Penny and Ramin

A wayward aspiring filmmaker conducts a meet-up with an ex-fling at a park that has history for the two of them.

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The Real Superheroes

Bianca Ilich's life changed forever when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With her camera in hand, she courageously documented her journey as she faced the physical, emotional and psychological challenges of her treatment. This incredibly personal story is then expanded and enriched through the stories of two more women, Rosica and Slava, who bravely confront the same struggles in Amsterdam and Sofia, Bulgaria. Through these stories, an intimate and powerful mosaic of the effects of cancer on one's health and social life is revealed.

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BAD SURVIVOR

After being "broken up with" by her oncologists, a sarcastic young cancer patient — or should I say survivor — struggles to adjust to life at home with her multicultural family during her first day in remission. www.badsurvivor.com

2025-02-20 | en

Shadow

Shadow tells the story of Mirage, whose love for his family deepens after a tragic incident injures his parents. Years later, their bond is tested when hidden truths emerge, throwing Mirage into inner turmoil

2025-01-06 | en

Cada Vez Mais Longe

2014-06-10 | pt

Fearless

After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?

1993-10-15 | en

Cancer Vixen: A True Story

Shortly after its release, the book was optioned by Working Title Films in conjunction with Cate Blanchett. In March 2013, it was announced that HBO Films is set to produce a film adaptation of the book starring Blanchett. HBO Films is closing a deal with Julie Delpy to adapt the Marisa Acocella Marchetto memoir Cancer Vixen: A True Story as a star vehicle for Cate Blanchett. Blanchett is an executive producer on the project alongside Maven Pictures partners Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray. (Aug 2013)

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He Was a Quiet Man

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

2007-11-23 | en

My Breast

Meredith Baxter plays Joyce Wadler in this heartwarming story of hope, courage and redemption inspired by the New York City journalist's real-life struggle with breast cancer. Stuck in a lackluster relationship with her boyfriend, she's forced to re-examine her life when she receives the troubling diagnosis.

1994-05-15 | en

A Point of Return

A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.

1964-01-01 | en

The Lens Within Me

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.

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Outbound

A bedraggled young wanderer lives in a desolate world in complete isolation until reviewing their past choices forces them to call for help.

2024-03-18 | en

Confessions of a Superhero

Orphaned child Samar works at a restaurant named after his widower boss, Jason–his new paternal figure who mentors his part-time secret vigilante life as Zeitgeist, an anonymous therapist for the people of Maddenville.

2022-11-03 | en

I'll Be Back

It was based on a poem "Batrak" by Oraz Tachnazarov. Batrak Kurban is denied to get married with his beloved since the girl’s father, a serf, depends on a wealthy landlord. After that, he joins the partisan movement and the Red Army. The story has a happy ending as Kurban marries the girl.

1935-01-01 | ru

The Girl You Didn’t Know How to Love

Breast cancer. A sloppy operation. A woman murdered in a brothel room.

2021-05-12 | es

ma ma

After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo treatments. While she ponders this ill fortune at a soccer game where her son Dani participates, she attracts the attention of talent scout Arturo, who is looking for talented young players to enroll them in the junior leagues.

2015-09-11 | es

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.

2001-06-15 | hi

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

A comedy about depression, alcoholism, suicide and the other funniest parts of life. Gethard holds nothing back as he dives into his experiences with mental illness and psychiatry, finding hope in the strangest places. An adaption of his one-man off-Broadway show of the same name.

2017-04-29 | en

Just a Farmer

Alison, left to manage an ailing farm and an alcoholic father-in-law after her husband’s sudden death, navigates the challenges of rural life. The film explores generational trauma, love, loss, and the undeniable resilience of a farming community in the face of tragedy.

2024-03-21 | en

The Call

During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.

2023-08-08 | en