Screened in over 50 international film festivals and winner of multiple awards, Uncle Chatzkel portrays the patient triumph of one man's dignity and intellect over genocide, oppression and personal adversity. Chatzkel Lemchen has lived through the Russian revolution, two world wars, the Holocaust,…
Uncle Howard is an intertwining tale of past and present, the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner whose work captured the cultural revolution of late 70’s and early 80’s downtown NYC – and his nephew’s personal journey 25 years later to discover his uncle’s films and the…
VERSION FRANCAIS An intimate portrait of Syrian actor Fares Helou, who calls for freedom of speech, is forced out of his home country and experiences the absurdities of exiled existence, told by Syrian director Rami Farah, who films - and shares - his struggle. This documentary film is a chronicle…
In 2011, Rosilyn Temple’s son was murdered in his own apartment. He was 26 years old. To this day, his homicide remains unsolved. Uncommon Allies shows how Rosilyn, in the wake and devastation of her son’s murder, turned a personal search for justice into a life changing community call to…
In 2011, Rosilyn Temple's son was murdered in his own apartment. He was 26 years old. To this day, his homicide remains unsolved. Uncommon Allies shows how Rosilyn, in the wake and devastation of her son's murder, turned a personal search for justice into a life-changing community call to action.…
When introverted and solitary Yolanda meets Billy, an American convict, through a prisoner pen-pal website, she falls madly in love. No man has ever been more open with her, wanting to know her, understand her, help her. But he is behind bars, and they can communicate only through the letters they send…
As disco came to a slow death in the 1970’s, House Music rose from its ashes to create a new genre of American music. This film focuses on contemporary artists featuring the world’s best DJs and Producers as they describe what this genre of music means to them. From tales about the decline…
Au début des années 1960, grâce au rêve originel du communisme de créer en Europe centrale un autre Hollywood, naît la Nouvelle vague tchécoslovaque. Mais bientôt, cette créature échappe à ses maîtres. Elle invente un cinéma…
Una vida marcada por el andar. Un personaje que no deja rastros ni mapas donde rastrearlos. El archivo no da cuenta de él. Sus obras no tenían guiones y solo existían en la fugacidad del instante. Jorge Bonino fue un artista inclasificable. Triunfó en Europa y nunca necesitó…
Des garçons plongent, des chats gémissent, une vieille dame fume, des jeunes gens dansent, un gardien des morts soupire. Ils sont le peuple d’une ville fantôme : Beyrouth, qui n’existe plus qu’en rêve.
At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, 2013, Juli Windsor was less than a mile away from completing a lifelong quest to become the first dwarf to finish the Boston Marathon. The bombings that day transformed her triumph into horror. Juli and thousands of runners were turned back before crossing the finish line. She…
Ford am Rhein eines der bedeutendsten Autowerke Europas. Seit 80 Jahren laufen hier die Bänder schon, fast ohne Unterbrechung seit Henry Ford hier den Grundstein gelegt hat. Mehr als eine halbe Million Arbeiter standen in all den Jahren auf seiner Lohnliste. Die Arbeitsplätze im Werk sind begehrt,…
