Resilience Movies

For the first time, survivors talk about life after the camps. How does one return to a life that was interrupted with such violence? How does one...

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...

A rising cricket prodigy forgoes his dreams and sets out to bring peace in his home from the clutches of his toxic father.

A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as...

"1985: Heroes among Ruins" is a reflection of disaster. It is about the human solidarity, the search and rescue and the importance of civil...

Chronicles the extraordinary life of artist Felicia DeRosa, who came out as transgender at the age of 41. With her life, career, and marriage...

Sprout. In the vacant lots against the hammering of buildings always under construction, between walls of granite, cement and sheet metal with rust,...

Set in 2005, follows third-grader Raya Carpio as she struggles with stage fright and societal judgment during a school family showcase. When...

After the end of an intense relationship, Aurora returns to the places that marked its beginning and end. While reliving good and painful memories,...

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

Award-winning documentary Resilience & Sacrifice follows an emerging musician who shelved his dreams to raise his family. Years later, he returns to...

In this poignant film, the story unfolds through a heartfelt letter from a mother to her son, Jacob, reflecting on the loss of his other mother....

"A Penny Weighs More Than a Soul" is a powerful documentary by Tobias Demetz (TD Films) that takes viewers deep into the untouched nature of the...

Light Upon Light: A Documentary on Hijab is an intimate and deeply personal exploration of the diverse, raw, and untold stories of hijabi women....