A light-hearted look at the growing craze for 'kiwiana’ or things which represent the New Zealand way of life. From film-makers to fashion designers, museum curators to comedians, everyone is joining in the search for our national icons. Directed by Shirley Horrocks, Kiwiana is one of the…
Kiwi As takes another journey through Kiwiana, the things that represent the New Zealand way of life. It’s an entertaining and informative look at the popular “icons” of New Zealand’s unique culture. Directed by Shirley Horrocks Kiwi As is the sequel (by popular demand) to Kiwiana.…
Kiyohide Shinjo sensei, the third generation inheritor of "Uechi-ryu Karate-do Kenyu-kai Honbu Dojo", is a 9th dan instructor. One of the characteristics of Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do is to train all the parts of the body that can be trained to the limit. All of the seemingly harsh training is done…
Kjell began his comedy career in Los Angeles, California. He gained some notoriety when featured in both the Chicago comedy festival and Montreal comedy festival.
The year 2011 marked the 400th anniversary of the creation of the King James Bible, arguably the greatest piece of English Literature ever produced. King James had an uncanny love of beautiful things, including language to stir the soul. With several inferior English translations in use across the Kingdom,…
Ka-jeng, a 17-year-old music prodigy from a well-to-do family. At the age of 11, he was invited to play Beethoven’s Concerto for Piano No. 1 with a professional orchestra in Czech. Despite all his gains, he began to question incessantly about his life. This documentary dive deep into his mind:…
Über Jahrhunderte hat er Historiker und Architekten begeistert und inspiriert: der St. Galler Klosterplan. Mönche von der Insel Reichenau entwickelten ihn Anfang des 9. Jahrhundert als idealtypisches Modell einer karolingischen Klosterstadt. Doch in die Wirklichkeit umgesetzt wurde diese älteste…
For centuries, the "Plan of Saint Gall" has inspired a vast number of architects and even more historians. Yet, it had never been realized – until today. In 2013 a registered non-profit society called "Karolingische Klosterstadt e.V." has accepted the challenge to build…
Im oberschwäbischen Meßkirch wird mit dem berühmten Sankt Galler Klosterplan die älteste noch erhaltene Architekturzeichnung des Abendlandes Wirklichkeit. Rund drei Dutzend Männer und Frauen bauen mit den Mitteln und Methoden des 9. Jahrhunderts eine ganze Klosterstadt, zu der…
In Meßkirch, the famous Plan of Saint Gall, the oldest surviving architectural drawing of the Occident, becomes reality. About three dozen men and women build an entire monastery town with the means and methods of the 9th century, including a mighty abbey church. It was a tremendous challenge:…
Im oberschwäbischen Meßkirch geschehen seltsame Dinge: altertümlich gekleidete Menschen fällen Bäume, beackern Felder und bauen Hütten und das ganz ohne moderne Arbeitsgeräte! Ein Kloster soll entstehen, inklusive einer gigantischen Abteikirche und drei Brauereien.…
Strange goings-on in the woods near Mekirch, in southern Germany: people wearing clothes of a bygone age are felling trees, tilling fields and building huts – all without modern tools or equipment! They plan to build a monastery, complete with a colossal abbey and three(!) breweries. Often,…
