Barbara Szeman
A couple is overjoyed to welcome their firstborn into the world. Euphoria slips away when they return to an unwinnable argument over the name they will give their son. NEWBORN was inspired by the personal struggle of Middle Eastern identity in Western culture. NEWBORN is recognized by over twenty film festivals including the Academy Awards® accredited Bermuda International Film Festival and was awarded $40,000 as the National Grand Prize Winner of CBC’s Short Film Face Off.
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
