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Un film de Naïs Van Laer
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Un film de Naïs Van Laer
On November 5, 1916, the steamship Verona, packed with members of the Industrial Workers of the World, were met at the City Dock in Everett, Washington, by Sheriff Donald McRae and 140 armed deputies. When the shooting stopped, five men were dead, two dying, six missing, and dozens wounded. What had…
Why do so many people distrust the media? How has the internet changed journalism? Many have questioned the role of fake news and false information in the American election and in the Brexit referendum. Donald Trump actively brands journalists, experts and the media as liars. Opinions seem more important…
The Third Mind is a documentary that explores the creative and artistic collaboration between Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek and Beat poet, Michael McClure. It explains and celebrates their "Third Mind" and why it works so well. Insights from Alan Ginsberg, Lee Renaldo (Sonic Youth), David…
In 1963, just two years after the construction of the Berlin Wall and during the height of Cold War tensions, a 5-year-old girl became an unlikely beacon of peace and hope. After secret negotiations between the Red Cross and the East German government, Beate Kernke became the first person to be legally…
**Gala Opening Night Film HOT DOCS** **Official Competition KARLOVY VARY** **Official Competition PALM SPRINGS** SYNOPSIS When he was six, Shawney Cohen’s father bought “The Manor”, a small-town strip club. Hoping to understand what happened to his nice Jewish family, Shawney…
Around the world, young boys and girls take up a challenge: to live their dream and their passion by undertaking a challenge that will change their lives forever. Together, they will live a unique day, a day where anything is possible.
Banacarrota describes the financial situation confronted by Puerto Rico. Its purpose is to explain and illustrate the magnitude of the crisis, the aggravating economic factors and their implications in a concise and entertaining one hour program. The historical origin of the debt is brought to light,…
To circumcise or not to circumcise, that is the question pondered by filmmaker and future mother Danae Elon and her husband Philippe. The couple, who hope to discover the sex of their baby at birth, are on two sides of the issue. Philippe, who is himself circumcised and a Jew of Algerian decent, explains…
Shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967, Danae Elon's highly educated parents, noted Israeli author Amos Elon, and former correspondent and literary agent Beth Elon, hired a Palestinian man named Musa, the father of eleven children, to take care of their six month old daughter on a daily basis. It…
Wild Mint tells the story of a group of childhood friends in Israel, the experience of growing up under the influence of strong ideology and the first Intifada they oppressed. The story evolves around a tragic scuba diving accident where two young men drown. The accident occurred in Egypt in a beautiful…
“I and the public know what all school children learn those to whom evil is done do evil in return” — W.H.Auden This powerful film about the Jewish Defense League traces the militant group’s history from the streets of Brooklyn where it originated to the Occupied Territories…