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- DirectorJoan ChenStarsArran HawkinsYiyan JiangTeo YooShanghai Strangers is about the dilemma of a young woman, Xiu Xiu, in post-Communist China, where the fast-growing material wealth and the spiritual void create a longing for a more authentic era when love was more difficult but also ultimately meaningful. A chance encounter, an unexpected discovery, a fateful afternoon, a song and a boat..., this film is my love haiku to Shanghai - a city where I was born and raised, an urban landscape that I most frequent in my dreams.
- DirectorRoberto F. CanutoXiaoxi XuStarsGu XiangCelia Yinmeng YuPeng TianA transgender Chinese woman receives news of her mother's death. As the only 'son', she feels obligated to return to her birthplace, even though she'll have to hide her true self from family and friends.
- DirectorDavid GaddieStarsJo ArmenioxLila TaylorTheis WeckesserA dying mother travels at near-light speed, bending time to watch her baby daughter grow up.
- DirectorArnon ManorTimothy Ware-HillStarsTimothy Ware-HillThis animated short film is inspired by a spoken word poetry video created in response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
- DirectorTulica SinghStarsSophie BellGhazaleh GolMarcus Carlos LiberskiLaura is about to marry Daniela, the girl of her dreams, when she realizes she is actually dreaming. Trying to avoid further embarrassment by carrying on the narcoleptic charade, Laura inadvertently insults Daniela and learns that sometimes you have to take care of your fantasies in order to find happiness in your reality.
- DirectorFrank E. Abney IIIAfter suffering a loss, a painter finds his inspiration to create again.
- DirectorZal BatmanglijStarsBrit MarlingAnnie O'DonnellDwight BacquieWhen Charlie Hall encounters an eccentric older woman named Avis Dauphin her life is turned upside down. Avis is convinced that Charlie is an alien life form sent to Earth to record a pivotal event in Human history. Is Avis crazy or does she speak the truth? If so, what is Charlie here on Earth to record?
- DirectorDarshan RickhiStarsDiana BangMartin JungZen LimThe most fortified border in the world, the 250 mile demilitarized zone splits the Korean continent in half along the 38th parallel. In the village of Panmunjom, a South Korean border guard has fallen in love with a North Korean guard. The two guards, carry on their relationship in secret. One day dreaming of being together despite their nationalities.
- CreatorSalim AkilStarsCress WilliamsNafessa WilliamsChristine AdamsA crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
- CreatorLesean ThomasStarsLaKeith StanfieldMaya TanidaWilliam Christopher StephensHe came from Africa and fought alongside a mighty feudal lord in brutal 16th century Japan. They called him the Black Samurai, and he became a legend.
- DirectorSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyThe short tells the story of Pari, a 14-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn't allow her to dream.
- CreatorChristopher StorerStarsJeremy Allen WhiteEbon Moss-BachrachAyo EdebiriA young chef from the fine dining world returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop.
- StarsTyler FlorenceDaniel ShemtobTed KimA number of food trucks in a competition to see who earns the most money, with the lowest earning truck kicked off at the end of each episode.
- CreatorJemaine ClementStarsKayvan NovakMatt BerryNatasia DemetriouA look into the nightly lives of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.
- CreatorMohammed AmerRamy YoussefStarsMohammed AmerOmar ElbaFarah BsiesoMo Najjar who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and "a ton of bullshit." The fictional Mo is a Palestinian refugee living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.
- CreatorAri KatcherRyan WelchRamy YoussefStarsRamy YoussefAmr WakedMohammed AmerIn New Jersey, Ramy, son of Egyptian immigrants, begins a spiritual journey, divided between his Muslim community, God and his friends who see endless possibilities.
- CreatorEric GarciaStarsGiancarlo EspositoRufus SewellPaz VegaCentered around the largest heist ever attempted, the vengeance and betrayals that surround it.
- StarsNatalie SilvermanIt is a new type of history show for a new type of audience: Big History delivered in an unadulterated hit of premium archive and jaw-dropping infographics.
- CreatorRZAAlex TseStarsAshton SandersShameik MooreSiddiq SaundersonThe show tracks the Wu Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young Black men who are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.
- CreatorGraham YostStarsRebecca FergusonCommonTim RobbinsMen and women live in a giant silo underground with several regulations which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and ruined world on the surface.
- CreatorTim MillerStarsFred TatascioreScott WhyteNolan NorthA collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy.