Self-knowledge and personal growth
Life stages
film
An ecologist finds an apt metaphor for healing in the rainforests she studies
Directed by Andrew Nadkarni
Artists and art history
film
In a single, unbroken shot, Marina Abramović surveys her artistic evolution
A film by Art21
Parenting and families
film
Ethan ponders his daughter’s future without him in this celebrated short
Directed by Ethan Barrett
Sex and sexuality
film
Sarah recalls how sex, religion and shame have intertwined in her mind
Directed by Lori Malépart-Traversy
Place
film
The clutter of a used bookshop forms an evocative metaphor for memory
Directed by Diego Quinderé de Carvalho
Music
film
Repairing instruments for children is its own art in this Oscar-nominated short
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Love
film
In the bliss of budding love, a couple becomes – quite literally – entangled
Directed by Ben Brewer
Compassion and empathy
film
How one man saved 160 lives with an extended hand and a warm cup of tea
Directed by Alec Green and Finbar Watson
Food and drink
film
For a Chinese tea master, each sip is a rich expression of memory
Directed by Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff
Anxiety
film
Self-honesty is crucial, life is weird – a tale of wisdom gained via panic attacks
Directed by Samira Mian
Community
film
When the lights went out and the city came together over two days in Toronto
Directed by Sharron Mirsky
Home
film
Life on Bruny Island, population 750, is suffused with trade-offs and joys
Directed by Guido Pezz