Directing
Capturing a young couple at a fork in their road and in gorgeous close-ups, Riley Lynch’s sensitive romance begs the question: What are we to do when the person we love leaves us?
A girl named Grace comes home to her studio apartment after her apparent birthday party. Taking a trip down memory lane, she holds seashells up to her ear which contain memories from her past.
When a young woman drives her estranged childhood best friend to get an abortion, the two are forced to confront each other about who they were and what they have become.
A young man with an ailing ficus, desperate to escape his mother’s scrutiny, finds refuge in his connection with his neighbor Abby and their mutual love of Heavy Metal.
Jack is a lonely metal head who lives in a small town on the edge of a deep birch forest. The townspeople fear the forest, believing it to be full of spirits. Jack dreams of a world outside this town, full of music. Nobody in the town gives a hoot about him or his dreams. He works at a bar. He is stuck. Then Mimi appears. No one knows where Mimi came from, including Mimi. She's searching for answers. She's on the run. She thinks Jack may be someone who can help.
A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.
