Healing Movies

The story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence.

Mysterious young man Miyama has the ability to sense the thoughts of other people. The secrets of his background linger emerge when he confronts the...

After an unexpected night together, two strangers learn their spouses are having an affair with each other, pulling them into a day of heartbreak,...

When the Nuxalk trace their vanished ooligan alongside a land claim filed the day smallpox arrived, their radio station becomes courtroom,...

A misunderstood teen attends a therapy session which takes a profound turn when she encounters a mysterious figure...

A lonely and elderly widower struggles to come to terms with the loss of his wife and the circumstances surrounding her death. When he visits her...

Two broken hearts connect to find healing and peace.

The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They have almost as many cures for ailments and...

On the threshold of her old age, Dolores faces a wall full of memories.

Two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other—a...

At the crossroads of musical documentary, art film and poetic essay, the film Héritières delves into the world of the musical project...

The story behind the Uganda-based YouTube dance sensations who have endured devastating personal loss from famine and war, and use the power of dance...

As tensions erupt worldwide, three black men retreat for a weekend of healing, meditation, and connection.

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

A bereaved man is visited by the ghost of his wife, and in doing so, she hinders his healing and ability to process his loss.

This short documentary tells the intensely personal story of Namrata Gill – one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s...

In the wake of devastating news, a troubled drifter must confront his past and ask his estranged brother for help in order to prevent a future...

Lucia must find new meaning in her life in order to move forward after a suicide attempt.Dealing with her grief over the death of her son,she...

This documentary examines ayahuasca shamanism near Iquitos (a metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon), and the tourism it has attracted. The filmmakers...