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Adam Resurrected
USA, 2008, 106 min.
Paul Schrader's brilliant new work tells the story of Adam Stein, who grapples with a paralytic case of survivor’s guilt in the aftermath of the Holocaust. An extraordinary performance by Jeff Goldblum captures the essence of the complex central character.... more
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Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
Canada, 2008, 97 min.
In Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, filmmaker Velcrow Ripper searches for deeper meaning in his life. He finds it in "fierce light," or desire for change driven by love and compassion. Featuring interviews with world spiritual leaders, this film will inspire viewers with hope.... more
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The Least among You
USA, 2009, 97 min.
This powerfully moving debut film is based on a true story. A young man railroaded by the police after the 1965 Watts riots must survive a year's probation at an all-white seminary.... more
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Revanche
Austria, 2008, 121 min.
Two couples — one from the city, the other from the countryside — are bound together by fate in this taut thriller. Elegantly spinning primal elements of guilt, revenge, faith, and redemption, Revanche asks the question, "Whose fault is it if life doesn't go your way?"... more
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This Dust of Words
USA, 2008, 60 min.
A prodigiously creative intellectual with a 200 IQ, Elizabeth Wiltsee was a voracious reader, a voluminous writer and a standout student at Stanford University. Decades later, she was homeless, her beautiful mind ravaged by mental illness.... more
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Worlds Apart
Denmark, 2008, 108 min.
A teen raised as a Jehovah's Witness falls in love with a nonbeliever and faces expulsion from her church. This nuanced, sophisticated drama asks provocative questions about faith and fundamentalism in an increasingly secular world.... more
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