Resilience Movies

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular...

An 80-year-old former fashion model and cult film actress reflects on her life after surviving cancer and COVID.

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three...

After tragedy strikes a bustling London neighbourhood, disarray ensues, and our hero becomes lost to their pain. A cherub-like spectre soon appears,...

In 1985, Star Trek's George Takei joined a group of dedicated fans to make a student film deep in the California forest—only for the footage to...

In a sparked classroom seminar, students discuss the true "weapons" of resiliency.

On the verge of losing her sense of self, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship must summon the strength to break free, symbolized by the...

France: 2020s. Piotr, a young Polish immigrant stuck in a string of odd jobs, crosses paths with Stefano, a burly mover. Little did Piotr know, this...

In a remote corner of Detroit, where the streets echo with both hardship and hope, two young men turn fighting into a language of survival, purpose...

Baby Bagnell is fourteen years old. She has two dead parents and one adult boyfriend. A 1980s coming-of-age story about death, dysfunction, and...

"Brim" is a trans-generational drama exploring racial trauma, resilience, and legacy, as we follow a family from the 1940s into the 2020s. The...

Through its founder, Terry "Huncho" Cooper, we witness the story of the infamous basketball tournament in Harlem that has symbolized resilience,...

Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag....

In the pursuit of chasing her dreams, a young dancer must choose between her passion and the very roof over her head before reality takes its toll...

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist....

What does it take to raise an American family today? What kind of values should be instilled into children? Is the future too dangerous,...

Philippe Croizon, a 26-year-old metal worker at Fonderies du Poitou, had no idea that his life would be turned upside down on March 5, 1994. On that...