Powerful Movies

Told by a member's son, this is the story of five kids from L.A.'s Watts neighborhood who formed a little-known funk and soul outfit in the 1970s.

An up-to-date look at Youth Suicide with an examination of the warning signs, statistics and causes, along with possible ways teachers and parents...

Portrait of Seraphim Bit-Kharibi, an Assyrian Orthodox Christian monk residing in Georgia, who sings in Aramaic, the mother tongue of Jesus Christ

A group of teenagers who have been selected to participate in a recreational white water rafting trip. All of the kids selected have AIDS or have...

Atmospherically shot in black and white North Circular Road travels the length of the eponymous road exploring the history, music and streetscapes of...

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

An examination of how Africa's mythological stories have served as the basis for the world religions that came after, especially in Western...

The film follows Lika, a young girl forced to flee the war with her little sister and mother, leaving her father behind. Haunted by fear and loss,...

A young schoolboy tries to help the girl he likes to pass a test.

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,...

A young drummer obsessed with the idea of making the perfect jazz rhythm.

INDEPENDENTS Season 1. Screened for the first time, worldwide at INDEPENDENTS PREMIER 2025. CUE: "First" Toronto Metropolitan University. 1/4

The LGBTQIFA+ Center of Lille has been welcoming people for several years who fled their countries due to homophobic or transphobic persecution. A...

Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane builds a functional surfboard with 10,000 cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard...

What's done in the dark, is always brought to the light. A weekend trip for four girlfriends turns deadly after secrets are revealed. Their lives are...

When a group of teens discover a dead body at a get-together, chaos erupts—but as paranoia builds and the bodies pile up, they must think...

Pinnicer Warner, struggling to support his grandmother due to unstable jobs and her gambling addiction, gets involved in a dangerous situation after...

An award-winning student short film shot on iPhone, reflecting the director’s experience in Rome. It inspires viewers to embrace life’s...

A local fisherwoman navigates her way through a male dominated environment to work in an industry that has been essential to island life for hundreds...

Calisto and Parmeno end up in a struggle because of the rejection made by melibea to Calisto, they end up with a lot of trouble because of dealing...