A Pencil In Need of Sharpening

I Must Be Going

August 2020 •English

A young finger puppet retrieves a lost letter written by her deceased brother while her parents struggle to cope with their grief.

The Ask

August 2024 •English

Three siblings are forced to band together when their mother informs them of her plan to adopt another child.

The Black Balloon

March 2008 •English

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

Cohabitation

October 2020 •English

While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans, and a long-held vendetta against medical personnel.

The Humans

November 2021 •English

Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.

Rooster's Crow

November 2023 •French

Drowned in the chaos of a family reunion filled with testosterone and pig roast, Reynald will try to prove to his nephew, his family but mostly himself that he's still king.

The Guest

January 2022 •Indonesian

Yogi, an employee who lives alone in his house. One time, an unknown child entered his house and change his life.

Mesa Posta

December 2023 •Portuguese

Day 23 of Quarantine

April 2020 •English

A mother and her son partake in a rage filled dinner together.

Family Dinner

January 2023 •German

Overweight and insecure, Simi spends Easter weekend with her famous nutritionist aunt. The hope is that it’ll help her get on a healthier track, but as the aunt’s family’s icy dynamics and an increasingly malevolent atmosphere leave Simi feeling uneasy, weight isn’t the only thing she’s about to lose.

Yefon

January 2015 •English

An illiterate village girl defies the customs of her tribe, discriminatory to women, only to become the spark of a Literary Revolution.

Hindi Medium

May 2017 •Hindi

Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.

La Patro

January 2007 •Esperanto

Sivaji: The Boss

June 2007 •Tamil

A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.

Pizza Night

December 2017 •English

A son has a hard time dealing with his parents’ condition.

¡Que Colombianada!

April 2024 •Spanish

A Colombian family is forced to celebrate Thanksgiving, for the first time, after finding out that their eldest son has invited the man he likes to a holiday celebration at their house, creating tension among the family members.

Akshara

February 2021 •Telugu

A physics teacher at a corporate educational institution, who aims to lessen the stress on students, at loggerheads with an ambitious educationalist who wants his students to secure top ranks at any cost so that he can gain monopoly in corporate education.

Scar

January 2020 •Spanish

David attends a family meeting. During the lunch, David remembers a terrible moment that happened years ago in the family swimming pool.

First Impression

Invalid date •English

When Ryan’s new girlfriend takes him to a dinner party to meet her friends, he realises he knows more about them than he should and it all takes a turn.

Home, Sweet Home

November 2019 •Spanish

A father and his son have a vicious confrontation when the former returns after 5 years of absence.