In a playfully biographical manner, Anka Schmid recounts her generation’s hairy stories. Whether as a body ornament, political statement or even in the soup, hair is omnipresent – even when shaven. With an ingenious montage of real-life and archi- ve footage as well as stop-motion technique,…
“Electric, lovely film-making. Must be seen by...anyone who wants to feel superbly inspired.” - Chicagoist "Illuminating...Helps fill a yawning gap in the conventional telling of American modern art’s story." - Hyperallergic "Far from a dry litany of talking heads...A…
Haiti's Piggy Bank & Kane Bank (English & Creole) In Haiti's rugged countryside, the Haitian Creole Pig once reigned. The pig was a Haitian's family most important economic asset. Selling a pig could help pay for school, seeds, and health emergencies; it often meant the difference…
A rich fusion of African religious practice and modern Christianity, voodoo- or vodun, as it's properly known- has been a strong force in maintaining community cohesiveness amid the turmoil of Haiti's history. In this visually captivating video, a Haitian-American family living in Boston returns…
A lyrical portrait of rural Haiti, focusing on the rituals that compose the texture of everyday life: getting water from the river; making rope by hand from a sisal plant; cooking rice and beans in an outdoor kitchen. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and…
A lyrical portrait of rural Haiti, focusing on the rituals that compose the texture of everyday life: getting water from the river; making rope by hand from a sisal plant; cooking rice and beans in an outdoor kitchen.
"We never had that democracy. It’s like putting a seed on the ground. We never see it grow because someone keeps coming and steps on it." Garry Auguste, former member, Haitian National Police Haiti Betrayed reveals how Canada colluded with the United States and France to…
Original version with English subtitles // Version originale avec sous-titres anglais -- When conviction is guaranteed, justice is lost. On the 30th of June, 1966, in a small country-side town in Japan, four members of the Hashimoto family are stabbed and burnt to death in their family home. The…
Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s—HAROLD AND MAUDE, THE LAST DETAIL, SHAMPOO, COMING HOME, BEING THERE—he is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from his generation. Amy Scott’s exuberant portrait explores…
El 10 de junio de 1971, una manifestación de estudiantes se desplazaba por la Avenida de los Maestros, frente a la Escuela Normal Superior, en la Ciudad de México. Las demandas del movimiento estudiantil, conformado por alumnos de la UNAM y el IPN, se sumaban a la huelga de estudiantes…
http://dorf-mit-festival.de "Wir leben mitten in der Pampa, da muss man eben was machen.“ sagt Stefan Reichmann, künstlerischer Leiter und Geschäftsführer von Haldern Pop.Deshalb bauen mehr als 400 Menschen aus dem Dorf jedes Jahr im August das Haldern Pop Festival auf und…
An inspired and intimate portrait of a place and its people, Hale County This Morning, This Evening looks at the lives of Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, two young African American men from rural Hale County, Alabama, over the course of five years. Collins attends college in search of opportunity while…
