The Tavern

A collection of twenty short films by twenty different directors, all about Taiwan.

A tale of drugs, relationships, sexuality, racism, and deceit, "University Heights" grasps the everyday struggles of humanity - finding yourself.

J.J. Harper, a First Nations chief, is gunned down by police constable Robert Cross on his way home one snowy night in downtown Winnipeg.

Petros is an archaeologist who experiences the naked Greek paranoia in the center of Athens. Either by choice or coincidence, he comes into contact with people who are "different": An Arab immigrant, who comes to Greece, a land of "infidels", determined to conquer it by any means; A Greek-French cello player, who is burdened by the agony of her alcoholic mother; A young Albanian pianist, who carries the curse of his own personal genius and divinity; A Greek immigrant, who was repatriated but now has nowhere to call home; A bank director, who believes everything can be bought, even love; A patrolman, who creates his own version of socio-political reality. Petros' contact with these people is in fact a traumatic experience. For each encounter he has to pay a price. Sometimes the price is material, while other times it's emotional. At times it is both. Will the experience gained make up for the loss?

Struggling to take care of her young son and pay the bills, Keisha is forced to turn to exotic dancing to keep from sliding further into poverty.

The tale of an Igorot maiden who falls in love with a man from the city. They insist on being married despite the protests of their families. The Igorot maiden suffers years of constant humiliation from her Manila in-laws, who ridicule her provincial mountainside lifestyle and dress. Finally, the couple moves to her family's territory where the groom is felled by the ax of a clan member.