A portrait of the life and work of Wade Rathke, the controversial founder of ACORN, as well as an exploration of the concept and practice of community organizing. Before it’s infamous demise following several highly publicized scandals, ACORN had been the largest community organization in the…
Lawtown explores the country's current opioid epidemic by focusing on the community members of Lawrence, Massachusetts, a blue collar town and gateway city at the heart of the crisis. A town that struggles to find balance between a corrupt government, the cartels, and the people who live there.…
PRESS "An impressive cinematic portrait" 3SAT, "84 impressive minutes" KURIER, "An acoustic road movie" Ö1, "GUITAR DRIVER is narrated life story and a relaxed and visually stunning journey with Ritters music in the background." OÖ NACHRICHTEN, "A…
The chronological story of the Iceland Defense Force from their arrival in 1951 to the withdrawal of the last units in 2006. Their are interviews with participants and specialists both in Iceland and abroad. Former military sites in Iceland are revisited and ample use made of previuosly unseen stock…
After decades of lawlessness, order seems to have returned to the Hill of Pleasures. In one of Rio’s largest favelas, a Police Pacifying Unit has taken over control from organized crime. There is intensive patrolling, jurisdiction has been restored and for the first time inhabitants get to voice…
Daan is used to stand in front of a camera. Growing up, it was his father’s camera, world-renowned photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken. Now it’s the camera of his best friend, Joris Postema. Together with him Daan tries to get control of his life by confronting his father posthumously.…
Light in the Water chronicles the birth and life of West Hollywood Aquatics, the first openly gay masters swim team. From the team's founding to train for the inaugural Gay Olympic Games in 1982, through AIDS epidemic, to the wedding of two members after marriage equality passed, the team is another…
Hoop Dreams goes to the mat in this intimate, coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools. Coached by teacher Chris Scribner, teammates Jailen, Jamario, Teague,…
In northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-ranking Tibetan monk. Born displaced from his original monastery in Tibet, the boy is denied his rightful place. Amid growing doubts and mounting…
Official website: iamthebluesmovie.com VISA CLASSIFICATION IN QUEBEC: General From juke joints to church halls, up the mountain and down to the bayou, I AM THE BLUES travels the back roads with the last of the blues legends. I AM THE BLUES takes the audience on a musical journey through the…
This short documentary tells the history behind the discovery of the Cepilho’s Wave that is located in the Village of Trindade really close to the border of the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on the Brazilian Coast. This region has great waves and is known as the place where talents…
What are Emergent Church leaders teaching that has so many of our current generation tuned in to their "doctrine," but tuned out to holy scripture? How have Emergent leaders captured the hearts and minds of unsuspecting people all over the world, departing from many of the clear teachings,…
