Traditionally, movies make it to your local theater by way of studios that see enough financial potential to make money on them. Smaller filmmakers—or just filmmakers with non-mainstream films—usually don't get their movies shown in a theater outside of a film festival. We travel to film festivals all over the world and encourage submissions from undiscovered filmmakers to seek out the stories that deserve an audience.
Out of the hundreds of films we review throughout the year, our acquisitions team handpicks the most enriching ones to pass along to you. Each one is a movie with a story that matters. Stories that remind us about what it means to be human. That explore new possibilities. That help us understand more of the world around us.
Our selections include a wide range of topics from the power of the mind in What the Bleep Do We Know!? to living compassionately in The Tea Cup to the empowering message of creating your own destiny in The Secret or Illusion.
Spiritual Cinema Circle offers the opportunity for moviemakers to take a chance on subjects and storylines that have the power to become something much more than a movie. As a member, you help give these conscious filmmakers a voice. Even films that receive audience acclaim at small film festivals rarely ever get seen again. Together we’re helping change that.
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Current Month's Films
Detour
In this intriguing short film, Julia intends to leave the traffic jam of her life behind until she meets a strange character who gives her a new perspective.
11 minutes in English. Written and directed by Mark Gerstein.
Monsoon
Beautifully shot in Mumbai, India, this film asks how we can honor and respect our loved ones’ wishes, even if they are contrary to our own.
21 minutes in Hindi and English with English subtitles. Directed by Shyam Balse.
Tocar Y Luchar
An incredible story in a time when turning a country around seems almost impossible -- here's proof that it's not.
70 minutes in Spanish and English with English subtitles. Directed by Alberto Arvelo.
King of California (US and Canada)
Just out of the mental institution, Charlie (Michael Douglas) takes Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) on an adventure to find ancient Spanish treasure that he believes is buried under the local Costco.
93 minutes in English. Written and directed by Mike Cahill.
Bobby Dogs (Outside US and Canada)
Will Bobby have the courage to stick it out, face his inner fears and allow his determination to lead a normal life win out? This is a true independent film about finding the courage to live the life you were meant to live.
117 minutes in English. Written and directed by T.K. Reilly.
