When a mowing man comes to cut down the grass in a field, he finds a girl is sleeping there -&nbsp;determined to protect the insects who call it home.&nbsp;

The Grasshoppers Sleep Here

When a mowing man comes to cut down the grass in a field, he finds a girl is sleeping there - determined to protect the insects who call it home.

When 8 year old Kati from Afghanistan stows away in her fathers truck, Faruk must juggle his responsibilities as a single dad while holding down his first job in a new country.

Bambirak

Disaster brews when Seher gets accepted to a boarding school--a dream come true--on the evening of a big family dinner.

Baahar

Disaster brews when Seher gets accepted to a boarding school--a dream come true--on the evening of a big family dinner.

A growing boy and his mother form an important bond through lovingly prepared cups of hot chocolate.

Hot Chocolate

A growing boy and his mother form an important bond through lovingly prepared cups of hot chocolate.

A young girl befriends a female backpacker passing through her Himalayan village. The villagers are intrigued and somewhat unsettled by the solo traveller - and tension arises when the girl's mother believes the backpacker is stoking her daughter's rebellious ideas.

An Early Spring

A young girl befriends a female backpacker passing through her Himalayan village. The villagers are intrigued and somewhat unsettled by the solo traveller - and tension arises when the girl's mother believes the backpacker is stoking her daughter's rebellious ideas.

Family Q&A

Iranian siblings, Sanam and Reza, without speaking a word of English, open up a chai stand in their neighborhood. However, the siblings face the unexpected competition from their neighbors who open a hot chocolate stand. What follows are the challenges Sanam and Reza experience to convince people in their neighborhood to give their Persian tea a chance over the hot chocolate.

Chai

With the grand opening of their chai stand, Iranian siblings, Sanam and Reza are faced with unexpected competition from their neighbors' hot chocolate stand.

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