Movies: Compassionate

Close friends Alex and Yan Bo, eighth graders, cram for a test in a prestigious prep school. Once they’re accused of cheating off of one another, their friendship is threatened....

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 their pasts and help each other overcome their sense of loneliness....

Jean-Jacques asks Gustav Martinsson to shadow his cheating wife....

An instructional video by Rick Danko, bassist and vocalist from The Band....

Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacif...

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In 2006 Berkeley, amidst the throes of first love, queer teens Nina and Jay grapple with understanding Jay's uncharted trans identity. Nina's well-intentioned but misguided efforts to assist push them apart....

After destroying his best friend’s rehearsal dinner, a man in shambles races to gain control of his life in time for the wedding....

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

In the small community of Älvdalen in northern Dalarna, Sweden, the unique language Elfdalian (Älvdalska) is spoken. This documentary follows Ing-Marie's personal story about how it is and has been to live with the Elfdalian language....

Along her journey to relieve herself of anxiety, Alexia, a mid-twenty year old woman, is encouraged by Dr. Ecorn to revisit a past childhood event. She struggles to decipher the insidious meaning behind the memory. Gradually, EMDR, a technique favour...

Valerie, a college student in Manhattan, travels to Brooklyn for the afternoon, where she meets Clara, whom she falls for. Yet she struggles to decide if she is ready to pursue anything more with Clara....

The film tells about school life, the mutual relations of teenage schoolmates, views on friendship and life, and the formation of these views....

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

A mother prepares a family dinner. Her son made other plans. A dog gets lost. Everything happens....

This lyrical film is an impassioned plea to protect our country's rivers, using beautiful animation, historical materials, and a poetic script to detail the far-reaching and catastrophic effects that humanity and civilisation have had on the River Se...

After years away from each other, a mother tries to reconnect with her daughter....

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The friendship of two young women is put to the test when one of them becomes unintentionally pregnant and the other one proposes raising the baby together instead of having an abortion. This proposal has a profound effect on their group of friends a...