Kenneth Desai
Dadu (Grandfather)
Imagine loving someone your whole life and when they’re gone, you’re not allowed to say goodbye. This tender short follows a young girl as she navigates the loss of her grandfather. In trying to make sense of his absence, she must also confront a world that decides how, and if,…
Dadu (Grandfather)
Kalki
Papa (Father)
Bua (Aunt)

Three love stories. The same country that condemns them. A queer Guatemalan anthology that explores love between men in a society without LGBTQ+ rights. FIRST: Two teenagers discover their attraction at a party, experiencing that first kiss that changes everything. TRUE: A bitter comedy about an ex who discovers her new boyfriend's secret at his wedding. LAST: Heartbreaking drama about a seven-year, closeted relationship that collapses.

In a boarding school in a provincial Siberian town comes a literature teacher, a graduate of a teacher training college. The directness with which the heroine intrudes into the life of the school provokes active resistance from the principal and head teacher. As a result of a series of clashes, the young teacher must leave the boarding school, but her pupils protest, and the directorate is defeated.

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.