Film Library

Personal needs balanced against familial responsibilities are examined by the filmmaker, who explores the relationship between her father and grandmother.

In the summer of 2005 the doctors said they were 99% sure filmmaker Phoebe Brown did not have ovarian cancer. She turned out to be the 1%. This is her story.

This story about a poor Eupora, Mississippi family begins with a seemingly simple child custody case and unfolds as a disquieting mystery. The characters in the film will challenge your perceptions as their roles change in strange and fascinating ways.

At the beginning of the last century nine out of ten people killed in war were soldiers. At the beginning of this century nine out of ten killed are civilians, and most of them are children. Around the world and through the generations, war has affected more and more children. What they have lived through defies imagination. Told only in their voices, this powerful film centers on three modern yet ancient conflicts: the Chechen Wars, Martyr Street in Hebron and Sierra Leone.

Sheila M. Sofian’s six-minute short “Conversations With Haris” is a touching documentary narrated by an 11-year-old Bosnian immigrant as he recounts his experiences in the war in his homeland. The film is beautifully made using painted animation, and set against Haris’ thoughts on the war and the deaths of so many of his close family, the film illustrates how startlingly adult a child’s thoughts can be. It brings to mind the old adage: Out of the mouth of babes. It’s painfully clear that adults should listen to children far more often than they do.

Kelly (33) is saving herself for marriage and following Christian Courtship, a conservative Christian alternative to dating where parents, in conjunction with God, search for their daughters’ husbands. Kelly’s own parents think she should meet a husband through dating and disagree with courtship, so she moves in with “spiritual parents” and embarks on a journey to find a spouse.

It’s not easy, and it’s not what most women do: choosing celibacy and service over family life and independence. Yet 92,000 American women are currently in religious communities. A Different Path explores two Catholic orders that reflect spiritual purs…

Not a depressing film, but rather an inspiring exploration of the ways several diverse families prepare for the gentle passage of their loved ones by caring for their deceased loved ones at home.

A GIRL LIKE HER reveals the hidden history of over a million young women who became pregnant in the 1950s and 60s and were banished to maternity homes to give birth, surrender their children, and return home alone. They were told to keep their secret,…

As their owners drive to the edge of the country, Noodles and Tony P. can only swim to the edge of their bowl.

A Good Neighbor is a feature-length documentary about a Latina single mother’s fight against racism and climate change as she campaigns for city council in one of the nation’s most polluted zip codes.

Olympic rower, Chris Ernst, leads the Yale women’s crew in protest against substandard training conditions.