‘Wapping – the workers’ story’ a film about the momentous year-long industrial dispute which began in 1986, when Rupert Murdoch plotted to move production of his papers overnight from central London’s Fleet Street to a secretly equipped and heavily guarded plant at Wapping,…
It was the highest building constructed during the Middle Ages and is an architectural masterpiece. Built over hundreds of years, between 1176 – 1439, Strasbourg Cathedral is radically different from any other Cathedral. It built using new technologies and according to principles never tested before.…
An international survey of art that transforms itself or its viewers - and the most popular exhibition of contemporary art ever held in New Zealand. This lively documentary introduces us to the artists, observes them at work, and follows the non-stop transformations of their art – sculpture…
Sweet As documents the three days and three nights of Sweetwaters 1999, a music festival (attended by 25,000) which sought to recreate the legendary Sweetwaters festivals of the 80s The documentary follows two selected groups – one group in their teens (including an early screen appearance by…
Roger Hall is New Zealand’s most popular and successful playwright. He has written 27 stage plays, plus many television series and musical comedies. Writing one or two stage hits is impressive, but continuing to hit the jackpot for three decades is absolutely phenomenal. We have no writer with…
Synopsis / English (Español más abajo) Throughout the Fifties, Caracas becomes the city where the dreams of modern architecture seem to be possible. Armando Planchart, a prosperous businessman, and his wife Anala, decide to build their new house. For that purpose, they contact renowned…
This giant 500 foot star can be seen for over 20 miles shining on a ridgeline between Denver and Colorado Springs. It was built during the depths of the Great Depression by determined citizens wishing to spread a light of hope and goodwill during the Christmas Season. See this display of 92, 9 watt…
This film documents the intimate stories of six Iranian-Canadians as they share the most painful and beautiful moments of their journeys from Iran to Canada. It is a powerful portrait of the Iranian expatriate, an immigrant population that is often misunderstood and misrepresented. But it's also…
Seven African American artists set Project Row Houses into motion, transforming their inner-city Houston neighborhood using art as the engine of change. With houses for single mothers going to college, after-school programs, international art stars and local artists, Project Row Houses goes from a "drive-by"…
After the multi awarded “Moriyama-San”, “Tokyo Ride” is a new step of Bêka & Lemoine’s immersion within Tokyo’s busy daily life. Revisiting the genre of the road movie in a very diaristic and personal way, the film takes us on board of Ryue Nishizawa’s…
Beyond the Frontlines takes us on a journey both within our own minds and on the roads of Palestine, led by Palestinian psychiatrist and writer Dr. Samah Jabr. An heir to anticolonial psychiatrist Dr. Frantz Fanon, she exposes the psychological strategies and consequences of Israeli occupation, and…
Surfing has long ceased to be niche sport. As the mainstream discovers its potential for selling clothes, trips and a whole set of 'lifestyle' products, there are those who appreciate it for what it is in its purest form - a direct connection to mother nature. We accompany Big Wave surfer…
