The appearance of a Kleenex-box in Heise’s work signals that the scene is about to become emotional. When the character gives in and reaches for a tissue, we know we are witnessing an emotional breakdown or breakthrough. The tissues offer assistance in wiping away tears, snot and other bodily fluids – and are, paradoxically, entirely devoid of use or purpose without the very emotions they seek to remedy.
The appearance of a Kleenex-box in Heise’s work signals that the scene is about to become emotional. When the character gives in and reaches for a tissue, we know we are witnessing an emotional breakdown or breakthrough. The tissues offer assistance in wiping away tears, snot and other bodily fluids – and are, paradoxically, entirely devoid of use or purpose without the very emotions they seek to remedy.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness.
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Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
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A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.