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Wild Life

All life on Earth is connected.

Documentary Series ~50 minute episodes

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El Caballo: The Wild Horse of North America

El Caballo documents one of the most complex wildlife management issues today. Where do modern wild horses fit in our view of the natural world? Documentary 53 minutes

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A Different Kind of Farm

Seahorses were disappearing from the world's oceans at an alarming rate. In 1998, aquaculturists Carol and Craig Schmarr quit their jobs, packed their bags, and moved to Hawaii where they used their life savings to build the world's first seahorse farm. Documentary 63 minutes

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Africa's Super Seven

On the northern bank of the Sand River in the Mala-Mala Game Reserve in South Africa, seven magnificent creatures reside in an area the size of Manhattan Island. Tracking them for 24 hours we reveal the invisible threads that bind them together in a never-ending daily drama. This action-packed film will show how seven individual stories become one.

Documentary 52 minutes

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Ocean Voyagers

Ocean Voyagers explores the familiar themes of motherhood and parenting in a world as unfamiliar as it is breathtaking. Featuring a precocious newborn humpback calf and his enormous 40 ton mother, we are taken on a journey of discovery into their world.

Documentary 70 minutes

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A New Year: What Better Time to Start Pursuing a Passion You've Always Wanted to Try.

Stay passionate.

Glitter Dust: Finding Art in Dubai

Three artists come to terms with truth and artificiality. Delightful hand-drawn animations interplay with live footage; art and life are truly intertwined. Funny and poignant, this documentary explores the artists behind the flash of Dubai. Documentary 58 minutes

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An Honest Living

A documentary that follows four Chicago based artists as they reveal how they dance the line between artistic passion and the need for commerce.

Documentary 82 minutes

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My 89 Generation

A crowd-sourcing documentary that consists of footage recorded by young people born after 1989. They are all passion-driven people who want to make their dreams come true, seek love and ways to express their affections and emotions, but do not always know how to do it properly. Documentary 63 minutes

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Fencing: The Art, Science, and Passion

This documentary introduces you to the intensely competitive actions of the sport and the elegant traditional moves of the classical duelist. See bouts at fencing academies in the USA and in distinguished fencing clubs in London. Hear fencers on their inner thoughts about what its like to outwit an opponent. Through exciting close-ups, the fast moving action of dueling weapons are captured with a magical clarity. Documentary 8 minutes

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The Empowerment Project

The Empowerment Project is the incredible journey of a crew of female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower, and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. IndieFlix Original Documentary 49 minutes

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Season's Streamings from Everyone at IndieFlix

Stream a few holiday favorites this weekend. Thank you for being a part of the IndieFlix Community.

The Silver Bow

A son presents his father with a special Christmas gift.

Holiday Short 7 minutes

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Friends

Somewhere In Dreamland, Santa's Surprise, Hector's Hectic Life, Snow Foolin, Jack Frost, Christmas Comes But Once A Year, The Night Before Christmas, The Shanty Where Santy Lives.

Short, Classic 8 minutes

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The Divine Marigolds

An off-kilter comedy about an American Irish family living in Seattle. All of the adult children have moved back home, resulting in hilarious yet deeply affecting moments as they all learn to live under the same roof again.

Drama, Comedy, Short 20 minutes

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Don't Tell Santa You're Jewish

Young Jody and her mother attend a community Christmas party. While all the other children are excited to sit on Santa's lap, Jody is nervous Santa will know she's Jewish. Short, Animation 3 minutes

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A Christmas Carol

Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits. Short, Classic 10 minutes

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Study shows that when women are in leading roles, more people go and see those films.

A study carried about by the Creative Arts Agency and shift7 has found that female-led films outperform others at the box office. Read more about the study and the findings here.

Watch a few films with female leads on IndieFlix.

Lola

The story of a troubled woman and her search for identity. She is given a choice between a return to the dysfunction of the past, or a new life in a self assumed identity.

Drama 97 minutes

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The Light and the Little Girl

A young girl finds herself entranced by a beam of light moving through her home and tries to capture it in a jar, only to realize that there are things she loves that she cannot possess.

Short 6 minutes

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The Riveter

A costume drama following a newlywed whose husband is called in to war. As she begins to lead a new life on her own, a chance encounter changes her outlook on an already dissolving old world.

Drama, Series 5 minute episodes

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I Say Dust

Two Arab-American women in New York City fall in love, argue home and identity, engage in a chess battle, and express themselves through the power of the spoken word. Short 14 minutes

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A Few Films to Remind You Why the Community You Build is So Important

Keep your friends close and your loved ones closer.

