An inspirational musical that follows a group of teenagers taking unique, artistic paths to discover who they are.

From the creative minds of award-winning Bethel Music, as well as Writers-Directors Fred Vassallo and David Noroña, comes this high energy and heartfelt story. Combining incredible dance and powerful songs, this faith-based film reveals that kids can change the world when they find their voice and tell their story. Bright Ones is an uplifting musical that will inspire the whole family to shine their light in the world.

Find Your Voice. Tell Your Story. Change the World.

Bright Ones

LOUD KRAZY LOVE details the harrowing journey of Brian and his daughter Jennea growing up together with chaotic courage and unconventional faith. Far beyond a rock doc, this fearless coming-of-age story grapples with teenage depression, the quest for identity, and the hope of a father willing to do anything for the one he loves.

Loud Krazy Love

Free Burma Rangers is a documentary film exploring the extraordinary 20-year journey of missionaries Dave and Karen Eubank. The film follows Dave, Karen, and their three young children, as they venture into war zones where they are fighting to bring hope. Dave Eubank is a rare hero of the faith. He is a former U.S. Special Forces soldier turned missionary to conflict zones. The film is a real life adventure movie. Viewers will follow the family into firefights, heroic rescues, and experience life-changing ministry. In the midst of this unprecedented journey, you will witness amazing lessons of faith from one of the most inspiring families in the world.

Free Burma Rangers

Set in the peak of the US 1960s Civil Rights movement, 

 is the inspiring true story of one man’s journey to hope and healing during a troubled time in history, that resulted in one of the first integrated churches in the American South. Paul Holderfield's story from a racist, alcoholic firefighter to a pastor who stands against injustice continues to make a huge impact on the community for the better to this day.

Paul's Promise

From The New York Times bestseller comes an inspirational true story of friendship, family and forgiveness. Successful art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear) and his wife Debbie (Renée Zellweger) seemingly have the perfect life. But when their faith and family are tested, an unlikely bond with a homeless drifter (Djimon Hounsou) leads them on a remarkable journey that forges an everlasting friendship. Same Kind of Different As Me shows how a simple act of kindness can change everything.

Same Kind of Different as Me

Thomas McKenzie has been searching for the perfect girl his whole life. When he meets two women who pique his interest he learns that the love we are searching for is not always the true love that makes us whole.

About Hope

Set during the sixties civil rights movement, 

 is based on the true story of Bob Zellner (Lucas Till), a Klansman's grandson, who is forced to face the rampant racism of his own culture. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he embraces the fight against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world he was born into.

Executive Produced by Spike Lee, the film is based on Bob Zellner's autobiography "

The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement.

Son of The South is rated M for mature themes and violence

Son of The South

After years of searching for his father, a young man on the run from the law finds his way into the life of a secluded old man in the woods. As the days go by and secrets about their past are revealed, they realise they may not have been looking for each other but they were brought together for a reason.

A Father's Legacy

Event planner Hazel is planning her sister’s wedding at Rosewood Inn—the historic lakeside property where their parents married—which holds more significance now that their mom has passed away. When Rosewood’s aging owner Simone decides to sell due to a lack of a beneficiary in the family, the wedding gets moved up to the last available slot just three weeks away. Simone’s godson Jared comes into town to assist with the sale, and Hazel is frustrated but eventually intrigued by him as they work together preparing the grounds for its last wedding. Through her experiences at Rosewood, Hazel learns to go after what she truly wants in life—from a long overdue promotion at work to finding love. As Simone begins to reconcile with her estranged sister Faye, the two begin to wonder if selling is the right choice, especially with the perfect property manager right under their noses.

The Vows We Keep

Tragedy ignites a group of teens to find a legendary landmark hidden in the wilderness. Together, they navigate the adventure while confronting the darkness within themselves. Channeling teen classics like The Goonies and The Breakfast Club, the story wrestles with depression, anxiety, doubt, and identity. What Rhymes with Reason sparks a fun and emotional tale of hope for the whole fam.

