The Art of Understanding


A Night at the Shelter United States, 14min 55sec Director: Robert Belinoff Around 5 PM every evening buses start arriving at a former prison on the high barren mesa 20 miles west of Albuquerque. The Westside Emergency Shelter will sleep 400 homeless men, women and children tonight. And buses will take them back to the city…
Soul Sanctuary United States, 28min 15sec Director / Producer: Paul Steinbroner Soul Sanctuary is a film about how an ex cond/addict found meaning and purpose through the Jewish practice of t’shuvah an examination of conscience. His wife starts a rehab facility and he becomes a rabbi. Today Beit T’Shuvah is a miracle factory which utilizes,music therapy,…
Little Rainbow Boy United States, 4min 11sec Director / Screenwriter / Producer / Filmmaker: Temamnesh Summerfield Cast: Otis Smithenry-Meyers A young boy explores his interest in makeup in the privacy of his room. But he struggles to find the bravery to let his mother see who he really is.
Tin Can United States, 20min Director/ Screenwriter / Producer: Pat Battistini Producers: Carlos Ragas, Robert Francke Cast: Carlos Ragas, Kevin E. West, Lisa Cole, Tom Katsis, Jef McClure, Darryl Sims, Christopher Lee Scoles, Sherry Mattson, Viviana Saarvedra, Carlos Medecigo J.C. came to America as an illegal immigrant when he was just a child. Now, as an…