The King of Palma

The father of the family Matti Adler from Dortmund emigrates with his family to Mallorca after the fall of the Wall in the early 1990s. There he wants to realize his dream of opening a beer garden in Playa de Palma. Business is booming. But success comes at a price, prompting the family to cross more and more borders to stay on top.

Damián John Harper

Director

Johannes Kunkel

Writer

Veronica Priefer

Writer

Also Directed by Damián John Harper

In the Middle of the River

Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, his plan is foiled and the two men are forced to spend the day together. Both war veterans, they begin talking about their traumatic experiences. Gabriel realizes the world is not as black and white as he once thought it was. Slowly, he is forced to take responsibility for his own role in the family crisis.

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Los Ángeles

Mateo, 17, prepares to migrate to Los Angeles in order to support his humble family in their small Zapotec village in southern Mexico, yet before he can depart, the leader of the local gang demands that he commit murder to become a member.

Teardrop

One afternoon Dan is brutally jumped and accosted by a Gang in his neighborhood. Angel, the leader of Dans crew demands that he murder his punisher and thus earn his official "membership" into the crew: a teardrop tattoo under his eye.