Wellspring Media.
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Looks at the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of Rumspringa (literally, 'Running around'), which is a period in a teenager's life, usually between the ages of 16 and 21 years old. During this time, they are set free to explore the world outside the Amish life. Eventually, they can make an informed decision before they make a commitment to join the church, or to leave it. The film follows four teenagers in their time of discovery.
8) Happy Hour
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Tulley, a self proclaimed 'drinker with a writing problem,' struggles to finish his stalled novel while working at a dead end job in a New York City ad agency.
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Take an extraordinary inside look at character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. Particular emphasis is placed on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return. The story of an AMerican generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to...
12) The Doe Boy
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
This coming-of-age films tells the story of Hunter, a half Cherokee with hemophilia (a "white man's disease"), whose teen angst is compounded by his confusing cultural identity. With an overprotective mother and a distant father, Hunter learns from his grandfather the courage to find the love he desperately seeks.
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Discusses the Buddha in the world, and the difficulties and methods of becoming one; the four noble truths, the 3 wheels of Dharma, the 3 vehicles, and the metaphor of the turning of the wheel of Dharma; and the Sangha, or community of those who try to live according to the Dharma.
15) A mind to murder
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Scotland Yard commander, Adam Dalgliesh, investigates when the head of a mental health clinic is murdered.
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Documentary containing remarkable footage of the rites and liturgies surrounding and following the death of a Ladakhi elder. The Dalai Lama explains his own feelings about death, while other scenes within a palliative care hospice in San Francisco depict the use of the texts to counsel dying patients.
18) Ran
Pub. Date
1985.
Description
An aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom peacefully among his three sons, but is driven to madness when they turn against him.
20) Gabrielle
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The marriage between Gabrielle and Jean begins to fray after the discovery of a letter that belongs to Gabrielle.