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51. Daughters (2010)
10 min | Short, Drama
When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Star: Luo Qian
Votes: 50
52. Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Music
A South African documentary film about 5 young Afrikaans punk rockers that transformed a generation during a unique time in history - in one of the most reluctantly complex and evolving ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Little | Stars: Johnny De Ridder, Hunter Kennedy, Wynand Myburgh, Francois van Coke
Votes: 51
53. La femme de Rose Hill (1989)
95 min | Drama
Julie is a young woman from Rose Hill (Mauritius) who arrives in rural Switzerland to marry her older pen-friend Marcel. She feels unhappy until she meets Jean, a younger man. However, his father disagrees.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Marie Gaydu, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Denise Péron, Roger Jendly
Votes: 110
54. Maimil (2001)
90 min | Drama
A teenager in a Kirgiz provincial town passes the time between his work at the railroad and hanging out with his friends before he has to join the military service.
Director: Aktan Arym Kubat | Stars: Mirlan Abdykalykov, Dzylykcy Dzakypov, Sergey Golovkin, Alexandra Mitrokhina
Votes: 131
55. Die WHO - Im Griff der Lobbyisten? (2017 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
Wenn eine Epidemie droht, sich ein gefährliches Virus ausbreitet oder die Grippewelle rollt, ist die Weltgesundheitsorganisation gefragt. Ihre Erfolge sind unbestritten, denn allein ihre ... See full summary »
Directors: Tatjana Mischke, Jutta Pinzler | Stars: Josef Tratnik, Corinne Lepage, Alison Katz, David Mccoy
Votes: 11
56. Rethinking Cancer (2009)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary, News
Rethinking Cancer the film is a educational cancer documentary about the psychological and therapeutic journeys of five men and women who used traditional and alternative cancer therapies to overcome serious illness.
Director: Richard Wormser
57. Ego Trip (I) (2015)
105 min | Comedy
After experiencing the summit, the talk show host Marc Morin is at a crossroads in his career and in his personal life. To restart, his agent booke against his will stay in Haiti, five ... See full summary »
Director: Benoît Pelletier | Stars: Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand, Guy Jodoin, Marie-Ève Milot
Votes: 268
58. Dog Sweat (2010)
90 min | Drama
Intertwines the lives of six young Iranians as they struggle to satisfy their private desires in the face of conservative Islamic society.
Director: Hossein Keshavarz | Stars: Sara Esfahani, Tahereh Azadi, Shahrokh Taslimi, Ahmad Akbarzadeh
Votes: 174
59. A Place Called Los Pereyra (2009)
82 min | Documentary
The lives of schoolchildren in an isolated, impoverished village in Argentina are affected in unexpected ways when a group of wealthy teenage girls visit on their annual week-long charity mission.
Director: Andres Livov
Votes: 25
60. La niña de luto (1964)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Rocío, daughter of a humble Andalusian family, is very happy because the end of the mourning that she has to save for the death of her grandmother arrives. At last she will be able to marry... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Summers | Stars: María José Alfonso, Alfredo Landa, Pilar Gómez Ferrer, Vicente Llosa
Votes: 175
61. Project Happiness (2011)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Family
Happiness, I want more! From the alleys of Nigeria and the beaches of California to the mountains of India, ordinary young people lead us on an extraordinary journey to explore the nature ... See full summary »
Director: John Sorensen | Stars: Nina Castanon, The Dalai Lama, Richard Davidson, Richard Gere
Votes: 32
62. BloodWork: The Ana Mendieta Story (2009)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
In 1985, the artist Ana Mendieta fell naked, thirty-four floors, from the window of her apartment in New York City. The only person with her at the time was her husband of only eight months... See full summary »
Director: Richard Move | Stars: Dawn Dunning, Jose Esteban Munoz, Yvonne Rainer, B. Ruby Rich
63. Granito (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A story of destinies joined by Guatemala's past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation's turbulent history emerges as an active player in the present.
Director: Pamela Yates
Votes: 106 | Gross: $0.04M
64. A Lot Like You (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
When Eliaichi's retired father moves back to Tanzania, she begins a film project that examines the intricate fabric of multiracial identity, and grapples with the complex ties that children have to the cultures of their parents.
Director: Eliaichi Kimaro
Votes: 45
65. Babilônia 2000 (1999)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary on poor people living in two slums in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho
Votes: 251
66. Bird's Eye View (2009)
104 min | Comedy, Family, Thriller
With over 15 years of research into the various facets of the mysterious phenomena of UFOs and alien abductions. Bird's Eye View blows the lid off of a huge government cover-up: we are the ... See full summary »
Director: Cybela Clare | Stars: Carrie Boyer, Cybela Clare, George Dudley, Paul Hellyer
Votes: 32
67. Duniya (2009)
19 min | Short, Drama
Duniya Islam follows her heart to Bangladesh. Her plan: to wear down the man she loves with her poetry. The outcome: she realizes that sometimes a journey takes one to a destination they did not bargain for.
