What&nbsp;If...&nbsp;&nbsp;is a Documentary Short about homelessness in&nbsp;Orange County, CA, shattering preconceptions, exploring adverse ramifications of unstable housing for children, and showing how the Illumination Foundation is providing a model for&nbsp;disrupting the cycle of homelessness and harmful&nbsp;childhood experiences one family at a time.&nbsp;

What If...

How far would you push your limits to help find the cure for cancer? The Empire State Ride is 500+ miles of cycling from New York City to Niagara Falls. Hear two cyclists amazing stories about pushing themselves to the limit in the name of honoring those they’ve lost to cancer.

500+ The Ride of a Lifetime

“The Simple Path” follows the decision making of Nevaeh, an elder care nurse who struggles emotionally when one of her long-term elderly female patients, Helen, no longer has the financial ability to support the costs associated with the care facility for which she works. In an impromptu act, Nevaeh makes the decision to move Helen home with her to provide ongoing care with the help of her younger brother, Aman, who just returned home after a 4-year stint working as an oversees Peace Corp Volunteer. Although the subject matter of “The Simple Path” is distressing in the realistic challenges for many elderly, the story finds emotional balance in the random acts of kindness that certain humans are willing to provide to those in need.

The Simple Path

A nuanced view into the lives of roadside tent dwellers in India, filmed by their teenaged children. An unflinching yet gentle exploration of the interplay between external oppression, internalized self-defeat and hope, highlighting the innate worth of all people.

The Tent Village

Based on audio from the award-winning podcast, The Science of Happiness (PRX/ Greater Good Science Center).During these difficult times, millions of people are turning to Greater Good Science Center for resources to help deal with stress and anxiety and to learn to cope and build resilience.This episode features a Self-compassion break:When you’re helping others deal with stress and anxiety, how do you deal with your own? Psychiatrist Elizabeth Guinto tries a practice to be kinder to herself.

Being Kinder to Yourself | The Science of Happiness

Every night at 6pm, detained immigrants are legally released from a for-profit ICE facility onto unfriendly, industrial streets near Denver, Colorado. The men and women, most of them asylum-seekers, have little idea where they are and have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. "Welcome Strangers" tells the story of Sarah Jackson, a young woman who searches the streets for these immigrants and invites them into her home. She and a team of volunteers greet them with compassion and provide them with shelter, clothing and help them reunite with their families.

Welcome Strangers

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Bringing focused attention to films that highlight compassionate actions. Join us for our next special quarterly event on February 27th. Film Screening of "The Dalai Lama: Scientist", Live Q&A with director/writer Dawn Engle, and Workshop on Buddhist Science of Mind with John Bruna. 