A Simpler Way

A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises.

Documentary 78 minutes

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Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

This film examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation's Capital. Thirty years later, DC's original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction. Documentary 103 minutes

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Larry and Jane Move Out

Larry and Janet Colfer are forced out of their council home on the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, London, leaving behind the community they have become a part of, as the local authority sells the land to a developer.

Drama 31 minutes

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Senior Showcase

Grace doesn't fit in. While her art-obsessed classmates (and mother-cum-dance instructor) prepare for their final "senior showcase" performances, Grace just wants to escape with her one true love: calculus. A collaboration of students and faculty of Nathan Hale High School and Shoreline Community College.

Short 10 minutes

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Veer

This award-winning documentary explores America's fast-growing bicycling culture, and sub-culture, by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to the bike community. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community, and how social movements are made.

Documentary 99 minutes

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Tis' the Season for Musicals to Sing Along To

The holidays always feel like a musical.

Something to Sing About

A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.

Musical, Classic 87 minutes

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Distant Beats

Distant Beats, a different heart beat that touches your heart with an eye-catching drive into rural landscapes of India and exotic locations of Seattle, exploring cultural art forms that connect to a universal cause.

Documentary 98 minutes

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Between Rooms & Voices

Musical artist Ethan Rose conducts a live performance through synchronized iPods, each providing performers with a set of distinct instructions that guide their vocalizations and movements through stairwells, rooms, and alcoves of Portland City Hall. 

Documentary 16 minutes

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Pas

Throughout her entire life, Rose has followed her passion for dance by using it as a singular method of communication essential to connect with her surroundings.

Music 14 minutes

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4 Films That Show How Being Thankful Goes Beyond the Holiday

Thanksgiving 2.0

Le Technicien

A cable guy is called in to repair an old man's TV set. Once inside the client's home, the repairman realizes there's nothing wrong with the TV itself. 

Short 7 minutes

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Living on One Dollar

With only a video camera and a desire to understand, four friends spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. Documentary 56 minutes

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Isabelle's Garden

An uplifting story of a community coming together in reciprocity, through the dreams of a young Choctaw girl and her garden.

Short 8 minutes

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The Beverly Hillbillies: "Turkey Day"

Thanksgiving has a hitch when Elly bonds with the thanksgiving turkey so the family can't bring themselves to kill it in this redneck family classic.

TV Series 25 minute episode

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An Update From the IndieFlix Foundation

What are you most thankful for this year?

We are thankful for the good work and positive impact of the IndieFlix Foundation which raises funds to bring social impact programs to underserved schools. This year their big focus has been anxiety in schools. Here’s a little more about IndieFlix Foundation from founder Scilla Andreen.

Dear Friends,

I believe film is one of the most powerful mediums on the planet and we at the Foundation feel stories can have positive, life-changing impact when followed up with conversation. I’d like to share a little bit about what we do and what we support at IndieFlix Foundation. As we pulled the data to share with you I found myself in awe of how much has been accomplished this year; thanks to generous gifts, support, introductions, feedback and the hard work of many who assist in getting the word out. We are seeing and feeling the positive impact the projects we support are having in schools and communities across the country as well as abroad. They are reaching kids as young as 7 years old and seniors who are discovering for the first time that what they’ve felt their whole lives has a name; it’s called anxiety and it’s treatable.

Finding Kind a film about girl bullying has almost completed it’s 14th Founders Tour. Angst has booked school screenings spanning 20 countries and we just held test screenings of LIKE, a documentary about the impact of social media on our lives. Lastly, we’ve just created and launched the Creative Coping Toolkit (CCT), an interactive companion program designed to normalize and easily keep the conversation going about anxiety, social media challenges, digital addiction and mindfulness in schools and at home.

This year some of the projects we have supported have a combined reach of over 600K students and families as young as 7 years old. Thanks to you, we are changing lives for the better. These projects model conversations about mental health, bullying and empowerment. They teach coping tools, share resources and ultimately open hearts and minds to build a stronger social, emotional community.

Below is a brief update of some of the projects we have supported.

Thank you and happiest of holidays.

