Make Room to Listen - Movies

Jina is the top employee at a call center, but despite talking to customers all day. She has shut out the world beyond her headset when one day she's tasked with training a friendly and nav̐e new hire and her icy armor is threatened.  DVD

Carol Wall died months after her debut memoir so her husband embarked on the nationwide book tour to share her life-affirming message becoming the book's unlikely spokespersons.  DVD | Kanopy

A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith's film captures the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties.  DVD

Tom Jobim, the incarnation of Bossa Nova, and Elis Regina, then Brazil's most popular singer, met in 1974 to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music.  DVD

Set in 1820s Oregon Territory, two travelers form a connection to start a business dependent on cow’s milk only to find themselves at odds with a wealthy and politically connected owner.  DVD | Blu-ray

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. Ana Lily Amirpour's debut feature is a striking mash-up of genre, archetype and iconography.  DVD | Kanopy 

With breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the puppet boy and his maker, is a bold retelling amplifying living with courage and compassion.  DVD | Blu-ray

Lars is a sweet, quirky guy who openly dates a life-size doll. After he catches feelings for a co-worker, Lars is helped by his family and community in navigating the unique love triangle.  Kanopy

A newly widowed 80-year-old grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman when a trip to a casino lands herself on the wrong side of luck, attracting the attention of some local gangsters.  DVD | Kanopy

Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance in 2023, this family dramedy centers on Leila navigating her Iranian-American cultural identity and boisterous family.  DVD

Novelist Rama travels attends the trial of a young Senegalese woman and finds herself shaken to the core by a case that proves to have profound resonances with her own life. The Criterion DVD contains interview with writer and director, Alice Diop.  DVD | Kanopy

Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. DVD | Blu-ray | Kanopy