For decades, Esther Kiobel has fought for justice for her husband, who was one of the nine men executed in 1995 after revolting against Shell's pollution of Ogoniland, Nigeria. Almost 25 years later Esther takes Shell to court in the Netherlands.
Prolific writer, passionate activist, dedicated scholar and pioneering feminist, Esther Broner infused second wave feminism with a distinctive Jewish voice. In the mid-1970s, as the women’s movement was vastly changing views on gender and equality, Broner created a radical new Haggadah (the text…
Richard Olivier - 88 minutes - 2007 Un cinéma du réel plutôt amusé mais aussi tendre, avec pour sujet deux soeurs septuagénaires, Esther et Elvire, filmées durant six ans au pays des moules-frites et de Jacques Brel. Dotées d’un parler populaire…
Directed by Jean Carlomusto ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY explores the life and times of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton. The film tells her story of awakening to gay life in the 1950’s, the women’s liberation movement and lesbian-feminism, drag culture, and forging a butch identity that…
O documentário traz à tona a história ferroviária do Brasil. Pensando além dos trilhos e das locomotivas, discorre sobre momentos, lembranças e registros de pessoas que vivenciaram e ainda vivem esse símbolo da modernidade e progresso no passado. O filme…
A film by Federico León and Marcos Martínez (Argentina, 2007, 64 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) In Federico León and Marcos Martínez’s poignant documentary feature STARS, reality and fiction meet in a shantytown in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where a…
(Versione con voice over in lingua Italiana) Il piano regolatore, le licenze edilizie, gli sfratti e gli abusi edilizi sono gli strumenti attraverso i quali si definiscono i nuovi assetti sul territorio di Gerusalemme: è la guerra delle case, non più quella dei carri armati. Tra cyberspazio…
Venezuela is a country rich in natural resources that for decades has prided itself on having one of the best public health systems in the entire region. Today, the near-total collapse of Venezuela’s health system is resulting in severe medicine shortages, a dramatic increase in infant mortality,…
DOCUMENTAIRE | 2012 | 123 MN | COULEUR | 16:9 | VO ST FR Alors que la vision ou la soi-disant solution de « deux peuples - deux Etats » en Palestine-Israël est en train de mourir lentement, face à des visions apocalyptiques, l’escalade du racisme, la colonisation en cours…
The film tells the story of a drummer whose drumsticks contain a good deal of the history of French rock music. A man completely devoted to his rhythms who tirelessly continues playing in a warehouse he has converted into a jazz hall. A life carried by music and inspired by the world.
Jacob Nayinggul is a charismatic elder from Gunbalanya, an isolated settlement in Arnhem Land, northern Australia. Aboriginal people in this area believe that the landscape is inhabited by the spirits of their ancestors whose bones can be seen in crevices and caves. Nayinggul is aware that many of…
Caroline Cory documents the jaw-dropping accounts of extraterrestrial encounters and provides ground-breaking scientific evidence of these other-worldly interactions and the influence of non-physical beings on our DNA.
