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Learn more about the Ukraine with a collection of over 25 informative films.
1) Pin Cushion
Publisher
1091 Media
Language
English
Description
Seeking a fresh start, socially awkward Iona and her cat-obsessed mother Lyn move to a new town. Together the pair put on a brave face, finding and creating comfort as one another's sole friend. However, life begins to get tricky after the town's small-minded denizens reveal themselves to be as petty and cruel as those from the town they just fled. At school, Iona finds herself targeted by a trio of mean girls who exploit her naïveté. Across town,...
2) High Strung
Author
Language
English
Description
When a Midwest dancer and a street-wise British musician meet in New York, they immediately clash but there's an undeniable attraction as well. The two must navigate their differences for a competition that will change their lives forever.
3) Junction 48
Author
Language
Arabic
Description
A Palestinian-Israeli rapper from an Arab ghetto goes from living aimlessly to being the first Arab rapper. However, he faces violent nationalist rappers, the government, drug-dealing friends and threats against him and his girlfriend.
4) Red Knot
Author
Language
English
Description
Peter (Vincent Kartheiser, “Mad Menâ€) and Chloe (Olivia Thirlby, Juno), are a young married couple who jump at the chance to satisfy their wanderlust by taking a belated honeymoon aboard a research vessel bound for Antarctica.
5) Morgan
Author
Language
English
Description
Newly paraplegic Morgan just wants his life to be like it was before the accident. A chance encounter with Dean on a basketball court makes him more determined that being in a wheelchair will not change him.
6) Beauty Mark
Author
Language
English
Description
An empowering story inspired by true events, BEAUTY MARK follows a poverty-stricken young mother forced to move after her house is condemned. With no money and no options, she must confront her abusive past in order to save her family.
8) Club Life
Author
Language
English
Description
From the Executive Producers of "Spring Breakers," Forced by bills for his ailing father, Johnny makes a name for himself in the Nightclub scene. Jumping into the greed and ambition of the club world, he plans the party to end all parties.
10) Sequoia
Author
Language
English
Description
A lively young woman with a life threatening illness visits Sequoia National Park with a plan to take matters into her own hands. Her plans become complicated by her colorful family and the unexpected possibility of romance with a musician.
11) It's Us
Author
Language
English
Description
A young married couple moves from Los Angeles to Vermont in search of a geographical marriage fix.
12) They
Author
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old J goes by the pronoun 'They' and is exploring their gender identity while taking hormone blockers to postpone puberty. After two years of medication and therapy, J has to make a decision about whether or not to transition.
14) Small Pond
Author
Language
English
Description
Kirsten means well. Isn't it the thought that counts? Hari Leigh stars in this uproarious and unpredictable ode to easy living in the unseen reaches of the American Midwest, which marks the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Josh Slates.
15) The Sweet Life
Author
Language
English
Description
The classic story of Boy Meets Girl until Girl convinces Boy to drive to San Francisco with her so they can throw themselves off the Golden Gate Bridge. Only they fall in love along the way.
17) Lamb
Author
Language
English
Description
When a man meets a young girl in a parking lot he attempts to help her avoid a bleak destiny by initiating her into the beauty of the outside world. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.
19) Sheikh Jackson
Author
Language
Arabic
Description
Michael Jackson's sudden death propels a former King of Pop devotee – now a conservative imam – into a crisis of faith.
20) Entre Nos
Author
Language
Español
Description
Newly arrived to New York City and deserted by her husband Gabriel, Mariana must find a way, in a strange city where she barely speaks the language, to provide for her family, financially and emotionally.
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