Miss Potter tells the story of Beatrix Potter, a talented author and illustrator who defied societal expectations and became a beloved children's author. Set in the early 1900s, the film explores Beatrix's struggles and successes as she creates her iconic characters, including Peter Rabbit, and navigates romance and the publishing world.
In the midst of economic hardship, a lower-middle-class family in Iowa faces the threat of farm foreclosure and government interference. They navigate complex family relationships and social commentary while fighting for justice and fairness against the oppressive forces of the federal government.
Set in 1960s Tennessee, Child of God follows the story of Lester Ballard, a man who becomes increasingly detached from society and resorts to violence, necrophilia, and other disturbing acts. With a troubled past, Ballard spirals further into darkness as he loses touch with reality.
A group of farmers face financial hardship and eviction during the Great Depression, but with the help of collective farming and self-governance, they triumph over adversity.
In Thunder Over the Plains, a Texas captain works to protect the people from a corrupt commissioner in the post-Civil War period. He becomes a fugitive after being falsely accused of murder and must race against time to clear his name and bring the corrupt commissioner to justice.
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.
Set in a small farming community in mid Wales, a place where Koppel's parents - both refugees - found a home. This is a landscape and population that is changing rapidly as small scale agriculture is disappearing and the generation who inhabited a pre-mechanised world is dying out. Much influenced by his conversations with the writer Peter Handke, the film maker leads us on a poetic and profound journey into a world of endings and beginnings; a world of stuffed owls, sheep and fire.
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