Movies and TvShows featuring "non-professional-acting" theme.

I'm Not Ashamed tells the inspiring true story of Rachel Joy Scott, a Christian teenager who became the first victim of the Columbine High School shootings. Drawing from Rachel's journal entries, the film explores her deep faith, her strong friendship with others, and her desire to make a positive impact on the world. Through her acts of kindness and compassion, Rachel leaves a lasting legacy of love and hope, challenging everyone around her to embrace the power of simple acts of kindness.

Set over one summer, six-year-old Moonee courts mischief with her playmates and bonds with her rebellious mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World. They navigate poverty, friendship, innocence, and the challenges of being an unfit mother. Along the way, they encounter characters like Bobby, the caring motel manager, and Jancey, Moonee's best friend. Their adventures culminate in a visit to Walt Disney World, where Moonee finds solace in the Magic Kingdom castle. The Florida Project explores the struggles and resilience of a marginalized community.

A group of teenagers from the same neighborhood are chosen to participate in the production of a feature film that takes place during the summer. They navigate the challenges of filmmaking while dealing with their personal struggles and dynamics within the group.

"BLOW THE NIGHT!" Let's Spend the Night Together is a 1983 Japanese docu-drama shot on 16mm film starring actual Yanki gang members as many of the main characters.

DIABLO is a 2021 short film about a masked stalker who hunts down his victims like prey and ends up driving them into a state of paranoia and insanity.

A lone, crisis-hotline operator receives a distressing call during her graveyard shift.

A young man living with his parents in Wisconsin comes face to face with a terrifying monster while searching for the elusive cryptic known as the Hodag.

The story of a Chinese-trained opera singer living in a remote Kazakh village with her grandmother and her ailing young niece. The bulk of the action consists of the steadfast heroine trying to make enough money to get the rare and costly medicine that may save her niece's life. What makes the film so thrilling is that this elemental situation allows the director and his cast of non-actors to illuminate the details of everyday life: reality and fiction dissolve into each other, and the audience achieves a heightened awareness of simple activities like the cooking of a meal, teaching a child to count in Chinese and English, visits to the doctor or the marketplace. Entirely improvised by the filmmaker and his actors.