Director: Sharbari Z. Ahmed
68. Tierra madre (2010)
Not Rated | 62 min | Drama
The true story of a woman on the Mexican border determined to raise her children with her female partner.
Director: Dylan Verrechia | Stars: Aidée González, Rosalba Valenzuela, Yesenia Espinoza, Raúl Rodriguez Rodriguez
Votes: 110
69. Dukandar (2010)
22 min | Short, Drama, Family
On the day of the big India Pakistan cricket match, a mischievous boy from the slums is forced to work at his father's tea shop. But when he abandons his post to watch the match, the shop ... See full summary »
Director: Amritpal Bindra | Stars: Sonamoni Jayant Gadekar, Ashraf Ul Haq, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
Votes: 9
70. Dooman River (2010)
90 min | Drama
Chang-ho, 12, becomes friend with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise ... See full summary »
Director: Lu Zhang | Stars: Jian Cui, Lan Yin, Jin-Long Lin, Xuansheng Jin
Votes: 246
71. Cellar (2010)
83 min | Drama
The film is a 3 character triptych of the immigrant experience in New York City's Hell's Kitchen.
Director: Steve Staso | Stars: Salma Abu Ayyash, Christian Alfonso, Salahuddin Alston, Michael Apostolides
72. A Child's Dream (2009)
110 min | Action, Drama, Family
An urban action drama set in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. It follows the struggles of a young single mom and her precious child. With destiny working against them, and desperate ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Widmack Belot | Stars: Mark Antony, Stephanie Barbosa, Richard Widmack Belot, Sandra Brown
Votes: 9
73. Living in Emergency (2008)
Unrated | 120 min | Documentary
In the war-zones of Liberia and Congo, four volunteers with Doctors Without Borders struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions.
Director: Mark N. Hopkins | Stars: Davinder Gill, Chiara Lepora, Chris Brasher, Tom Krueger
Votes: 1,069 | Gross: $0.03M
74. Hurricane in the Rose Garden (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A family comedy about what happens when a happily married couple's life is suddenly turned upside-down during an unwelcome visit from the husband's very traditional and very opinionated Nigerian Mom.
Director: Ime Etuk | Stars: Pascal Atuma, Tangi Miller, Carole Gordon, Tanjareen Thomas
Votes: 53
75. Che (1997)
83 min | Drama, History
Ernesto Guevara's life from his departure from Cuba to his death in Bolivia
Director: Aníbal Di Salvo | Stars: Emilia Mazer, Jorge Abalo, Jesús Albornoz, Marcio Almeida
Votes: 156
76. American Jihadist (2010)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Biography, History
What makes a man willing to kill and die for God?
Director: Mark Claywell | Stars: Isa Abdullah Ali, Fawaz Gerges, Daveed Gartenstein Ross, Nate Butler
Votes: 73
77. Ninoy Aquino & the Rise of People Power (2009)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Biography
Previously Gandhi had used nonviolence to drive the British from India. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had used nonviolence to broaden the civil rights of African-Americans. Through People ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Coffman | Stars: Butz Aquino, Tessie Aquino, Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara, Kim Dae-jung
Votes: 7
78. Warrior Marks (1994)
54 min | Documentary
Documentary about female genital mutilation in Africa. Includes interviews with victims, activists against female circumcision, and circumcisers.
Director: Pratibha Parmar
Votes: 31
79. Malana: Globalization of a Himalayan Village (2010)
17 min | Documentary, Short, History
Do what you want... but don't lose your culture.
Directors: Jeremy Veverka, Jesse Veverka | Star: Jeremy Veverka
80. Blood, Sweat & T-Shirts (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Six Western, relatively spoiled English youths visits underdeveloped places overseas where some of the luxury goods or crucial components are produced they take for granted. They not only ... See full summary »
Votes: 35
81. Good Morning Afghanistan (2003 TV Special)
Documentary, Family
Director: Camilla Nielsson | Stars: Qais Dunaishjo, Ilhyas Hurmat, Hamid Karzai, Shagoofa Saher
Votes: 8
82. The Sierra (2010)
28 min | Short, Action, Drama
The air ain't all that's cold in the Sierra Nevada, especially just outside of 19th Century Virginia City, Nevada. For this is where the lives of a Native American couple collide with a ... See full summary »
Director: A.D. Massi | Stars: Scott Ashby, Monej Cruz, Sandy Danto, A.D. Massi
83. Hold the Sun (2009 Video)
93 min | Drama
A film about our ability and inability to connect. It is about loneliness, magic and politics all existing simultaneously within the fabric of our everyday lives. Gwennie is a 20-something ... See full summary »
Directors: David Yun, Laura Zaylea | Stars: Tina D'Elia, Jeannette Faith, Antonia Machado, Maya Mahrer
84. El perro del hortelano (2009)
98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
El Perro del Hortelano is a shining example of a completely new way of producing socially conscious films. Set in the far reaches of the Peruvian Amazon, a group of 15 international ... See full summary »
Directors: Renzo Zanelli, Oleg Kheyfets | Star: Brus Rubio Churay
Votes: 15
85. Shipwrecked Adventures of Donkey Ollie (2007)
78 min | Animation, Action, Family
A young donkey goes to the rescue of his master Elizabeth and Jehu when they are captured by a roving band of Samaritans.
