Empathetic Movies

Explore the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most famous former child stars. Through...

A young boy's experience in supervised contact sessions with his mother and social worker.

The film, adapted from French writer Laurent Baffie’s play “Toc Toc,” revolves around the adventures of six individuals with...

Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña's past are thrust back into his life: his foreign father, his...

Joelho Ralado is a narrative about love and overcoming, where the protagonist Amanda travels to the city of Indaial, finding on the hiker's route an...

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love...

During World War II, the usually sleepy town of Gander, Newfoundland is abuzz with activity as the stopover point for many flights between North...

In Brussels, a construction worker crosses paths with a bryologist.

When hapless Anna Morse decides to leave her violent husband for good and moves into an Albuquerque rental house with her three little daughters,...

Hebe Camargo is one of the most emblematic entertainments in Brazil. At her 60s, she went on to control her own career and, despite the criticism,...

When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themself in a transformative relationship that tests...

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

Two young brothers are abandoned by their mother during summer of 1948, they run into the forest and survive there for seven years.

A thirty-something aspiring children's author, labeled "meskina" (pity case) by her Moroccan-Dutch community for still being career-less and single,...

A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

Rubens, a powerful gangster, decides to take his last big blow with the help of his adopted daughter Leônia. But not everything goes as planned...

A cameraman for an absurdist public access television show gets an unexpected call from his estranged brother.

In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While...

The story of a macho straight and a well-educated gay man who have to share an apartment at a half-way house for aids-patients. Slowly they become...