2007

Blaire Farrow has grown tired of her job as a client liaison for a wish granting foundation. She and her coworker Jimmy bicker every day, and she hasn’t had a date in what feels like centuries.When Blaire decides to take on a handsome amnesiac, she thinks she’s found everything she’s ever wanted. But are there …

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The narrator, Liv Ulmann, considers the questions of our birth, our existence, and whether or not little things matter. Kasper, the poet, is on a quest for inspiration when seemingly unelated factors lead to a surprising and happy outcome.

In an age of technological integration and urban life, people turn to the natural world for renewal.

In this animated documentary, New Zealanders attempt to fathom their deep, personal connection with their land.

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy, directed by Alice Elliott, is a 2007 documentary film that focuses on the symbiotic relationship between Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy.

In this courageous, deeply personal new film, Diane Israel examines Western culture’s toxic emphasis on thinness, beauty, and physical perfection. Israel, a psychotherapist and former champion triathlete, talks candidly about her own struggle with eating disorders and obsessive exercising, fearlessly confronting her own painful past as she tries to come to terms with our unhealthy fixation on self-destructive ideals of beauty and competitiveness. The film lends context to Israel’s personal odyssey with fascinating insights from athletes, body builders, fashion models, and inner-city teens, as well as prominent cultural critics and authors such as Eve Ensler, Paul Campos, and Naomi Wolf.

The story of five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and make the journey to reclaim their lost dignity. The trials they endure and their attempts to rebuild their lives tell a universal story of hope, courage, and transformation.