A crab goes on an important journey, a berry looks for the right place to call home, several tense tales involving car rides, two stories of serendipitous romance thanks to shared transportation, and one adventurous revengeful appliance make up this block on the move we're calling GOING PLACES.

A 70-year-old man remembers his journey to his dying father's bedside, between hope and fear, between reality and imagination.

L'araignée [The Spider Crab]

A 70-year-old man remembers his journey to his dying father's bedside, between hope and fear, between reality and imagination.

After quitting university, Qiang hides from the world by living in his car and working as a minicab driver. But as his mom repeatedly calls asking where he is, Qiang must address his lies at great risk to his safety.

Seafruit

After quitting university, Qiang hides from the world by living in his car and working as a minicab driver.

Sam gets on the subway heading home. He catches the eye of April. The two of them discover they have way more in common than where they’re heading. Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation.

Noisy

Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation.

Joseph and Anna are both outsiders - immigrants, isolated in a city of millions, trapped for very different reasons. When their paths cross on a rainy New York night, they might just have a chance to remake their lives.

Detour

Two broken people - both immigrants, both trapped in lives they didn't choose - cross paths one night in New York City.

In an effort to be more social, two friends find themselves consistently sharing rides to and from their friends' events. Along the way, their casual friendship begins to deepen into something decidedly more - complicated.

Ride Share

In an effort to be more social, two friends find themselves consistently sharing rides to and from their friends' events. Along the way, their casual friendship begins to deepen into something decidedly more - complicated.

After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls in a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be a responsible father.

STICKER

After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls in a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be a responsible father.

Newly ripened Berry comes to life and goes on a perilous journey throughout the flora and fauna in nature to find the best spot to plant their seeds.

Berry's Voyage

Newly ripened Berry comes to life and goes on a perilous journey throughout the flora and fauna in nature to find the best spot to plant their seeds.

Romantic songs say that impossible love is love at his best. What if a hair dryer fell in love with the Chorus Girl who owns it? How far would it go for her? – This is director Thomas Rio's second film in the Indy Film Fest - his short Hsu Ji Behind the Screen was an Official Selection of the 2014 Indy Film Fest.

Moulinex Libère la Femme [Chorus Girl]

What if everyday household objects had their own lives? Could they feel, love, ... kill?

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