Nicknamed "Mayor of the Night Market," Ninth Uncle has been a temporary worker managing the night market for over 30 years. However, the market will soon be torn down for urban renewal. How can he manage when the defining factor of his identity is stripped away? Despite of his success in…
Old Jia was a white-collar worker who gave up his city life and returned to the countryside with his wife, Lizi. He abandoned chemical fertilizer to practice natural farming. His attitude and philosophy attracted a big group of admirers from the city, whereas local villagers found his approaches disagreeable.…
Fu-jia is a lemon farmer. He borrowed a camera in 2009 to make a film on the reasons why the price of lemons remain low and accidentally documented the havoc Typhoon Morakot wreaked that very same year. Typhoon Morakot caused havoc in Taiwan, resulting in the largest flood in 50 years. Fu-jia then documented…
A delicate portrayal of an ink wash artist and a choreographer, and their unrelenting passion to break boundaries. Digital Artist Wong Chung Yu created digital ink paintings to break the public prejudice of seeing Chinese ink painting as old-school and banal. Choreographer Pewan Chow broke the passive…
Without Apology is a feature length personal documentary about the filmmaker’s search for the truth about her brother, whose developmental disabilities forced him at a young age into an institution. Following the day when he left home, the family never mentioned his name again. Without Apology…
"Community First, A Home for the Homeless" is a documentary that tells the story of Community First! Village in Austin, TX, an innovative and successful master planned, permanent housing development for our homeless neighbors. As the founder Alan Graham explains, “It is specifically designed…
Between 1992 and 2013 the Argentine artist, Martín Weber, photographed with intensity and intimacy Latin America, asking people to write their dreams with chalk on a wooden board. Decades later, he wondered if any of those wishes had been fulfilled. This film is a new journey in the search for…
Tekoa is a trendy West Bank Jewish settlement, where none of the residents want to speak to the media. From the moment Zaki arrives, tension fills the air. She sets up a pop-up film studio in the middle of Tekoa, and stays put for a month in order to meet settlers. A simple intervention, which creates…
This program takes a look at both operable steam locomotives on the Grand Canyon Railway: 2-8-0 #29 and 2-8-2 #4960. While #4960 has been the face of the railroad for 2 decades, #29 was returned to service in 2016 after being on display for the previous 8 years. Diesels still handle almost all the trips…
In the lonely summer months of the year 2020. A man brought his video camera along with him as he roams the empty parks of a city, chatting, observing and filming some of the magical people, enchanting ladies that he met.
This award-winning documentary explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century. Born the grandson of slaves, Howard Thurman became a spiritual foundation for the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring many of its leaders including Martin Luther…
Eine Veranstaltung des Staatsschauspiels Dresden und der Bertelsmann Buch AG; Sterns Rede in der Reihe "Dresdner Reden '98" mit dem Titel "Zur Sache Deutschland"; Fritz Sterns Erinnerungen im Nationalsozialismus; Folgen des 2. Weltkrieges; DDR; BRD; Wende; Deutsche Geschichte…
