Film Library

This documentary, directed by Abby Epstein, examines the ways that the American health care system approaches childbirth. The traditional form of U.S. birth involves hospitals, drugs and obstetricians, while births in many other countries utilize midwives. Interviews with parents and medical experts explain the realities of maternity care. When Epstein discovers that she is pregnant herself, the discussion becomes less theoretical, as she must decide which form of birthing she will employ.

The filmmaker becomes fascinated by a homeless Japanese-American artist who lives near her New York City apartment. When 9/11 threatens him, she brings him to her home, and embarks on a journey to confront his painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art.

In a distant forest, the centipede, supple and graceful, arouses the admiration of all the insects. Only the old toad, haughty and jealous, hates him. One day, he decides to get rid of the centipede.

Larry is an activist, fundraiser extraordinaire, and developmentally disabled. Meet his neighbors who bring new meaning to the term community. Funny. Warm. Inspiring. Larry has a compelling personality you will never forget.

Leonard Bernstein’s protege Marin Alsop reveals how she smashed the glass ceiling to become an internationally renowned conductor.

The dramatic story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, Traumatic Brain Injury. A comeback story with a difference.

When the reality of bonding with children who have grown up in institutions turns out to be more difficult than they imagined, the Diaz family hires two developmental psychologists to help them build their new family—through science.

When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off the job and out of their homes one morning in 1975 the country came to a standstill. Unexpectedly funny and told for the first time, this is the true story of one day that catapulted Iceland to the world’s superpower of gender equality.

Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, a group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical – now found in the blood of 99.7% of Americans – into the drinking water supply.

It takes one drink on a Friday night to change the relationship between Zoe and Jack, two colleagues in the tech world.

The Fabulous Fiff and Fam is a feelgood documentary about two friends of 90 who have known each other since they were five. It is a story about being old on the outside, but still the same inside.

It is one of humankind’s greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space – the first human-made object ever to do so.