A border patrol agent accidentally shoots a ranch hand. He and his superiors bury the body and cover-up the incident, but when a local rancher and friend of the boy finds out, he exhumes the body and sets on a trek to the boy's home town in Mexico. ... more about Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
At only thirteen years of age, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a sizeable family. Loretta appears destined to a life of homemaking, but Doolittle recognises his wife's musical talent, and buys her a guitar as an anniversary present one year. ... more about Coal Miner's Daughter
Beginning with a stirring African folk song (Zélié performed by Angélique Kidjo) the roots are established and rapidly swell into a trunk thickened by the hardships of the Great Depression (Gamblin' Man performed by David `Honeyboy' Edwards) and the ... more about Lightning in a Bottle
In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sabastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sabastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. ... more about Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Based on the short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", by Joyce Carol Oates, this film chronicles a 15-year-old girl, Connie's, sexual awakening in the Northern California suburbs. ... more about Smooth Talk
Freddie is a former stripper marrying Sam to repay a debt owed to nightclub owner Red. But Freddie is in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother. Jjaks and Freddie run off together, and Sam finds where they have been hiding and calls the cops. ... more about Feeling Minnesota
Environmental protection agent Jack Taggart is fighting big business types led by Orin Hanner who are dumping toxic waste somewhere in the Kentucky hills region. They also killed his fellow agent and are killing the nature of the region. ... more about Fire Down Below
After 25 years in the fast food business, father McDermott one morning proclaims in front of his three sons that he hated dealing with chickens all the time, and that's why he sold the restaurant last afternoon. ... more about Staying Together
2 worker from a railway company realize that the company want to close the railroad track where they work. They steal an engine and travel thru America to the centre of the company to protest against the closing. ... more about End of the Line