Educational film about the funeral process. Narrated by pastor Dr. S.A. Owen of Memphis, Tennessee.
A big hearted community celebrates life by fronting up to death. Set against the stunning backdrop of the industrial seaside town of Port Kembla, a feisty and resilient community group have determined to take back the responsibility that most of us leave to someone else — to care for their own dead. Scattered throughout are stories that cut to the core revealing why this small band have decided to take on a practice that for most is taboo. As their plans for community-based funerals gather momentum one of their own is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Tender is at once a heartbreakingly beautiful and beautifully funny glimpse of an extraordinary community taking on one of the most essential challenges of human life … its end.
A funeral director who moonlights as a stand-up comedian must learn to cope with four ghostly visitors who appear during his daily life and performances.
When one of their own dies, members of a motorcycle gang travel the country to take home the body of their recently deceased friend. The problem is, they must also outrun a pesky lawyer who is trying to bring the group to justice for breaking their probation.
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
A lonely writer one day meets a prostitute to whom he offers his money in exchange for her time and friendship. However, she begins to tire of him when his economy declines, so he must get money at all costs. Pilot episode of a series that was not broadcast at the time by TVE.
The landscape of the olive grove is the protagonist of the Mediterranean territory and is shown in this documentary at ground level and from a bird's eye view, in different unique locations of the Iberian Peninsula. From the Somontano de Barbastro in Aragón, to the south of Andalusia, with a sea of olive trees, in the mountain ranges or in the fertile plains and riverbanks. A humanized territory that, for centuries, has been sculpting history and this, not only giving a characteristic identity to our landscape, but also outlining the gastronomic tradition and culture of the Mediterranean.
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.
A group of 20-year-olds whose mothers were pregnant with them when their fathers were killed in the 9/11 attacks and their families talk about their lives.
The festival moment that all people who have PINK BLOOD in have been waiting for! SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express@Human City Suwon is a joint Korean concert held by SM Entertainment artists (collectively known as SMTOWN). It was held on August 20, 2022, at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea. The concert was live-streamed via Beyond LIVE and KNTV.
A short documentary about an elderly couple who grew old together in a house. In their old age, they recount important moments in their lives, such as the first time they met.
Chogori, la grande montagna
This movie journeys into the world of master filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli. With an urge to understand the language, grammar and purpose of storytelling through the medium of cinema.
A reconstruction of the first days of May 1940 for Truus and her mother Aartje in the heart of Rotterdam.
The Pilgrimage: a tale of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage that spans nearly a thousand kilometers across Spain. In 2010 over 300,000 people attempted the arduous walk - each individual in search for something. The Pilgrimage documentary is the story of two brothers seeking adventure, inner wisdom and peace of mind.
In the spring of 1986, Aldona lost her vision and became permanently blind. The nerves in her eyes were poisoned. Doctors claimed that it was probably due to Chernobyl’s Nuclear Power Plant explosion. In the film we follow Aldona through a daily sojourn to Grutas Park, touching both the past and the present.
This documentary film follows the journey of former student activist and current political staffer Chen Ting-hao after his decision to escape the cynical politicism of Taipei City to the political backwater of Matsu, an island group administered by Taiwan less than a dozen kilometers off the coast of China. The narrative follows Ting-hao as he reflects on how his political idealism fits in with everyday political reality and ponders Taiwan’s complex political landscape, Taiwan’s relations with a meddlesome yet surprisingly indifferent China, and the perspectives of Matsu residents on Taiwan-China affairs.
A tragicomic video about the difficulties of communication, in which non-professional actors try to build a dialogue by speaking in different languages (Russian, English and German). Like the characters in a Beckett play, they are in an endless wait at an empty bus stop, and the language and cultural gap turn the conversation into an absurd, but characteristic of today's situation of "non-communication". Translation difficulties are a convenient excuse for ignoring those who are nearby and going into cultural escapism. Is it possible to bridge this gap and make the other hear you?
Nashville Rises is the first documentary film about the city of Nashville, Tennessee's response to the 2010 Tennessee floods. It premiered at the 42nd Nashville Film Festival on April 14, 2011 and received the festival's "Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Award for Best Short Documentary Film". The film was narrated by Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Zac Adams.