Movies from Merino Films

A poetic, emotionally expansive father-son story about Black family, grace, imagination, and the hope that love can transform even the most fragile relationships into something more healing and beautiful.

Over the course of 16 months, at the head of a remote harbor in Maine, the workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard meticulously build a 56-foot wooden sailboat. As the seasons change and the vessel takes shape, director Luke Lorentzen immerses the viewer in a close-knit community rooted in time-honored craft, shared joys, and mutual respect.

In 1989, with the world on the brink of a massive upheaval, a group of Soviet sailors built their own boat and entered a perilous around-the-world race. Told through their own words and layers of haunting archival footage, we follow as they navigate wild seas, political turmoil, and personal tragedy.

Explores the life and aspirations of Oliver, a rambunctious and imaginative preteen growing up with disabilities, who’s an avowed murder-mystery aficionado about to craft the perfect mystery caper.