What Rhymes With Reason

Based on the incredible rescue mission of the “Wild Boars” Soccer Team – 12 boys and their coach - who in June 2018 were inescapably trapped in a northern Thailand cave by flood waters. Against all odds, a team of cave divers and responders rushed to the site from around the world to undertake the largest international cave rescue mission in history. Filmed in Thailand, 

 tells this true-life story with powerful authenticity, and delves into the deep spiritual and cultural resonance the event had on the Thai people, as well as on the millions worldwide transfixed to the story and hoping for a miracle.

The Cave

After enduring heartbreak on "The Price of Love," a popular dating reality TV show that pairs 20-something female contestants with a young, financially successful bachelor, teacher Hanna Knight has rebuilt her life in small-town Colorado. Unexpectedly, Will Preston—the hunk who broke her heart on national TV—reappears with an apologetic gesture and an outrageous proposal.

The Engagement Plot

And then there was Shamgar, son of Anath, who killed six hundred Philistines with an Oxgoad. “Hold the Pass” is the debut film from Gibborim Studios, dedicated to telling the stories of the great wars and warriors of the Bible's Old Testament.

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Hold The Pass

He was an Oxford-educated African king, while she was a white Englishwoman working as a clerk at Lloyd’s of London. Now their 1948 marriage, which caused a scandal in Apartheid-stricken South Africa and the British protectorate of Bechuanaland (later Botswana), is the subject of a new period drama starring Britain’s David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike.

A United Kingdom

When Dillon's love life falls apart she returns to her grandfather's farm in Colorado, where she works with Jordan, a handsome hardware store owner. Together, they restore a vintage 1960s travel trailer and, along the way, find new love.

The Happy Camper

A heartfelt story of how a script, a stage, and a theatre program composed of adults with disabilities celebrate their creativity, explore life's complexities, and empower a community, in their own words and their own way.

Into the Spotlight

Deirdre works as a barista while pursuing her true passion – designing rooftop gardens. Marcus is striving for a promotion at the upscale event space he works at. Through coffee runs for his demanding boss, he befriends Deirdre, and after learning of her gardening specialty, proposes creating a sky garden space for a major client’s upcoming wedding. Just as Deirdre and Marcus are bonding over the major career opportunity (and falling for one another), Deirdre gets a chance to apply for her dream job at a design company – but can she pursue both, without losing it all?

Love at Sky Gardens

Ms. White Light is the story of Lex Cordova, a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. Both a cute romance and a deeply moving meditation on letting go, Ms. White Light is no ordinary film.

Ms White Light

After news that their dear friend had passed away, the Primus Family decide to give up their busy life in New York to journey around the world with hopes of growing closer as a family, and proving the value of travel in raising children to be compassionate human beings who feel part of the greater global community. 

Following their visits to Argentina, Colombia, Taipei, Vietnam, The Yukon and Lebanon the traveling family is halted by the global shut downs that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic. The family decides to relocate to a small farming town where they recount the lessons and adventures of their journey - and how it changed their lives forever.

Raising Global Citizens

Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy. 

I, Daniel Blake

World War II. The boots of the Third Reich echo through the streets of Europe, but on a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, some choose to resist. Corrie Ten Boom and her family risk everything to hide Jewish refugees by the hundreds and ultimately face the consequences when they are discovered. 

 is their story—a story of faith, hope, love, and forgiveness in the face of unthinkable evil.

The Hiding Place

Adventurous and charismatic, Robin Cavendish has his whole life ahead of him when he is paralysed by polio while in Africa and given just months to live. Against all advice, Robin’s wife Diana brings him home from hospital where her devotion and witty determination inspire him to lead a long and fulfilled life. Together they refuse to be limited by expectations, dazzling others with their humour, courage and lust for life.

Breathe

Gabriel is a chaotic young rock drummer desperate to hide his recent Bipolar diagnosis from his increasingly exasperated band mates. At the therapeutic mixed-ability football game he’s obliged to attend as part of his treatment Gabriel is spectacularly upended by goalkeeper Christopher, an institutionalised 17-year-old with Aspergers Syndrome. Having taken violent revenge, Gabriel faces expulsion – and the prospect of being sectioned - unless he “makes friends” with Christopher.

