The first Canadian film on the subject of AIDS. In 1985-86 it was featured in festivals and theatres around the world. "No Sad Songs" attracted much critical attention for its sardonic dramatic performances which are interwoven throughout the documentary footage. The film centres on Jim Black,…
A post-modern documentary about the meaning and nature of love from a gay perspective.
2 short movies by Brigitte Lemaine. With the deaf actor Levent Beskardes. Both films in LSF (French Sign Language) with English captions. #1: The Mechanics of Silence (20 min - 2010) What motivated the deaf artist Pierre Avezard (1909-1992) when he began to build an extraordinary mechanical…
The Metropolitan Police Passing Out Parade filmed on 14th January 2022 at Peel Centre, Hendon
[Synopsis] Drinking from the break of the day he would spend his day-off. May his past and presence rejoice by his drinking. Having being suicidal as always He locates himself where there is no hope to hold onto and no memories to cherish. The actual distance between the Director and him is the account…
From Ross McElwee, director of Sherman's March, Bright Leaves, and Time Indefinite In Photographic Memory, the filmmaker finds himself in frequent conflict with his son, who is no longer the delightful child the father loved, but an argumentative young adult who inhabits virtual worlds available…
Set in the former frozen food capital of the world, this documentary presents an intimate portrait of the historic cannery workers strike which virtually paralyzed this rural California town from 1985-1987. 65 minutes Silver Hugo Award: Chicago International Film Festival
*This film may be purchased by individuals for personal home viewing with family and friends only. It is strictly prohibited to screen, loan or broadcast for any group for either educational or commercial purposes. A film by Maia Wechsler US/France | 2000 | 60 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- “This…
Told by WWII U.S. Eighth Air Force Bombardier Lt. Charles Woehrle, one of 10,000 prisoners of war in Stalag Luft III, known for the Great Escape. At age 93, this remarkable man and gifted storyteller take us from Pine City, Minnesota to war-torn Europe as he relives his experiences with vivid detail.…
In Paradiso, Jeroen Berkvens highlights, as in an exhilarating rollercoaster ride, all aspects of the Amsterdam pop temple. Still, the experience of the musicians is central, so that the film is also about what it’s like to perform in front of an audience. The staircase from dressing room to the…
現代人の「あそび」は、「飲む」ことに限定されすぎている。むしろ「飲みニケーション」の外側にある文化に注目することで、東京の夜の新たな楽しみ方が発見できるのでは？ そんな着想から、宇野常寛とPLANETSが進めている「飲まない東京」プロジェクト。新雑誌『モノノメ 創刊号』でもキックオフ特集を掲載しましたが、2022年も各分野のキーパーソンとともに、プロジェクトをさらに盛り上げていくための作戦会議を開催します。 今回お招きするのは、「ともコーラ」をはじめ数々のノンアルコール飲料の開発に携わるフードプロデューサーの古谷知華さん、発酵デザイナーの小倉ヒラクさん、クリエイティブディレクターの牧野圭太さん。お酒を飲む人も飲まない人も分け隔てなく楽しめる、今までにない飲食カルチャーのかたちを提案します。 ▼出演 小倉ヒラク（発酵デザイナー） 古谷知華（フードプロデューサー） 牧野圭太（DE…
[Synopsis] American alley is the name of a small village next to US second Infantry in Dongducheon area. Since Korean war, there were thousands of desperate Korean women who served the US soldiers to survive during the hard time after the war. But nowadays, there are women from Russia and Philippines…
