Hometown Movies

In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.

During business trip Yohei Tanaka prays at a local shrine. Much to his surprise, his wishes come true. He wins some money at the lottery and cures...

A New York banker loses assets and lavish lifestyle due to false accusations. Forced to return to small Georgia hometown and quirky family.

Monster (Grattan Smith), a diminutive young Dubliner, dreams of going abroad in search of opportunity and adventure. Finding his plans consistently...

Life on the land is undergoing a fundamental change: the villages are dying out, people go away, the houses remain empty. Frank is facing a major...

As Tania leaves her hometown, she must confront what her absence will mean in the search for her disappeared father.

Coming back to his hometown in hopes of reconnecting with his past, a young man encounters the place completely stopped in time. Moving through the...

An ambient piece created to preserve the memory of the director's childhood home prior to renovations. The film itself is shot from the perspective...

Giacomo, a second-generation Italian-Chinese youngman, travels to Wencheng County to bring his late father’s ashes back to his hometown. There...

A group of high school friends reunite in their hometown for the funeral of an old buddy, 'Bender'; they will spend a weekend struggling to accept...

After several years of sexual dysfunction, Ada and her boyfriend, Calvin travel to her hometown in rural Oklahoma in hopes of piecing together her...

Jose is a biologist who suddenly needs to return to his hometown because his mother has passed away. She left him a large inheritance with a very...

Dunchon Jugong Apts. at the edge of the metropolis, Seoul. It has been over 10 years since discussions of rebuilding these old apartment complexes...

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short.

A filmmaker journeys back to the significant places of his Kentucky upbringing to preserve the memories they still hold.