At only twenty-three years old, Nadia Murad’s life is a dizzying array of important undertakings—from giving testimony before the U.N. Security Council to visiting refugee camps to soul-bearing media interviews, emotionally draining speeches, and an endless succession of one-on-one meetings…
Does each gesture really make a difference? Can music and dance be a weapon of peace? Director Iara Lee embarked on a three-year, five-continent trek to find out. From AFRICAN countries' sounds of resistance, moving on to BRAZIL where gun-guitars transform the reality of slum kids and ending in…
Bums' Paradise depicts the lives of men and women who lived in the Albany, California Landfill. It follows them through their eviction. The film emphasizes their concepts of community as well as the amazing art that they created. Instead of being a documentary about homelessness, Bums'…
Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini (The Comedy Film Nerds Podcast) wanted to find out why podcasters had such a deep personal connection with their audience. They went all over the country, and then even to Australia and Japan to interview fans and podcasters. From dealing with mental illness to battling…
Himalaya, thousands of prayer flags float in the wind. Lying on the grass, a woman tells her suffering after the loss of her sister when she was still a child. Which is the sense of her life ? Immersed in the colorful and vibrant setting of Dharamsala (India), four individuals from very different backgrounds…
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film by Lilly Rivlin 2016 | 62 minutes | Color/BW -- Heather Booth is the most influential person you never heard of. The newest film by critically acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Rivlin is an inspiring look at the life and…
Cod tongue cutting is a tradition spanning generations back, and kids as young as five take part in the process of producing this delicacy. With an almost frightening pace, their knives slice and cut, and a highlight of the season is the World Championship of cod tongue cutting. Cod season is the…
To know more about the movie https://princefilm.ch/en/film/farewell-to-africa-2017/ The filmmaker Pierre-Alain Meier puts his own story into perspective, with humility and affection, allowing us access to a very intimate terrain. Farewell to Africa tells the story of a final journey and sets out…
There was a time when London united around the vision of a better future. A group of young idealists were fusing science and art to build an egalitarian city. This documentary is their story. Official Selection Festival International du Livre d'Art & du Film Perpignan Best Emerging Director…
Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, proclaimed the republic in 1923 and wanted to completely westernize his country. Thus the religious turban for men and the veil for women were prohibited. These clothing regulations are still valid today for female students and civil servants. But Ataturk’s…
A woman in Oregon discovers an SOS note stashed in a box of Halloween decorations from Kmart. Her story goes viral and leads to the closure of China's barbaric labour camps. News travels through China’s firewall and reaches the letter-writer, Sun Yi. A former Chinese prisoner who had been…
Nearly 30.4 million people die each year from chronic diseases and $3.8 trillion spent in healthcare costs in the U.S. alone for treating what the CDC defines as "among most common, costly and preventable of all health problems." Tackling one of the greatest health catastrophes of our time,…
