10 Items or LessBy Brad SilberlingA funny and inspiring film about two strangers who connect in a way that surprises both of them and enriches their lives.
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A Prairie Home CompanionBy Robert AltmanA fine and funny movie that also gives us a keen sense of the impermanence of all creative endeavors and the fleeting nature of reality.
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Akeelah and the BeeBy Doug AtchisonThe inspiring story of an eleven-year old African-American girl who claims her power with the help of 50,000 coaches.
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BabelBy Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituA multidimensional story that explores what happens when love is ignored, squandered, or annihilated by anger, alienation, hatred and violence. Feature
Blood DiamondBy Edward ZwickAn important film which opens our eyes to the bloody brutality of civil war, corporate malfeasance, and the training of child soldiers.
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Catch a FireBy Phillip NoyceA thought-provoking depiction of the process whereby self-righteous zealots who use barbaric tactics and torture to achieve their goals actually create more terrorists.
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Darshan - The EmbraceBy Jan KounenAn ecstatic documentary about Amma, India's hugging saint, that reveals her large reserves of unconditional love, playfulness, compassion, and service.Special Interest
Duck SeasonBy Fernando EimbckeA light and breezy portrait of adolescence spiked with interesting observations on time, sexuality, and the search for meaning.
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End of the SpearBy Jim HanonA spiritually uplifting film about the courage and compassion at the heart of the Christian path of nonviolence.
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Free ZoneBy Amos GitaiA powerful and sensitive film which takes us beyond racial and ethnic hatreds and bring us together in salutary ways. Foreign
Half NelsonBy Ryan FleckAn engaging American drama about friendship as a curative force that can reach across the generations and transcend even racial barriers.Feature
Happy FeetBy George MillerA triumphant, playful, and deeply spiritual animation classic by the Australian genius behind Babe.
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Iraq in FragmentsBy James LongleyAn engrossing award-winning documentary about the chaotic and bloody situation in Iraq as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.
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Little ChildrenBy Todd FieldOne of the most original and nuanced suburban dramas ever to grace the screen about the complexity and intensity of yearning.
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OffsideBy Jafar PanahiA funny, poignant, and jubilant Iranian film about some passionate female soccer fans that ends with a mystical moment of oneness.
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Old JoyBy Kelly ReichardtAn evocative and melancholy portrait of two men whose friendship has run its course.
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Sweet LandBy Ali SelimA tender and touching film about the blooming of love, the poignant tug of place, and the challenges of openness in a rural Midwest community in the 1920s.
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The Ground TruthBy Patricia FoulkrodA turning-point documentary which presents the truth about the war in Iraq in the profound and troubling words of veterans who fought there.
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The Painted VeilBy John CurranA beautiful and very believable story, set in China in the 1920s, about the personal transformation of a married couple. Feature
The QueenBy Stephen FrearsAn audacious cinematic triumph that humanizes Queen Elizabeth in a time of crisis and change.
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The Syrian BrideBy Eran RiklisAn extraordinary Israeli film that highlights the spiritual potencies of hospitality and forgiveness.Foreign
Vajra Sky Over TibetBy John BushAn extraordinary and enthralling documentary about the richness of traditional Tibetan Buddhism and the current threats to its continued existence in its homeland.Documentary
VenusBy Roger MichellA touching and winning film of a veteran actor who opens our hearts to the bounties of a life animated by kindness and pleasure.
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WaterBy Deepa MehtaAn extraordinary film which depicts the plight of Indian widows and their yearning for liberation.Foreign
Wondrous OblivionBy Paul MorrisonA small and intimate English film about playing cricket, coming of age, and the respect for diversity that seems so hard to learn.
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