Trappist monks trace their history through 1,700 years of Western civilization. In this documentary, the reality of monastic life, as lived at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery in South Carolina, combines with fascinating images of the past to explore how the humility, contemplation, and simple life…
A poetic film about a young woman's life and dreams. A woman who had the courage to change her life and realize her dreams. A movie about Jonna Jinton. Blogger, photographer and artist and nature lover. A film by Mitra Sohrabian.
CHARGED chronicles the life-changing journey of chef and outdoorsman Eduardo Garcia after he is shocked by 2400 volts of electricity in a freak accident while hiking in the remote backcountry of Montana. Eduardo lost his hand, ribs, muscle mass, and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost…
Three gravediggers lovingly maintain the peaceful cemetery in the center of the Chilean capital of Santiago. At the same time, however, they carry a dark secret: after the coup in 1973, they had to surreptitiously bury the bodies of thousands of political prisoners. A demonstration calling for justice…
*** People's Choice Award *** Kendal Mountain Film Festival Renowned filmmaker Paul Diffley has brought his technical skills to the caving world, with his new film The Ario Dream. The film profiles the exploration of the deep caves of Ario in the Picos de Europa mountains, Northern Spain. The…
A succession of devastating civil wars in Liberia resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of Liberians. Suffering indiscriminate violence, torture, and rape, the survivors are still coming to terms with the horrors they suffered. This candid film gives voice to the survivors and chronicles…
Feel the true fervor of 1970s utopian activism! Action-packed and emotionally-charged. Counter-programming to Ken Burns' PBS series "The Vietnam War" from the counter-culture...focussing cameras on the true impact of the peace movement. Featuring Rennie Davis, Dr Benj Spock, Mayday Video…
“Apache Warrior” is a feature-length documentary that puts the viewer in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter during one of the most intense missions in aviation history. Telling the story of an elite U.S. Army Aviation Squadron, this film highlights the adaptability, courage and selflessness…
Progressive Dutch couple Martin Verfondern and Margo Pool had only one dream – to live off the land, far from the constraints and complications of the city. But, when they arrive in the crumbling, Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners challenge the traditions of the town's sole remaining…
Log Line Two juvenile offenders, a great challenge. A 4-month walking trip from Belgium to Spain, 2.500 km on foot to reach Santiago de Compostela and to gain freedom back. From delinquents to pilgrims, from a window-shaped world seen from behind the bars to the boundless perspectives of a physical…
A film about a father who suffered from vertigo. About a son who, in his father´s folder of negatives, finds love, despair and reconciliation with a painful memory. The father´s suicide and the great emptiness that followed. In the film Erik Bäfving finds his Boogie Woogie Daddy again.…
Plain Talk is a complex essay-film, a follow-up a decade and some years later to Speaking Directly, and so another State of the Nation discourse, made for Britain's Channel Four in the year 1986-87. The work involved extensive travel around the United States, and poses an examination of just what…
