Appreciative Movies

Mixing archival footage and interviews with the band and its crew, this film celebrates the 40-year history of legendary rockers Paralamas do Sucesso.

The Font Bover family goes to fetch water (they swim) and then water some trees. Available on YouTube.

Despite Blacks making up only 7% of Madison WI's population, they are leading in so many important areas from education to politics, and are...

Four Springs is a documentary film that presented a family's daily life in the remote town of Dushan in the Guizhou province in southwest China. From...

Newton's Three Laws on Motion are at work in virtually every Disney theme park ride and attraction. The Walt Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they...

The end of the world approaches fast and Inops couldn't care less until he meets someone who teaches him how to really appreciate his surroundings.

In 1519, the Portuguese captain Fernão de Magalhães ventured to travel and ended up proving that the Earth was round. In 1997, the...

Told by a member's son, this is the story of five kids from L.A.'s Watts neighborhood who formed a little-known funk and soul outfit in the 1970s.

What scientific principle is at work in every theme park ride the Imagineers create? It's Energy. The Imagineers reveal the role energy plays in...

Our first special guess is Alex VinylPink. Three-time Wise Guys tour veteran and all around great guy, Alex spends most of his time hunting shiny...

A reflection on the bittersweet nostalgia and nuanced gratitude that arise while saying goodbye to home.

Video essay by Australian director Isabella Rush. A social commentary exploring the patchwork of subterranean energies which simmer below the city of...

What is the force that puts the thrill in thrill rides? Gravity, of course! One of the biggest challenges for Imagineers in designing theme park...

Documentary about up and coming Glasgow-based artist, Alexander Pelouch. Explore his twisted mind in this unfiltered short film.

In a dark jazz café full of shadowy figures, a mysterious outsider must step out of the shadows to complete his risky mission, knowing that to...