69 Films about Going After a Dream

A struggling actor is offered $10,000 to star in an adult film

Drew, an unstable musical virtuoso, is off his meds on the morning he has to sign a record deal

Five high school seniors set out to make a silly comedy movie, but accidentally end up making a dramatic and moving movie about their actual lives

Five high school seniors set out to make a silly comedy movie, but accidentally end up making a dramatic and moving movie about their actual lives

Five high school seniors set out to make a silly comedy movie, but accidentally end up making a dramatic and moving movie about their actual lives

Five high school seniors set out to make a silly comedy movie, but accidentally end up making a dramatic and moving movie about their actual lives

Five high school seniors set out to make a silly comedy movie, but accidentally end up making a dramatic and moving movie about their actual lives

In spite of having a heart of gold, Shaan Sahay, (Ashmit Patel) the son of a wealthy Indian family, yearns for his father’s love and acceptance

Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play

The journey of a loving Israeli couple into the depths of the flamenco scene in Granada, Spain, becomes the personal journey of one man to the roots of his own sadness

Filmmaker Christopher Browne documents the mission of a group of middle-aged bowlers as they attempt to revitalize the sport and get the television-watching public interested in it again

The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85-year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children…

When a TV actress auditions for a ravingly avant-garde theater director, she gets a scared-straight type cure for her mid-life crisis

THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOTRACE documents an extraordinary 3,422-mile cross-country trek in 1928, won by 19-year-old Cherokee Indian Andy Payne

Journey into the world of New York magician Magick Balay and discover why a man would dedicate himself to the art of magic

The fight for Kuwaiti women's right to vote, including the amazing sacrifices made during the Iraqi invasion

Max Bua leaves his country life behind in hopes of becoming a doctor in Johannesburg, though the big city has different plans for him

The uplifting story of a young colored kid saved from the mean streets of Cape Town by an old trapeze great, and indoctrinated into the gravity-defying world of trapeze flying, but the flybar between success and failure swings in the balance as his past and present collide to dramatic effect

A young girl and her little brother leave their rural homestead for the city when they are orphaned, and meet up with a gang of street kids. Hoping to fulfill their mother's dream, in the end they find their own.

A contemporary and urban South African tale about young people and their journeys to self discovery, self destruction, self delusion and a good dose of selfishness

Morty and Paloma try to find the money to help Morty complete his latest work, the socially conscious semi-erotic thriller, Ms. Kevorkian

A small-town country singer discovers the way out of the life she's always known lies inside her voice

What doesn't kill you makes for good material

Documentary delves first-hand into Nigeria’s explosive homegrown movie industry

In the near future, climate change has radically altered the real estate market

A STATE OF MIND follows two North Korean schoolgirls and their families in the lead up to the "Mass Games"

A feature documentary exploring what became of one group of De Montfort University art and design students who graduated in 1981

Diagnosed with Leukemia, Joe begins writing a novel about his experiences, ultimately discovering his life is worth fighting for

The interesting stories of four young women come together and show us a little bit about the human struggle we all deal with

When juvenile delinquent Eddie discovers his natural gift for writing, he is able to view the world and himself in a new light

The emotional and financial journeys of several 20-somethings intertwine as they set about establishing their careers

A school for creativity? Filmmaker Steven Fischer's personal study on the nature of creativity

Artist and Street Vendor Tricia Beck examines the reality of living her dream and its unexpected rewards

Three women make a break for the road in a band called Amelia's Mechanics from Greensboro, NC

A portrait of five competitive swimmers, two female and three male, who trained with the same coach since childhood

Kakenya Ntaiya shares her brave dream of becoming a school teacher in her Massai village