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Six distinct, lighthearted, absurd tales that were filmed in and around LA. Includes the short 'Backyard Barber'.

A teenager recounts a terrible night in the city where he ends up drunk and unhappy at a 24 hour diner. There, he has an encounter with a sweet, inviting family that leaves him feeling a little less lonely.

A young woman shares her motel room with an elderly Filipina woman when she is stranded in a sleepy beach town.

Frau Emma Küsters prepares dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary Frankfurt kitchen. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her irritating daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is moot: Ernst Küsters has not only murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he's employed but succeeded that by committing suicide.

A man loses his grip on reality as he tries to uncover the meaning behind his strange recurring dreams.

In his daily commute an old man looses track of time and his grip on an overwhelming reality. He remembers a life long forgotten.

A visually stunning and thought-provoking biopic documenting the life and career of renowned photographer Linda Troeller. Her work explores the spiritual properties of water and the intricate aspects of female sexuality. The film presents a mesmerizing narrative that gracefully blends elements of personal discovery, artistry, and feminism.

A clueless wannabe movie star moves to LA and goes viral for all the wrong reasons, only to evolve into a slightly less terrible version of himself. #blessed

A young adult comes home to organize his father’s belongings and inadvertently finds his childhood VR goggles, which open up memories of the past. In his early childhood, his father died unexpectedly, leaving him without closure. Through the VR goggles, he discovers that he may have a second chance to say goodbye to his father.

Two enigmatic women spark unexpected connections among the regulars at a neighborhood bar, drawing everyone into their mysterious allure. As closing time approaches, the true reason for their presence comes to light, revealing a dark and unsettling twist that changes everything.

The Epicure depicts a person undertaking a highly unusual meal, for which the motives of doing so, are unknown

Three friends wake up from the best night of their lives, only to find that their friend is dead.

Trans woman Mirae, who just can’t live with her family, tries to get a house by assault settlement.

A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as a vulnerable teenager. Despite life going against Mel at every turn, she is determined to see the good in people and find hope before her past catches up with her.

Thrilled by his nephew Amir's migration to the US, Bruce's elation dims as he uncovers Amir's enigmatic nature and the unraveling mysteries threaten to shatter his world.

Felix Fenway journeys across the country to find a place where he fits in, Dressed as a cowboy he faces robbers and the long desert in search of a Movie Ranch from an old cowboy TV Show.

What keeps us apart? What holds us together?

Ferry deckhand Sadie is in disarray as she tries to delete a love-confessing text to her coworker.

What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.

Gwen and Ardi are BFFs who initially meet on a dating app and decide to keep it platonic. But as Ardi and Gwen navigate their different “matches” side by side, will either of them realize that “the one” might already be there – just zero kilometers away?

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