What’s Worth Seeing
*Most movie descriptions from www.imdb.com.
Flix About People that Made a Difference
Gandhi – based on a true storyBiography of Mahatma Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest.
Schindler’s List – based on a true storyOskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them.
Flix That Make You Think
Touching the Void - based on a true storyThe true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
P.S. I Love YouA young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
The VisitorIn a world of six-billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Who exactly is the visitor here?
Flix That Inspire
Seven Years in Tibet – based on a true storyTrue story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China’s takeover of Tibet.
I Am SamA mentally challenged man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
AmalAmal is a poor autorickshaw driver whose genuine kindness and humbleness changes the life of a dying millionaire. Sometimes the poorest of men are the richest…
This YouTube video displays a human artistry so unique, not only is it difficult to execute in perfect synchonicity, but all these dancers are also mute and deaf. Incredibly beautiful and other-worldly.
Flix that Bring a Smile
ValidationYou can watch this short film (15 minutes or so) on YouTube. Stick with it – it will bring a smile.
Flix About Justice and Injustice
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) – based on a true storyThe true story of how a genius con artist is put to work by the Nazis in the largest counterfeiting scandal of all time. His survival, and the survival of his team, in the concentration camp depends on their perfect forgery of the pound note.
Flix About Forgiveness
Set in in 1964, this is the story of Lily Owens, a 14-year old girl, who searches for the truth about her past. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in her relationship with these strong women and their mesmerizing world of beekeeping (see imbd.com).
Flix About Moving On
The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
Kate: “I wish there was a cookbook for life, with the recipes telling us exactly what to do…”
Therapist: “You know better than anyone. It’s the recipes you create yourselves that are the best.”
Flix About Love
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. A film about losing – and finding – love, sometimes in unlikely places.
