Seven climate scientists are invited to group therapy in Climate in Therapy. There are more than 20,000 climate scientists worldwide, and the approach to science often sees emotion as irrational. Psychotherapist Richard Beck invites seven of these scientists to join a sharing circle and share their feelings about climate change. Climate in Therapy Synopsis Climate …
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The final years of an elderly couple in China are documented in The Gardener and the Dictator. Filmmaker Hui Wang returns home to Wuhan, China to film her elderly grandparents, Kuai Xianzhuang and Wang Zhongxian, both of whom are in their late-80s. Kuai has decreased mobility and Wang has become her primary caregiver. Hui Wang …
The son of a popular spiritual healer has to deal with his conflicted feelings when he is asked to attend a ceremony in Supernatural. André Malby was an infamous spiritual healer and shaman, who many claim cured people telepathically. One of these people is actor Anna Alarcón, who believes Malby cured her of teenage anorexia …
Filmmaker Eleanor Mortimer joins a team of taxonomists from the Natural History Museum in London on a research mission studying deep-sea creatures and the effect that proposed mining operations may have on them in How Deep is Your Love?. The deepest depths of the oceans are one of the last frontiers of human discovery, with …
A boy growing up in rural China finds solace through poetry in Always. Gong Youbin was born in a poor Chinese family in the countryside of Hunan. Gong finds an escape from his situation through his poetry class at school. However, Gong has to inevitably grow out of childhood and face reality. Always Synopsis Always …
A small Irish village has an unfortunate relationship with Christmas in So This is Christmas. It is late November in a quiet Irish town and it’ll soon be time for the most wonderful time of the year with everyone being of good cheer. However, this will not be the case for at least five of …
Former cattle ranchers transform their farm into an animal sanctuary in Rowdy Girl. Renee King-Sonnen is an animal lover who convinced her husband, Tommy, to turn vegan and convert their Texas Cattle Ranch into an animal sanctuary for farm animals. Now Renee runs a Rancher Advocacy Program to help farms transition from animal agriculture to …
The Dalkurd Football Club strives to be the first Kurdish team to play at the highest level in Europe in Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story. The Kurdish people are the largest state without a country, with Kurdistan being comprised of regions of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. Formed by Kurdish refugees living in Sweden, the Dalkurd …
A middle-aged disabled woman seeks out her first meaningful sexual experience in Sexual Healing. Evaliene is a 53-year-old woman, who has only had a functional relationship with her body. Seeking to change that, Evaliene decides to explore her sexuality by wearing lingerie and buying sex toys. However, the biggest move comes when she decides to …
Photojournalists speak of the toll of photographing on the frontlines in Shooting War. The Globe and Mail have brought together nine war photojournalists to speak about their experiences, including iconic Vietnam photographer Tim Page, four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Guzy, and National Geographic photographer David Guttenfelder. Along with psychiatrist Anthony Feinstein, these photographers talk about …
A German teenager aspires to be a successful social media influencer in Girl Gang. Leonie is a 14 year old in Berlin, who is growing in popularity has a social media influencer. Managed by her parents Andy and Sani, Leonie has to stick to a strict posting schedule and promote the brands who pay her. …
The indigenous custom of peace-circles are used to helped troubled youth in A Once and Future Peace. The concept of people sitting around and talking in circles has been around in every civilization. Harold Gatensby (Dahka T’lingit) and Judge Barry Stuart decided to adopt the longstanding T’lingit tradition of peace circles into the juvenile court. …
Members of a deaf high school football team head towards homecoming coming to terms with the loss of a close friend in Audible. Amaree McKenstry-Hall became deaf when he received meningitis as a child and he is currently a member of the championship football team at the Maryland School for the Deaf. After a heartbreaking …