My Memories of Old Beijing (1983)

Different portraits, four short stories, four moments in time capturing the wanderings of a few souls, stuck at the crossroads of History.

A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and…

Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite them. Their trip, initially a…

Every Marine has a story, some they’re proud of, other they’d rather forget. After coming home from his tour of duty in Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, Luke Stephens wants nothing…

A beautiful blonde hooks up with a rock star, and after a night of sex and drugs, he leaves. She, though, has fallen madly in love with him, and sets…

One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one’s perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris…

A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not…

Nur, a chicken seller, notices traces of an accident on his beloved motorcycle. Wondering if it’s connected to yesterday’s hit-and-run in town, he questions those who borrowed his bike, but…

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds…

Magistrate Hwang’s daughter Jin-yi, is jilted before her wedding because a shoe maker was smitten with her and commits suicide. Jin-yi becomes a courtesan, and becomes famous for her wits…

Taylor is forced to hide the young daughter of a Colombian woman in witness protection who will be testifying against a powerful drug cartel in Federal Court, as ruthless sicarios…

When a hateful, vitriolic basement dwelling podcaster goes viral, he garners an audience of violent sycophants and incensed enemies – and faces deadly backlash when he’s doxxed by activist hackers.