Acting
Across is a Historical Drama set in 1949 New York. Three young American World War II widows take a day trip to celebrate the younger sister's bittersweet engagement, when a corrosive and dangerous secret from the past reemerges.
As a man makes a routine video call to his wife, the reality of their relationship becomes clear.
"The City Is Like A Character In The Film" focuses on the burgeoning relationship between two out-of-towners named Ahmed (Ahmed Khawaja) and Julie (Alex Beechko), both down in the dumps before their accidental meeting in Manhattan. The two begin to open up to one another as the day progresses -- they kick off by commending the various allures of NYC and sitcom TV before diving into more serious topics such as grief, Islamophobia, Trump, and America.
Grace, a morphine-addicted nurse, is kidnapped by Evienne, a vampire who’s been hunting beneath Philadelphia for decades. But Evienne isn’t just a monster—she’s lonely, and she sees something in Grace that sparks desire. As the two women grow dangerously close, their relationship turns into a twisted romance charged with longing and control. While Evienne tries to hold on to her humanity for Grace’s sake, her jealous ex-girlfriend returns with a thirst for blood and revenge. Meanwhile, a vampire slayer closes in. In this fiercely lesbian vampire tale, Grace must decide if she wants to be saved—or transformed.
Lonely college student Alex encounters his favorite filmmaker, JP Smith, stalking around his sleepy town in upstate NY. Together they form a precarious relationship, with Alex becoming the star of JP’s latest flick.
