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...

Stefan, a migrant construction worker living in Brussels, is planning a trip home to his mother in Romania. In preparing for his voyage, he...

Set in Silicon Valley, the film tells the story of Abhi, a young immigrant techie who hopes to get from point A to point B, the old fashioned way -...

Close friends Edwin and Steven advise each other on dating and drama — based on zero experience — while seeking a space to hang after...

A parable on the life of two students, who used to spend their days sitting together in class. Now adults, one of them faces a rather bleak future.

After Peter Cercis faces months of writer’s block trying to write his latest story, he tries to look for motivation, as his "other half" quite...

Animari and Zlatko's mission is to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds get the best possible care and education. Will they manage to find...

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

Rubens, a powerful gangster, decides to take his last big blow with the help of his adopted daughter Leônia. But not everything goes as planned...

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love...

Three third-culture children suffer from a lack of belonging in their hometown after they return for college life. After completing their college...

This is the story of Vicente, a successful, married, economist with a nine-year-old son. It also tells the story of Antônio, the same man,...

A cameraman for an absurdist public access television show gets an unexpected call from his estranged brother.

From discussions of group sex, to monogamy, to coming out, a surprise 30th birthday party is the catalyst for this story based on the experiences of...

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

A lonely middle-aged man must reconcile with his grief when his rambunctious 9-year-old niece enters them both into a local dance contest.

Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.

The story concerns a young woman named Elena who ascends from rags to riches when she inherits a substantial fortune; having no one else with whom...