2022 San Diego International Film Festival

A triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.

When Elsa Mercado is released from prison after serving 16 years for killing her father, an NYC Councilwoman and corporate attorney are forced to grapple with their involvement in the original crime.

A widow who has given up on life becomes convinced that a stray dog is the reincarnation of her Hurling-loving husband.

A year after her father's death, Lydia Gilbert feels completely lost - until she discovers something unexpected: a space opera script in need of a blockbuster budget, written by her father.

Tells the story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

Chronicles the monumental task of curing cancer, as seen through the harrowing experiences of one young girl, her family, and a doctor on a mission.

Baby Pyramid is a psychological drama portraying the ugly feelings of injustice that comes with infertility.

Follows the Prices and the Talbotts, two families that meet in the remote Texas desert, as they test the boundaries of marriage, friendship, and parenthood, doing their best to survive, while exploring one of the wildest places in America.

Magda and Arek create a harmonious marriage with 25 years of experience, caring for their sick grandfather. They live with their son Tomek, who is in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend Asia. Seemingly everything is fine--typical family. And yet... Magda, a teacher in a Catholic high school, hides the fact that she prefers women; Arek has not been able to find a job for a long time; and Tomek--a popular YouTuber, is mainly driven by his interests. The embarrassment begins when Magda, tired of living in hiding, decides to follow her heart, setting off an avalanche of new events. Asia breaks up with Tomek, Grandpa disappears, and Arek has a problem with re-gluing reality. When crises, conflicts, and desires which have been suppressed for years finally explode, everyone begins to live on their own. Or at least he thinks so. Will each of the family members find his or her own way to be happy?

Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class conditions: they are the closest thing to a daughter-mother, but an accident will test their intimate loyalty and the innocent illusion that nothing can separate them.

When Tess and her family suffer an unimaginable loss, she finds support from a surprising source: her biological father - a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks - and the charming but dangerous juvenile delinquent next door.

Hot shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox appears poised to sell his self-driving car company and make his investors filthy rich. But when his problematic Halloween costume gets tweeted, the ensuing social media firestorm nearly ends Ethan's career. Desperate to figure out a way forward, Ethan hatches a plan: he will hire a 71 year old snack cart vendor, Dotty, to pose as his company's figurehead, with Ethan still managing from behind the wings. But when Dotty decides to no longer play the straw man, and starts expressing opinions of her own - everything changes. A throwback comedy thematically reminiscent of TRADING PLACES, but firmly entrenched within the social media world of today, DOTTY and SOUL is a hilarious examination of authenticity, and how far any of us will go in our quest to become who we were always meant to be. The film is written and directed by Adam Saunders, and is produced by Saunders and Avril Z. Speaks. It stars Saunders as Ethan and legendary actress Leslie Uggams (DEADPOOL, EMPIRE, ROOTS) as Dotty. The film also stars David Koechner (THE OFFICE, ANCHORMAN).

A dramedy about estranged sisters forced to confront the misery that has become their lives while dealing with their egomaniacal, formerly-important-artist father's descent.

Depicts paternal relationships spanning three generations and their conflicting ideologies.

A modern fairy tale about how distrust in the collective society divides a family and how Jill many years later learns about what there is left to trust.

Jennifer and Ian meet online via a dating app. With distance and internet between them, this virtual relationship continues as they explore their backgrounds, personal issues, and feelings for each other.

Mama shares the family's secret apple pie recipe at her disheartened daughter Dory's birthday party, hoping that Dory will be able to find the right ingredients for a new life.

Tacho, a farmer, tends to his plot of land as life passes him by. When he receives news of his daughter's death, he travels to the city to bring her body home, and he discovers a world that is alien to him there.

As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.

Hyun-ju, a kind-hearted small-town cop with a razor-sharp mind, is summoned by the local hospital to deal with Do-kyung, who has arrived carrying the limp body of her sister, believed to have been stabbed in a violent attack by her controlling fiancé. Hyun-ju, herself a victim of domestic abuse, is sympathetic until she finds holes in Do-kyung's statement. Her suspicions are further aroused when it transpires that the injured woman is not Do-kyung's sister - and Do-kyung's real sister is missing.