This section spotlights DVD's that tell inspirational stories of people that are dealing with the challenges of modern day life. It includes movies that show the struggle of families coping with childhood cancer, and of seniors that are not letting age stand in their way.
We believe in the importance of supporting environmental and humanitarian causes, and will donate 50 cents per item purchased on this page to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
FUEL Winner - Best Documentary Audience Award Sundance Film Festival Josh Tickell's stirring, radical and multi award winning film may be known as the " little energy documentary ", but in truth is a powerful portrait of America's overwhelming addiction to, and reliance on oil. Born and raised in an oil producing region, he saw first hand how the industry controls, deceives and damages the country, its people and the environment. Eleven years in the making, he shows us not only what the realities are, but that solutions are within reach. Production Studio - Cinema Libre Studio $ 16.95
LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD Peru - Polynesia - Himalayas - Arctic In this series, renowned anthropologist Wade Davis celebrates the amazing diversity of the world's indigenous cultures and explores their astonishing array of spiritual, mythological and medical knowledge. Yet, he warns that they are under threat. Since the 1950's, half the 5,000 languages spoken by the world's indigenous peoples have not been taught to their children. Once a culture is gone, it will never return and its wisdom and secrets are lost forever. Here are the stories of four of these disappearing cultures. Production Studio - Smithsonian Networks $16.95
A LION IN THE HOUSE Emmy Winner - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking Best Documentary Nominee - Independent Spirit Awards Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival This multi award winning documentary enters the lives of five American families who each have a child battling cancer. Having been granted unprecedented access to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the filmmakers follow these children and their families through years of treatment and uncertainty. Despite narrating a harrowing and often heartbreaking journey, this movie resounds with the vitality of the children determined to keep their spirits unbroken, the inestimable strength of their families, and the incredible resilience of the human heart. Bring your Kleenex ! Production Studio - ITVS $ 24.50
MARIA'S STORY 1991 Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary - Festival of New Latin American Cinema Rotterdam Film Festival It is El Salvador, 1989, three years before the end of a brutal civil war that took 75,000 lives. Maria Serrano, wife, mother, and guerrilla leader is on the frontlines of the battle for her people and her country. With unprecedented access to FMLN guerrilla camps, the filmmakers chronicle Maria's daily life in the war as she travels from village to village organizing the peasant population. and helping plan a major nationwide offense that led the FMLN into the historic peace pact of 1992. Traveling with only backpacks and solar powered batteries and living on the run with the guerrillas for two months, the filmmakers were able to capture otherwise unobtainable footage. The resulting intimate portrait of Maria and her compatriots reveals a universal tale of love and survival in times of war. Production Studio - Camino Film Projects $ 17.95
DROWNED OUT & BATTLES POISON CLOUD Set of Two DVD's
DROWNED OUT San Francisco International Film Festival British Independent Film Awards The true account of one family in India that risks drowning to death to protest the construction of the Narmada Dam, which threatens the very existence of their village. The film follows the villagers through hunger strikes, rallies, police brutality and more, and stays with them as the dam fills and the river starts to rise.
BATTLES POISON CLOUD Grand Jury Prize - NY Int'l Independent Film Festival The war in Vietnam ended over 30 years ago, but the 66 million liters of Agent Orange sprayed by the US Military has left the land and its people with disastrous health and environmental effects to this day. Production Studio - Cinema Libre Studio $ 17.95
sunset story Special Jury Award - 2003 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award - 2003 IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival Best Documentary - 2004 AGEN, France Film Festival Special Jury Prize - 2004 Miami Int'l Film Festival This is a funny and intimate documentary that will make you think differently about growing old. It tells the story of two friends ( 81 ) and ( 95 ), at a rest home for retired radicals. As they attend demonstrations, register their fellow residents to vote, and debate everything under the sun, their verve and humor delight us. This movie doesn't shy away from the sadness of old age, it reveals two elderly women's lives in an unusually authentic and surprisingly moving way. Production Studio - ITVS $ 17.95
YOUNG @ HEART Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining " golden oldies " you will ever meet, a fun loving senior citizen's choir. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' tireless musical director leads the group through a series of hilariously chaotic rehearsals, proving that hard rock can be hard work - especially when you're hard of hearing ! Climaxing in a triumphant performance that will leave you cheering, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music! Production Studio - Fox Searchlight Pictures $ 13.95
Mission Positive Films features DVD's that are in keeping with the theme of this website, To Inspire, Motivate and Educate. All movies are family friendly and suitable for all ages, unless clearly marked " Parental Guidance ". The movies you see on this page come from all over the world, and have the production studio mentioned in the description. We may not always agree with the opinions that are expressed in these movies, but we believe it's important to view the world from multiple perspectives.
This section spotlights DVD's that tell inspirational stories of people that are dealing with the challenges of modern day life. It includes movies that show the struggle of families coping with childhood cancer, and of seniors that are not letting age stand in their way.
We believe strongly in the importance of supporting environmental and humanitarian causes, and will donate 50 cents per item purchased on this page to
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL Nearly 2 billion people around the world live in slum housing and over 100 million are homeless. Habitat for Humanity helps to eliminate poverty by providing simple, decent shelter to those in need.
Families left homeless by natural disasters, war and civil unrest often face dire housing situations as they struggle to rebuild their lives. Habitat for Humanity?s Disaster Response program provides shelter and housing solutions to help these families recover. www.habitat.org
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