• Talk of the Town

Word gets around fast in these stories about small communities where it’s hard to avoid your neighbors and everyone knows your name.

Short Films

West by God

A West Virginia teenager goes on a date with a local drug dealer.

Yanni

When a Muslim family moves into town, Yanni, a teenage Quebecer of Algerian descent, is forced by his bully to commit a hateful act towards them.

She’s One of Us

All over Artois, Juliette is known as a healer of cows, but her dream is to raise and sell livestock. One evening, an unexpected opportunity arises: If she heals a cow belonging to the great Jourdel family, they might hire her—but that fateful night, the healing will not go as planned.

Rooster

Hung-hsia is a 12-year-old Burmese girl who is married off to a family in China. At the time of the wedding, the groom is unable to attend the ceremony, and Hung-hsia has to complete the wedding ritual opposite a rooster.

Brat

Mia is a young single mom who keeps to herself despite being under constant criticism and scrutiny from the townspeople in her village. But when one of the other mothers accuses her son of stealing, she becomes a lioness.

East End

A murder by bludgeoning in a sleepy summer town leads to a hilarious game of telephone for the townies.

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