Curated for Hillel
As the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel aims to enrich the lives of Jewish students. For over 100 years, Hillel has exemplified a spirit of genuine inclusivity and openness to all they do. Windrider aims to bring films to interfaith campus gatherings led by Hillel, to spark conversation, inspire lasting memories and foster connections.
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Oasis
Movie + 2 extras
Common Good Best Documentary Film Award recipient at the 2024 Windrider Summit.
At the dawn of their teenage years, Raphaël and Rémi are twins who see their fraternal attachment crumble while one of them, suffering from an increasingly marked disability, remains a prisoner of childhood. During o...
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A Concerto is a Conversation
Movie + 2 extras
Academy Award® Nominated. A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Download the Exploration Guide to go deeper with the film: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vYz1D4RCTWJeSbp_f...
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The Best Chef in the World
Movie + 1 extra
The French Laundry, run by legendary chef Thomas Keller, has often been recognized as the best restaurant in the world, but few know the story of its original founder, Sally Schmitt. In an emotional final interview before her passing in March 2022, Sally tells her own story as a pioneering chef o...
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The Last Repair Shop
Movie
Academy Award® Winner. In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives ha...
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The Driver Is Red
Movie + 2 extras
Set in Argentina 1960, this true crime documentary follows the story of secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunted down one of the highest ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.
Download the Exploration Guide to go deeper with the film: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zd7BDeRT-UHkLe5crybK-4UUwVp_akb...
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The Wind Phone
Movie + 1 extra
Inspired by true events, THE WIND PHONE follows the emotional journeys of seven strangers. Each is drawn to the same remote, eerie phone booth on a Japanese cliffside, although their conversations couldn’t seem more different. One caller seeks forgiveness for a fatal transgression while another g...
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Ebb & Flow
Determined to have her first kiss, a young teenage girl defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy.
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Are You Still There?
A dead car battery leaves Safa stranded alone in a strip mall parking lot.
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Windrider Summit Q&A: Gruff
In this Windrider Conversation, presented by the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust, Meaghan Mitts sits down with Filmmaker Julian Curri to explore the story behind Gruff.
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Not Afraid
After a blow up during basketball practice, Olivia struggles to face a deeper devastating reality in rural Montana.
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Windrider Summit Q&A: Not Afraid
Windrider Conversations presented by MJ Murdock Charitable Trust.
Aria Swarr, Windrider moderator and filmmaker, sits down to discuss Not Afraid with Director Mikaela Bruce and Executive Producer Jen Murphy.
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The Originals
Matty Square Ruggiero and his childhood friends, the Union Street Boys, tell their story of what it was like to grow up in South Brooklyn, where money was tight but friendships were tighter.
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Windrider Summit Q&A: The Originals
Windrider Conversations presented by MJ Murdock Charitable Trust.
Jonathan Cipiti, Creative Director of the Windrider Institute, sits down with the winners of the CT Creative Storytelling Award: Cristina Costantini, Alfie Koetter, and their daughter Peggy!
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Ousmane
Movie + 3 extras
At the end of a long workday, Ousmane, a Burkinabé immigrant living in Montreal, has his life take a turn when he meets an elderly disoriented neighbor.
Download the Exploration Guide to go deeper with the film: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cRO9Pt0wGCeUk17VPO3fflIycbxLfRpz/view?usp=share_link