Movies: Hometown

A young journalist returns home to work in the local newspaper. There again see his girlfriend, who is now engaged. For her, this reunion will be a great emotional impact....

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short....

The teenagers of a rural community are confronted by the not-so-charming realities of their hometown on the eve of its annual beauty pageant....

An ambient piece created to preserve the memory of the director's childhood home prior to renovations. The film itself is shot from the perspective of a child wandering around their home and simply observing all of what is inside of it....

As Tania leaves her hometown, she must confront what her absence will mean in the search for her disappeared father....

Life on the land is undergoing a fundamental change: the villages are dying out, people go away, the houses remain empty. Frank is facing a major change: the decision to move to the city for his family the only future promising solution. A tragicomic...

Monster (Grattan Smith), a diminutive young Dubliner, dreams of going abroad in search of opportunity and adventure. Finding his plans consistently thwarted by a host of oddball characters, he is joined by Freddie, a homeless explorer (MC Wuzza), as ...

During business trip Yohei Tanaka prays at a local shrine. Much to his surprise, his wishes come true. He wins some money at the lottery and cures his long lasting diarrhoea. His final wish also comes true. He is asked to direct a film....

After several years of sexual dysfunction, Ada and her boyfriend, Calvin travel to her hometown in rural Oklahoma in hopes of piecing together her fragmented childhood memories. They find their answers, but can they find their way back home?...

Dunchon Jugong Apts. at the edge of the metropolis, Seoul. It has been over 10 years since discussions of rebuilding these old apartment complexes began. The inhabitants tell us about their soon-to-be-demolished houses and apartments. Some of them ha...

Jose is a biologist who suddenly needs to return to his hometown because his mother has passed away. She left him a large inheritance with a very important message: He must accomplish the expectations she had for him in life. Jose falls in love with ...

A filmmaker journeys back to the significant places of his Kentucky upbringing to preserve the memories they still hold....

Giacomo, a second-generation Italian-Chinese youngman, travels to Wencheng County to bring his late father’s ashes back to his hometown. There he stays at his grandfather’s house. The old man becomes Giacomo’s guide through the forgotten paths of his...