After moving to Vilnius to pursue filmmaking, a young adult struggles with homesickness and the fading connection to his past in São Paulo. When a series of phone calls with family and friends rekindle memories of places he left behind, he embarks on a personal journey to reconcile his present with his past, capturing the contrast between two cities and the lingering impact of distance on identity and belonging.
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the power of self-determination. He teaches the teenagers to believe in themselves through algebra and calculus.
Spiral could easily spawn new sequels and will most likely churn a decent profit. Is it a good Saw film? Absolutely. Could it have been revolutionary though? Also yes.
This young adult movie focuses on relationships in this high school reunion.
Vicenza, a Brazilian girl, goes on a quest by herself to find out who her birth father is by gathering clues.
In My Octopus Teacher, documentary filmmaker Craig Foster models healthy masculinity by showing us a trusting, gentle, and emotionally fulfilling bond with an octopus.
