Mennonite's Bite

Silent Light

2007 · ★ 6.9

Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.

The Mennonite of the Living Dead

2019 · ★ 7

Six thirty-somethings try to spice up their stale marriages with a sexy weekend at a secluded cabin. An Amish farmer's corpse is resurrected when a Satanic sex act goes awry, and his murderous rampage stops the orgy dead in its tracks.

The light that fills the world

2022

Originating in Europe in the 16th century, the Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect, related to the Amish. Instead of compromising their way of life, they have been continually forced to migrate around the world to maintain their freedom to live as they choose and have found a home in Mexico.

The Mennonites of Belize

2006

Follows the story of a group of old order Amish as they move from Belize to a remote area in Peru to pursue a more perfect order.

Breaking the Ice

1938 · ★ 6.1

The story begins while Tommy Martin and his mother, Martha Martin say goodbye to Henry and Reuben Johnson. After having stopped by the Mennonite farm, where Tommy and Martha stay with the William and Annie Decker, the Johnsons are headed back to their hometown of Goshen. The balance of the film is concerned with both trying to get the necessary train fare and with Tommy clearing his name over a misunderstanding.

Conversations after Church

2015

Six Christians face a dark night of the soul that leads them to question everything they believe.

Small Town Murder Songs

2010 · ★ 5.3

A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.

Ben Between Africa

2025

While searching for clues to her uncle Ben’s mysterious death, filmmaker Ari discovers boxes of family letters tucked away in a farmhouse attic. With these as her guide, she dives into the quickly fading past to uncover the connecting thread between Ben’s death in 1975, her family’s time as Mennonite missionaries in Ethiopia, and the downfall of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s last king. The search reveals the enduring impact of family separation, cultural dislocation, and unresolved grief - while also illuminating the fragile but powerful possibility of intergenerational healing.

Untitled Mennonite Crime Thriller

A Mennonite farmer makes a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel to use his land as an airstrip to traffic cocaine after his wife becomes sick. This leads to him being excommunicated from his community while simultaneously becoming feared by the cartels for his ruthless business dealings.

Women Talking

2022 · ★ 6.8

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

The Pacifist Who Went to War

2002 · ★ 9

This documentary is the story of two Mennonite brothers from Manitoba who were forced to make a decision in 1939, as Canada joined World War II. In the face of 400 years of pacifist tradition, should they now go to war? Ted became a conscientious objector while his brother went into military service. Fifty years later, the town of Winkler dedicates its first war memorial and John begins to share his war experiences with Ted.

Boreal

2022

Young Benjamin is having trouble adjusting to barbed wirework. Waiting for days to the Mennonite chief but the wait is very long. The other workers, César and Genaro, begin to feel that the Paraguayan Chaco is getting strange and tiring.