The film follows the Kronos Quartet’s production of Jonathan Berger and Harriet Chessman’s opera My Lai, which takes at its heart the actions and life of Hugh Thompson, the “whistleblower” helicopter pilot who revealed the 1968 massacre by U.S. troops in Vietnam. Tackling the…
Bobby Cassidy has done it all. The one time middleweight boxer has gone from top ranked contender to shylock, bookmaker, gambler, actor, fight trainer and world class raconteur. A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside of the ring. This personnel…
The mass of ice and bit of shoreline which is the island of Greenland has been the home of a few hardy souls over the centuries who found a way not only to survive nature’s threat but to enjoy its unique beauty in the Arctic. Viking explorers followed the original settlers, bringing their culture…
The modern nation of Denmark has the reputation of being the home of the happiest society on the planet. But it wasn’t always that way. Disgruntled Vikings roamed far and wide in search of riches and glory. Following the adoption of Christianity, the Danes mellowed a bit, and during the medieval…
With her uncompromising lyrics against all forms of oppression, Swedish rapper Silvana Imam has taken Scandinavia by storm. She uses her razor-sharp tongue to spotlight movements taking place in today‘s society, embodying the voice of a new generation along the way. This film follows Silvana from…
The first stretch of line on our journey is double-track with the first 7 kilometres double-gauge to a factory located at Ems. After the junction station at Reichenau-Tamins we diverge off the St.Moritz route and in to the Vorderrhein Valley, a river now every much in its youth. We are soon in a wild…
A docu-comedy about ventriloquism. Juanito and Sandra Luckow take a cross-country road trip to find in search of his "family tree." Premiered in competition at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of "Best Short Documentary" Audience Award at the 2018 Marina del Rey Film Festival in California, USA. Filmed in 4K resolution. What happens when a sleepy beach town starts transforming? Surfers move in. Beach and surf revolution begins. Next, college students make it a bustling…
WINNER! BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, 22nd Arab Film Festival, San Francisco. WINNER! BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, 2019 Jelly Film Festival, Los Angeles. The Samouni family story: a powerful civilian perspective on the violent clash between Palestinians and Israeli armed forces in Gaza.…
A secret spot in Baja California, hundreds of miles from civilization. A old milk van converted into the perfect surfing mobile. A 67-year old man, at the peak of his physical fitness and in line with mother nature every step of the way. "The Bull" is the story of San Diego surfing legend Glen…
Ina Pinkney is a Chicago legend of the tastiest kind. Known around town as the “Breakfast Queen”, she has been feeding Chicagoans for the past 33 years – first, out of a small bakery and, most recently, from her beloved breakfast nook in the West Loop. Ina, who survived polio as an…
In a no holds barred documentary, acclaimed journalist Vicky O'Neil sets out on a quest to uncover the truth behind the murder of small town sweetheart Ally Andrews. What she uncovers, leads her down a dark and twisted rabbit hole into the world of superheroes where she gets the chance of a lifetime,…
