Film Library

Shot on the border of Thailand and Eastern Burma, this film tells the story of a remarkable community of refugees from Burma working against incredible odds to help their own. A dedicated group of cross-border backpack medics travel at great risk through the jungles of Eastern Burma to treat those living on the run.

Heartbroken over an ex-girlfriend, Jay (Nicol Paone) is desperate for attention and fakes a suicide attempt. When she returns home with her best friend Jen (Sarah Burns), she gets more than she bargained for from sympathetic friends in the form of tears, food, and even porn.

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.

Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim provides a behind-the-scenes look at the operations of Al-Jazeera — the most prominent television news network in the Arab world — during the war in Iraq. Through interviews with American journalists, journalists reporting for Al-Jazeera, and high-ranking U.S. military officials, Noujaim explores the nature of media bias, Al-Jazeera’s relationship with the Arab community and the network’s perception in the Western world.

A true story about everyday leaders who refuse to sit back as the Israeli.

La Nonna, grandmother of the Todaro family, forgets everything. Almost. The one thing she won’t forget (and keeps insisting on) is her last wish- to go to Italy, to the village of Todaro, the birthplace of her beloved, deceased husband. And she wants t…

Capi is the oldest gravedigger in the cemetery. Used to working amidst the suffering of others and the jokes of his colleagues, there is only one person capable of taking him out of his daily routine. Every month for the last couple of years he has waited for Marta to take flowers to the grave of her husband. She is his last hope.

This blissfully amusing short film tosses Cinderella, Snow White, Dorothy, and other storybook heroines into group therapy with a modern angst-ridden woman. Do their epilogues confirm happily ever after endings?

This frank and compassionate film explores the realities of four remarkable individuals. It celebrates the dignity, humor, and perseverance of their unique lives. Martha, the teacher in the film, attended our film festival.

Drylongso is an old African-American term that means “ordinary” or “just the same old thing.” Cauleen Smith’s remarkable debut film addresses both the tragic ordinariness of violence and the extraordinary beauty found right in front of us. Pica, a youn…

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 thi…