Compassionate Movies

"When The Star Shines..." is a short film that explores, with humor and emotion, the various ways people connect with the Christmas spirit. Between...

As an astronaut mourns the death of her canine companions, a pet shop employee sees to help her fill the fluffy void. Unsuccessful, they both despair...

To escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, an introvert flees to NYC with her pet flying squirrel. After successfully reinventing herself...

A group of cats have a warm safe place to stay but no food. When Tom the Turkey comes to town to begin his acting career the cats intervene so they...

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...

Music as a counter-project to a bourgeois existence: Musicians, club and label operators, record store owners and other music lovers talk about how,...

A Martian is sentenced to visit earth to cure a selfish man.

A young doctor has a promising career in São Paulo, but the diagnosis of a serious illness profoundly changes her relationship with the world...

Martin Greenfield learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz and went on to make suits for U.S. presidents and stars. Now, at...

Dogtooth follows Klaus, a solitary vampire disguised as a therapist, searching for companionship in a distant and cold world. When a new client...

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

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 their friends are discharged from the psych ward, a hot tempered teen must learn to be a role model to a new patient, a sweet lost soul in dire...

After the disappearance of some of their close friends on their 21st birthday, overly determined Isa is left to pick up the pieces of the tragedy,...

A widowed Greek fisherman and a teenage refugee form an emotional bond while sailing the azure waters of the Aegean Sea.

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore...

In this deeply moving VRChat short film, an entity from the 'in-between' observes the human experience from the periphery. As it watches individuals...