I'm a Mitzvah

Promised a Miracle

May 1988 •English

True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.

Ruby Jean and Joe

January 1996 •English

In a tale set in the rough and tumble world of professional rodeo, an over-the-hill former champion broncobuster and a young hitchhiker develop a special friendship.

Showdown at Williams Creek

October 1991 •English

True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.

Any Given Sundae

October 2024 •Spanish

Mica can't decide about her relationship with Juan. It will be Delfi's mission, with Lucía and Milagros, to help Mica make a choice.

A Clod of Clay

October 1990 •Romanian

A movie about the friendship between Ion Creanga and Mihai Eminescu.

We're the Marvels

January 2021 •English

"We're the Marvels" follows a young woman preparing a Thanksgiving dinner for a group of friends as a practice run before making actual Thanksgiving dinner for her family. As we see the prep, the dinner, and the aftermath, out of order, we start to see that she and her friends similarly struggle with feelings of over-reliance on others - a feeling that’s just waiting to burst.

The Odd Couple II

April 1998 •English

Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and rent a car in order to go to San Malina for the wedding.

Summer to Winter

November 2014 •Thai

Tam, an introvert, finds solace in his unlikely friendship with the optimistic Kimhan by the sea, but as they grow close, their future together remains uncertain.

Świat w operze

January 1966 •Polish

Salvatore Giuliano

March 1962 •Italian

Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.

Rabbit Hole

December 2010 •English

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

Summer 2024, a TSW story

September 2024 •French

Kandahar

May 2001 •English

After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

June 2009 •English

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

La Vie de Bohème

February 1992 •French

Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.

Epidemic

September 1987 •Danish

A director and a screenwriter write a screenplay together about a globally spreading epidemic. Unbeknownst to them, an outbreak develops around them in the real world.

Pyaar Impossible!

January 2010 •Hindi

Be-spectacled geek, Abhay falls in love with college hottie, Alisha and silently slinks away into the shadows when he realises she's unattainable. Seven years later, he re-enters her life as the nanny and hopes to woo the single mom, this time at least. Does he succeed?

Luis

December 2017 •Spanish

Sweet Thing

October 2020 •English

For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.

The Evening Star

December 1996 •English

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.