This short film presents a discussion about the role of merchants on Fogo Island, and of the feasibility of cooperatives.
A short documentary about witches.
The motivations behind Paratriathlon Events Gold Medal winners, Spanish José Luis García and his guide, Francisco Nieva, and the strong bond between them.
Why can't I hear the sound of sewing machines anymore? A meeting with my family and the history of all their sewing machines.
Macario 'Mac' Gómez talks about his long career as a film poster designer.
The true story of a young teenage girl whose mother is incarcerated for murder. Living in a Catholic Children's home run by an order of nuns, she provides poignant commentary about her mother, her own situation and her outlook for the future.
Renowned Photographer Chris Floyd captured the tumultuous life of the iconic band The Verve from the inside, as they toured as relative unknowns on their first American tour, all the way through to their farewell tour in 1997 at the very top of their game. Using previously unseen photographs, self shot video from the band and interviews, this is an intimate look at an important moment in popular culture. Chris candidly talks about the relationship he had with the band and reveals incredible insight into his process, as well as explaining his views on the meaning of the relationship between photographer and subject and what can happen when that professional line becomes blurred.
Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.
Documentary short about a strange phenomenon where a phone booth that was in the middle of the Mojave Desert began to attract people around the world to call the number and also to travel to the desert to answer the phone.
This short documentary takes us to St. John's Cathedral Boys' School, at Selkirk, Manitoba, one of the most demanding outdoor schools in North America. As the school can’t accommodate every student wishing to enroll, boys of 13 to 15 years old are put through an initiation tougher than they have ever faced. They paddle canoes through some 500 kilometers of wilderness in 2 weeks, portaging and camping all the way, thereby learning vital outdoor lore, cooperation and self-confidence.
Educational film about the dangers of drug use and abuse in high school. Framed around the death of a classmate from overdose.
Rare interview of Sergio Martino and Edwige Fenech (with Luciano Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi & George Hilton) discussing their film The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
The film confronts two different views of the execution of General Ion Antonescu, Romania's leader during the Second World War.
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A film by Krzysztof Zanussi inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “The Lady with an Ermine”. The director takes us to the Museum Czartoryski in Cracow where he presents his favourite painting and with the aid of video effects, he wryly invites us to compare “The Lady with an Ermine” with the better known “Mona Lisa”.
On the Campaign Trail with Joan Jett Blakk is an interview with the 1992 presidential hopeful on her run to become "the first queer, Black, drag queen president" (Joan Jett Blakk, 1992). The interview was produced by Glenn Belverio, co-host of The Glennda and Brenda Show, a popular drag activist talk show which ran on Manhattan Cable television from 1990-96. In New York City, outside the Democratic Convention, the pair discuss Ms. Blakk's campaign with interested onlookers, protesters, and friends.
In August 2017, Theo Montoya found a protagonist for a feature film: Camilo Najar. The following week, he died from a heroin overdose. Who was Camilo?
Donald Trump has become a beloved cult figure for many Russians. The short film uses found footage, fake news and state-controlled political programming to reveal the variety of ways Trump's newfound Russian supporters express their devotion.
Exploring the sports psychology and mental training that helped Felix Baumgartner to jump from the Earth's stratosphere.