A woman enjoys a baguette sandwich on a park bench. A suit-clad stranger walks by and away, then returns and sits right beside her. His unusual offer is cause for concern.
Social & External
The people behind it
Nick Mohammed
Man
Diane Morgan
Woman on Bench
When a polyamorous trio seems to be living its peaceful everyday life, the arrival of a girl is ready to upset their balance and change their destinies forever.
Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
On Thanksgiving Eve, a looming hurricane strands four strangers inside a small-town grocery market. As the storm stalls and tensions rise, secrets are unearthed, unexpected bonds form, and redemption emerges in the unlikeliest of aisles. A contained dramedy about connection, empathy, and the fragile humanity we find when forced to stop and face each other.
Strangers is a reflective film that explores memory and the lingering echoes of our last happy moments memories that continue to follow us long after they have passed. The film delves into unfinished dreams and the emotional weight they carry, while observing the current state of the world and the growing difficulty of human connection compared to the past, when interaction felt simpler and more genuine. Through the protagonist’s memories, we witness a time when dreams were modest and people felt familiar. As he comes to understand the reality of the world around him, he finds himself transformed no longer belonging, but becoming a stranger.
In a city where money is power, a tight-knit crew risks everything chasing a life they can't reach legally. As pressure builds and loyalty cracks, ambition collides with survival, forcing each of them to confront the real cost of the grind-and what they're willing to lose to get paid.
Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.
Two strangers have an awkward post coital encounter.
In the midst of a storm, on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, two strangers begin to uncover each other's past.
In an anonymous city, a person collapses, appearing to have lost consciousness. Some strangers pass by, others embrace her. In a solitary quest for intimacy, blinded by a world of indifference, her gaze, her body are staggering.
When a scheduling error forces grieving photographer Peter to share an apartment with the rebellious Alice, their weekend together becomes unexpectedly transformative. As the two Asian-Americans navigate New York from Chinatown to the Hamptons, Peter confronts his sister's death and his own invisibility while Alice grapples with family secrets and a recent breakup. Through stolen dumplings, midnight swims, and brutal honesty two strangers learn that being seen requires first seeing yourself. Banana Split is a bittersweet comedy about grief, identity, and what happens when two people force each other to stop hiding.
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
A modern day 'Good Samaritan' story. A man late to pick up his daughter gets a flat in the middle of nowhere. He doesn't have the tools to fix his tire and no one will stop to help. An unlikely family stops to assist the man. Although it takes a while to work through the cultural barrier, the man leaves changed with a deeper understanding of love and family from this simple interaction.
A young woman struggles with living a life wherein her identity is still tied to the abuse she experienced as a child. One night, she falls victim to an episode triggered by her PTSD and is forced to confront her struggles through two strange but poignant interactions with strangers.
Two strangers get the chance to own a rare and valuable sports collectible, but to do so they're tasked with stepping out of their comfort zones and onto a baseball field. What happens when the Sandlot grows up.
Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.
In a city gripped by fear and crime, a blind person becomes an unexpected and mysterious avenger, leaving behind a trail of deception and death, forcing the police to unravel the truth that lies beyond the darkness.
STRANGER is a coming-of-age short film that focuses on two neighbors reconciling before one of them goes off to college in Chicago. It is based on a true event that occurred the last day that I was in town before I moved to college. The two characters, Max and Cass, discuss their past together after not talking for years, realizing that they have changed as young adults and miss hanging out but cannot because Cass is leaving while Max stays in town to fix cars. With this last interaction, they get to say goodbye officially on a good note.
Dave is a professional internet troll who lies for a living. Candace works at a blood lab with a bipolar boss. They meet online and discover it's hard to hug someone when you're keeping them at arm's length.
Rian, a university student from Lampung, sets out on a journey to his campus in Bandung. He travels in a shared car with three other passengers. Conflict arises when the car breaks down and the driver is unable to fix it, causing some of the passengers to grow frustrated and angry. Amid the tension and uncertainty, they begin to open up to each other—sharing their backgrounds and the personal struggles they face. Through this unexpected moment of connection, they come to a new realization: “mangkat” (to depart) is not just about a physical journey, but about the courage to face life itself. Eventually, they manage to repair the car and continue their journey.
A burnt-out white-collar worker stumbles upon a plastic bag in a bustling city. As suffocation drags him out of an anxiety attack toward fleeting peace, an unexpected encounter offers something more than a breath of relief.
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
