A young asthmatic man learns he has magical powers.

"Waiting for the Passion" is a volatile male character study of a college student who wants to leave America to escape the turbulent relationships he has with both his father and brother. Through a series of visualized letters and dramatically edited montage sequences the film captures the confusion and fear so many young people feel as their college days wind down.

Zeynep is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.

Young Charlie adores his grandfather Walter. Walter, who is dying, is building a sailing vessel on his farm, far from the sea and seemingly cannot live to see the boat launched. David, Charlie’s father and Walter’s son-in-law lost his wife some time before and has now lost his faith in God as well. He argues with Walter about Walter's persistence in telling Charlie to have faith that they will sail the boat together soon, as David knows Walter will not live long enough to do so. But sometimes miracles happen.

In 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?

In a small village in Syria, the impending American air attacks are the talk of the day. The villagers keep each other informed of the latest rumours as the attacks could start at any moment. At the same time there is much excitement about a major volleyball match by the local ladies' team. The civil war comes closer as one of the villagers, a war photographer, is taken prisoner by the rebels. With a mixture of slapstick satire and poignant scenes, this film captures the surreal atmosphere of life in war-torn Syria.

The Chicago Mafia murders one of the bosses named Frank Martel, who had started working for the police.

The understudies and chorus people from current Broadway plays performed songs and scenes from the plays they were appearing in. The show was on for four weeks.

An ironic love letter to the British drama/documentary tradition.

Three crooks are hidden with a stolen bag, only one criminal can save them: The Thin Man.