Future of Film: Athena Film Festival

An overworked waitress takes a black market abortion pill that gives her an unexpected side effect - superhuman strength.

In Hanoi, Vietnam, a tattoo artist specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars; despite the social stigma, she empowers her clients to reclaim their bodies, demonstrating that her work is an act of compassion and resilience.

An exploration of the ways that voice, character, and gender are continuously reformulated in opera; contemporary transgender singers navigate the traditional categories of their art form, interweaving personal stories with historical contexts.

In rural Pakistan, retired doctor Farah Naz runs the only health clinic offering compassionate and affordable treatment to women; Dr. Naz must decide what she's willing to sacrifice as her clinic is threatened from all sides.

At her new family's frenzied reunion, 7-year-old Carolina tries to give her stepfather a birthday card and learns the adults see her as decoration.