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The Film Connection is a community of film lovers, social activists and lifelong learners who use our non-profit online film library to watch, discuss and act on compelling films from around the globe. An initiative of the global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps, The Film Connection offers a growing library of DVDs that tackle the issues facing the world we live in.

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New Films
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Dogville

A fugitive seeks refuge in the small town of Dogville where it's residents first embrace, then torment her, not expecting they may someday have to pay a price for their cruelty.

 

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Manderlay

A story of slavery set in the 1930s American South.

 

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Dancer in the Dark

Bjork stars as a factory worker and single mother in rural America who is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease.

 

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The Real Dirt on Farmer John

"To me, farming is poetry, drama. It's a source of infinite fascination." - Farmer John Peterson

 

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Moolaade

A potent polemic directed against the still-common practice of female circumcision.

 

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The Edukators

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

 

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Century of Self

Director Adam Curtis unearths how capitalists and governments use Freudian psychology to influence public opinion and consumption.

 

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Maya Deren: Experimental Films

The collected shorts of Maya Deren, the "mother of the trance film."

 

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The Future of Food

There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables in America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.

 

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12 Angry Men

A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

 

Recent Reviews

"Xala" on Xala

"Dogville" on Dogville

"dogville" on Dogville

"Interesting article..." on I Am Cuba

"Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth..." on The Last King of Scotland

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Recent Programs
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Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth

“Cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism.” – Werner Herzog

 

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For the People

"The ballot is stronger than bullets."

 

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You asked for it!

None of us is as smart as all of us.

 

Mercy Corps Films

The Film Connection is part of Mercy Corps' effort to educate, engage and inspire people to take action against global poverty. The following films reflect our current humanitarian work.

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Lumo

One young African woman's struggle to heal from the atrocities inflicted upon her in a nation beset by war.

 

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Death in Gaza

A harrowing documentary that portrays the horror of the Israeli conflict and the resulting death of the film’s director, James Miller.

 

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Breaking Bread

"A poetic, cross-cultural examination of the universal themes of family and loss, captured with unblinking clarity." - The Hollywood Reporter

 

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Al Otro Lado

A tender hearted look at how three children from Mexico, Cuba and Morocco deal with the absence of a loved one due to migration.