Sincerely,

Scilla Andreen Founder IndieFlix Foundation & the IndieFlix Foundation Board

Finding Kind Still Screening in Hundreds Of Schools

In October, Finding Kind a documentary about girl bullying embarked on it's 14th Founders Assembly Tour with filmmakers Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson. Since 2009, Finding Kind has had thousands of screenings around the world. This was the first project we supported and its mind-boggling to think here we are 8 years later and Finding Kind is still having an impact in schools around the world. It's a testament to Lauren and Molly and their dedication to help eradicate bullying through their foundation Kind Campaign.

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Angst (2017) One Year 1000 School Screenings

In just one year, Angst a documentary about raising awareness about anxiety has been booked in almost 1000 schools and communities in 20 countries. Recently, Angst was featured at the Mill Valley Film Festival to kick off their year-round educational programming in schools. We have received calls and emails sharing stories of how Angst has helped to improve the lives of some children and provided more understanding of teen suicide. We will be posting some of these stories on our website in the coming weeks as we clear it with the families to share.

Here's a snapshot of a recent survey of 2950 people across the country:

Gender 70.3% female, 28.3% male,1.4% other

53.4% students, 28.1% educators/counselors, 18.5% parents

80.6% believe anxiety is on the rise

96.8% think watching Angst could be helpful for teens

58.5% would be more open to talking about anxiety after watching Angst.

For full survey results please visit angstmovie.com

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LIKE (2018) Are We Addicted To Social Media?

LIKE (47 min) takes an in depth look at the impact of social media on our lives and what we can do to create more balance. Through interviews of kids, parents, educators and experts including Facebook "Like" button co-creator, Leah Pearlman, LIKE delves into what's really going on in the world of social media. Psychologist and author, Dr. Joe Dilley says in response to LIKE,

"...I am shocked at how moved, upset, and compelled to act I feel as a result of having seen this documentary. That LIKE will inspire you is an understatement. Quite simply, it's the most important film I've ever seen."

Thank you Dr. Dilley, we love your quote. For the full review please visit

TheLikeMovie.com

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Screenagers (2016)

Screenagers launched in 2016 and the website states more than 5,000 schools, community groups, churches, synagogues, mosques, and companies have hosted screenings in communities all over the globe. Congratulations Dr. Delaney Ruston on creating such a groundbreaking film.

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The Bully Factor Coming (2019)

The Bully Factor addresses how bystanders can fuel bullying. They also have the power to eradicate it. The Bully Factor explores cyber-bullying, bullying amongst friends, families, co-workers and the brain science behind it all. The film and series highlights new laws and programs already reducing bullying in schools and shows us how we can all make a difference. Appropriate for ages 10+

Release is slated for Fall 2019 and will be the newest addition to the arsenal of social, emotional impact films we support to create positive, solution-focused change in the world.

Read more about The Bully Factor

About us: IndieFlix Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that promotes and supports social impact films to create social change in the world. We maintain a roster of several film projects. Some are in the early stages of development or production, while others are completed and available for public screenings. Once the films are completed, we support the screening of them year-round in public settings for communities across the United States. In most cases, we work with K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and community-based organizations to screen these films for their students, parents, and other appropriate populations. And while some schools and organizations can afford to pay for the full cost of a screening (which includes use of IFF’s curriculum materials as well as facilitation support for Q&A sessions with attendees), many – especially those serving low-income communities – cannot. IndieFlix Foundation uses grant funding and individual donations to help subsidize the costs and make screenings free to these schools and organizations.

https://www.indieflixfoundation.org/

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Honor the Men & Women Who Risk Their Lives For Freedom

Happy Veteran's Day

Four Men, Three Legs, and an Ocean

Four men bound by shared injuries of three single and one double leg amputation take on the journey of their lives in an environment most have never experienced. Having experienced warfare, extreme physical trauma, and recovery, they attempt to be the first four person crew of amputees to cross an ocean in a row boat. Documentary 45 minutes

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The Big Battles of WWII: Battle over Europe

World War II was the greatest rampage of destruction in the history of humanity - or inhumanity. In The Big Battles you'll see newsreel and combat footage combined with latter-day interviews with military personnel who experienced the war first-hand.

Documentary 51 minutes

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Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

Four veterans return from the Vietnam war and find that they can't assimilate back into the homeland they fought for.

Drama 87 minutes

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Who Will Stand

The documentary covers the plights of more than a dozen soldiers who have returned home from the war in Iraq either physically or psychologically wounded. 

Documentary 110 minutes

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A Few 'Snack' Watches For While You're On the Go.

Whether it's getting through the daily commute or just need a few minutes to fill, we've got the short films for you.

