poverty

A little boy in a war-ravaged country is separated by a wire fence from the streams and hills he used to visit with his father, but he finds hope when he begins to nurture a green shoot found growing in the rubble.

Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.

Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.

This documentary explores the issues of poverty and microcredit as it features interviews with numerous recipients of small loans (generally under $100) in locales throughout the world. Most of these recipients are women who are unable to secure a traditional loan. Most borrowers are able to pay back their loans, and have enough profit to reinvest in their businesses, their homes, and their children.

Fifteen-year-old Rei, an aspiring martial artist whose teacher is more interested in developing the young man's his heart, mind, and spirit than his fighting skills, is sent to rescue a group of children who have been orphaned by war.

Rei, a fifteen-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a martial artist, finds his teacher more interested in developing his heart, mind, and spirit, and an unexpected transformation teaches him important lessons about women and the animal kingdom.

Rei, a fifteen-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a martial artist, finds his teacher more interested in developing his heart, mind, and spirit, but he must learn a lesson in patience when he sets out to find his sister and encounters a tragedy that even his heroic actions cannot prevent.

Armando and his father are trash-pickers in Tijuana, Mexico, but when Senor David brings his "school," a blue tarp set down near the garbage dump, to their neighborhood, Armando's father decides that he must attend classes and learn.

Delly Porter enjoys the feel of soft dirt beneath her feet as she walks to and from school, but after a classmate makes her feel ashamed of having no shoes she learns that her parents and others, too, see value in things that do not cost money.

Poe, a homeless young teen, struggles to keep his living situation a secret.