Empathetic Movies

A poetic retelling of the experiences of Joseph Murakami, a fourteen-year-old boy from Darwin, who is summarily rounded up and interned by his...

Pedro earns a living in chat rooms. He transforms himself into NeonBoy in front of the webcam. Slowly, this young man dips his fingers into pots of...

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...

When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't...

Concert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both the Japanese theatrical release of Ponyo (2008)...

A heartwarming look inside a brother and sister's difficult relationship as the brother does not want his sister to know the hard time he is having,...

When free-spirited Rickey suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from...

A young couple struggling with infertility seeks the aide of a healer with a promised remedy, while unknown forces also work to provide them with...

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

January 1st, 2003. When Brazil celebrates President Lula′s historic investiture, two middle-class, provincial families gather in an old, poorly...

Everything is going well in the relationship between Tony and his nephews until his sister's new suitor appears and becomes the trio's new favorite,...

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

Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, becomes the unexpected point of tension between two inseparable best friends and college...

A paralyzed mother recovers from a stroke during childbirth with care from her husband.

Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of...

A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small,...

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,...

After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost...

The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly...