New Films

New Films

A curated collection of global stories that illuminate human resilience and community-led responses to real-world challenges. From questions of identity and cultural heritage to labor rights, environmental crises, and gender norms, these films offer nuanced, accessible narratives that invite critical thinking, discussion, and applied learning.

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New Films
  • A Hand to Hold *Viewer Discretion Advised*

    In the heart of Los Angeles, two members of an innovative Street Medicine team devote their livelihood to helping their unhoused patients receive care, hope, and connection.

    Director(s): Reed Martin
    2023 | 22 minutes
    United States |
    Language(s): English
    Subtitles: English

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  • We Exist in Memory

    How do you rebuild home from nothing but memories? We are thrust us into the intimate conversations between Maria and her grandchild, Marucha: two Indigenous refugees living in displacement. To Maria, the Venezuelan delta is her home. To Marucha, refugee camps are all she knows. Through the rhyth...

  • The Last Ice Age

    For storyteller Andri Snær Magnason, climate change is so big, it’s larger than language. Retracing his grandparents’ annual spring journey to Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier to witness the loss of Europe’s largest ice cap with his son, Andri Snær Magnason searches for the stories that can help him...

  • Strangled *Viewer Discretion Advised*

    Garment worker Veasna bets big on her husband’s barber shop, providing her family’s land title as collateral to obtain a microfinance loan and finance his business. Soon after opening, the business goes bust and her husband runs off with his mistress, leaving her alone to face credit officers. Ph...

  • Mourning Sunshine

    In their new album, the Catalan group Xiula delves into death and mourning. As both musicians and therapists and educators, they decide to spend a weekend in the countryside with families who have lost loved ones and are willing to share their experiences to collectively create a song. This poign...

  • Eternal Father

    26 years older than his wife, Nasar has started a family late in life. Afraid that he won't be around to see his children grow up, he decides to be cryogenically frozen upon death in the hope of coming back to life. As his family grapples with what it means for their lives, and whether they shoul...