Echoes of Departure

Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.

A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

A young woman frustrated with her entry into adulthood meets an older woman on a walk, who helps her to see that her life could be far worse...

Two strangers bond during a taxi ride.

A conversation between two Ecuadorian friends in the city of Panama.

A troubled young man spends a night in town with an animated girl.

When a chance of choice is lost, is every decision the correct one...?