Videoclube (Video Store)

On a spring night of 1999, two teens - a video store clerk and a film buff - set out on a adventure; to deliver the obsolete VHS-tapes to the people who rented those movies the most. Short, Coming of Age 17 minutes

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The Loyalist

A North Korean general visits his talented daughter at a prestigious Swiss school. An outstanding singer with a promising future, she dreams of studying in America. But her dream will be at the cost of her father's life if she doesn't return. This political drama unveils the complexity of patriarchy, tradition, and honor in a family. Short, Drama 22 minutes

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The Man at the Counter

A boy working at a small-town coffee shop notices an old man repeatedly pocketing sugar packets. The boy attempts to solve the mystery of the stolen sweetener, and when the answer isn't at all what he expected, he is forced to deal with some of life's most basic questions.

Short, Drama 8 minutes

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Voice Over

A French narrator jumps from one dramatic scene to another one, confused about the story that he is trying to tell and fighting with himself until he finally finds it.

Short, Comedy 9 minutes

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With Halloween Just Around the Corner, Make Sure to Get Your Fill of Chilling Content this Spooky Szn

And catch up on the Original Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis before you see the reboot in theaters. 

Halloween

The 1978 Original. Before you see the sequel at the box office, get your fill of this classic horror film. After being locked away for murder, young Michael Myers escapes and returns to his hometown to find his next victims. (With young Jamie Lee Curtis). 

Horror 90 minutes

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Ghoul School

A staff favorite. Two students break into their high school to steal an exam, only to incur the ghostly wrath of a long-dead principal.

Comedy, Horror, Short 22 minutes

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Ozzie & Harriet: "Halloween Party"

On Halloween night, Ozzie and Thorny make plans to attend a non-costume party as Satan and a Scotsman. Meanwhile Ricky and David attend a Halloween Party at school and the Nelson household is besieged by children demanding candy - or else.

Comedy, Sitcom 25 minutes

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Casper the Friendly Ghost: "Not Ghoulty"

It's Halloween, the night when witches, goblins, and ghosts howl, shriek, and scare the life out of you! But unlike the other ghosts, there's Casper. He doesn't want to scare people, he just wants to be friends! Join Casper and his ghoul-friend Wendy, Spooky, and the infamous ghostly trio as you take a journey through the classic 1950s cartoon.

Animation 6 minutes

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This Week's Top Picks Show a New Point of View

Movies with meaning that offer a new perspective. 

Rude Dude

Legendary and award-winning comic book artist Steve "The Dude" Rude confronts the extreme suffering he experiences caused by his bi-polar disorder and decides at age 53 to leave the industry that made him famous to pursue a new and quieter lifestyle, out of the comic book limelight, as a fine artist. Documentary 91 minutes

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King Rat

A comedy-drama, King Rat examines the possibility that years after graduation - whether it's ten years or thirty - we may be stuck with the same issues we had before crossing that stage at commencement. Comedy, Drama 87 minutes

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Louder Than Words

Jill and Michael Stark are both deaf, as are their two children. Stuck between two cultures and wanting the best future for their children, they make the controversial choice for both of their children to undergo surgery for cochlear implants. Documentary 100 minutes

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Oberfelder’s Cannabis Farm: the Good, the Bad and the Happy

Farming is hard work, be it tomatoes, wheat or cannabis. The Oberfelder family are cannabis farmers dealing with all the challenges of farming, but with the added bias, morals and ever-changing regulations, they enter a league of their own

Documentary 55 minutes

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Celebrate National I Love Lucy Day With a Little Classic TV

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." -Lucille Ball

The Lucy Show

The follow up to I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show is about the wacky misadventures of a forever scheming woman, her reluctant best friend, and her cantankerous boss. Comedy 25 minute episodes

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Ozzie & Harriet

As the sons age, we go through their teenage dating problems, marriage, and careers. Comedy 25 minute episodes

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The Roy Rogers Show

The Roy Rogers Show is an American Western television series that starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietress of the Eureka Cafe in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as Roy’s sidekick and Dale's cook. Western 26 minute episodes

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The Beverly Hillbillies

A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.

Comedy 25 minutes episodes

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Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day

Pay respect to the indigenous people of America with these films on IndieFlix.

