quo of patriarchy.
5.9Sparks fly when a greeting card executive arrives in Santa Fe to acquire a tight-knit family company that creates ornaments inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions.