Despite the prayers of many for a drug-free city, the fact that alcohol shops remain open raises questions about the strength of our collective faith or whether it might not align with what some perceive as the will of God for a drug-free environment. The ongoing existence of these establishments creates a paradox, making one ponder whether our aspirations for a substance-free community are hindered by a lack of faith or if such a transformation is not in line with what some believe to be God's plan. This situation brings to light the complex interplay between faith, societal goals, and the challenges associated with achieving a drug-free status.
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Despite the prayers of many for a drug-free city, the fact that alcohol shops remain open raises questions about the strength of our collective faith or whether it might not align with what some perceive as the will of God for a drug-free environment. The ongoing existence of these establishments creates a paradox, making one ponder whether our aspirations for a substance-free community are hindered by a lack of faith or if such a transformation is not in line with what some believe to be God's plan. This situation brings to light the complex interplay between faith, societal goals, and the challenges associated with achieving a drug-free status.
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6.5A pair of anarchic nuns go on a road trip with a coachload of kids.
3.7This short film portrays the disintegration of a relationship. When the distance between the couple seems hopeless, facing it will be the only option.
0.0After seeking transcendence through shamanic rituals, Ana’s life is transformed overnight by an unexpected turn toward faith.
0.0Spending his last night as a civilian in his dream-like local tennis club, Michael, a young British soldier confronts a glimpse of the near future waiting for him on the other side of the night.
0.0Two years after the Beirut blast, a girl continually revisits the last night she spent with her family in their home.
0.03 Cornell students are broke and left with no money, they must come up with a plan to seek their way into wealth. Will they succeed?
0.0In East Riding, Yorkshire, seventeen-year-old Kaden reluctantly takes a job at the local strawberry field over the Summer. A quiet introvert, Kaden doesn’t fit in with the other farmhands, who are all older, and more experienced, and treat him with contempt. It is here he encounters Lucas, an aloof eighteen-year-old who has worked at the farm for several Summers now. Underneath his initial indifference, Lucas hides a deeper curiosity for Kaden. Desires disentangle in this new, uninhibited, and sun-drenched environment, as the two boys tentatively begin to explore their feelings towards one another in secret, a kinship that forces them to confront their own internalized homophobia, shame, and sense of belonging.
0.0A father pays his son a visit after years of conflict and turns up in the middle of his house move. The son, Vincent, reacts violently to that intrusion. Emotionally weakened, the father involuntarily reveals the true reason of his visit, which revives the tension between them. Within a few minutes, the anger, the memories and the crossed looks move the two men deeply.
1.0Fighting to save her brother from a life of addiction on Los Angeles' Skid Row, an overlooked singing prodigy embarks on an unlikely journey with the son of a famed music manager.
5.7The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.
2.5Filmed by Joss Whedon in support of Planned Parenthood. UNLOCKED highlights the vital role Planned Parenthood health centers play in the lives of millions of women in communities nationwide. The video follows three different women through critical moments in their lives—and brings to the forefront what the world would look like if attempts to shut down Planned Parenthood succeed.
8.1An adaptation of Kafka's "A Country Doctor". A doctor is to make out a death certificate to a little boy, but the disorder is different from what he assumed.
0.0Novruzali brings a gift from the village to the Khan as usual. The Khan writes a letter to his friend living in Yerevan, promising to come there with his wife and to tidy and heat the house where they will stay. He sends Novruzali to the post office to put the letter in the mailbox. And instructs him not to give it to anyone. Novruzali, who does not know what mail is, puts a letter in the mailbox for the first time in his life. Not knowing the rules, he waits near the mailbox. When the postal worker takes the letters from the mailbox, Novruzali thinks he is a thief and confronts him.
3.0Sixty-year old Jindřich is waiting for a heart transplant. His wife, in an effort to protect him from a heart attack, has moved with him and their teenage daughter to their cottage in the countryside, so that he would have an absolutely peaceful life. But their son David comes for a holiday and he is not alone. He would like to discuss his life situation with his father but his mother intervenes as she is afraid that it would upset his father. Is, however, the worry about his health the real reason why she is making her children lie to their father?
0.0Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysterious case of a pair of animals on display, a red deer and a mouflon sheep, killed with a firearm by a mysterious criminal.
7.0Due to unpleasant situations in the society and economy, a newly-graduated freelance actress Neen finds it difficult to seek a job. Not fitting the beauty standards, her physical appearance even makes things worse by causing her feelings of inadequacy and preventing her from pursuing her dreams. She then decides to return to her hometown after a long time in hopes of taking a break from all the physical and mental exhaustion. Neen lives with her grandma, her one and only family member who has been taking care of their house. She also meets her ex from high school Yitho with only a comfortable friendship remaining between the two of them. After returning to the place she grew up in, she starts asking herself once again if this return to the hometown actually makes her happy. She wants to leave this place but, at the same time, has not been able to heal herself yet. Because of that, she is confused and explodes in anger towards her beloved ones.