Empathetic Movies

Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.

As Al drains colour from the modern world, a young woman and a Human Library "book" find themselves written into each other's margins, risking...

This is the story of Vicente, a successful, married, economist with a nine-year-old son. It also tells the story of Antônio, the same man,...

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...

A lonely tube sock abandoned in a laundromat struggles with grief while searching the streets of Los Angeles for his other half.

A perfectionistic fitness influencer faces judgement, distractions and insecurities as she races to finish a "Get Ready With Me" video before a...

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

Lio, Odessa, Tavares, Arthur, and Rick are five young people, each facing a defining moment in their lives. Lio, a terminally ill influencer, uses...

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...

In Tunisia, a silent HIV epidemic spreads within the country’s repressed queer community, hidden beneath layers of societal stigma and...

A thief falls in love.

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

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...

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...

On March 27, 2026, ten students and two teachers set course for the Dominican Republic. Their mission? To change a family's future.

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...

Cláudia, the longest-serving and most respected inmate at Madre Pelletier Penitentiary, is expected to leave prison soon. Like Betânia,...

Basically we just drove around aimlessly, stopping any time we saw something or someone that interested us and one thing would lead to another and...

Mégane and Louise have known love—real love. Their story seemed straight out of a fairy tale. But how can two women love each other in a...