Film Library

Celebrated every Thanksgiving as the Indians who saved the Pilgrims, then largely forgotten, the Wampanoag of Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, spurred on by their intrepid Wampanoag linguist and MacArthur honoree Jessie Little Doe Baird, are saying loud and clear, in their Native tongue, “Âs Nutayuneân,” – “We still live here.”

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.

Nguyen Van Ket, a 16-year-old boy from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, was born with a cleft palate that kept him isolated and lonely. Hearing that the arrival of an American medical team was imminent, Nguyen walks through the jungle to the provincial hos…

Ed and Abby are Yankee fans. In fact they love everything about baseball: watching TV games together, talking trash to the umps, trading stats, but they especially love the fact that Abby plays Little League and Ed coaches her. It’s just the two of the…

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

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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