When the isolated and socially-inept young goalkeeper takes this grudging offer of friendship literally, Gabriel finds his footsteps dogged and secrets threatened by an embarrassingly eager and dangerously tactless new disciple.

The Drummer & The Keeper

An emerging country star returns to his hometown to overcome his serious writers block, and reunites with his high school sweetheart. Together they rediscover love and learn that the best music is the music you make together.

Just Jake

"Ragamuffin" is based on the life of Rich Mullins, a musical prodigy who rose to Christian music fame and fortune only to walk away and live on a Navajo reservation. An artistic genius, raised on a tree farm in Indiana by a callous father, Rich wrestled all of his life with the brokenness and crippling insecurity born of his childhood. A lover of Jesus and a rebel in the church, Rich refused to let his struggles with his own darkness tear him away from a God he was determined to love. As he struggled with success in Nashville and depression in Wichita, Rich desired most of all to live a life of honest and reckless faith amidst a culture of religion and conformity.

Ragamuffin

CHURCHILL follows Britain’s iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the days before the D-Day landings in June 1944. As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, they await Churchill’s decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead.

Fearful of repeating his mistakes from World War I on the beaches of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness, Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents; General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Only the unflinching support of Churchill’s brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister’s physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness.

Churchill

Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love.

Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did?

Based on Eric Lomax's best-selling memoir, The Railway Man is an extraordinary and inspiring true story of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love.

The Railway Man

 tells the inspirational true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and her fight that changed American asylum law forever. In her first case, Judy represents a woman forced to flee her home country after being persecuted by the Taliban for opening a school for girls. While juggling her life as a single mother, Judy fights tenacious battles in and out of court, not only saving her client's life, but changing the Law of Asylum in the United States. This case has saved the lives of thousands of other persecuted women around the world. Like "Erin Brockovich," "Saint Judy" tells the story of a remarkable woman who overcame tremendous odds, and reminds us how one person can change the world.

Saint Judy

THE GRIZZLIES is the inspiring true story of first-year teacher Russ Sheppard, who takes a temporary assignment to teach at a high school in Kugluktuk, a small arctic town with the highest suicide rate in North America. Having no success at getting his Inuit students to show up for class—and seeing that many of the teens roam around town drinking and smoking—he believes that teaching them the sport of lacrosse will get them in school and motivate them to achieve. But really it’s Sheppard who has a lot to learn, as they end up transforming their own lives as well as his.

Trigger Warning: This movie contains content about suicide and may be upsetting to some people. If you are in immediate danger please call 000 in Aus and 111 in NZ. For further assistance in Australia, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For assistance in New Zealand, visit 

The Grizzlies

An eye witness account of the final hours leading up to the executions of the 'Bali Nine' duo Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on 29 April 2015, which was the beginning of their incredible legacy.

Execution Island

Martin Scorsese finally realises his long-held dream to direct SILENCE, an adaptation of the Shusaku Endo novel about 17th century Jesuits who risk their lives to bring Christianity to Japan.

Silence

Teresa and Kavita: two women’s lives – passionate and uncompromising – woven over generations by two intertwined stories. Both women achieve their vocation in spite of serious personal doubts.

We discover Mother Teresa as the woman behind the myth in a new dimension. Her loss of faith inspires the wild Kavita, a young British woman of Indian origin, to discover true love and compassion in today’s Kolkata.

Mother Teresa & Me

Katie works for a lifestyle magazine for modern women - but she’s stuck writing mindless articles about shampoo and nail polish. When the opportunity for a high profile travel story presents itself, she jumps at the opportunity. Katie is far from sporty but sets out to face her fears as she crafts an article about a week at a high end glamping resort. Having discovered Will Taylor, an environment conservationist and rugged adventurer who works at the resort, there might be a couple of extra unexpected surprises for Katie on this assignment.

Love and Glamping

From girls playing in the attic to women living with purpose, the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—are committed to always supporting each other. Yet growing up sometimes means growing apart. When tragedy brings the sisters back home, sticking together takes on new meaning. Little Women—starring Lea Thompson—brings the same sisters to a new generation to celebrate dreams, family and unconditional love.

