Robber with Flowers

Edda Ciano, the daughter of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini,was held in detention on the island of Lipari (20 December 1945). Upon her exile, Edda felt sick and alone with the pressure imposed by the authorities. The sole sympathy that came to her hard feelings was from the head of communist party Leonida Borgiorno who belonged to an anti-fascist family. At the end of her detention period, their strong bonds did not cease despite all circumstances.

Clarence is a new boy in school, recently arrived in New York from the rural south. Angel is already there, Hispanic and proud of it. Clarence has dyslexia, a reading difficulty; Angel is hyperactive; both disturb their class and are punished by exile out of the classroom to the hallway. They meet, talk, share experiences and hopes. Angel's activity is translated into teaching Clarence to read, and together they build a school friendship that transcends race and ethnicity and the lack of understanding of themselves by the system.

When Tommy White tampers with ancient artifacts, he causes his small town and himself to descend into madness.

A Colonial Gothic Love Triangle.

Apostolos, accompanied by his sister Nanota, returns to Greece, mediating the junta of the colonels. His sister is connected to a rich man and he will join a resistance group that acts against the junta.

PORCH STORIES interweaves three different stories on three porches in a changing neighborhood one day in summer. Emma is about to get married when a man from her past shows up on her porch, throwing her planned out life into confusion. Across the street, an elderly Portuguese couple argue about divorce, and a musical brother/sister duo pursue their dreams without worrying about the consequences.