Atsuko Okatsuka

Japanese sibblings ends up in a Californian smalltown where racism, secret debts and homophobia lures beneath the surface. But so does a romance which crosses friendships and the barriers of language.

Anna prostitutes herself so she can visit her sick mother in Japan; Cory is seeking his biological father. Together they make a road trip in hope of a better future. Honest, penetrating portrait of wandering youths in a disconsolate city, balancing between fact and fiction. (filmfestivalrotterdam.com)

After years in hiding and struggling to control his demons, an eccentric drifter returns home and discovers that his childhood abuser, the center of his pain, is still alive. Armed with this knowledge, the drifter plots his revenge, all the while navigating the perilous land of masculine fragility in modern-day America. (imdb)

A man planning to commit a mass shooting is befriended by an eccentric group of ravers and finds himself conflicted about his intentions. (imdb)