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- The film explores the creative process of staging the childhood classic 'Swallows and Amazons' while discovering the challenges that face Britain's oldest continuously running theatre at a time of both regeneration and threatened resources.
- Two tales of lies, greed and murder: a man hires an assassin to kill his brother for the insurance money; a woman lies about her engagement to boost business at her modeling agency.
- This special 72 minute DVD features 25 of Gian Piero Reverberi's most enchanting and famous compositions featuring live concert performances, original genuine Rondo Veneziano ® masters and unique special performances by the Maestro himself.
- An aging film producer can't shake the spectre of his former hit Sci-Fi TV series, however hard he tries to be a serious writer. Rejection follows rejection, and in the end only the past can help his future.
- Mo jr.has lived a sheltered life until he is sent to work in Oakland for the summer. He quickly learns about streetlife, love and his family's sordid past. He also finds himself in the middle of a war for control of Oakland's criminal underworld.
- A magical love story involving a man who lives his life like a ghost and a country girl that falls in love with him. On a rural mountain in Jumunjin, South Korea.
- Two filmmakers, father and son, reconnect across time, space and the ruins of the Soviet epoch.
- Staring into the Sun is the latest ethno-folk cinema classic from Sublime Frequencies. Ethiopia is known to be one of the oldest areas inhabited by humans and presently has over 80 diverse ethnic groups. Photographer/filmmaker Olivia Wyatt explores 13 different tribes throughout Ethiopia in this visually stunning film. Traveling from the northern highlands to the lower Omo Valley, Wyatt brings together the worlds of Zar spirit possession; Hamer tribal wedding ceremonies; Borena water well polyphonic singing; wild hyena feedings; and bizarre Ethiopian TV segments; presenting an enchanting look at these ethereal images, landscapes and sounds from the horn of Africa. The tribes featured in this film are captured with an unflinching sense of realism and poetic admiration resulting in a visual and aural feast of the senses.
- A documentary which explores the healing effects of creativity within the lives of abused women and at-risk teens.
- Shot over a period of three years, this documentary follows a highly talented Croatian track athlete Danijela Grgic, a former world junior champion in the 400 meters, as she was preparing for the 2008 Olympics. The story deals with highly complex and controversial issues surrounding highly talented junior athletes and offers a subtle analysis of human nature and warped social values.
- Yasuni - two seconds of life.
- Contrary to the hero's welcome received by other veterans, the majority of men returning from Vietnam were barely given a handshake of appreciation...much less parades and accolades. Their training did not prepare them to gracefully blend back into civilian life afterward, especially if some cruelly perceive you to be a 'baby killer.' This documentary takes a closer look at their service and family life. As each man recounts his story and contemplates the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, we get a glimpse into the lives of these unheralded heroes.
- In the Moravian town of Zlin in the 1930's, shoe manufacturer Thomas Bata created the world's only ever ideal industrial town.
- Silent Drum is a 70 min documentary film introducing a very unique Kenyan dance team. The dancers of this all girls group will never fully hear the beautiful sounds they produce - all of them are deaf. As Tabitha, Ann, Mbaile and Eunice are preparing for an upcoming dance performance, one gets a chance to look into their solitary world of silence. As any other deaf or disabled person in Kenya, they are faced with oppression and social marginalization. However, the school offers them sanctuary - apart from physical, social and tribal differences they are here given their chance to show what they are made of. By performing ancestral Kikamba dances on various occasions the girls do not only excel their own, but also the public expectations. They challenge hearing students and they finally get the feeling to be equal.
- Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal is an inspirational feature doc from first-time director Naomi Smyth. Charismatic ringmaster Doug Francis leads his anarchist circus from margins to mainstream with the motto 'If it's not impossible, we're not interested'. The 3 year span of the film takes them from chaotic squat crew to licensed building managers with huge show budgets- via rotting garages, crumbling cathedrals and finally a takeover of Bristol's ex-police HQ. Doug collaborates with corporate developers to use derelict space for stunning circus spectacles and working arts spaces. Relationships in the close team reveal the gain and the pain of success, but 3 years on and they're still working for free. Profit or loss?
