Natalia Melnikova

When Carmen can’t afford the birthday gift her younger sister wants, a small argument sends them rushing out of the store, leaving a strange toy behind. Moments later, a quiet stranger approaches and reveals the legend behind the toy, said to reflect the fear each person carries within them. As Carmen listens, buried memories resurface, pulling her through fragments of the present, a vibrant vintage past, and a stark black and white world where two strangers discover that some fears are easier to face together.

Akshay, a Marathi-American teenager struggles to prepare kaju katli for the annual Diwali party, consumed by grief. He is forced to reckon with the true reason he is struggling to create this dessert, redefining his place in his culture.

A young woman, who is slowly dying, continues to live her life the same way, every single day. She is always present in the cafe she and her sister own and is always having the same thing: a black tea with honey. When her sister discovers that the young woman doesn’t have much time left, she decides to show her a wonderful time by doing the things they love together. Reluctant at first, the young woman eventually gives in to spending a day with her sister, but with her energy depleting, has to find the strength to carry through the day.

In a rain-soaked city, a cynical private eye hunts a serial murderer who's mutilating privileged men, only to confront his own jealousy and insecurities.