Small Business Movies

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by...

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret....

A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose...

A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her...

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

A young woman who rents out cats to lonely old folks finds her life turned upside down when a young man from her past shows back up in her life.

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her...

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in:...

Hector is a widower who owns a corner shop with his young daughter Cleo. With the threat of a new 'Hypermark' opening, Hector battles for the store's...

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his...

The two owners of an independent copying shop struggle against a corporate giant, trying to find a way to keep their company afloat or fold. They...

A story about a young man who doesn't believe in sincerity meets Don Quixote, the president of an underwear company, and his right-hand man, Sancho,...

America's policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival,...

After 88 years, O.W. Houts — a family-owned general store in Central Pennsylvania — surrenders to market pressures and shutters its...

After eighteen years of operating the favourite lunch counter in Manitoba's Interlake region, Ellen and Martin Kihn have retired. A poignant look at...

Welcome to the world of naturist cleaning. This documentary explores a unique twist on how some people handle their domestic chores. Hear from...

A Sri Lankan couple struggling to make ends meet have their lives upended when a yuppie Australian couple enter their small eatery and wreak havoc.

Filmed over a span of ten years by Tally Abecassis, SMALL WONDERS makes us pay attention to the sorts of business we might not notice anymore. It...