- Bots High is an exciting documentary following the adventures of three high school robotics teams battling for first place at a national robotics competition in Miami, Florida. It's a no-holds-barred fight to the death with robot carnage everywhere you look. Genius inventor Will builds robots so powerful they're unstoppable...if only they don't destroy themselves first. The Mechanical Misfits are an all girls team stumbling through their first foray into combat robotics and Elizabeth and Danielle are a formidable pair looking to reign supreme during their last year of high school. Bots High follows these students as they design, build and compete at Nationals - all while surviving high school, first love and teenager procrastination.
- Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When one of the children is kidnapped and the perpetrators evade the Bolivian police the Blessed Virgen Mary intervenes unfolding miraculous events.
- Greenwashers is a satirical documentary that blurs the line between green and greed, truth and believability, environmentalism and marketing. Misleading consumers about the environmental benefits has become a new marketing standard and Greenwashers takes this practice to the extreme. Following a pair of Greenwashers, the film illustrates the various strategies, sins, and consequences of greenwash.
- A group of friends are bored and decide to break into a house; unfortunately the owner is still there.
- The ten-piece afro-helvetic band "King Kora" starts a tour through Gambia, the home country of its kora player and singer Lamin Jobarteh. The band travels for nine days on a boat on the river "Gambia", stopping by at eight villages and cities along the shore to perform, and finally giving three large concerts at the coast. But what they find in this country does not always meet their expectations...
- During the 1930s, the United States government made a decision to send colonists to the islands of Baker, Howland, and Jarvis under the American Equatorial Islands Colonization Project, in order to lay claim to the islands. The stated reason for the claim would be to further commercial aviation. Documents presented in this movie suggest that military purposes were contemplated, though they were not to be divulged.
- Narrated by Keith Carradine, this documentary looks at America's Civil War and its most important battle. Here are Civil War artifacts and stories of men who fought in the war, including Colonel Strong Vincent's defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Cemetery's hallowed ground, mysterious Devil's Den photographs, Confederate General Lewis Armistead's secret distress call, and more.
- A documentary about a hidden story of Canadian history: The one of Angelique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, Angelique is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of history? The film includes interviews with historians who not only talk about Angelique but also about this general refusal to admit that slavery is part of Canadian history. Also, some key scenes of Angelique's existence are illustrated by reenactments played by professional actors.
- "I don't want to stay here any more!" says Martina to her mother via webcam in an internet café near Lake Constance. Meanwhile, her mother in Slovakia tries to calm down her daughter.
- Leaving the UK to retire to Thailand sounds like a dream, but a dream can quickly become a nightmare and paradise can turn on you in a second. Following key members of The Soi Dog Foundation, this documentary is a testament to their dedication in helping the estimated 20,000 dogs living wild on the island of Phuket. Faced with horror and inhumanity each day, foundation Managers John and Gill Dalley battle on regardless, but when adversity turns into incomprehensible personal tragedy, is their will strong enough to fight another day?
- Chekhov for Children tells the story of renowned New York writer Phillip Lopate's ambitious 1979 staging on Broadway of 'Uncle Vanya' with public school 5th graders, including the filmmaker.
- Record Producer Robert Townson and seven film composers discuss the importance of composer Alex North and his score for Spartacus.
- Agerola is a village in the south of Italy, hidden in the mountains that overlook the Amalfi coast. In the heart of the village you can find the tobacco shop owned by Sabato Cuomo, a special tobacconist - philosopher with the typical ironic spirit of Neapolitans. In his store enter the lives of men: Lello the singer, Marilena the post lady, Stefano the fashion designer, Angelo the driver, Nick the immigrant, etc. Ageroland is a portrait of a village and its people, simple lives that never seem ordinary.
- A loving examination of two people caught between the past and the future, family and career, and modernization and tradition in the ever-changing landscape of contemporary China.
- A staged documentary, filled with Capetonian stories and dance, about a melting pot of cultures, race and habits, of poverty and wealth.
- What began as a means of recovering his temporary amnesia by watching his family's home movies, Molero explored the visual archive of his life, and it gradually evolved into an experimental found footage autobiography. He collages disparate footage from various formats-8mm, VHS, miniDV, HD, and a cell phone camera-ranging from his grandfather's 8mm films of a family outing at the river, which predates Molero himself, to universal scenes of growing up-the kindergarten classroom, the persistence of a boy learning how to skateboard-and footage he himself shot after his accident, in which he seeks out relatives in remote regions of Peru in the indigenous Quechua community. The singular vision with which Molero weaves a lyrical and visual narrative of his own history is both affecting and radical. Employing both celluloid and video textures, Molero uses the errant visual elements as metaphors for malfunctioning and wandering memory. Reminiscencias is a self-reflexive exploration that both questions and relies on these fragments to remind us of our memories, and to salvage forgotten scraps of time. This unique document of life in Peru is also a testament to the mediated, image-saturated lives of those born after the advent of home movies, and the uncanny and fragmented depictions that these informal documents portray of our lives.
