Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a self-described collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, Allen Ginsberg and Annie Sprinkle. Neel always sought the "authentic," moving from Greenwhich Village…
A documentation of the contrast between the city and nature, and people’s different expectations of life. A-niu, a mother who is in her fifties, and Ya-yin come up with a project to build a village of their own. They purchase a patch of land in Doulan, Taitung, and hope to find people who share…
A documentation of the demolition and relocation of two farming villages over the course of five years in China. Farmers rely on their land for survival. However, in China, those who rely on their land have neither ownership of the land, nor the guarantee of land-use rights. Farmers have paid an especially…
River Thoughts is a lyrical journey through the city of Nanjing, China during the summer months. Modern architecture, urban landscapes, melodies of folk songs, rainy ancient villages, and studies of the Yangtze river are carefully blended together to create a visual and aural tapestry of the city.
"Ein beeindruckender Film, der die Zuschauer berührt und begeistert zugleich." (Südwestpresse) "Geschichte hautnah" (Badische Zeitung) "Einfühlsam beobachtend…mit Situationskomik gewürzt." (Neue Westfälische Zeitung) Seit über 15…
Scientists uncover a buried skeleton of a Blue Whale in an attempt to put it back together for display in a prominent museum. But it's not as simple as it seems, first they need to locate the buried whale, develop a method to clean the appalling stench from the bones and assemble all the pieces.
"Os Mamíferos foram a maior expressão da música brasileira da qual você jamais ouviu falar" - Vice Brasil https://www.vice.com/pt/article/z4je95/os-mamiferos-biografia Sinopse: 45 anos após a dissolução da banda Os Mamíferos, Marco…
Out of all the cross cultural encounters that have resulted in the richness of American popular music, none has been so prominent or so fraught with fraternity and conflict as the relationships between African Americans and American Jews. Body and Soul: An American Bridge aims to tease out the strands…
Family Man, escape artist, bank robber. Ken Leishman was the man who masterminded both the biggest gold heist and the biggest jailbreak in Canadian history. The Flying Bandit became a media sensation and folk hero, and no one suspected a thing - not even his own family. With unprecedented access, this…
Does everybody have the right to be beautiful? Miss Landmine is an art project that raises awareness of landmine issues and challenges traditional perceptions of disabled people. On the heels of a successful event in Africa, theatre director Morten Traavik has now turned to Cambodia for the next edition…
"The Amish Incident: Wisconsin vs Yoder" explores the battle over education and parental rights that emerged from a small Amish community near New Glarus, Wisconsin. The 1968 conflict began when Amish parents removed their children from public schools over a state law compelling education beyond…
This is a film about a woman’s struggle for independence that requires her to face her past in the machismo culture of Central America. It is a single stand-alone documentary, and the third and concluding film in director Peter Torbiörnsson’s trilogy that started with The Lovers of San…
