Directed by David MacDougal (2004 / 87 minutes) In this fifth and final film in the Doon School quintet, MacDougall focuses on the life of one student whom he discovers at the school. The film was made in parallel with 'The New Boys' and intersects with it at several points. However, instead…
The glory days of the Yiddish stage are brought to life in this funny saga of a legendary theatrical family, The Bursteins. Smoothly incorporating rare archival footage and interviews with Yiddish stage veterans, this tightly edited, briskly paced documentary is as richly bittersweet — filled with…
Directed by David MacDougal (2003 / 100 minutes) The social dynamics of the group are the focus of this study of life in Foot House, one of Doon School’s dormitories for new boys. It begins a few days before the boys appear and shows them arriving, struggling with their trunks and suitcases.…
Directed by David MacDougal (2001 / 54 minutes) This third film in the Doon School quintet follows the main protagonist of 'With Morning Hearts' into the next phase of his life in Jaipur House, one of the five main houses of the school. There he plays hockey, sings, studies, and struggles…
YOUSSOU N'DOUR: RETURN TO GOREE Image Youssou N'Dour PosterA musical road movie, Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour's historical journey tracing the trail left by enslaved Africans and the jazz music they created. Youssou N'Dour's challenge…
MOON BEAT is an award-winning documentary from filmmaker Kevin Stirling that recalls July 1969, when Apollo XI journeyed to the Moon where astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility and walked on the lunar surface. The flight marked NASA's achievement…
IN A MODEST WORKSHOP IN A BEAUTIFUL Central Otago landscape, Swiss goldsmith Kobi Bosshard, approaching 80 and widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery, continues to produce works of classic simplicity and elegance. Daughter Andrea Bosshard’s lucid and loving film…
The story follows 21 year-old Jesse Martin, who in 1999 became the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world. On his return he decides to take 4 other young people sailing on a 3 year voyage stopping at the worlds most remote and beautiful places. Dubbed the ‘Journey of Young People’…
Directed by David MacDougal (2000 / 140 minutes) The Doon School, located in Dehra Dun in Uttaranchal, is perhaps the most famous boys’ boarding school in India. Although it has sometimes been called the ‘Eton of India,’ it has nevertheless developed its own distinctive style and presents…
In the forgotten district of Bilesuvar, South of Azerbaijan, some men and women are looking for something in their dimly enlightened lives. They want to tell us their wishes, their despairs and their fights. It’s all about Bilesuvar’s soul.
Berkeley, California! We visit a house where a group of students live a clothing-optional lifestyle. For Naked Gardening Day they take the day off and wear no clothes all day. They tend to the garden where they grow a lot of their own food, then enjoy the rest of the day with relaxing, having on outdoor…
