Compassionate Movies

"When The Star Shines..." is a short film that explores, with humor and emotion, the various ways people connect with the Christmas spirit. Between...

After destroying his best friend’s rehearsal dinner, a man in shambles races to gain control of his life in time for the wedding.

Two high school graduates, and long time best friends, navigate their feelings for each other the night before they leave for college.

A mother prepares a family dinner. Her son made other plans. A dog gets lost. Everything happens.

A perfectionistic fitness influencer faces judgement, distractions and insecurities as she races to finish a "Get Ready With Me" video before a...

As a child, Lyla Cross stumbled upon one of the elemental orbs which arrived on earth from a spaceship. years later, she is pitted against an...

This evocative Zambian anthology film weaves together three powerful tales of resilience and hope, exploring mental health and identity. Wongani, a...

Music as a counter-project to a bourgeois existence: Musicians, club and label operators, record store owners and other music lovers talk about how,...

Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts...

Caught between the expectations of academic responsibilities and the pull of her passion for music, Skylar finds herself torn between two worlds....

The friendship of two young women is put to the test when one of them becomes unintentionally pregnant and the other one proposes raising the baby...

As an astronaut mourns the death of her canine companions, a pet shop employee sees to help her fill the fluffy void. Unsuccessful, they both despair...

A young doctor has a promising career in São Paulo, but the diagnosis of a serious illness profoundly changes her relationship with the world...

Anouk and Bo grew up together until they had a falling out the summer after graduating from high school. Now, almost a year later, they see each...

After their friends are discharged from the psych ward, a hot tempered teen must learn to be a role model to a new patient, a sweet lost soul in dire...

Short film about a hot day which follows the routine of Ivy.

An instructional video by Rick Danko, bassist and vocalist from The Band.

A short film inspired by Port of Entry, the immersive theater experience created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects.

Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight....