Nutshells

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a...

The path of a street fighter and a dancer on skates, who are in love, is paved by friendship, grit and hope.

"Tawan," a little girl, tries to memorize her own story in preparation for a speech contest on Mother's Day, while "Duen," her grandmother, practices...

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The...

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a...

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

Awaiting new club leader Kumiko is the Ensemble Contest, and the school's preliminary competition to determine the representative team to...

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

An outdoors orientation contest turns into a journey to the participants' self and conscience.

Fraternity brothers enter one of their own into a scholarship lottery after a women's college insults them. Though the Zeta boys are celebrated for...