In the crushing poverty of rural China, a young woman is ordered to a remote village to be a substitute teacher. Minzhi Wei offers a simple, realistic performance.

Comedic drama about a family's love for a disabled member within a traditional community.

The astonishing story of Rigoberta Menchu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Feature debut from Burkinabe filmmaker Fanta Regina Nacro, is one of the many riveting films supported by The Global Film Initiative since its inception in 2002.

In the midst of Rio de Janeiro's oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye: the eye of an artist.

Marcel Camus's 1959 update of the Greek myth is a story set in the frenetic energy of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

This musical drama, set in Victorian India, chronicles the trails of a group of drought-stricken villagers who must play a cricket match against the British authorities to avoid taxation.

This powerful documentary film follows the personal stories of people from five countries who are living with AIDS.

The story of an extended African-American family as they prepare to move North at the dawn of the 20th Century.

A biography of an extraordinary man, featuring rare newsreel footage mixed with live interviews.

A timely film about the GI movement to end the Vietnam War.

A religious and cultural exploration of seven Palestinian and Israeli children.

This mystical masterpiece chronicles the physical, spiritual and emotional journey of a sister and brother abandoned in the harsh Australian outback.

A challenging and beautifully filmed epic based on Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The story of a group of friends experiencing the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in New York.

The portrayal of a young woman's struggle to make a life for herself and her unborn child.

This 1989 film reveals the brutal tale of a teenager making a go of it in Medellin, Colombia.

A refreshingly enjoyable ride through the irreverent lives of people looking for love.

An off-beat, critically-acclaimed episodic Japanese comedy all about food. An inventive comedy that draws equally on satire, screwball comedy and witty verbal jokes.