This documentary, one of the final films of Arthur MacCaig, traces the history of Ireland through her music, and Ireland's music through her history. SONG FOR IRELAND reveals how the nation's rich musical heritage has been influenced by its long and tumultuous political struggle, one in which…
Go behind the scenes of an unforgettable recording session where an extraordinary group of artist activists come together to create a powerful new anthem to honor Black lives and energize the fight for racial justice in America. Emmy Award-winning director Mustapha Khan conceived of the project after…
Song of a Jewish Cowboy 18 minutes, English/Yiddish w/English subtitles, 2002 Scott Gerber, an unlikely mix of Yiddish and cowboy cultures, learned Yiddish and progressive songs from his mother and grandmother. A descendant of the left wing Petaluma chicken ranchers, Scott carries on the Yiddish…
Every year during the Flying Fish Season, large predatory fish such as ‘arayo’ (coryphaena hippurus) pursue the flying fish on their great journey northwards. The fish migrate past Lanyu, and the men of the Yami tribe set out to sea in their traditional canoes to hunt the arayo. The arayo…
Untouchable musicians are trapped at the bottom of India’s caste system. Battling life’s struggles, they keep their spirit alive through music. Tribes of musicians have lived in the Thar desert along the India-Pakistan border for a thousand years. The Manganiyars and Kalbelias have entertained…
From Ward Serrill (The Heart of the Game) and Betsy Chasse (What the Bleep Do We Know!?), Song of the New Earth features the transformative life journey of renowned sound healer, psychotherapist and modern day mystic Tom Kenyon from a young aspiring Nashville musician to an internationally revered sound…
The down load features footage from the concert as well as interviews with the main players and Donal Gallagher, Rory's brother and manager. Interspersed throughout are performances from Rory himself, and it is these that add the requisite poignance to the whole thing. We are also reminded of the…
Songs Along a Stony Road tells the story of Transylvania’s living folk musicians, and of Zoltán Kallós, their guardian angel, intercutting musical performances with scenes from daily life. http://zalafilms.com/films/stony.html
a film by Marie-Clémence & Cesar Paes Shot in Lapland and Brazil, this film is about Man’s relationship with Nature, from the indigenous people’s point of view. Listen to the oral culture of the Saamis from the Arctic and Fulni-ôs from Brazil. Beyond the ice fields, beyond…
a film by Cesar Paes - 88min Available subtitles : English, Français, Deutsch, click on CC button / sous-titres disponibles : Français, English, Deutsch, appuyez sur le bouton CC “Songs for Madagascar” offers an intimate journey across Madagascar and Europe, closely following…
A warm and brutal documentary. Orig. title: "Uteliggernes sang". By following the people of the streets in their everyday struggle, we get an insight to how much effort it takes just to make it from day to day. The contrast is dramatic when Charlie, Kent and Clas, finally can leave all their…
Songs in Stone: an arctic journey home (45:18, 16mm, 1999) A deathbed wish brings together an extended, cross-cultural family. For John’s first film, he co-wrote and directed a documentary about his parents, Inuit art pioneers James and Alma Houston, the Inuit of Cape Dorset, and their very…
