Compassionate Movies

A woman takes time in private on a tiny island in Helsinki to contemplate a loss that has caused sudden changes in her life. This tragedy has...

After marrying her wife in Switzerland, Chinese filmmaker Yue returns home to confront the quiet fractures between her and her mother. Across...

A personal and intimate portrait of disabled, gender fluid cosplayer Paul/Paula. Inviting us into her world, Paula lives life to the full, embracing...

A new-to-town carer forms an unlikely bond with her first patient, an elderly man with onset dementia, and together they find ways to reconcile with...

A short film inspired by Port of Entry, the immersive theater experience created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects.

Anouk and Bo grew up together until they had a falling out the summer after graduating from high school. Now, almost a year later, they see each...

Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight....

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,...

This evocative Zambian anthology film weaves together three powerful tales of resilience and hope, exploring mental health and identity. Wongani, a...

Valerie, a college student in Manhattan, travels to Brooklyn for the afternoon, where she meets Clara, whom she falls for. Yet she struggles to...

Before the Pause pulls back the curtain on perimenopause, the overlooked decade before menopause that quietly derails women’s health, work, and...

Lio, Odessa, Tavares, Arthur, and Rick are five young people, each facing a defining moment in their lives. Lio, a terminally ill influencer, uses...

Four peoples’ lives are brought together by the opioid crisis in a small Georgia city. A seasoned firefighter saves the life of a young woman...

A detective arrives at a crime scene, but is soon greeted by unexpected visitors.

A quiet hitman and a reckless girl break away from the crime boss who controls the city and their lives.

A short animated tribute to Georgia’s beloved dog Kupata (“Sausage”), created in celebration of Children’s Day.

In this epic remake of the 2016 film, based on the childhood card game of DCW, the characters of Donovan, Jash and Season Square go on a journey,...

A police investigation separates a tight-nit friend group as they slowly see their lives fall apart and at the heart of that lies a question, what...