Little Women

Ben Marcus, a reality TV editor who is feeling disconnected from his family and spiraling into a mid-life crisis, thinks the only way he can be happy is by fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional comedian. While trying to dodge fixing the toilet or helping his son with homework, he discovers the popularity of vlogging and starts to post videos on the internet, soon after a video of him badly fixing the toilet goes viral and he becomes a social-media star known as Selfie Dad. However through friendship with a coworker, Ben finds the secret to a happy family.

Selfie Dad

The Heart of Man is a cinematic retelling of the parable of the Prodigal Son, intertwined with contemporary and poignant true testimonies of personal and sexual brokenness. These two genres are combined as never before to reveal the compassionate heart of God the father for his sons and daughters illuminating an age-old truth: Shame is not a barrier to God's love, but a bridge to absolute transformation, victory, freedom and hope.

The Heart of Man

Demetri Chicopoulos (Robert Krantz) is living a charmed life. He is the host of his hit, daytime talk show, Daytime with Demetri.
However, we soon learn that with a recent divorce and the passing of his mother, Demetri’s life is more pain than charmed.
In a prayerful moment, Demetri kneels and asks God if he could just relive one week of his life. He knows things would turn out differently.
Demetri rises and suddenly meets... his Guardian Angel (Tom Arnold).
Well, not exactly the type of Guardian Angel one hopes for.
The Guardian Angel tells Demetri God has heard his prayer… Demetri will get to relive one week of his life.
What happens next will change Demetri’s life forever.

A Marriage Made In Heaven

Leon is a man with a mission. Counting solely on the kindness of strangers for food, shelter and fuel, he travels around the world on a vintage motorcycle looking for the good in humanity. This is an uplifting social experiment that examines the nature of generosity and gives glimpses into the hearts of some truly selfless people. It gives one real hope in a world where too often greed is revered as a virtue and caring as a liability.

The Kindness Diaries - Season One (13 episodes)

In Season Two of The Kindness Diaries, Englishman Leon Logothetis travels from Alaska to Argentina relying on the kindness of strangers, surprising unsuspecting good Samaritans with life changing gifts!

The Kindness Diaries - Season Two (13 episodes)

Jacob Fisher, an Orthodox Jewish Cantor and amateur songwriter who resides in Brooklyn, New York, witnesses the senseless murder of his wife and three children. Catatonic, Jacob walks out on his Jewish mourning ritual, leaving behind his Jewish garments, wallet and keys. Abandoning his identity, he wanders aimlessly, hoping somehow to understand his tragedy. Fortuitously, he lands in Brent, Alabama (population 2,500), where he is embraced by Nina, a single mother and the lead singer of a small gospel choir, her Uncle Moe and their gospel community who help him return to life. Music brings Nina and Jacob together as they try to make sense of his past and their possible future.

Twist of Fate

THREE FAMILIES. TWO WORLDS. ONE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY. A refugee's escape, a prisoner's promise, and a daughter's painful secret converge in this inspiring real life story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Beautifully Broken

Benjamin Morton's life changed forever the day he met the little girl next door. Ava was and always would be the girl of his dreams. From the innocence of a childhood friendship, through adolescent attraction, their love strengthens and grows. When life takes a turn neither of them expected, their entire future is called into question.

 explores the ups and downs of life and love, showing us that in good times and bad, life can be approached with hope and the opportunity for something new.

New Life

After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a charming young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream to become a doctor and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the incredible internationally recognised true story.

Peace by Chocolate

An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.

Last Days in the Desert

A wildlife biologist working on fostering the protection of wildlife in Africa is forced to team up with a theme park designer who wants to create an over-the-top safari attraction.

A Safari Romance

Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy's other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boy's fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). In reality he's “in the can for robbery”. When Alamein returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.

Ian Fletcher, a "nonbeliever", is shipped off to a backwoods Christian camp, where he is forced to compete in (and survive) a Biblically-themed Olympiad known as the God Games.

Camp Manna

CALVARY’s Priest is a good man, intent on making the world a better place. He is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town.

