Franck Khalfoun

Forced to flee their country after the Taliban take-over in 2021, four Afghan women leaders struggle to keep the world's attention on the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, while coming to terms with what it means to have their power usurped and two decades of progress dismantled. From their distant exile-countries these four female leaders - past parliamentarians, ministers and journalists - watch the Taliban strip women and girls of the right to be educated, to work and to participate in society. No longer in positions of influence, they are forced to reinvent themselves to continue the fight for a free and just Afghanistan. When the world's attention has turned to the next headline and even the greatest superpower has admitted defeat, can these women succeed? —HitPlay Productions

Sinister events plague a single mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her three children after they move into their new house.

A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve. The story centers on a corporate climber who gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive. —Bloody-Disgusting.com In the Christmas Eve in New York, the workaholic executive Angela works until late night. When she is ready to drive to her family's Christmas party, her BMW does not start and she calls a cab. However, she is unable to leave the building, since all the exits are locked, and she returns to the garage, where she meets the night watch Thomas. The security guard tries to help her with a battery charger, but the car does not start. Angela asks him to open the gate; however, she is unexpectedly attacked by a psychopath, beginning her night of horror trapped in the building. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This is the story of a workaholic executive businesswoman Angela works until late night and is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve. Already late, she is dismayed to find that her car won't start. The handsome, seemingly helpful garage attendant, Thomas, checks out the car for her, but to no avail. The next thing she knows, Angela wakes up in the garage office in a dress, chained to a chair, with a Christmas dinner laid out before her. Thomas has been watching her for a long time, and with everyone else gone for Christmas, he finally has her alone. Angela will have to fight with everything she has to make it through to Christmas morning. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}