There are just enough events to keep things interesting without distracting from the fact that it's really the sameness of things that is behind the character interactions we see.
After a savage breakup, two exes must continue living together when California issues its stay-at-home order for Covid-19. Now they’ll try to move on without moving out.
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Steven Kanter, Henry Loevner; Writer: Steven Kanter, Henry Loevner; Stars: Ben Coleman, Ali Vingiano, Derrick DeBlasis, Gadiel Del Orbe, Kate Peterman, Colin Weatherby, Caroline Kwan, Will Neff, Jesse Benjamin, Claudia Restrepo)
Ortega gives herself over completely to her role, delivering a mesmerising performance.
High schooler Vada navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends and view of the world are forever altered.
After new neighbours move in next door, a bereaved mother begins to question her reality.
(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Stacey Gregg; Writer: Stacey Gregg; Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O'Neill, Eileen O'Higgins)
I'm Fine (Thanks For Asking)
When a recently widowed mother becomes houseless, she convinces her 8-year-old daughter that they are only camping for fun while working to get them off the streets.
(Year: 2021; Director: Kelley Kali, Angelique Molina; Writer: Kelley Kali, Angelique Molina, Roma Kong; Stars: Kelley Kali, Wesley Moss, Deon Cole, Brooklynn Marie, Steven Ira Scipio, Andrew Galvan, Lamar Usher, Brian Brooks II, Jacolyn Holmes, Xing-Mai Deng)
Islands
A shy middle-aged Filipino immigrant has lived in the comfort of his parents' home his entire life. As their health declines he becomes terrified of being alone after they pass.
(Country: Canada; Year: 2021; Director: Martin Edralin; Writer: Martin Edralin; Stars: Rogelio Balagtas, Sheila Lotuaco, Esteban Comilang, Vangie Alcasid, Pablo Quiogue, Isys Szuky, Maximus Szuky)
Our Father
In a last ditch attempt to foster a meaningful bond, estranged sisters Beta and Zelda go in search of their mysterious Uncle Jerry
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Bradley Grant Smith; Writer: Bradley Grant Smith; Stars: Baize Buzan, Allison Torem, Austin Pendleton, Corey Hendrix, Tim Hopper, Ann Whitney, Keith Kupferer, Guy Massey, Lance Baker, D'Wayne Taylor)
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the Nineties.
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Wes Hurley; Writer: Wes Hurley; Stars: Marya Sea Kaminski, Dan Lauria, Tyler Bocock, Lea DeLaria, Sera Barbieri, Hersh Powers, Jonathan Bennett, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, James Grixoni)
In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising Catholic school girl sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time.
