Vincent är en gammal Vietnamveteran, som mest sysselsätter sig med att dricka, spela på hästar och gå på strippklubb. Men när tolvårige Oliver flyttar in i huset bredvid förändras saker och ting. Trots åldersskillnaden utvecklas en stark, om än ovanlig, vänskap mellan de två. Medan Vincent handleder Oliver i hur man står upp för sig själv ute i den stora vida världen, börjar Oliver se mer i den åldrande mannen än bara hans svagheter och nyckfulla attityd.
Jess, en nyligen separerad mamma och sjuksköterska, flyttar in i sin gamla familjs bondgård med Tyler, hennes tonårsdotter och Owen, hennes åtta år gamla son. En natt känner familjens hund något i skogen och springer för att hitta det. Han återvänder ett par dagar senare och attackerar Owen och biter honom innan Jess kan ingripa. Owen tas till sjukhuset. Hans tillstånd förvärras, och ingen förstår varför ... tills Jess upptäcker ett botemedel ...
Two self-obsessed businessmen discover they're long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents.
Några år efter föräldrarnas skilsmässa vill 17-årige Nicholas inte längre bo hos sin mamma Kate. Han flyttar till sin pappa Peter och hans sambo Beth. Peter gör sitt bästa för att balansera jobb, sitt och Beths nya barn samt ett erbjudande om drömjobbet i Washington, samtidigt som han försöker behandla Nicholas på samma sätt som han hade önskat att hans far hade behandlat honom på. I sitt försök att ställa gamla misstag till rätta förlorar han greppet om Nicholas.
Boston lawyer Mary Ross (Emily Rose of “Haven”) inherits a house in Plymouth, Mass., from her great-aunt and plans to sell it. But soon has a change of heart, which is complicated by local historian, Everett Mather (Justin Breuning) who's research indicates that the houses location might be the site of the orginal Thanksgiving
For 13-year-old Kaitlyn, her world threatens to collapse when she learns that her parents want to get a divorce, especially because it threatens the loss of the house they shared in Portland, which had always been Kaitlyn's home. The teenage girl has dark thoughts and lost interest in life. The breeding pigeons given to her by her mother's police colleague don't make things any better. What should she do with the birds? Then her best friend Adam gives her an idea: they could steal the very valuable racing pigeon named Granger from the local breeder Jaan Vari, sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the mortgage on her family's home. The plan initially works, but then everything seems to go wrong and Kaitlyn loses her footing even more. But surprisingly, the old man who was robbed takes care of the girl and a bond develops between the two, which ultimately leads her to a new outlook on life.
Veronica, recently divorced with a son, begins to organize her life and adapt to the new situation. Her problems are soon relegated to the back ground when Carlos, her masseuse, is murdered. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left a final message on her answering machine: she had to retrieve a package hidden in a railway station toilet. From that moment, Veronica will not know peace.
A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.
Dennis är en 12-årig pojke som bor i ett vanligt hus på en vanlig gata, men drömmer om att vara annorlunda. Han spelar fotboll med kompisarna och saknar sin mamma som lämnat familjen. En dag hittar han ett modemagasin och med hjälp från Lisa, skolans coolaste tjej, skapar han sig en ny personlighet.
A simple organic fruit farmer Rong Guang (Wu Kang-Ren) is raising his son Feng (Chen Yu-Cheng) alone in a small rural community, although with poor harvests and little money, their lifestyle is meagre. Elsewhere Feng’s mother Yi Ying (Alice Tzeng), now a successful businesswoman is being pressured by her husband Chung Hao (Tang Guo-Zhong) to have children something she strongly resists. Ying reveals that she already has a son, feng, and that he may be Chung Hao’s after all, so they begin proceedings to take feng back for themselves which Rong Guang refuses to let happen. Chung Hao demands a DNA test but before this can happen, Rong Guang collapses and is taken to hospital, forcing him to make some drastic decisions for Feng’s welfare.
Valo, who recently moved to Raahe, gets bullied. After rescuing an abandoned dog, Valo finds a friend in it, whom she names Roi. Together, the friends end up investigating the mysterious disappearance of a neighbor boy.
The life of 15 year old Alex is turned upside down, when his parents are divorced and find new partners right away. After a fight at school, the mother takes him over to England, where Alex chaotic life continues.
When Yuki finds out that her parents are separating and she is moving to Japan with her mother, she and her best friend Nina devise ways to reunite the feuding adults.
Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
Harlem Fragments is an Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy. Based on true events- The film explores the haunting societal pressures of achieving the Black American dream, told in the POV of 10 year old TJ revisiting his family's home that's up for sale. By empowering this Black boy in this film with the agency to imagine, TJ, through his own journey, finds a way to process and come to terms with his family's divorce. It's important for every Black child out there enduring the same foreign emotions to know that it's okay to feel them, and affirm that there is a future trajectory forward out of the initial destruction.
Emilio, a six year old, feels deeply troubled by his parents' recent separation. Aware of his anguish, his grandmother decides to undertake a special mission to alleviate his emotions: to make him believe that he has the power to become invisible. Through this shared fantasy, they embark on an emotional journey where they learn to look beyond the superficial and recognize the true value of family bonds.
Every major social problem that plagues our nation today can be traced back to one root cause: Fatherlessness. For instance, 71% of pregnant teenagers live in a fatherless home. Additionally, 85% of young men in prison grew up without a dad. They are not stats, they are desperate for stability. From small town American to the heart of New York City, 'Becoming Sons & Daughters' tells the stories of people who are stepping into the lives of fatherless kids. Through adoption, mentoring, and simply paying attention, these men and women are planting hope and security. They are giving kids a future and helping them become sons and daughters.
When Fannie offers her father to cut his hair, he accepts. Alain knows that his daughter will do it carefully and thoroughly, as usual. But an outside incident change their plans and confront the precariousness of this shared moment. The cut tells the story of a father and a daughter, between proximity and detachment, for the moment of an haircut. -Written by Colonelle films
Set in 1980s Toronto, a young boy shuffles between the homes of his recently divorced parents.
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.