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In a small Scottish community, innocent Bess marries Jan. It's a passionate marraige until Jan becomes paralyzed after an accident on an oil-rig, forcing Bess to experience emotions she is not fully equipped to handle.
A fugitive seeks refuge in the small town of Dogville where it's residents first embrace, then torment her, not expecting they may someday have to pay a price for their cruelty.
Bjork stars as a factory worker and single mother in rural America who is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease.
"To me, farming is poetry, drama. It's a source of infinite fascination." - Farmer John Peterson
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Director Adam Curtis unearths how capitalists and governments use Freudian psychology to influence public opinion and consumption.
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables in America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
"Required watching for men!" on All About My Mother
"What a good time!" on Bread & Tulips
"Fascinating..." on Like Water for Chocolate
"Have patience and you will be mesmerized" on Baraka
"Bagdad Cafe" on Bagdad Cafe
“Cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism.” – Werner Herzog
The Film Connection is part of Mercy Corps' effort to educate, engage and inspire people to take action against global poverty. The following films reflect our current humanitarian work.
One young African woman's struggle to heal from the atrocities inflicted upon her in a nation beset by war.
A harrowing documentary that portrays the horror of the Israeli conflict and the resulting death of the film’s director, James Miller.
"A poetic, cross-cultural examination of the universal themes of family and loss, captured with unblinking clarity." - The Hollywood Reporter
A tender hearted look at how three children from Mexico, Cuba and Morocco deal with the absence of a loved one due to migration.