One day, his life is threatened during confession. He shrugs off the altercation, and continues to perform his pastoral duties, trying as best he can to help his parishioners, despite having a fragile daughter to contend with, and a fellow priest who may as well be an atheist for all the dedication he has to his calling.

Soon, however, the sinister and troubling undercurrents he has tried to ignore start to make their presence felt more keenly, and as the forces of darkness close in around him, he begins to wonder if he will have the courage to face his own personal Calvary.

Calvary

Biker Tommy Colston is a hopeless addict. When he discovers he has a long-lost daughter named Tulsa, he reluctantly welcomes the nine year-old into his home, but tries to keep her out of his heart. When tragedy strikes, Tommy is forced to face his demons and attempts to become the father of Tulsa’s dreams. Inspired by true events, “Tulsa” is a funny and heart-warming story of redemption, family and forgiveness, even in the darkest times.


Tulsa

By God's command, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.

His Only Son

As the social fabric of life in rural India disintegrates in the late 1990s, journalist Manav Banerjee (Sharman Joshi) moves with his pregnant wife to the State of Orissa in hope of a better life and the promise of a lucrative career. When speculation mounts that local Australian missionary Graham Staines (Stephen Baldwin) is illegally proselytizing leprosy patients, Manav agrees to investigate undercover for the newspaper. What he finds is a series of revelations that are difficult to fathom and even harder to explain, and Manav is forced to make a choice between his own ambition and the truth. In the end, his actions spark a tragic event that is felt around the world. Based on a true story and shot on location in India, "The Least Of These" beautifully illustrates the power of love, hope and forgiveness to overcome hate.

The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story

A powerful new film anthology from the worldwide story movement known as I Am Second. This series features real stories of real people living for something greater than themselves and the everlasting peace that comes from the radical love of Jesus.

I Am Second - Season One (12 episodes)

Monroe Baptist Church has been a staple of the community for over a century and is led by the charismatic Reverend, Benjamin Wright (Jonathan Langdon) and his lovely wife, Vanessa (Sagine Sémajuste). Despite a devoted congregation, the building itself has seen better days and is in desperate need of repairs. Reverend Wright turns to a financial advisor who promises a fool-proof investment but winds up embezzling the money and leaving the church on the brink of having to close its doors forever. So, the Reverend and a group of dedicated members of the community must do the impossible: pull off a heist to get their money back and save the church before it's too late.

Faith Heist

 is a fascinating, deeply moving documentary narrated by Eric Bana, which sheds light on the real story behind the coastal ‘shark safety’ programs in Queensland and New South Wales. The current methods of baited drum-lines and nets have not only been scientifically proven to be ineffective in protecting swimmers and surfers, leaving them at risk in the sea, but these outdated solutions continue to be allowed to negatively impact entire marine ecosystems—including the Great Barrier Reef. Thousands of whales, dolphins, turtles, and other marine life are just some of the casualties of these expensive, archaic methods every year, even though new and proven technology is easily accessible. Join some of the biggest names in ocean conservation, such as Sea Shepherd, Ocean Ramsey and Madison Stewart, who bring their in-depth knowledge and expertise to shed light on this scarcely understood topic.

CLOSED CAPTIONS AVAILABLE IN: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German for this title. 

Envoy: Shark Cull

Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon, “Beyond the River” delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.

Beyond The River

In this fascinating documentary based on the popular book of the same name, and set against the backdrop of the US elections, pastor Brian Zahnd exposes how the church in America has succumbed to the seduction of empire and has entangled Christianity with the Red, White, and Blue. 

Journeying to places around the United States of America and delving deep into the heart of the parallel between the modern-day United States of America and Biblical Babylon, Zahnd exposes the misguided culture war from evangelicals who rely on fear and scapegoating rather than the disarming qualities of humility, grace, and love.


Postcards from Babylon

Kyle Cooke is a kind-hearted young boy and a gifted baseball player. When his father, Ted, is laid off and forced to take a low-level job in a new state just to make ends meet, Kyle and his family are uprooted from their comfortable suburban lifestyle. Ted hopes that Kyle’s acclimation will be made easier once he gets involved with the local teams but those plans are quickly dashed when Kyle becomes the victim of bullying and nepotism.

