Farley Gordon has led a sheltered life. The only time he’s out of his bubble, is when he plays pick up hockey at his local Toronto public outdoor rink. Despite never playing in organized Hockey he’s a 17 year old hockey phenom waiting to be discovered.
Marta is a 24 year old Sicilian. She’s a Rome University graduate in Philosophy with honours and she’s going to hit the job market for the first time. Hoping to land a job in academia or publishing, she ends up as a babysitter and telemarketer.
This documentary by dance and arts patron Anne Bass, is about her discovery of a 16 year old Cambodian dancer Sokvannara “Sy” Sar while on vacation in Cambodia. Enamored with his grace and beauty she wants to take him to America so that he can apply his talents in ballet.
It takes two to tango, maverick dance competitor Scott must find a partner immediately. Hope is found in his mom’s frumpy dance student Fran. As her dancing improves, they draw closer and it’s the student that teaches him about the true passion of dance and love.
Melody is having a bad day. She’s got inoperable throat cancer, been fired, and when she turns to her boyfriend, he dumps her before she gets to tell him. Just as she loses all hope, she leaves her mundane existence behind. It takes the news of her impending death for her to start truly living.
This movie puts the glamour back into the romantic comedy genre. Alex is a professional break-up artist. He’s paid to seduce women who are ignorant of how wrong their partner is for them. In Juliette, he meets his greatest challenge. A stunner and seemingly in the perfect relationship. Alex must break up her relationship before she get’s married in Monaco in 10 days.
A young couple, Negar and Ashkani are indie rockers trying to make it in the music world. It’s a struggle anywhere but it’s especially challenging for them, they live in repressive Tehran.
Dostana is a Bollywood romantic comedy set in Miami. Two serial womanizers, Sam & Kunal are separately hunting for apartments. They hatch a plan to pose as a gay couple to rent from a luxurious apartment owned by gorgeous Neha (Pyranka Chopra). It all goes wrong when they both fall in love with their landlady.
I’m fairly certain it’s hard to make it in the ballet world. Increase the difficulty by being from the slums of Brazil and a visible minority. How hard do you think it would be then? Meet Irlan and Isabella, this is their reality.
Dom and Fiona are quirky teaching couple in a rural coastal town in France. They have a strong love of latin dance. When they’re involved in a car accident the couple finds adversity even though their lives are forever changed.
