Traditionally, movies make it to your local theater by way of studios that see enough financial potential to make money on them. Smaller filmmakers—or just filmmakers with non-mainstream films—usually don't get their movies shown in a theater outside of a film festival. We travel to film festivals all over the world and encourage submissions from undiscovered filmmakers to seek out the stories that deserve an audience.
Out of the hundreds of films we review throughout the year, our acquisitions team handpicks the most enriching ones to pass along to you. Each one is a movie with a story that matters. Stories that remind us about what it means to be human. That explore new possibilities. That help us understand more of the world around us.
Our selections include a wide range of topics from the power of the mind in What the Bleep Do We Know!? to living compassionately in The Tea Cup to the empowering message of creating your own destiny in The Secret or Illusion.
Spiritual Cinema Circle offers the opportunity for moviemakers to take a chance on subjects and storylines that have the power to become something much more than a movie. As a member, you help give these conscious filmmakers a voice. Even films that receive audience acclaim at small film festivals rarely ever get seen again. Together we’re helping change that.
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Current Month's Films
Guarding Eddy (W)
This touching feature is based on the true story of 18 year-old Eddy Patterson, an autistic sports fanatic who dreams of playing pro-basketball. A beautiful story that reminds us that we all face our challenges no matter how talented we seem to be, and we can all use a little help to stay on track.
96 minutes in English. Written by Paul Davidson, directed by Scott McKinsey.
Body and Soul
Diana and Kathy, activists, best friends, two parts who make a whole, met almost 40 years ago in a home for the physically and mentally challenged and have been taking care of each other ever since while fighting for rights for those with disabilities.
40 minutes in English. Directed by Alice Elliott.
Feathers to the Sky
Filmed in Uruguay, this beautiful short film depicts a young girl, living with her disabled grandfather, who is forced to sell ‘feathers’ (dyed marsh weeds) to support them both while she dreams of going to school with the other children in the village.
20 minutes in Spanish with English subtitles. Written and directed by Leonardo Ricagni.
Three-Fifty
This hilarious short film takes us into the world of two video store clerks who are tired of people arguing over late fees and a little nervous about keeping their customers loyal in the age of digital downloads.
9 minutes in English. Written and directed by Maurice Chauvet.
