The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
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Life
A weary soldier in the distant future contemplates what he's made of his life—the path that he's chosen, the lives he's taken. But as he steps into battle ring one more time, he finds that his life is in for a drastic ch
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Brought together by their shared love of music, Liam and Natalie reach a breaking point after ten years together, but as they attempt to separate and divide their prized record collection, the very soundtrack of their re
Life Guidance
The film is set in the near future, in a world of perfect capitalism. Society is sustained by a class of top achievers; meanwhile, so-called minimum recipients live under sedation in Fortresses of Sleep. The great majori
Call of My Life
The romantic comedy follows Soluchi, a hopeless romantic still healing from being jilted by her former lover, Kalu. When a regular work call puts her in touch with the charming Eli, Soluchi begins to see the possibility
Life Eternal
After Isaac's (Griffin Puatu) long-term girlfriend, Ava, (Ashley Bell) is killed, he struggles to continue. Months later he is visited by Ava in a dream, who takes him on a journey reliving their relationship, leading hi
Another Life
Within the walls of a desolate cabin, a man and a woman discover that thin line between love and hatred. Is this the last throes of a romance gone wrong? Or is it an illusory dance with fate?
Another Life
The documentary film Another Life continues the main theme of The Happy People series: man’s faith in himself and his great capacity for survival. This is a film about strong people who are free spirits and who are not c
Speed of Life
Drew must care for his father, a former professor who can now barely communicate due to Alzheimer. Depressed and struggling to make ends meet, an old buddy tries to get him to become a pusher. He gets further drawn in by
Life
The story of a young man completing his 'To Do' list.
Life Life
This short experimental film is a celebration of the art and joy of mark making and the animated line. A line on a page creating a line on a page.
Life Forgotten
Evocative yet playful, Life Forgotten asks, how does everyday entertainment bring people together and act as a catalyst for social change? Situating archival film in parallel with reenactment, the film conjures up New Yo
Every Act of Life
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless purs
Speedy Life
Two frantic views of Roberto Taroni and Luisa Cividin’s private life in New York. The first faces a double window at night, with Cividin smoking and getting dressed while Taroni putters around; the second shows a studio-
Life
A documentary about actress brazilian Maria Gladys, a strong presence in films by Júlio Bressane, Rogério Sganzerla among others.
Still Life
In these three short films, we examine key issues in the American cultural conversation—incarceration, race, life, death, digital culture, gender—through a distorted lens. They may be fictional, but these dizzying one-ta
Examined Life
Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Exami
Just One Life
Asian-American violinist Renee moves to Kentucky, where she meets Christian astronomer Sam, with whom she reluctantly falls in love, only to struggle to overcome life's sudden tragedies and to find faith to create meanin
Train of Life
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Drink My Life
Steini is a recovering alcoholic who went on the wagon when his son was born. He has to hold down two jobs to make ends meet to be able to support his family. At the same time, he neglects himself and his needs, not bein