Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Wildland tells the story of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, love and defeat all over the course of a single fire season. What emerges is a story of a small group of working class men, their exterior world, their interior lives and the fire that lies between.
Sun, Dec 16, 2018
On June 23, 2014, the Rev. Charles Moore drove from his home in Allen, Texas to a shopping center parking lot in his home town of Grand Saline, Texas, where he doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire. He died as a result of the fire. The Rev. Moore did leave a note on the windshield of his car in which he said among other things that the people of Grand Saline should repent for their racism. Man on Fire is the story of how the people of Grand Saline responded to the self-immolation of Charles Moore.
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
Rodents of Unusual Size is a real-life horror "tail." Louisiana residents south of New Orleans have faced many an environmental threat, from oil spills to devastating hurricanes, but a growing menace now lurks in the bayous and backwaters: hordes of monstrous 20-pound swamp rats known as nutria. The voracious appetite of this invasive species from South America is accelerating erosion of the state's coastal wetlands, already one of the largest disappearing landmasses in the world, but the people who have lived there for generations are not the type of folks to give up without a fight. The film features a feisty mix of rejuvenated trappers, adventurous chefs, bold fashionistas, exotic pet enthusiasts, and more. This joyful take on an ecological menace reveals in equal parts our impact on the environment and the local's surprising solutions to save their land before it dissolves beneath their feet. It is human vs. rodent - may the best mammal win.
Sun, Jan 27, 2019
Filmed in 2016, Elvis Presley's Rolls Royce tours the US and celebrities, musicians and regular Americans go for a ride and talk about Elvis's life but there is a twist. From country boy from the poor side of town through his life as the most famous man in the world but then compared to the American dream. A dream that is unrealistic, that The Colonel who manipulated Elvis and all the other con men of the country who have monetized the dream in their favor. A perfect counterpoint to the coming Trump administration.