Based on the bestselling book, forester Peter Wohlleben shows us how trees communicate with each other and the world in this enlightening documentary.
For centuries, a closed institution served as a final destination for socially transgressive women at Själö, an isolated island in the Baltic Sea. The outcast women were kept there in detention to be observed, studied and measured – in much the same way as the scientists now focus on…
A Doula Story documents one woman’s fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills and knowledge they need to become confident nurturing mothers. A woman of remarkable magnetism and complexity, Loretha Weisinger returns to the same disadvantaged neighborhood, where she once struggled…
“Women On The Land: Creating Conscious Community” highlights the work of women of this Northern California coastal community over the past forty years. The film opens with archival footage of women who founded "Country Women" in the 1970's, the extremely successful feminist…
Delphine reclines on a daybed in her bright apartment in Belgium, an empty crib beside her. “I started to work the streets like crazy,” she says, matter-of-factly recounting her life story. “Selling my body.” Delphine, who is only identified by her first name, is quick-witted,…
For digital streaming licenses and institutional use, please contact artny@bestweb.net. On this program we’ll look at the work of Larry Rivers, a major and seminal figure in American Art. Rivers’ painting is often visionary, inclusive and prophetic of styles and movements to follow. He…
When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of comedians rebuild it, hoping to revive the struggling local comedy scene. As a breeding ground for young comedians, Cobb's could not be equaled. Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, Paula Poundstone, Bob…
In 2013, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Brussels (Belgium) closed for renovation. It is not only the building and the museum cabinets that are in need of renewal: the spirit of the museum has to be updated for our times. The process of decolonization leads to fierce discussions between museum…
Borders and Boundaries in Psychoanalysis
Each year the Sea Nomads of Indonesia sail on fishing and trading expeditions across the vast and dangerous seas that bind together their island nation. Sometimes they venture as far as northern Australia (di bawah angin / below the wind) in search of trochus, trepang (a gourmet seaslug), shark fin and…
Eco-activist Rod Coronado has made it his life’s mission to advocate for the planet and the rights of animals. In 2014, he formed Wolf Patrol, an activist group which fights to preserve the grey wolves which roam Wisconsin’s forests. After 30 years of radical environmental action that earned…
A harsh and dreamy story of a young girl and her loning heart. Through Betty, living below the poverty line in suburban Colorado Springs, we experience a tight family clan of children born by children where love and dependency go hand in hand.
