What happens when you realize that your family is part of a global superstition that is neither spoken about openly nor even referred to by name? Filmmaker Agata De Santis sets out on a quest to uncover the world of MAL'OCCHIO - the evil eye - where one can become physically ill by another's…
Au printemps 2004, Lara Roxx, 21 ans, a quitté Montréal, sa ville natale, pour aller à Los Angeles en quête de gloire et de fortune dans l’industrie du divertissement pour adultes. Même pas deux mois après avoir commencé à travailler dans cette…
A Caen une expérience originale mobilise chaque semaine une foule d’étudiants hors du commun : l’Université Populaire, initiée en 2002 par le philosophe Michel Onfray et une poignée d’amis. Gratuite, ouverte à tous, sans aucune modalité…
A young tourism officer from China is sent to South Italy to investigate the touristic potential of the area for the booming Chinese market. Her only contact initially is a solitary peasant that lives on a farm and rents his free rooms. During her stay she encounters local traditions, as well as an endangered…
L'oeuvre à la fois réaliste et surnaturelle de cette «moniale inspirée» est sans doute une des aventures mystiques les plus passionnantes du XXe siècle. Artiste aux multiples facettes, extraordinairement douée, Geneviève Gallois quitte son registre…
Le nom d’Henri Alleg est associé au titre d’un livre : la Question. Publié en pleine guerre d’Algérie, en février 1958, par les éditions de Minuit, rapidement interdit en France, ce livre est aujourd’hui mondialement connu, traduit dans une trentaine…
A PORTRAIT OF WORK, LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION In the rich fabric of Sarnia Ontario's landscape - the bright sprawl of petrochemical plants, swollen hospital wards and crowded bars - one finds a microcosm of the 21st century. Tattooed men serving fries, basement musicians,…
In the Spring of 2004, 21-year-old Lara Roxx left her hometown of Montreal and headed to L.A to try and make a ton of cash in the adult entertainment industry. Within two months of working in this industry she contracted the most virulent form of HIV while performing sex in front of the camera. Inside…
Le 4 mai 1982, un missile Exocet lancé par un Super Etendard de l’aéronavale argentine coule un destroyer de la Royal Navy venue reconquérir les îles Malouines. Le couple Super Etendard- Exocet, fabriqué par les Français, va être l'objet d'une…
Outsiders often see Afghanistan as a problem in need of a solution: a conflict region that needs more troops or another election. But in seeing Afghanistan as a problem, the people of the country, and their desire for self-determination, are often overlooked. From the Soviet invasion and the mujahideen…
MY AFGHANISTAN - LIFE IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE over a period of three years intimately show how Afghan civilians have filmed their lives behind the frontier in the war-torn province of Helmand. They invite us into their homes, their hopes, and their heartbreaks, and their stories form a rich tapestry of…
A cinematic odyssey through nature and commerce, THE FRUIT HUNTERS travels across culture, history and geography to show how intertwined we are with the fruits we eat. You can find them deep in the jungles of Borneo, in the hills of Umbria and perhaps even in your own backyard. They are fruit hunters,…
