A seventeen-year-old Italian boy, Calogero, is torn between his hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss in the 1960s Bronx. As he navigates this environment, Calogero experiences a coming-of-age journey filled with loyalty, violence, and the struggle to understand his place in the world.
During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Gould Shaw leads the first all-black volunteer company in the Union Army. They face prejudices from both their own side and the Confederates. Despite the challenges, they fight bravely, inspiring the Union to recruit more black soldiers and achieve victory over the Confederacy.
In the Wild West, a man seeks revenge for the murder of his family, while struggling with issues of race and family loyalty.
In a racially charged southern town, a man is accused of rape and the community must confront its deep-seated racism.
Ruby Bridges is a docudrama about the true story of a young African-American girl who becomes the first black student to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite facing racism, discrimination, and intolerance, Ruby's courage and determination inspire those around her and help pave the way for racial equality.
In Babylon, a young British man named Blue gets a job at a reggae record store in Brixton. He experiences racism and police brutality as he navigates through life in a racially divided London.
Resting Place is a drama set in a small community in 1972 Georgia, USA. When a decorated African-American war hero is found dead, an army officer is assigned to investigate. The investigation uncovers racial tensions and intolerance within the community, leading to a breaking of taboos and a search for justice.
3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets is a documentary that tells the story of the trial surrounding the shooting of Jordan Davis, an unarmed black teenager, by Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man, over loud music at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. The film analyzes the racial tensions and social issues that were brought to the forefront as a result of the trial, exploring themes of racial intolerance, injustice, and the impact of gun violence.
Mac (1992) is a drama film set in Staten Island, New York City. The story follows a Jewish woman who works as a painter and her experiences with family estrangement, a fall from a roof, and a broken arm. The film explores themes of work, house construction, and strained brother-brother relationships.
In Beneath the 12-Mile Reef, a group of sponge divers in Florida finds themselves in a romantic rivalry as they dive into the underwater world. They face various challenges including the bends, fights, and even an encounter with a giant octopus. The plot also explores themes of forbidden love, family relationships, and racial intolerance. The film takes viewers on a thrilling journey into the depths of the ocean and the lives of the divers.
The Loving Story is a documentary that tells the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple from Virginia who were arrested and banished from their home state because their marriage violated state laws against miscegenation. Their case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court and ultimately led to the abolition of such laws nationwide, making marriage equality a reality for interracial couples in the United States.
In the 1980s, a Vietnamese immigrant who works in a fish factory faces hostility from the local community, including a violent Ku Klux Klan member. The tension escalates as the fishing industry suffers and unemployment rises. The protagonist finds love and tries to navigate through the hatred and intolerance of the townspeople.
Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.
The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the socialite (Constance Bennett) he loves learns of his heritage.
Prom Night in Mississippi is a documentary that explores the racial tensions and discrimination faced by African-American students in a small town. The film follows a group of high school students as they prepare for their prom, highlighting the challenges they face due to prejudice and the efforts made to promote racial harmony.
Na Wewe is a 2010 Belgian short film directed by Ivan Goldschmidt, set in Burundi in 1994 or thereabouts. There is a civil war on, a genocidal conflict opposing Hutus and Tutsis. The film follows an attack by rebels of a minibus transporting ordinary passengers -- but who is a Hutu and who is a Tutsi? The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.
Donald is a Nigerian immigrant who after being expelled from Spain three years ago, has returned to meet again with Teresa, with whom he had a secret love affair. But on arrival he finds that she has married and is mother of a child. However, the return of Donald wakes strong contradictions in her. By chance, Donald starts working in the garage of Carmen, where Antonio also works, who ignores what happened between his wife and his new partner. Francisco, a foreman of the town and Carmen's suitor, cannot stand the situation. The tension between these frustrated passions ends up playing a key role in the outcome of a seemingly impossible love.
The award-winning Nordic Noir from writer/director David Noel Bourke. Jens has accepted far too much for too long. Being the shy night-owl he is, he keeps to himself, but the world will not let him be. The new master baker's quality starts slackening, and when a bunch of yobs one day smash the window of Jens's car, he takes one of them out. Intoxicated by his own new unexpressed vigour, Jens comes out of his shell, but the destructive driving force leads him towards a free fall. + WINNER! BEST MALE ACTOR (Mikkel Vadsholt) at NIFF + WINNER! BEST OF YEAR at Oniros + WINNER! BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM - MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL + Nominated for Méliès d’Argent AWARD "BAKERMAN is a Nordic "Falling Down". A film that is as shocking with its vigilante story as it is captivating with its determination...." - CPH:PIX Film Festival
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