Sheldon Paishon is a talented surfer from Oahu's Westside. Far from an idyllic Hawaiian paradise, the community has been ravaged by drugs, poverty, and the reverberations of colonialism. At the age of 12, Sheldon's troubled parents' resort to living on the streets. With a deep drive to…
First there came the land and the sea. Then the Chumash. Then the Spanish arrived, followed by the English. Then the Russians, after which the Spanish returned with the Franciscan Missions. This time the Chumash died. Then came the Mexican ‘Californios’, followed by the White settlers,…
"The joke between us is that, we have a whole brain!" says Hélène about the relationship she formed with Laurence, both living with disabilities. This documentary is a project that crosses the tyranny of appearances, presenting lives with their shortcomings and imperfections as…
« La blague, c’est qu’à nous deux, on a un cerveau entier ! » Ainsi s’exprime Hélène à propos du couple qu’elle forme avec Laurence. Toutes deux vivent en situation de handicap. Traverser la tyrannie des apparences, tel est le projet de…
NOTE: this film is for personal use only. For educational rentals, please email orders@wmm.com A film by Valeria Sarmiento Chile | 1982 | 66 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- Set in Costa Rica and touched with dark humor, this stylistically imaginative documentary illuminates the social climate and…
CARLO ... and his Merry Band of Artists had its US premiere at the Maine International Film Festival July 14, 2024 and has gone on to eight more festivals in Australia, Europe, Canada, Greece and Hollywood. Carlo Pittore, an exuberant, larger-than-life figurative artist and activist is discussed by…
The unconstrained power of social media has been linked to a burgeoning mental health crisis and the meteoric rise of disinformation. Around the world, momentum is finally building to hold hugely profitable social media companies to account.
Wie gefährlich war das Corona-Virus wirklich? Woher kamen die vielen Toten, die angeblich am Erreger gestorben sind? Welche Fehlentscheidungen wurden von Politik, Wissenschaft und Sicherheitsbehörden wie PEI und EMA getroffen? Und was wurde den Menschen verschwiegen? Diesen und weiteren Fragen…
A diverse cohort of elite athletes compete for the ultimate title of “Fittest on Earth” at the 2023 CrossFit Games.
A man lies in bed illuminated by the blue-white light of his mobile phone. He doom scrolls past cute pets, outraged opinion pieces and haunting images from the world's hotspots – and he feels absolutely nothing. With curiousity and humour, David Borenstein (director of the Oscar winning documentary…
Current Alien and UFO encounters have given researchers clues that suggest ancient theories are tangible after all.
A family operating one of California's historic wineries struggles with balancing personal & professional identities.