Director: Douglas Aberle | Stars: Victor Perrotti, Craig Quist, Brian Stewart
Votes: 34
86. The Rainbow Serpent Project (2010)
65 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Tor travels around the earth chakra points communicating and exploring global unity consciousness, as he discusses spirituality with tribal elders and performs rites with the local spiritual communities.
Director: Tor Webster
87. Rock for Afrika (1985 TV Special)
381 min | Documentary, Music
All-day live charity concert from Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, the biggest ever in Denmark, with performances by 28 Danish bands and artists, performing for 28,000 people. A Danish followup ... See full summary »
Stars: Hans Otto Bisgaard, Al Jones, Ove Sprogøe, Hanne Boel
88. Made in India (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
About the human experiences behind the phenomena of 'outsourcing' surrogate mothers to India.
Directors: Rebecca Haimowitz, Vaishali Sinha
Votes: 34
89. Being Captain Zero (2009)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
This is a dynamic documentary about two 1970s era marijuana smugglers who were forced to separate when they got too successful. Nothing could prepare them for what they saw when they ... See full summary »
Director: Ama MacDonald
Votes: 9
90. Up from the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream (2009)
58 min | Documentary, History
The film follows the personal stories of African-Americans, now in their 80's and 90's who migrated north in the 1940's to the war factories of Muskegon Michigan.
Director: James Schaub | Stars: Naeink Naeink, John Q. Williams
Votes: 12
91. Namaste Nepal (2009)
TV-G | 97 min | Documentary, Adventure
Follow fifteen Silicon Valley High School Students during a month-long trip to the Himalayas as they struggle against the mountains and cultural differences to prove that travel can open minds and change perceptions.
Directors: Matt McCroskey, Kenny Meehan | Stars: Sarah Charley, Delan Tai, Lauren Lynch, Greg Starling
Votes: 21
92. Cultural Intifada (Resistance) in the USA (2009 Video)
73 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An energetic, informative and powerful film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the film presents the amazing art and activism of three Palestinian American and two Jewish American artists whose work focus on Palestine.
Stars: Saria Idana, Remi Kanazi, Ragtop, David Rovics
93. In My Genes (2009 Video)
77 min | Documentary, Drama
What is it like to be 'white' in a 'black' society? How does it feel to be a member of one of the most hyper-visible and yet invisible groups of people?
Director: Lupita Nyong'o | Stars: Fatma Abdallah, Grace Karihe, Delphine Karumba, Benedict Kinyua
Votes: 28
94. Eternal (2008 Video)
8 min | Short, Action
Eternal is a film shot in Palestine built around the idea that if you suppress a people's rights you are also attacking their culture. The dance begins as a traditional lament but as others... See full summary »
Director: Steve Woods
95. The Story of Walls (2009 Video)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An absurdist history of trade protectionism. Throughout history, our world has allowed simple misunderstandings, greed, and an all-consuming love of nachos to divide us. To succeed as a ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Oswald
Votes: 7
96. 22 Years from Home (2009)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
1983. 5 AM. Wernyol, Sudan. Kuek Garang, six years old, grabbed by the collar, is shoved out the back of his grass hut. His terrified parents beg him to run for his life. Kuek ran. Then ... See full summary »
Director: Malachi Leopold | Star: Kuek Garang
Votes: 8
97. A Message from the East (2009)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Family, History
The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West, refute the notion of a class of civilizations and discover our shared humanity.
Director: Jeremiah Hammerling | Stars: Salman Asif, Souleyman Bachir, Carl Ernst, John L. Esposito
Votes: 26
98. Rockabilly 514 (2008)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A community of people who are dedicated to the 1950s rockabilly music and lifestyle, in Montreal. The rockabilly community in Montreal has been rising like skyrocket in the last few years, ... See full summary »
Directors: Patricia Chica, Mike Wafer | Stars: Bloodshot Bill, Mister Blue Eyes, Joe Clay, The Cockroaches
Votes: 12
99. Taxy (2009)
24 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A Latino cabby learns that everyone has problems when he picks up a well-do-do socialite femme fatale.
Director: Danilo G. Santos | Stars: Matthew W. Allen, David Cook, David Dorn, Marianni Ebert
Votes: 9
100. Svara: A Brooks Institute Documentary Project to South India (2009)
47 min | Documentary, Adventure
Each year, the Visual Journalism program at Brooks Institute offers an international documentary trip for interested visual journalism, professional photography, and film students. The ... See full summary »
Director: The Svara Group