The Mother (2021)

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.

A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.