Empathetic Movies

Before the Pause pulls back the curtain on perimenopause, the overlooked decade before menopause that quietly derails women’s health, work, and...

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

From discussions of group sex, to monogamy, to coming out, a surprise 30th birthday party is the catalyst for this story based on the experiences of...

A short film inspired by Port of Entry, the immersive theater experience created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects.

In a pirate timeline of the future, a pirate in space sings the ballad of pirate freedom and warns of the Alien Surf Dude's involvement in the...

Following a breakup, David takes the stage and sings about his ex Cecilia. David’s world flips as he revisits the memory of their last...

Josh Biggs (Tyler Langdon, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) is a young man riddled with severe anxiety. When he agrees to be the subject of an...

Minor Inconvenience Man finds himself in a tough spot in his life whilst also dealing with two new adversaries.

AN ARTIST RESPONDS TO WAR is a vibrant portrait of Peter Schumann, the visionary founder of the Bread & Puppet Theater, whose six decades of radical...

A charismatic 22-year-old with multiple disabilities leaves his mother's home to share an apartment with the close-knit group of artists and...

A JEE aspirant caught between rising pressure and shrinking confidence struggles to keep up as everyone around him seems to be moving ahead in life....

In this mother-daughter story, a young woman explores her own mortality through art and poetry as her terminal illness holds her back from a normal...

After Peter Cercis faces months of writer’s block trying to write his latest story, he tries to look for motivation, as his "other half" quite...

A university student grapples with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Four peoples’ lives are brought together by the opioid crisis in a small Georgia city. A seasoned firefighter saves the life of a young woman...

A thief falls in love.

Three third-culture children suffer from a lack of belonging in their hometown after they return for college life. After completing their college...

A high school student decides to befriend and secretly make a movie about a boy who is rumored to be a werewolf.