One of Van Beuren Studios' Aesops Fables shorts

French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

Casey Anderson has rescued and raised a number of grizzlies in order to save their lives. After 25 years of diving deeper into “bear world” than most PhD’s ever have, Casey’s knowledge about grizzlies continues to grow. But … so have his questions about what’s really best for the bears ... and whether or not we’ve actually explored all of the options possible for orphaned cubs.

ABC News Anchor David Muir reports on the more than 250,000 children who have lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19 -- their challenges, their triumphs, and the way they keep the memories alive.

Made at the San Francisco Art Institute with my students, this tuneful picture transports the viewer to the planet Mars as three attractive teens seek funding for an expedition into adulthood. Along the way they and we encounter the ups and downs of human relations and otherworldly intercourse. A family picture with timeless values, this foray into fantasy land on a tight budget should please the young at heart or old in body in unexpected ways. Although this trip is short on funding but big in concept it’s really quite a ride and looks like a million bucks for the vision impaired.

This picture is based on the same story that became D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm in 1921. This version, made by the Fox Studios, stars famous "vamp" actress Theda Bara in the role that Lillian Gish later made famous

An orphaned boy is informed that the money from his father's estate has run out, and he will have to leave the Holbrook Military Academy.

Taken at St. John's Home, Coney Island. A large number of boys are bathing in the surf. At a signal the boys leave the water and walk toward the camera. A very unique subject.

The documentary Paper Orphans, co-produced by Terre des Hommes and UNICEF, explores the lives of families in Nepal who lost children to illegal international adoptions. The film raises troubling questions about how to make sure official papers reflect the reality of a child's status, and the efficacy of safeguards to protect children and families from being separated.

Orphans of Apollo is a documentary film that describes how a band of entrepreneurs tried to privatize the space station Mir and tells the story that led to the development of MirCorp. It features prominent NewSpace entrepreneurs and space advocates (Rick Tumlinson, Jeffrey Manber...), backed financially by Walter Anderson.

“Abu & Mo” is an animated silent film set in 1889 Damascus, loosely inspired by real events. It is about orphans, who despite the differences in their religious backgrounds, develop an abiding friendship and inspire a divided community to come together to pray.

Artists and Orphans: A True Drama is a 2001 American documentary film, directed, produced, and written by Lianne Klapper McNally. It documents a group of American artists traveling to the Republic of Georgia for an art festival, and their subsequent effort to provide humanitarian aid to a group of local orphans. It was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 74th Academy Awards.

Loosely based on Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre.

A butcher dreams of becoming a famous director. He hires stars that he begins to kill.

Drama from Hong Kong directed by Ng Wui.

Haunted by the death of their father and the disappearance of their mother, four children, three girls and a boy, take refuge in an ideal and delirious world while opposing their social environment. With its lively and daring camerawork, The Orphan Muses goes beyond filmed theater and plunges the viewer into the heart of personal and family identity.

A film based on novel Jane Eyre.

60s shaw crime film

Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.

Near the region of Angkor Watt, a group of children capture a baby elephant and are just growing attached to it when it is sold to a travelling safari. Pursuing the new owner, a boy manages to steal it back, and the children free it to return to its mother.