The turbulent early life of a “hillbilly” boy whose drug-addicted mother almost caused him to miss his Yale law degree.
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Fishing With Dynamite (2019)
The documentary includes a large number of experts & example companies for its argument that a corporation is not to serve just its stockholders & CEOs, but its stakeholders (employees & public).
The Bread Winner (2017)
When the Taliban arrest hr father a young Afghan girl is forced to pose as a boy so she can leave the house unaccompanied for errands & work.
The Life Ahead (2020)
When an a former streetwalker is persuaded by her doctor to take in an orphan from Africa, the woman & boy’s mutual hostility changes into acceptance and love, enriching her final days.
The 12th Man (2017)
When during WW 2 the other 11 members of Norwegian Jan Baalsrud’s commando squad are killed & captured, he is aided by a large numer of his countrymen in eluding the relentless hunt for him by the Nazis.
Funan (2008)
Based on the director’s mother, this is the story of one Cambodian family forced by the Kymer Rouge to leave the city and labor on a starvation diet in the rice paddies.
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The true story of a father and his young son coping with homelessness & a demanding job internship in San Francisco where a church provides shelter–sometimes.
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
The story of John Brown & th road that led to his anti-slavery revolt at Harpers Ferry is irreverently told through the eyes of fictitious boy slave posing as a girl.
Lead Belly (1976)
The early days of country/blues singer Huddie Ledbetter, from leaving home to playing in night spots through his several incarcerations to his “discovery” by John Lomax.
Let Him Go (2020)
Grandparents Margaret & George travel to ND in search of their missing grandson & daughter-in-law & land in a morass of strife & violence.