(INDIANAPOLIS) – With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures spotlights a list of past Truly Moving Picture Award winners and Heartland Film Festival films to watch with mom. Whether your mom is a documentary, independent film or blockbuster lover, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures offers a little bit of everything with this list.
“Babies”
This non-fiction film follows the lives of four babies from various parts of the world through their first year of life. “Babies” carries no dialogue. We are invited to examine the worlds of these children in a very beautiful way – observation. Although we hear the parents speak to the children, there are no subtitles and when we are listening to the voice of the mother, we barely hear what she says. The perception of the film comes from observation. We watch these children grow and develop throughout their first year of life bringing to light many different feelings and reactions.
“The Blind Side”
Teenager Michael Oher is surviving on his own, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy. Learning the young man is one of her daughter’s classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael—wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter—come out of the cold. Without a moment’s hesitation, she invites him to stay at the Tuohy home for the night. What starts as a gesture of kindness becomes much more as Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family despite differences and backgrounds.
“Like Dandelion Dust”
Joey lives an idyllic life with his parents on the coast of Florida. His days are spent playing with his cousins and sailing with his dad. It’s a perfect life until the day they receive a disturbing phone call: a stranger’s decision could tear Joey away from the comfort and security of the only home he’s ever known.
“A Shine of Rainbows”
Maire O’Donnell has a smile that can light up the darkest room. Joyful, warm and caring, she adopts a young orphan named Tomas and whisks him off to a new home on remote Corrie Island, off the coast of Ireland. Maire shares with Tomas the joys of her island home and introduces him to the whimsical local folklore, including the secret of the seals, and teaches him everything you need is inside of you- if you really look. But Maire’s stern husband Alec silently disapproves of Tomas’ timidity and halting speech.
“His & Hers”
“His & Hers” is a creative documentary that combines observation and imagination to illustrate a universal love story. The film explores woman’s relationship with man by visiting moments from the lives of 70 female characters. Shot in the hallways, living rooms and kitchens across the Irish Midlands, the story moves sequentially from young to old to deliver a charming perspective into sharing life’s journey.
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