Meet Amal is a proof-of-concept online series created to explore the character and world of Amal, the antihero of the pilot Hayawan, conceived by Sophia Alawi and Nathan Franx.

The series takes viewers inside the imperfect mind of a Muslim American woman-child growing up in New Jersey in post-9/11 America. Amal doesn’t consider herself particularly religious — she sees herself as one of the “super-Americanized,” culturally Muslim types. But the more she tries to run from who she is, the more she finds herself pulled back.

On the eve of her authoritative father’s long-awaited green card interview, Miriam, a 21-year-old first-generation Mexican-American and aspiring chef, returns home to a broken food truck and a fractured bond—forcing her to confront whether she’s willing to release the resentment that has kept them apart, or risk losing her father.

Ruby’s Heart, follows Benjamin Wells, a successful, vibrant attorney who is still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Ruby. Milty, his tech-savvy grandson grows concerned as Benjamin's isolation deepens and in an effort to help suggests he try a dating app. Benjamin shares with him that he has "absolutely no interest in participating in any such nonsense." Milty, guided by the voice and angelic energies of his departed grandmother, is able to convince the skillful attorney to give the app a try. This sets off a series of comedic mishaps with intriguing twists and turns that bring to life the reconnection between Benjamin and Ruby.

‘I Wish I Were Pretty’ explores how Korean beauty standards affect our protagonist’s ability to love herself.
Areum (“beautiful” in Korean) is monolidded and, therefore, “average”. Which is fine - she’s always managed to deal with being compared to her gorgeous best friend, Jane (as in plain Jane).
But when a man humiliates Areum in front of Jane, Areum has to finally face this long-festering wound or let it control her forever.

Andrea, a 15-year-old girl, encounters Octavia, a pregnant Black woman at a quiet bus stop, carrying fresh wounds and deeper, unseen scars. What begins as a simple moment of waiting slowly reveals a painful truth neither of them can ignore.

As the truth begins to surface, Andrea must confront the weight of witnessing violence and the difficult choice between silence and action.

When fridge politics spiral out of control, Liza isn’t sure if her passive-aggressive co-worker is just a jerk or actually undead. With barricades, microaggressions, and donuts on the line, survival in this office comedy gets gross.

Maya, a 60-year-old mother, marks ten years since her son Amar's suicide on what would have been his 28th birthday. Trapped in a cycle of guilt and grief, she maintains a shrine to his memory while her sister urges her to "move on."

During a violent storm at 4:25 AM, Maya receives a wrong-number call from Neal, someone in crisis contemplating suicide. What begins as a misdirected call to a suicide hotline becomes a profound conversation between two souls in pain.

Through a 2-hour conversation, Maya shares her story of loss while helping Neal find reasons to live. In saving Neal, Maya begins her own journey toward healing.

As Maya shares her story of loss and regret, she unknowingly saves Neal's life while beginning to heal her own. The film explores how helping others can be the path to healing ourselves.
Explores Maya’s complex journey of parental grief and finding purpose in pain.

Binta, a secretly queer African-Muslim teen, sells candy with her crush Aminata in Atlanta at the pursuit of buying Aminata her dream bike.

When a murder interrupts a lame office party, two kids must solve the mystery or be bored to DEATH.

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, five Kayapó women embrace the power of filmmaking, as they document the sacred tradition of Festa Krimej to protect and preserve their cultural legacy for generations to come.

To impress Emmy, Romain faces his biggest challenge yet: devouring Dragon's Breath noodles. Measured at two and a half million on the Scoville scale!

Through this film, I wanted to explore the theme of anger not as a raw explosion, but as a profound reaction to the invisible tensions that shape us. The main character's anger stems from social pressure, the desire to conform and please at all costs, to the point of losing control of his own choices. Pushed to his limits, he undergoes an intense physical and emotional experience where every fall, every movement, becomes a way of expressing this inner struggle. In the ordeal, he discovers that this anger can also be a force for growth, allowing him to reconnect with himself and regain control of his life.

This quirky short follows a doctor on their last day of work. Fed up with the rigged system, she takes matters into her own hands to save a patient.

While mourning the loss of her beloved uncle, a teenage pianist named Alyssa discovers a hidden world in an alternate universe where he’s still alive. As she remains there through a shared song only he can help her play. The lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and Alyssa must decide whether to hold on to the past, or find the strength to let go before she loses herself completely.

Kim, 63, raises her daughter Tam alone in a country she does not fully know. Through daily routines, silences, and misunderstandings, Tam’s unease and her place in her mother’s life slowly emerge. Through prayers and offerings to Kim’s late father, Koun Srei celebrates the beauty of everyday rituals and family memory, revealing the quiet love that connects three generations.

Searching for Color tells the story of Megan, a young Asian adoptee brought to the United States by her white mother and raised in an environment where parts of her identity are unintentionally suppressed. Feeling disconnected from her culture and pressured to fit into expectations that do not fully reflect who she is, Megan struggles to understand where she belongs.

Everything begins to shift when she meets Gina, a compassionate nail technician who becomes an unexpected maternal figure. Through their growing relationship, Gina introduces Megan to small but meaningful pieces of Asian culture, helping her reconnect with herself and see beauty in the parts of her identity she once hid. As the color red becomes a symbol of confidence, heritage, and self-acceptance, Megan begins to reclaim her voice. But when Gina decides to return to China, Megan is forced to confront what their relationship truly means and whether she can carry the confidence Gina inspired within her on her own.