Taqasim, shot in the streets of Cairo, is a voyage to the hidden treasures of Arabic music and to the participation of Jewish musicians. With stylishly shot music and unforgettable back-ally jams played by Felix Mizrachi, Zehava Ben, Abraham Salman and others, this film brings classical Arabic music…
New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu and friend Mike Reinberger summitted Mt Everest. However it was late in the day and after a freezing night on the summit, Whetu was faced with a terrible decision . . . to leave Reinberger or stay with him forever.
On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable achievement and Inglis was feted by the press and public alike. But only a few days later he was plunged into a storm of controversy when it was learned he and his team mates had passed an incapacitated…
Student filmmakers discover that as many as one in seven people in San Diego County struggle with food insecurity and that military families often must seek assistance from food distribution centers.
Every year in the town of Golden Hill, contestants gather for two important competitions in the National Outdoor Show. Local high school girls compete to become “Miss Outdoors,” queen of the show and its representative for the year. On the same stage, the world’s best muskrat skinners…
Sixteen American high school students discover the horror of the Holocaust while spending 18 months making a film on the Holocaust. This documentary has won numerous international awards for its groundbreaking approach to introducing the Holocaust to middle and high school students.
Three adventurers complete a 'world first' and Sea Kayak 500 kilometers down the Antarctic Peninsula to the Antarctic circle.
In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition headed for the South Pole and disaster. Shackleton's Captain reveals the truth behind the spectacular survival of all the crew and shows how one man's extra-ordinary skill and unsung heroism made it possible; Frank…
Dieser Dokumentarfilm erzählt von Landschaften, Orten, Menschen und Legenden des Jura, die in der Schweiz, ja im Jura selbst,wenig, bis fast nicht, bekannt sind. Der Film ist informativ, in dem er interessante Tatsachen vermittelt. Jedoch beeindrucken hauptsächlich die Bilder und die Musik.…
"J'écris sur ce qui a été perdu… " L'œuvre d'Antonio Lobo Antunes est obsédée des souvenirs de la guerre coloniale où il s'était engagé comme médecin-militaire et et de l'exercice de la psychiatrie…
« La Passion du Monde » anime le parcours et l’oeuvre de Elisée Reclus, géographe et anarchiste français (1830-1905). Le film de Nicolas Eprendre fait le portrait d’une personnalité peu banale, tout à la fois grand voyageur, scientifique reconnu…
Qu’est-ce qu’un scénariste ? Quel est cet animal étrange, cette espèce rare ? Allons-nous en savoir plus sur son mode de vie, sa démarche, son territoire, ses habitudes, ses signes particuliers ? Jean Gruault est un de ces êtres hybrides, un drôle…
