The birth of the atomic bomb changed the world forever. In the years before the Manhattan project, a weapon of such power was not even remotely imaginable to most people on earth. And yet, with war comes new inventions. New ways of destroying the enemy. New machines to wipe out human life. The advent of nuclear weapons not only brought an end to the largest conflict in history, but also ushered in an atomic age and a defining era of "big science". However, with the world now gripped by nuclear weapons, we exist constantly on the edge of mankind's total destruction.
A filmmaker embarks on a poignant journey with his parents to the secret city where they unknowingly contributed to the creation of the first atomic bombs.
Oppenheimer, la véritable histoire de la bombe atomique.
On August 6 1945 The Us Dropped An Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima Aiming To Force Japans Surrender In WWII The Explosion Killed Over 70000 Instantly With Tens Of Thousands More Dying From Burns Radiation And Injuries The City Was Leveled Survivors Faced Lifelong Trauma Illness And Stigma As The World Confronted Nuclear Horror For The First Time
In 1970, American futurist Alvin Toffler's iconic work Future Shock was published. One year later, a translation by Zhiwen Publishing House hit the market in Taiwan, thus introducing the writer's theories to readers of Chinese. The premise of the book can be summed up as: “A future that comes too quickly creates more apprehension than that of a foreign land. Future society will be stricken with a plethora of choices, throw-away society, information overload, and unethical technology.”
A sedated young jaguar dispassionately ruminates over his latest victims as well as the object of his affection in this mesmerizing video diary.
Always passionate about hockey, young Jean-Philippe Tanguay dreams of only one thing: becoming a player agent. He idolizes his cousin Yves Tanguay, a former NHL player, now playing with the Barbares de La Malbaie amateur hockey team. When the team advances to the Canadian championship, Yves convinces his young cousin to accompany him to Thunder Bay to attend the championship. The two cousins see this as a unique opportunity for their careers and will embark on a road trip that will lead them to discover the price to pay to make their dreams come true.
Belma is a beautiful and charming woman who makes everyone's head spin. All the men in the village are in love with her.
A short tale of two 'Matts' - one an accomplished architect who has been around the block, the other a nursing student who is fresh out of the closet. Matt invites Matt over for drinks, a movie, and a night that will mean much more for one of them than the other.
In a dilapidated village in rural France, Clara and Marie are rivals for the crown of Miss Chazelles-sur-Lyon, but while that rivalry causes tension between Clara’s friends and Marie’s surly cousins, the two girls share something more intimate and more ambiguous and run off into the night.
A man's discovery of his own sexuality against all odds and finding himself in the process.
16-year-old Shelby and her best friend Jess spend one last afternoon together at the Salton Sea. In a stolen moment at Shelby's surprise going-away-party, they acknowledge something more between them.
A short film about the experiences of a non-binary teenager, as seen through the eyes of their 7-year old brother. Set in a desolate seaside town, the film fuses social realism with fairytale, as it examines how a child's innocence and unconditional love can be a powerful and disruptive force for good.
American Waste takes us into the world of Joan and Miles as they navigate through their life of junkyard dogs, public access psychics, and metalhead neighbors. Joan works shifts at the local junkyard to afford the couple’s prized sofa bed. In the midst of this seemingly never-ending cycle, the couple struggles to figure out what their next move is and if they are really ready to move on from their friends and the deadbeat town that they’ve grown to love.
A 14 year old boy excitedly prepares for his first dance, but when his date arrives he's faced with a split-second decision.
Catherine is a teenager going through adolescence just as her parents are getting a divorce. Her social life is no better as bullies and boys add to the pressure of growing up in the chaotic '90s.
Cecilia, a Mexican immigrant, learns from her doctor that she has a benign cyst that will disappear on its own. When the doctor mentions that sexual intercourse could speed up the process, she realizes she hasn't had sex in five years. That night, her friend Josselyn takes her to a dive bar to 'fill her prescription.' But when the two women go home with some suitors, Cecilia will make a surprising discovery of what's really been ailing her.