From 1977 to 1981, multimedia artist Stephen Seemayer shot a Super-8mm movie of his creative friends in their unnatural habitat: the deserted industrial buildings of Downtown Los Angeles.
Autrefois, dans pratiquement toutes les villes industrielles coulaient d'innombrables rivières. Les maisons s'érigeaient le long de leurs berges. Les routes embrassaient leurs courbes. Et leur courant permettait d'alimenter moulins et usines. Mais, au fur et à mesure…
From the award-winning director of COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL and GRASS comes TALES OF THE RAT FINK, Ron Mann's wildly inventive bio about Renaissance man Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who engineered a shift in mid-twentieth century culture with his customized cars, "monster" T-shirts and…
The story of one man’s journey through blues music to spiritual redemption. 82-year-old Richard Trice was one of the last survivors of the heyday of the blues in Durham, North Carolina in the 1930s. Through his memory and the memory of others, a world of African American family, music and community…
Duane Michals is a young man of nearly 80 years and one of the American masters of photography. A storyteller, he sometimes incorporates hand-written texts to add another dimension to the meaning of an image. This documentary follows him in his favorite locations (Pittsburgh, New York, Vermont) and explores…
THE FOURTH FILM IN A LINE OF SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENTARIES BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILM-MAKER BENEDICT CAMPBELL. FOR THE LOVE OF MUD IS A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY ILLUSTRATING THE BEAUTY OF CYCLO-CROSS. A CURIOUS HYBRID OF WINTER RACING THAT CAME LONG BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN BIKE. IT’S PLAYED…
Nic’s Life revolves around exchanging romantic Text Messages with women he finds by trawling the job ads. This virtual world is his escape from his all too real paternal responsabilities, his way of saving his soul.
"A Brain Surgeon's Dissection & Prescription" The United States of America is the only developed nation that does not guarantee decent healthcare to all of its citizens. When it comes to the wellbeing of its people, the wealthiest democracy in the world that is supposed to be by…
ENG Myopic official policies, coupled with huge economic interests in waste management, have already caused irreversible damage. The film follows the case of the city of Naples, which, after decades of waste crisis, seems to have today a new hope thanks to a Utopian madman and his fellow citizens. The…
Documentary (With English subtitles) When Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise was a child, she used to send balloon letters to Allah. Now she has decided to send a new balloon, to challenge the role of women in the Muslim culture. Following her grandmother’s “Sufi” path, she embarks…
Bir Belgesel Sinema: Manislam/ Erkekislam Manislam filminin Dört Kahramanı Manislam filminde Türkiye, Kuveyt, Bangladeş ve Endonezya’da yaşayan dört müslüman erkeğin İslam anlayışları, ülkelerindeki baskın kültürü değiştirmeye çalışırken karşılaştıkları…
Illiterate provides a striking picture of the limited world of Anneke, a young woman who can hardly read. Bravely and brimming with emotions she tackles the task of learning to read and write. An irreversible sense of pride and liberation takes over and she can embark on a new future. Screened at: IDFA,…
