On April 25th, 2004, 1.15 million women marched to the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. to protect and advance abortion rights. Band of Sisters is a retro feeling snapshot of the march filmed in multiple 16mm film stocks using a 1960’s Bolex film camera. Capturing a moment that is both…
Featuring: David Ellefson (Megadeth), Jack Russell (Jack Russell’s Great White), Frank Dimino (Angel), Dave Lombardo (Suicidal Tendencies / Slayer), Marc Ferrari (Keel / Mastersource), Nik Turner (Nik Turner’s Hawkwind) BAND VS BRAND is a feature length documentary film focusing on the…
Overcrowding in Britain's prisons. Overcrowding in Britain's prisons. We see a typical day at Strangeways prison in Manchester, where lack of both space and staff make it impossible to 'treat and train' offenders. Here men are supposed to be selected for training in other prisons,…
In Burundi Africa, grenades are the same price as a pint beer. Grenades are the weapon of choice for resolving conflicts. Whether general elections, land disputes, theft, tensions between political parties, policing the population, grenades are thrown in homes, buses, markets, bars, streets, businesses,…
ASLN exclusively filmed the first two visits of the Airbus Super Jumbo A380 to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and both events are included in this action-packed program. Also included are early construction scenes of Suvarnabhumi and a fond farewell to historic downtown Don Muang Airport.
Health care in Bangladesh in the 1980s Health care in Bangladesh in the 1980s. Many ‘snake oil’ sellers prey on poor and illiterate people who could not afford correct medicines. but efforts were being made to produce essential drugs at low cost. At a Health project near Dacca a factory…
Never have the stakes and the waves been so high. Bangla Surf Girls is an immersive documentary that takes us into the heart of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. We witness the transformation of young girls who join a local surf club and dare to dream of freedom and escape from a life of drudgery and…
From 1860 to 1920 hundreds of US counties expelled all of their African American inhabitants. Banished visits three of these still all white towns today. Meanwhile the descendants of those displaced and disinherited seek redress.
In August of 2005 Israel removed nearly ten thousand Israeli citizens from the Gaza strip. Though hailed as a great military success, the aftermath and rehabilitation of the removed has been described as a humanitarian disaster. Banished investigates the reality of the Gaza Disengagement aftermath. Director/Producer/Writer:…
An ideological battle is underway between fringe utopists and mainstream capitalism. Banking on Bitcoin takes a look at what this revolutionary technology is and the players who are battling to define how it will shape our lives.
Loans from International Monetary Fund have harsh conditions which destroyed social services This film was commissioned by Maryknoll Mission, a U.S. Catholic order. Although now 20 years old, it shows how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund function in their loans to poor countries.Often…
Ethical banking in Britain. Britain's first ethical bank, Mercury Provident Plc, was established in 1974. Depositors explain that it is important that their money is being used positively supporting what they value and believe in. The film also includes visits to six projects that Mercury has…
