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Day after day, routine, exhausting work, empty counters, worries, husband, mother-in-law, construction. It seems that there is another, better life somewhere.
Main Krishna Hoon
In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.
Next Exit, Main Street
In an effort to discover the depth of the country's polarization, four recent college graduates decide to travel across the United States gathering stories encompassing the spectrum of life in America. Their goal is to find the human stories behind the nation's social and political schism, proving that Americans are not tied together by political identity, geographical location or belief systems, but primarily by love, hope and dreams - universal truths.
Matt Falk: Un-Lit
Matt Falk was called “effortlessly funny” by the CBC. He’s performed at Just For Laughs, The Hal!fax Comedy Festival and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. He was recently named one of the “Best of the Fest” at the Burbank Comedy Festival in California. His debut album, Apple Pie & Scars is currently being played on Sirius XM and was named one of the Top 10 Comedy Albums the year of its release. Both of his comedy albums reached number one on the iTunes comedy charts. He’s worked with Rob Schneider, Gilbert Gottfried, Dave Coulier, and many more. Matt is one of the writers and stars of RocKids TV and the writer of over a dozen shows including the record breaking dinner theatre play The Big BOOM Theory.
East of Main Street: Milestones
The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s episode, Milestones, focuses on how different groups of Asian Americans mark the milestones throughout their lives.
The Evil Marriage
Once upon a time, in a far away, across the dark jungle, a castle in the sky, there lived a king of Evils with his evil guards. One day, one of his magicians showed the magic mirror and shows a beautiful human girl in this mirror, and told that if he wants to continue to be a king he must marry this girl. The story of "The Evil Marriage movie" revolves around the character of "Nur" (a human girl) who was kidnapped by the Evil's king guards and took her to unfamiliar world where she will have to marry the evil in order for others to live. But, there is someone who sneaks into the dark jungle to reach the evil castle and rescues her.
Bad Omen
A child's creepy behavior makes a young mother fear for her life.
Locos sueltos en el zoo
After a zoo-keeper discovers that animals can speak, powerful businessmen will try to steal them from the zoo.
Made by God
Dylan is a directionless young man living in rural Florida, alienated from the few people around him by his mental illness. When Dylan's brother sends him away to stay with his friend for a few days, and they go into the woods to shoot guns, things take a violent turn.
Maintenance
Two people are waiting together for each other. Their flat waits with them and for them. Together they are living side by side. Someone is coming, someone is leaving, the flat stays where it is.
Down to the Bone
A man is wrongfully buried alive, and starts to descend to the Underworld.
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud
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Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
A man falls in love with a piano player and tries to woo her. A passerby hears a maid's music, fancies he's found his true love, and chats her up. Her boyfriend arrives for his music lesson and jealously dismisses the interloper, who swipes a grinder's organ (and monkey) to help him serenade the maid. Later he follows the boyfriend to a residence hotel and plants a bomb in the man's piano. The organ-grinder is gunning for the thief, and soon the piano, bomb, monkey, thief, and pistol-packing grinder are rolling down the road to the delight of maid and lover. It's ka-boom for some and a kiss for others.
The Main Celebration of Life
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La Conquista del Mundo, Fernando de Magallanes.
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
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1 + 1 = 12 + 1
A 1987 Filipino family comedy film starring Susan Roces and Eddie Gutierrez.