Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the…
Over the past decade, Dr. Yelena Grinberg has produced a Classical Salon Series on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, performing familiar and rarely heard works from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire. Though a passionate believer in live performance, Ms. Grinberg approved a rare filming of…
In Interviews mit Musikern und Dirigent, Solisten und Orchesterdirektor, mit Backstage- und Tour-Impressionen, und mit vielen Live-Konzertaufnahmen entwickelt dieser Dokumentarfilm das Porträt eines Sinfonie-Orchesters. Der Film vermittelt mit Feingefühl am Beispiel von Beethovens 7. Sinfonie,…
"A doorway to something huge and eternal." – Time Out New York "Bewitching." – The Village Voice Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo delves into the mystery of Japan's age-old love affair with insects. From the first fabled emperor who dubbed Japan the "Isle…
Director Anne Magnussen announces: For years I have been documenting Linda Holmedal, a young girl who inherited the world's smallest ferry. The inhabitants in Bergen (Norway) has given the little ferry a nick name: “Beffen”. Linda's father lived and breathed for his old ferry,…
Two girls grow up in a valley where the outside world of radical Islamization tries to keep them down when they want to express themselves and explore the world.
Award-winning Arunas Matelis' film is a gracefully expressive documentary following the lives of children living with leukemia at a pediatric hospital in Vilnius, Lithuania. The film is described as ‘a poetic, unsentimental Lithuanian documentary about the resilience of the human…
In this heart-warming and ultimately life-enhancing documentary, the extraordinary Rowena Kincaid, a terminally ill young woman with a wicked sense of humor, takes on a bucket list.
This is a documentary that explores the history, technology, people, stories and industry influence of this lesser-known personal computer. The film profiles important individuals involved in the creation of the computer, plus its life after cancellation, both as an entry-level Macintosh compatible and…
Summer 2011: 25-year-old Daphni Leef moves into a tent in the centre of Tel Aviv to protest the cost of housing. Within a few days she becomes a leader and a face for the largest protest movement in the history of Israel. The film depicts the challenges a person at the forefront of a struggle must face…
“Choreography is my love and my passion. I can’t imagine my life without choreography or without the dance. ” Richard Wherlock You'll have an intimate through-the keyhole look at theatre - something the audience never gets so see! How does Richard Wherlock - celebrated choreographer…
Thanks to the family, lovers, and friends who experienced him as a person, not a persona, Before the End finally will reveal the REAL James Douglas Morrison.