Mascots

Ben, a college student, is part Native American and desperately wants to be seen and accepted as Native. In order to prove himself, he sets out to protest the use of Natives as Mascots at a local college. In his struggle, he comes to understand it’s not about what others think you are, but what you come to know about yourself. Short, Drama 22 minutes

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New Island Home

A year in the making, the film goes inside the inner sanctum of the Dudley United Football Club during the 2017 campaign and reveals the remarkable bravery of young indigenous men who cross an ocean to start new lives and, at the same time, change others. Documentary 62 minutes

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American Values, American Wilderness

A diverse group of Americans, including a teenage daughter of Cambodian refugees, a children's book author, a cancer survivor, a Native American tribal chairman, inner city kids, and the late Christopher Reeve, among others, share their values for wilderness.

Documentary 57 minutes

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Passage to Panama: A Musical Journey

This documentary is based on the 500 years of Panamanian, popular dance music and other musical trends that impacted isthmian music, creating a series of fusions.

Documentary 90 minutes

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You'll Be Feeling Content Once You Try This New Content

Nothing is sweeter than finding something new you like.

Time Is Art: Synchronicity and the Collective Dream

Time is Art is ultimately the story of an artist's search for inspiration in a money-driven society that shuns creativity, and of the human search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. Documentary 89 minutes

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Exclusively for IndieFlix subscribers, Angst: It Gets Better is a docu-series filmed over the course of 20 years capturing real life stories about growing up.

Ep 1. Simon is a kid who appears to have it all. But all is not what it appears to be. A story of family, loss, betrayal, self discovery, and redemption. Docu-series (running time varies by episode 7 mins-18 mins)

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Every 40 Years

An exploration of Gunhill Road's return to music 40 years after breaking into the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1973. Every 40 Years is about second chances and the power of chasing your dream down one more time. Documentary 60 minutes

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How Many Times?

A bride to be finds out her abusive mother is released from prison and has trouble dealing with this news.

Drama 9 minutes

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Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation to Raise Awareness for Mental Health Issues in the Black Community

Photo as seen on borislhensonfoundation.org On Saturday, actress Taraji P. Henson launched her new foundation the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, which is meant to raise awareness and provide support for mental health in the black community. She said, “I named the organization after my father because of his complete and unconditional love for me; his unabashed, unashamed ability to tell the truth, even if it hurt; and his strength to push through his own battles with mental health issues.“ The goals of the foundation are to offer support to students in urban schools, increase the number of black mental health professionals by offering scholarships for college students pursuing that field, and decrease the rate at which individuals go back to prison by offering mental health support after they are released. In a statement about the foundation, Henson said, “BLHF is breaking the silence by speaking out and encouraging others to share their challenges with mental illness and get the help they need. African-Americans have regarded such communication as a sign of weakness and our vision is to change that perception… Together, we will break the silence and break the cycle.” Read the rest of the article in The Mighty here. To read more about the foundation, go here.

Angst at Fox Theatre

RESOURCES & TOOLS Better Help: 9 Visualization Techniques For Stress Reduction

ANGST IN THE NEWS The Red & Black: Altering anxiety - Documentary ‘Angst’ explores how to combat anxiety students face

"This is our legacy. This is our chance to make a difference. Together, we will break the silence and break the cycle!” -Taraji P. Henson

Find Angst screenings: Events in your community

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If you or someone you know might be at risk of suicide, please reach out to someone who can help, and in an emergency, call 911, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255, or text the Crisis Text Line 741741.

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When someone is thinking of suicide, these are the people who talk them out of it

Photo as seen in CNN One Atlanta call center gets 800-1000 calls every day. Sometimes we don’t think about the people whose job it is to help talk someone out of suicide. For this particular call center in Atlanta GA, the state pays the employees. But most call centers are staffed by volunteers. The article talks about how there is usually an increase in calls when a celebrity or public figure takes their own life. Most of the calls are from adults but even elementary children will call sometimes. The crisis line can also be used to ask for help for a family member or friend who is suicidal or even struggles with anxiety or substance abuse. The employees are encouraged to discuss the particularly difficult calls with each other. There is a Zen room when they need a break, especially because their own mental health can be severely challenged. One employee at the Atlanta call center says to a caller, “Remember, we’re here, so if things get worse for you, you can call back, OK?” Remember to take a moment and check in with yourself, a family member, or a friend and remember to think about the people who dedicate their lives to helping others save their own. Read the full article on CNN here. 

Angst screening at HPE Houston

RESOURCES & TOOLS Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.

ANGST IN THE NEWS Mashable: How one newspaper is helping kids during a teen suicide epidemic

“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” -Unknown

Find Angst screenings: Events in your community

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If you or someone you know might be at risk of suicide, please reach out to someone who can help, and in an emergency, call 911, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255, or text the Crisis Text Line 741741.