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1) Amy
Language
English
Description
The story of a young mother whose idealistic lifestyle is shattered. She is faced with the prospect of life as a single mother, as she struggles to reach out to her daughter, who has cut herself off from the world and can communicate only through song.
2) Dear Frankie
Language
English
Description
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie secretly authors letters from his "father" recounting seafaring adventures around the world. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a father and gets more than anyone bargained for.
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English
Description
Tommy Braxton's father goes to war and never returns, forcing Tommy to become the man of the house and help support his mom and sister. Tommy makes a friend and finds a way to save his family's farm when he meets Jackie-A, a talking mule. Tommy and Jackie-A triumph in a race over the older bullies and their horses at the county stock show.
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English
Description
Joshua Taylor and Christopher Bauman are two young boys whose lives are thrust together when Joshua's father suddenly dies and Christopher's mother raises the two with love, compassion, and the Truth. In vain, and as the boys grow older, they begin seeking to fill the empty, fatherless void. Can the prayers of a mother help this family now? Will anger and resentment overtake Christopher? Will there be enough time to forgive, or will it be too late?...
5) Little wing
Language
Finnish
Description
When twelve-year-old Varpu embarks on a journey to find her father, she discovers so much more about herself and her upbringing while understanding her place in the world.
6) The motel
Language
English
Description
Chinese-American adolescent Ernest works after school cleaning rooms at the dingy motel owned by his bossy mother. A Korean-American playboy drifter helps Ernest come out of his shell, encouraging him to pursue an older girl he has a crush on. Ernest absorbes life lessons about girls, bullies, baseball and success.
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English
Description
"A successful family man suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's wanders away from home and gets lost into the world the day before Thanksgiving causing widespread panic within his family. He is eventually 'rescued' by a fatherless, thirteen-year-old homeless girl. Together, they forge a unique friendship that ultimately heals broken hearts and redefines the meaning of family"--Container.
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English
Description
A troubled home, a new school, and two sisters that are trying to survive a bad situation in a disconnected, self-centered world. One struggles to find her place as her father has died, her mother has moved on, and she becomes the victim of bullying while the other strives to hold onto her faith and hope in God.
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English
Description
Four heartwarming horse films.
The princess stallion: When her mother dies and she has to move in with her estranged father, Sarah finds comfort in a beautiful wild white stallion. But poachers use her as bait in their plan to capture the horse.
Tommy and the cool mule: After Tommy's dad goes to war and doesn't return, he befriends a talking mule that will help save the family farm and win a race over bullies in this family feature.
Sylvester:...
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English
Description
In this documentary, Che Smith (a.k.a. Rhymefest, the Grammy-winning rapper) reunites with his father, an alcoholic living on the streets of Chicago, and struggles to deliver him to safety and an existence that is productive and meaningful, in essence, taking responsibility for the man who had abandoned him as a young child.
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