A young girl struggles to cope with the loss of a loved one. She finds hope in an unexpected gesture from a stranger.
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After inadvertently drinking himself to death, Gabriel, a downtrodden recent college graduate, is presented with one final conversation with The Guide before he moves on. As the two discuss and recall key moments from Gabriel’s life, they share a growing, but transient bond all while Gabriel finds a peace with his end and an appreciation for the life he has lived.
Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.
A short drama about a footballers relationship with his father, after he's forced out of football because of his sexuality. The film follows the dynamic between him and his dad and the pressure it puts on their relationship when he's forced to come out. Orange Peel highlights some of the current issues that lie deep within some parts of the football community whilst also capturing how difficult it can be for men to express their feelings on and off the pitch.
A 14 year old boy excitedly prepares for his first dance, but when his date arrives he's faced with a split-second decision.
Parents want to help children, but often because of their own grief they don’t notice, or maybe don’t know how without showing their sadness. Grief feelings, bad dreams, making memorials, and laughing are some of the topics discussed in A Heavenly Home video produced by Littlefolks Gospel Productions, Inc. Kids and puppets join Ginger Ingram Brown in her Bread House to talk about one of the most difficult experiences for any child or adult. This 34 minute video is broken into mini segments of 2-4 minutes, so that children are kept captivated, wondering what will be next.
Months after the unexpected death of his wife, an embittered, middle-aged painter flees to a cabin in rural New England where her presence, and more, waits for him.
A boozy, brilliant, locally notorious medium chases stardom, but her messy personal life hilariously derails her dreams of fame.
After their father’s death, two estranged siblings must confront buried anger, lingering guilt, and the possibility of forgiveness in order to find their way back to each other.
‘Independence’ delves into the life of Homer, a young man whose world is upended when he suddenly loses his eyesight in a freak accident. The story initially follows a young adult with dreams and aspirations, but takes a dramatic turn with Homers unexpected disability. Despite his outgoing nature and great relationship with his mother Helen, Homer struggles to accept his new reality, punishing himself by isolating himself from his loved ones. It is only when interactions with strangers Homer starts to see things in a different light as he begins to accept this change. Through his journey, the film explores themes of identity and acceptance, highlighting the challenges of adapting to change. Homers reluctance to embrace his blindness reflects the universal struggle of overcoming adversity and the human tendency to neglect change and cling to the familiar. Ultimately, ‘Independence’ offers a poignant exploration of resilience and the ability to grow amid life changing circumstances.
Freddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves, is in for a shock when on his 14th birthday his first 'warfing' goes awry, turning him into a ferocious poodle. The pack elders give Freddy until the next moonrise to prove he has the heart of a wolf, or risk being cast out forever. With the help of an unlikely ally in a streetwise stray named Batty, Freddy must prove he's 100% Wolf.
After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.
At the height of their relationship, two great friends since junior high school realize a significant life change may come sooner than later.
A teenager grapples with the loss of his sister and goes on a journey to overcome his own mental roadblocks to help himself heal.
Frank Sinatra teaches a group of young boys a lesson in religious tolerance.
James and Clayton are seniors in high school. Two ex-best friends who, at one point, fell out over the same woman; Joanna. Clayton has the girl, and James has been filled with hate. Witness the story of these two young men and their journey to rekindling their lost friendship through acceptance, forgiveness, and brotherhood.
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to find wheat that farmers can grow despite various disasters.
Rafael is a creative boy who finds support in his grandmother and sister to be his true self, despite the prejudiced looks around him, drawing inspiration from a magazine featuring Lady Gaga that he receives as a gift.
Oliver doesn't know how to deal with the fact that he is not with the girl he loves. So in desperation for coping with his feelings he starts to write letters in which he describes all the feelings and thoughts that he's trying to bury deep down.
The road can be long when allowing yourself to love again. Shy and self-effacing Léo leads a solitary existence, but an encounter with the confident Thom turns his world upside down.
A young man questions his own existence following the death of his lover.
A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that ultimately reveals the truth.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community