Empathetic Movies

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love...

The film, adapted from French writer Laurent Baffie’s play “Toc Toc,” revolves around the adventures of six individuals with...

In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.

In this mother-daughter story, a young woman explores her own mortality through art and poetry as her terminal illness holds her back from a normal...

Junior prepares a big surprise to ask his boyfriend to marry him, but not everything goes as planned.

A young man enters an empty chapel, holding onto a memory he cannot let go of. Alone with his thoughts, he speaks to the absence of someone he loved...

Four siblings on the verge of coming-of-age try to build their independent lives without losing the bonds that connect them.

Inspired by the alarming increase in real-life tragedies involving high school bullying and suicide, Teens Like Phil tells the story of a gay teen,...

Texas Rhapsody is a powerful, inspiring film set against the oil fields and open skies of West Texas. Inspired by 3 true stories, it follows lives...

A journey that promised freedom turns into a nightmare that haunts one man. Now, he is forced to return and confront the mistakes that caused him to...

Jordon (Michael Charles Wagner) reconnects with mother Wendy (Lisa Ludwig), in the midst of a mental health crisis, over the course of an afternoon...

After a series of heartbreaks, a man finally finds solace in a mannequin, and he doesn't know what's in store for them.

In this deeply moving VRChat short film, an entity from the 'in-between' observes the human experience from the periphery. As it watches individuals...

The film follows a trio of varsity baseball players as they enter their senior year of high school and navigate difficult choices on and off the...

When an 80 year old intellectual is confronted with issues of old age and death, she reminisces the death of her mother that happened 30 years...

A lonely middle-aged man must reconcile with his grief when his rambunctious 9-year-old niece enters them both into a local dance contest.

Leo Leone has been wrestling since he was seven years old. As the only son of wrestling coach (and ex-state champion) Edward Leone, Leo's dedication...

Set in Silicon Valley, the film tells the story of Abhi, a young immigrant techie who hopes to get from point A to point B, the old fashioned way -...

WARRIOR: The Robert Kirsopp Documentary is an autobiography of Robert Kirsopp's life from birth to passing. Rob talks about how his growing-up,...