It was one winter early afternoon when Tasha asked me if I could record a dance piece she and some friends were about to go and perform out in the forest.
A festival where many of the people see the trees as living people, the water, and sun as living spirits, and values the arts as a means of finding oneself when lost in the spirit world. All of this they honor through their singing and dancing.
This visually and artistically unique documentary explores the physical and emotional aspects of a community of west coast tree planters. Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, Rita Leistner, an award-winning photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and erstwhile tree planter, depicts…
A year-long documentary featuring ten young girls as they encounter the wild woodland before it fades along with their childhoods. Directed by Sara Bonaventura, in collaboration with Raintree Foundation and funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign, Forest Hymn for Little Girls invites you to follow…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/forest-of-bliss-p824.aspx by Robert Gardner produced with Ákos Östör color, 90 min, 1986 Forest of Bliss is an unsparing yet redemptive account of the inevitable griefs, religious passions…
Directed by Linda Västrik Peter Wintonick Special Jury Award for First Appearance - IDFA 2013 Göteborg Film Festival - Official Competition Hot Docs - Official Selection “In the beginning, women lived apart, unaware of the existence of men. Until one day, when the first woman,…
La Forêt aux esprits est un voyage unique et fantastique parmi les Yaka, un des derniers peuples pygmées vivant en autarcie au cœur de la forêt tropicale du Congo, que la cinéaste Linda Västrik a côtoyé pendant plus de 7 ans. Akaya, Kengole, Dibota et…
Bonus footage of Bill Doll's layout from our May 2014 feature on his Forest Park Southern.
Through a leisurely tour of the world-famous Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, the final resting place for legendary writers, composers, painters and other artists from around the world, FOREVER provides an unusually poignant, emotionally powerful meditation on relations between the living and…
NO ONE CAN GIVE YOU NO BETTER HISTORY OF THIS DOC. THAN THE ONE WHO'S TELLING IT.
In 1936, some 3,000 American men and women joined Spain in its fight for democracy against Franco's fascist uprising. For many of them the Spanish Civil War was the first—but certainly not the last—battle they fought. These Veterans have played significant roles in World War II, trade…
L'idée de momifier Lénine appartient à Staline. C’est le premier coup de théâtre d'une idéologie qui s'invente un Dieu vivant. Les aventures de la momie à travers le siècle reflètent le destin de l'Union Soviétique.…
