Jon Silver

An aspiring stand-up comic struggles with stage fright, a demeaning bartender job, and caring for her rebellious nephew; until she is mysteriously visited by a trouble-making Mark Twain.

A young filmmaker manages countless challenges at his first movie premiere - including high-expectations, celebrity appearances, and paranoid delusions projected onto the screen.

When we encounter people from other societies or cultures, we may fail to understand them for many reasons, including differences in language, values, gestures, emotional expression, norms, rituals, rules, expectations, family background, and life experiences. This extraordinary documentary shows that cross-cultural communication can be successful if we manage to understand the powerful differences that separate people who come from differing cultures.

An aspiring stand-up comic struggles with stage fright, a demeaning bartender job, and caring for her rebellious nephew; until she is mysteriously visited by a trouble-making Mark Twain.

A young filmmaker manages countless challenges at his first movie premiere - including high-expectations, celebrity appearances, and paranoid delusions projected onto the screen.

A young filmmaker manages countless challenges at his first movie premiere - including high-expectations, celebrity appearances, and paranoid delusions projected onto the screen.

When we encounter people from other societies or cultures, we may fail to understand them for many reasons, including differences in language, values, gestures, emotional expression, norms, rituals, rules, expectations, family background, and life experiences. This extraordinary documentary shows that cross-cultural communication can be successful if we manage to understand the powerful differences that separate people who come from differing cultures.