Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 219

Looking for Alfred

2005

Looking for Alfred

2005
Obsessed with de/reconstructing our corrupted visions of media, celebrity and appearance, Johan Grimonprez assembled a bewildering gaggle of Hitchcock lookalikes, staggering in girth and exacting in attitude, in a quest to find the most accurate specimen.
Shoelaces

2016

Shoelaces

2016
An introverted boy attempts to overcome an early life obstacle, as he privately watches his young, divorced parents having a viscous argument.
White Spirit

2016

White Spirit

2016
Avoiding uncomfortable pauses in a conversation is an art. Creating such moments in a conversation is a job, more precisely, this is White's job. In this whimsical musical short, dance along with White, a man who interferes in conversations at appropriate - or quite inconvenient - moments.
Steps

2021

Steps

2021
A man, after being robbed and shot fourteen years earlier, succumbs to a life of addiction and ultimately loses the love of his life and knowing his only child. After meeting a local pastor, Brian is forced to confront his alcohol addiction. His volunteer work at the pastor's church leads him to a job as a home health-care worker. Upon meeting his first patient, Taj, the two men are unaware that their lives will forever be changed through this trying relationship.
Still Water Runs Deep

2017

Still Water Runs Deep

2017
A father must withstand his emotions and preserve his pride when his estranged son mysteriously disappears.
Rickshaw Girl

2024

Rickshaw Girl

2024
Fourteen-year-old Naima longs to earn money for her poor Bangladeshi family, but her unrivaled artistic talent is of little use. When her ailing father is at risk of losing his prized bicycle rickshaw to loan sharks, she disguises herself as a boy and attempts to drive the rickshaw herself. Naima crashes the rickshaw, threatening the family's sole livelihood.
My Colour, Your Kind

1998

My Colour, Your Kind

1998
A portrait of an albino Aboriginal teenager, her feelings of alienation while at a convent boarding school, and her dreams of escape.
Threatened

2014

Threatened

2014
Deep in Brazil, where law and justice require first and last name, the struggle for a piece of land becomes a matter of life or death. "Threatened" shows peasants in the South and Southeast of Pará, who have to fight for a piece of land for farming and living.
Afuera

2016

Afuera

2016
When Jennifer, an undocumented transgender woman, is forced to resort to the sex trade to support herself, her boyfriend, Pedro, gives her an ultimatum with unintended consequences.
249. La noche en que una becaria encontró a Emiliano Revilla

2016

249. La noche en que una becaria encontró a Emiliano Revilla

2016
On October 30, 1988, the businessman Emiliano Revilla had been kidnapped by ETA for 249 days. After more than eight months of captivity, hopes of liberation were increasingly scarce and very few journalists were still standing guard at the employer's house. María José Sáez, a young editor, formerly of the EFE Agency, was the only one who was close to the house on the night of October 30th.
Ruins Rider

2017

Ruins Rider

2017
Shot in the Balkan wilderness, an exploration of mysterious ruins that over the centuries have been known to trigger trances. A visceral experience composed of hypnagogic visions and raw energy.
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972
A bizarre series of events focused on young women in the village of Salem causes paranoia in the late 1600s. It ends with the lynching of the accused and subsequent releases from jail. Dark and gritty, but not frightening.
The House Without Steps

1979

The House Without Steps

1979
A sensuous woman, an angry artist, a mysterious puppet maker, suspicious townspeople, mischievous kids; these are the characters in the film.
Seeds of Change

2014

Seeds of Change

2014
Mbeu Yosintha was made to help farmers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change and in particular the ever changing rain patterns in South East Africa. The film is a drama using local actors and was devised with Malawian writer Jonathan Mbuna following extensive research with various agricultural NGOs in Malawi. Following successful drama like Mawa Langa this film has already been seen in Malawi by over 10,000 people in rural areas using a pedal-power cinema kit.
Moments Without Proper Names

1987

Moments Without Proper Names

1987
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines Parks’s photographs with his musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage of Parks, plus interpretations of his personal reminiscences performed by actors Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.
Play Time

2015

Play Time

2015
An enthusiastic three year old child is playing in the grocery store and doesn't wanna leave. Then his young and tired mom just leaves the store without him.
Paul

2016

Paul

2016
There's a film subtitler. There's a film she must urgently subtitle. There's the plot of that film, with which she relates on a level that will remain enigmatic to us. And in that film within the film there's a main character, whose dreams are being devoured, and other characters, interested in dreams as well, but far more practical. And there¹s music, and a promise of music. Timelessly wandering through the world.
Compulsion

2011

Compulsion

2011
Awakening to the experience of his first romantic connection, Ian’s trust in girlfriend Kelly is thrown into doubt by rumour. As his emotions swing between aggression and tenderness, he feels compelled to react. A study in the vicissitudes and intensity of love in adolescence.
Walls

2015

Walls

2015
What is left behind of the relationship of Nora and Kai is a wall full of memories. Nora is just about to take down the photographs, when Kai suddenly appears to get the rest of his stuff. His appearance is obviously too much for Nora especially when he starts helping her to take down the pictures. The more they empty the wall, the more they are reminded of their precious time together and their love for each other. While getting closer and closer again, Nora finally finds a way to open up, to tear down the wall in her head and to reveal her secret, the true reason for their breakup.
Under

2011

Under

2011
A love story about city girl Sydney, a relapsed drug addict, who is convinced to journey to a country cabin by her fiance Tom, in order to clean up.