Realizing Kyle will never get a chance to pursue his dream of playing in the twelve-year-old World Series if he stays in the local league, Ted finagles a way to get Kyle on a team in an opposing district. Kyle, understanding this is his one and only shot, uses the dejection of being cut from his town’s all-star team as motivation to become the best twelve year-old player in the state - possibly the world. Ultimately, he faces his former team in the state championship where he discovers a greatness he didn’t even know he possessed.

Twelve

When Brenda (Kelly Hu) discovers she has breast cancer, she reaches out to her biological daughter, Talia (Sylvia Kwan), whom she gave up for adoption as a baby. Talia welcomes the reconnection with her birth mother and encourages Brenda to make a bucket list of things she’s always wanted to do. The two women forge a bond as they set out to complete the list together.

List of a Lifetime

A story of relentless grit, motivational strength and humbling triumph, PALAU is a film many will relate to. As a young man, a passion and vision to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to all the nations was planted deep in Luis Palau's heart. Amidst both seemingly insurmountable struggles and remarkable miracles, Luis never lost sight of his calling. His extraordinary story will bring hope to the masses and encourage all that God has greatness in store for them.

Palau: The Movie

After losing her parents, teenager Annabel lives with her grandfather on an island paradise, surrounded loving but quirky oddballs who she considers family. But everything changes when her rich maternal grandparents arrive with a shifty lawyer to bring her back to New York. It’s up to Annabel, her friends, and Mitzy the dolphin to figure out how to save the day and prove that love conquers all!

Dolphin Island

The story of a young woman with the weight of a generation on her shoulders. Having survived her own suicidal struggles Jazz Thornton is a mental health activist, fighting to change how society and the system are dealing with young people like her. Ultimately this is a film about hope. It’s a film about redemption. It’s a challenge to all of us to try to understand.



The Girl on the Bridge

Hope, an eager young writer, would give anything to make it as a journalist at the online news magazine where she works. So when, after a difficult start to the holiday season, she finds a jar filled with money at her door, she is determined to find the person responsible for handing out so much money to strangers—and to write a story about him.

Christmas Jars

In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpas' point of view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route, killing 16 Sherpas. For the Himalayan workers repeatedly traversing the mountain carrying supplies, the risk of this hazardous endeavor is multiplied. This stunning documentary, shot by high-altitude cinematographer Renan Ozturk, explores the unequal relationship between cashed-up foreign expeditions and their guides. It is also a story of family and tradition, as exemplified by Phurba Tashi Sherpa, an experienced climber at the heart of this commanding film.

Sherpa

MARY MAGDALENE is an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood spiritual figures in history. The biblical biopic tells the story of Mary (Rooney Mara), a young woman in search of a new way of living. Constricted by the hierarchies of the day, Mary defies her traditional family to join a new social movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix). She soon finds a place for herself within the movement and at the heart of a journey that will lead to Jerusalem. Written by Helen Edmundson and Philippa Goslett, MARY MAGDALENE also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tahar Rahim.

Mary Magdalene

“Doin’ My Drugs” documents the extraordinary life and personal transformation of musician Thomas Muchimba Buttenschøn. Born in Zambia in 1985 to a Zambian mother and Danish father, Buttenschøn is diagnosed HIV positive as an infant. His parents subsequently learn they are infected. The family moves to Denmark for treatment, but by the time Thomas is nine he’s lost both his mother and father. After becoming deathly ill himself at 13, Buttenschøn begins antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and regains his health. He throws himself into music, becomes a Danish pop star, marries and fathers two sons.


While he is able to live a full and healthy life with the virus, he recognizes that his native Zambia remains trapped in a senseless HIV/AIDS epidemic. The government offers ARV treatment for free, but a staggering 13% of Zambians are infected with HIV and remain untreated. Thomas is inspired to use his music and personal story of survival and triumph to confront the stigma and fight the spread of HIV.
He asks, “Can songs save the world?”

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