Movies: Resilience

In 2014, the University of Florida women's softball team was the best it's ever been - and it's all thanks to one young woman, Heather Braswell. Though not an official member of the team, Braswell, a cancer patient and huge Gator fan, was their heart...

In the Sardinian town of Tonara, where the ancient art of crafting cowbells teeters on the edge of extinction, a family battles to preserve their heritage, passing down skills to a new generation while grappling with personal struggles and the pull o...

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Taisiya and Fadei are two teenagers who share a dream of becoming ballet dancers. Due to the war, they left their hometown of Kharkiv to pursue professional training in Kyiv and Vienna. Navigating the challenges of displacement and the pursuit of the...

"All Equal!" is an evocative animated film that unfolds around a village fire where a grandfather narrates the poignant tale of his ancestors and their enslavement to his eager grandchildren. As the story begins, the children are transported to a tim...

"Brim" is a trans-generational drama exploring racial trauma, resilience, and legacy, as we follow a family from the 1940s into the 2020s. The narrative navigates the erasure of Blackness and how racial trauma impacts Alzheimer's disease and cognitiv...

Lola has lost her grandmother Dolores, her only family. Beginning the grieving process alone and honoring the memory of her grandmother, she seeks to rediscover her own resilience....

Seen through the lens of a window pane, Outside Looking In invites you to peer through a window of a quaint apartment, where a lone Ballerina’s beautiful, yet daunting story unfolds. Her every movement speaks volumes, portraying the dedication and sa...

The story focuses on the resilience of a girl in the face of the loss of her grandfather....

A retired teacher’s journey living with essential tremor becomes a poetic meditation on identity, aging, and the quiet power of human connection....

A cinematic masterpiece about abandonment, resilience, and the transformative power of properly hydrated cereal....

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An actress finds herself trapped by an algorithm that hijacks extracts from her films for distribution on porn sites. After months with no help from anyone, she decides to regain control of her own story, using her imagination to heal and reclaim her...

Two high school girl wrestlers fight to make history and earn what they dreamed of for years - a gold medal in Pennsylvania's first official girl's wrestling state championship, which was 86 years in the making. Narrated by Jocko Willink....

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In a world obsessed with happiness, so many of us are feeling more lost than ever. After a life-altering accident, Tim travels across four countries to explore how we define happiness — and whether we’re even asking the right questions. What he disco...

Three teenagers openly share personal stories of struggle, resilience, and growth in this exploratory documentary that highlights the incredible ability in teens to weather through tumultuous inner battles....

In a vibrant yet dystopian Dubai, aspiring writer Carol struggles with her perfectionism while stuck in a mundane job. Her carefree boyfriend, Nicolas, challenges her high standards, leading to conflicts that heighten her insecurities. With support f...

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