Beautifully restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Frameline and Outfest, Gay USA is the first American feature-length documentary by and about LGBTQ+ people. Director Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. (best known for his 1985 gay drama Buddies) mobilized camera crews across the…
In the winter of 2010, Alison Bechdel is entrenched in the process of writing "Are You My Mother", a hauntingly personal graphic memoir about her mother, and a follow up of sorts to 2006’s award-winning "Fun Home." Known best for her decades-long comic strip "Dykes to Watch…
For ages the story of the ancient rivalry between two of Africas most bitter eternal enemies has been shrouded in the secrecy of darkness. Each night is like a battlefield as this war of wits plays itself out between the hyenas and the lions of Savute in Botswana. Dereck and Beverly Joubert have studied…
Gold, the enduring safe investment and symbol of wealth, comes at a high price. Mined in slave-like conditions, it has been linked to everything from funding civil wars in Africa to causing environmental disasters in Latin America. The market for gold is enormous with 70% of global production handled…
‘Unlicensed’ is the real story of the ferocious sport of unlicensed boxing. The film features never-broadcast-before fight action along with frank and candid interviews from its stars, past and present. Promoters and trainers add their views on this much-maligned, but ever popular style of…
On May 17, 1968, nine Catholic activists entered a Selective Service office in suburban Catonsville, Maryland, dragged stacks of Draft Board records out into the parking lot, and set them on fire with homemade napalm. They then prayed, and waited to be arrested. In doing so, they kindled a wave of similar…
There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void is an ecological film for the 21st century. It is a film about the future of our planet that will turn the traditional environmental documentary on its head. Rather than looking at our influence on the environment, ...Even That Void examines the environment's…
A new type of activism is emerging that uses an unusual weapon to condemn injustice; laughter. We follow some of this new generation of activists to see what they do and if it works. In Europe the ironically named ‘Save the Rich’ and the ‘Yes Men’ are trying to raise awareness…
Amateur videos show police in Bahrain shooting gas grenades into houses - a practice banned under international law. As the houses fill with suffocating tear gas, seniors and children die first. At least 39 people are known to have died like this - a small figure in comparison to the 1,400 Syrians killed…
A documentary by Oliver Dickinson Language: French Subtitles: English Synopsis: Ten years ago, a few enthusiasts decided to revive the historic salt production of Bourgneuf Bay in the west of France. They dug out and cleared the ancient salt pans to harvest Bay Salt once again. Over the course…
The island nation of Puerto Rico has been a colony for over 500 years. It went from being a colony of Spain for 400 years to being a colony of the US in 1898. The US is still to this day a colonial power in Puerto Rico. Throughout that time there has been a long and rich history of resistance to colonialism…
At a crucial turning point in his life, Tony Ferriaolo’s inner voice said, “Create yourself.” This credo once saved his life and now serves as a guiding principle as he educates transgender youth, as well as their parents. Lori Petchers’ moving A Self-Made Man interweaves the…
