For the last seven decades, Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer, has redefined our notions of modern art by exploring one question in her work: What is important in life? The search for that answer has ushered in such revolutionary experimentation in theater, music, and performance that it's…
障害があるということは、災害時には普段以上のハンディとなる。 2011年3月11日の東日本大震災、未曾有の大災害の中、障害を持つ人々に何が起きたのか？福島県を中心に、被災した障害者とそこに関わる人々の証言をまとめた。 障害ゆえに、地震や津波から身を守れず、また必要な情報も得られない･･･。 「ここではとても生活できない」「周囲に迷惑をかけるから」と、多くの障害者が避難をあきらめざるを得なかった。そうしたなかで避難所に入った障害者を待ち構えていたのは…。 更には仮設住宅へ入居しても、そこでも大変な不自由が待っていた。 原発事故により市民の姿が消えた避難区域には、取り残された障害者が不安な日々を送っていた。大震災に翻弄される障害者と、その実態調査・支援に奔走する人々の、困難の日々。 住み慣れた土地を追われ、避難先で新たな生活を模索する時、涙とともに故郷への思いがあふれる。 マスメディアでは断片的にしか取り上げられない、被災地の障害者を取り巻くさまざまな課題や問題点が浮かび上がる。
This film takes an in-depth look at Great White hunting behaviour off the coast of South Africa, together with a detailed autopsy revealing its complex sensory organs. Maring biologists Dr Nick Whitney and Geremy Cliff uncover the clues which show how this awesome predator closes in on its prey.
Underwater cameraman Brad Bestelink has pioneered the art of diving safely with Nile Crocodiles in the Okavango Delta. In this film he returns to Botswana and undertakes a hazardous dive deep into crocodile-infested papyrus caves, uncovering new scientific evidence and revealing the darkest secrets of…
Pocahontas. Shakespeare. Squanto. "Stephano" follows the story of the only Mayflower passenger who had been to North America previously. A decade earlier, Stephen Hopkins had been aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrecked on Bermuda, inspiring Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest. Shot…
"il Messaggero" is a documentary that came to life through generous funding from the National Italian American Foundation, The Italian Sons and Daughters of America, and the famous Hollywood directing duo - the Russo Brothers. It tells the story of one man's idea to bring messages of hope…
When five ‘ordinary’ women who haven’t run in years decide to take on the TCS New York City Marathon, they run headfirst into the challenge of conquering self-doubt and striving for the seemingly unattainable. ‘I’m Not a Runner’ is an independent documentary, shot…
For digital streaming licenses and institutional use, please contact artny@bestweb.net. This program looks at paintings by Robert Colescott as seen in a 1982 mid career exhibition at the Phyllis Kind Gallery in SOHO. In his beautiful and provocative work, Colescott addresses issues that pertain to…
This film explores the parallels between survival, perseverance, and unapologetic preservation. Joycelyn Davis, a descendant of Chief Charles Lewis (Clotilda), details her battle with cancer and how her enslaved ancestors legacy of defying the odds validated her ability to conquest obstacles in the way.…
A film about another kind of "unreturned soldier" than Shohei Imamura has profiled elsewhere, Karayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute finds the filmmaker interviewing Zendo Kikuyo, a former Karayuki-San. 74 years old at the time of filming, she offers a frank and harrowing testimony into her…
C’est l’histoire d’un groupe de femmes qui ont décidé de vaincre leurs peurs, de se dépasser et d’apprendre à pédaler. Le vélo comme arme d’autonomie. Le vélo pour ne plus avoir peur de se faire agresser le soir ou tôt…
This moving instructional video is suitable for professional and non- professional caregivers of Alzheimer’s-type very old people. It teaches caregivers how to empathise with the “mal-oriented”: very old people who blame and who cannot express feelings directly. The Validation®…
