An unconventional field biologist wages a high-tech war against ravens in the Mojave — think laser cannons, exploding tortoises, and autonomous drones — in a last-ditch effort to save the desert tortoise from extinction.
Lili, 10-year-old, rebels when her parents force her to wear a bikini top, even though she has always swam topless. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/qbkEJSXr9us
A man awaits test results. He expects the worst, yet hopes for the best. Distressed and afraid he spends a week in a limbo of his own creation, neither here nor there, dreading the things that haven't happened yet.
An ex-offender struggling with new freedom pursues redemption at all costs when given a job from his neighbor. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/tYiKWSNdesk
Truck driver Abu Husain, like many guest workers in Qatar, spends endless hours in a self-contained world of standing, waiting, and tenaciously moving trucks on the fringes of society.