About three VSO volunteers working in Thailand. It examines why the volunteers have been requested by their Thai employers and the work they do. The volunteers talk about the challenges they face and the satisfactions they achieve. Training courses for volunteers and aspects of the work done by VSO's…
A powerful documentary about restorative justice and conferencing. Two convicted criminals come face-to-face with the toughest jury of all: the family and friends of their murdered victim ... On one fateful night in 1994, a murder opened up a huge well of unresolved pain, guilt, anger, confusion…
Facing the Void (Face au Vide) – In the collective imagination, mountaineering is seen as an elitist and dangerous activity. When the mainstream press talks about mountaineering, it is generally related to a drama or an exploitation. The mountaineers are then placed in two categories. On the one…
[PLEASE NOTE: This video is for individual viewing only. For classroom use, please visit: gooddocs.net/products/facing-the-wind Thanks!] Facing the Wind is a love story about people with Lewy body dementia, the spouses who care for them, and the remarkable community where they find sustenance and…
A film about young indigenous Australians, fighting with modern media tools for the recognition in the Australian society and the preservation of their cultural knowledge.
“Prepare to be physically shaken by Factor 9.” Yasmin Suleiman, The List "I have NEVER been more affected, impressed and devastated by a play in a long theatrical life…A play of shame, pain and extraordinary power." Pete Searle, audience member Based on the testimonies…
Masculine and feminine, hard and soft, continues and interrupted, whole and fragmented. All that is encompassed by just one day at the factory.
A poetic reflection on the meaning of work through the stories of marginalized female laborers in Asia. The drastic economic development in South Korea once surprised the rest of the world. However, behind of it was an oppression the marginalized female laborers had to endure. The film invites us to…
“Here, the cleaning lady and the director are both workers” Croatia, 2005. A machine tools plant is taken over by its workers. It turns into the only successful example of a factory occupation in post-socialist Europe. Ten years after this revolutionary turning point, the rebellious employee…
Factotum Project was created to give a voice to those of us with one foot in the snow sports industry and one foot in the real world. Many could-be pro riders have other passions, careers and lifestyles they pursue that leave them on the fringes of the industry. Our deep-seated love for the mountains…
Facts Suck a film by Charles Lum "facts. SUCK, is as blunt as its title, portraying filmmaker Charles Lum’s conversations with his own doctors, shrinks, nurses, and pharmacists, then juxtaposing these interactions with footage of himself speaking directly to the camera on issues of desire…
Documentary about the Fado singer, CAMANÉ, in the studio as he records the album, 'Sempre de Mim,' which would go on to become his masterwork. The film examines Camané's deep relationship with his longtime composer/producer, José Mário Branco, as well as with…
