Fighting the Pain
Whether physical, emotional, or psychological, stories of struggle, endurance, the human spirit’s capacity to heal, adapt, rise above adversity, and the resilience required to confront it
July 7, 2026
5-8:30 PM
Court Square Theater
44-02 23rd St, Long Island City
See You Later
A man bids farewell to his father at his funeral.
In Plain Sight
Two intertwined stories of cause, and effect. A story
highlighting the deep-rooted issues of silence, complicity, negligence, and unchecked cruelty that lead to a vicious cycle of violence doomed to repeat itself.
42 Seconds
Months after a mass shooting at a small town diner, the only survivors revisit the scene with hopes of healing from their shared trauma.
A single moment can last forever.
No Mercy
Sonia, a quiet woman with an unremarkable life, is assaulted one night on the train. The shock leaves her silent, but something shifts inside her. Slowly, her gaze hardens, her movements grow sharper, more deliberate. An obsession takes hold : to find that man again. She watches him, follows him, learns every detail of his life. Until one day, their paths cross once more and this time, Sonia is no longer the same.
A Mother’s Love
Beate, 43, lives with her husband Uwe and their eight-year-old son Benjamin in a small town. On the surface, they appear to be an ordinary family—yet they are still reeling from the tragic bus accident that claimed the life of their eldest daughter, twelve-year-old Jana. The loss continues to weigh heavily on Beate, piercing through her daily life like a wound that refuses to heal.
When Benjamin is unexpectedly summoned to the police for questioning, Beate learns that her own son carries partial responsibility for the accident.
Sit with Me While I Die
A priest must reconcile his lifelong dogmatic views on suffering with real life pain, examining how we will die, the intersection of faith and death, and specifically with how we may, or may not, be called to suffer at the inevitable end. Set against the backdrop of medical aid in dying, and death with dignity.
His Monster
When his young daughter is mysteriously swept out to sea, a struggling alcoholic remains alone, hunting the woods to find what he believes is responsible.