- On the streets of Sydney a young businessman befriends a troubled homeless girl and is drawn into her secret fantasy world.
- A lost generation of Ugandan youth is the result of a 24 year long civil war, where a vicious rebel army leads a massive and coldly systematic child abduction machine.
- The story of A-Company 1/8 4th Infantry Division, US Army during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1967. In the men's own words, through the stories they narrate, the film gives us insight into the time these men spent together and the bond they formed that remains unbroken to this day. The 4th Infantry Division is one of the only divisions that trained and retained its troops during the Vietnam War. The men of A-Company trained together for eleven months and served together for one year. Their story begins with basic training at Ft. Lewis Washington in 1965 and continues 40 years later at their last reunion in September 2007. Filming began September 27, 2007 in Houston, Texas during a reunion to honor First Sergeant David H. McNerney, who is the only living member of the 4th Infantry Division to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was celebrated by the men he trained and served with and who's lives he saved on March 22, 1967. Conceived by executive producer John A. Ponsoll, whose father served with A-Company and had documented his tour of duty with a Kodak slide camera, the film honors the memory of A-Company 1/8 and documents their incredible courage and dedication to one another.
- JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR reveals the lengths to which a dedicated community will go to seek an education for its children--on foot, on horseback, by jeep or bus--whatever it takes.
- Brian Wharton better known as Sharkula has been a part of the Chicago landscape since the early 90's. A legendary figure in the city and Sharkula does it all breaking, street art graff and an MC.
- In a small Austrian town, football helps three young Chechen refugees reconcile with traumas of the past.
- Never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson shot by his private film crew that gives his fans an up close and personal view into his very private world.
- For almost a hundred years, small Croatian town Pozega had cinematic tradition of movie projections in four classic cinema theaters. Today, fate of Pozega cinemas are the same as the fate of cinemas in almost every small Croatian town: replaced by big multiplexes in big towns, old theaters are closed and forgotten while fantastic old buildings are used for various other purposes or just left to rot. But people still remembers golden years of premieres and crowded theaters and they will share their memories of glorious past by visiting old buildings and inspire new kids who never been in cinema to experience the feeling of watching movies in darkness of the movie theatre. You'll also see what you need to do if you live in a province and want to watch movie in "nearest" cinema. Amazing, shocking, sad and funny.
- These are the stories of where, how and why there are more than 100,000 strays dogs in Puerto Rico. Narrated by the few that can speak on their behalf.
- In a popular suburb of Tunis, a fanfare trombonist dreamed that his son, Anès, would become a great musician. Appropriating the father's dream, the child has developed extraordinary skills in the practice of the violin. He won several competitions and finally gained access to London's prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School. The film traces the stages of this extraordinary journey, the obstacles that Anès encounters, his evolution during his exile in Europe.
- Can 1 Person Make a Difference? After becoming so feed up with the mainstream media being so negative about human beings. I made a film about traveling the United States looking for good people making a positive difference in the world.
- The extraordinary story of nine orphans journey from Africa to America and back.
- An investigation about Muslim women's sexuality in Tunisia, including virginity prior to wedding.
- Kalvakra is a mighty asura and is regarded as a living devil. He has a powerful army of millions and is invincible in battle due to a boon he enjoys. When his Army carry away Udho, his friends Krishna and Balram, along with Radha, undertake the journey by sea to Kalvakra's island kingdom, upset Kalvakra's plans to capture them, mange to free Udho and get him safely back to Vrindavan.
- In the magical territory of Nudonia (a land of many kingdoms) resides a small band of warriors called Doraleous and Associates who challenge the forces of evil. Outnumbered and out-weaponed the small group of heroes seek the legendary Zephyr blade (guarded by the Lady of the Lake) to face the immortal Titanus and the Nanadoo Army. Together, Doraleous and his noble warriors, Neebs, Drak, Mirdon, Broof and Sir Walken take on the most dangerous feats and support those who cannot defeat dark forces on their own...for a small fee.