Real Boy 2016

Real Boy 2016

Real Boy 2016

Real Boy 2016
1h 12min | Documentary, Family, Music | 2016 (USA)

Storyline:

REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find support in their communities, reminding us that families are not only given, but chosen.

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I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009

I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009

I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009
Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (original title)
1h 31min | Drama | 30 September 2009 (France)

Storyline:

Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb and begins a relationship with her which slowly drives him to an act of madness.

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Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America 2003

Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America 2003

Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America 2003
1h 43min | Drama | Video 5 September 2003

Storyline:

From acclaimed director Douglas Buck comes an unflinching, disturbingly beautiful look at the underbelly of American family. Three separate narratives (including the shocking film festival favorite “Cutting Moments” as well as “Home” and “Prologue”) combine to create a unique trilogy of life today that will leave you devastating… and begging for more.

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Running on Empty 1988

Running on Empty 1988

Running on Empty 1988
1h 56min | Crime, Drama, Music | 9 September 1988 (USA)

Storyline:

The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government’s Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Today, their eldest son wants a life of his own although he is aware that would mean that his parents would either get caught or he will never see them again.

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Vitus 2006

Vitus 2006

Vitus 2006
PG | 1h 40min | Drama, Music | 7 December 2006 (Israel)

Storyline:

The film tells the story of a highly-gifted boy whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him – they want him to become a pianist. However, one day the boy, Vitus, is no longer willing to comply with his parents’ plans and ambitions because he wants to follow his own star.

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The Eye Above the Well 1988

The Eye Above the Well 1988

The Eye Above the Well 1988

The Eye Above the Well 1988
Het oog boven de put (original title)
1h 34min | Documentary | 29 September 1988 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within the family, through the village economy, and especially from teachers to students. Performance footage shows how song, dance, martial arts, and religion constitute the building blocks of a culture.

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