Family - VIMooZ Cinema https://cinema.vimooz.com/v-category/genres/family/ Watch independent movies, horror, documentary at home .... Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:05:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://images-cinema.vimooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/31150014/cropped-vimooz-site-identity-32x32.png Family - VIMooZ Cinema https://cinema.vimooz.com/v-category/genres/family/ 32 32 All Because of Hitch https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/all-because-of-hitch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-because-of-hitch Mon, 18 May 2026 12:23:00 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104186 A true story about a remarkable Scottish Terrier named Hitchcock who, as an underdog in agility sports, inspired people all over the world. His extraordinary achievements touched hearts and opened […]

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]]> A true story about a remarkable Scottish Terrier named Hitchcock who, as an underdog in agility sports, inspired people all over the world. His extraordinary achievements touched hearts and opened eyes to a whole new dimension in their relationship with their dog.

Hitchcock became famous for being the first representative of his exotic breed to qualify for an international agility competition.

His story touches the viewer. It is authentic, honest, funny, emotional and deals with topics that are relevant to us all. Especially in stressful times, this film can highlight what really matters and how valuable and beautiful life is.

You will smile, laugh, cry – and laugh again!

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]]> Can You Hear Me? https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/can-you-hear-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-hear-me Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:05:47 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=102730 Todd, an artistic, sensitive teenager, finds himself at odds with his controlling family as they struggle to care for his dying grandmother. Originally titled “Severe Decline”, the film won “Best […]

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]]> Todd, an artistic, sensitive teenager, finds himself at odds with his controlling family as they struggle to care for his dying grandmother. Originally titled “Severe Decline”, the film won “Best Student Feature” and “Most Original Film” at the 2022 Grand Rapids Film Festival.

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]]> Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/escaramuza-riding-from-the-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=escaramuza-riding-from-the-heart Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:08:41 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104624 Every weekend, at rodeos from Illinois to California, teams of young Mexican American women—escaramuzas charras—climb onto sidesaddles and weave their galloping horses through high-speed ballets, as heart-stopping as the revolutionary-era […]

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]]> Every weekend, at rodeos from Illinois to California, teams of young Mexican American women—escaramuzas charras—climb onto sidesaddles and weave their galloping horses through high-speed ballets, as heart-stopping as the revolutionary-era skirmishes for which they’re named. The documentary follows one such team, Las Azaleas, on their quest to represent California and the United States at the National Charro Championships in Mexico, where to be Charro is to be Mexican.

Despite growing family obligations and drug violence in Mexico, these young women sacrifice their time, money and personal safety to keep centuries-old Charrería traditions alive in the United States.

America’s original rodeo, rooted in the cattle culture of Colonial Mexico, charreada blends the equestrian skills, handcrafted tack, costumes, music and food of that rich heritage into a living folk tradition. Between the men’s events, the young women perform their precision routines, bending and twisting their horses in intricate synchronized patterns.

The film follows Las Azaleas as they rigorously train to compete in Mexico. At home, these California and U.S. champions pass on their traditions to the next generation of brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. In Mexico, competing against the best of the best, they must come to terms with their complicated relationship to the culture they love but live only at a distance.

SCREENINGS and AWARDS:
Premiere – The Autry Museum of the American West
Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures – Arizona International Film Festival
Official Selection – CineFestival
Official Selection – CineMuestra
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)
Best Heritage Documentary – Encuentro Mundial de Cine
Official Selection – Festival Internationale de Cine in Alamos, Sonora, MX
Best of Festival – 1st Equus Film Festival
PBS (VOCES series presented by Latino Public Broadcasting)
Official Selection – San Diego Latino Film Festival
Official Selection – San Francisco Doc Fest
Best Documentary Feature – Silver Springs International Film Festival
Official Selection – Thin Line Film Fest
Official Selection – Viva Fest @ The Tech Museum

Viewers are saying:
“incredible melding of culture and sport”
“inspiring and heartwrenching”
“I’m hooked!”

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]]> Growing Through COVID-19 https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/growing-through-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-through-covid-19 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:16:18 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=101855 In the pandemic’s darkest hour, the family owners of a 144-year-old garden center must decide if they will grow on or go out of business. What happens next is remarkably […]

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]]> In the pandemic’s darkest hour, the family owners of a 144-year-old garden center must decide if they will grow on or go out of business. What happens next is remarkably inspiring.

During the 2020 Pandemic, you heard on the news the struggles that small businesses faced. “Growing Through COVID-19” gives you an intimate look inside what really happened.

This feature-length, independent documentary brings to life the dramatic story that a 144-year-old, family-run Garden Center endured. In March of 2020, the family seriously considered shutting down their business forever.  With an original musical score and an abundance of beautiful plants throughout, the film shows how they quickly changed their business to adapt to the times and reopen.  During the pandemic’s darkest hours, they helped thousands of new people try gardening for the first time and witness the grounding comfort and satisfaction they received from putting their hands in the dirt.

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]]> Mariposas del Campo https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/mariposas-del-campo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mariposas-del-campo Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:05:55 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104622 The multiple award-winning documentary Mariposas del Campo shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of […]

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]]> The multiple award-winning documentary Mariposas del Campo shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. Through a stormy year of sanctioned racism and anti-immigrant policies, the documentary captures their journeys—with help from the characters’ own intimate videos—as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community. For young people whose lives have always been steeped in uncertainty, it takes a leap of faith to chase a dream.

FILMMAKERS’ STATEMENT:
Mariposas del Campo means “butterflies from the field,” and references migrating butterflies moving freely across borders and barriers. Monarchs are potent symbols of the immigration movement. The characters in our documentary are like butterflies rising up out of the strawberry fields. Insuring they had agency in how they and their community were seen was a big priority. We circulated three camera kits among them, and provided training. As they recorded their own videos, we’d meet often to talk about their footage, and about the direction the film was taking. The kids dove in and contributed significant personal material, with assists from siblings and boyfriends. The documentary you see is a mix of our footage and theirs.

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Mixteco, and Zapoteco.
Closed captions available in English or Spanish.

SCREENINGS and AWARDS:
Best Documentary Feature – Red Nation International Film Festival
Official Selection – Watsonville Film Festival
Official Selection – San Diego Latino Film Festival
Official Selection – Thin Line Fest
Museum of Ventura County
California State University Channel Islands
San Diego State University
Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures – Arizona International Film Festival
Official Selection – Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Oxnard Film Society
Encampment for Citizenship
Social Impact Award – Sight + Sound Film Festival
Orange Coast College
Official Selection – Santa Cruz Film Festival
Chapman University
PBS
WORLD Channel
Social Impact & Vision Award Honorable Mention – Ojai Film Festival
Oaxaqueño Youth Encuentro
Best Documentaries of 2022 – Video Librarian
California Lutheran University
UCLA
Ventura County Library – Soliz/El Rio Branch
Littlerock High School
2023 Finalist (Independent Production) – Public Media Awards presented by NETA
Oxnard College

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