De père musulman et de mère juive, le réalisateur, Nabil Ayouch, a toujours entretenu une relation tourmentée avec le conflit israélo-palestinien. Dans ce film, il décide de l’aborder sous un angle original, avant tout humain. De ses rencontres avec de…
On an ancient Suzhou street with traditional white walls and black tiles, an old lady in her nineties lives with her caretaker who is in her sixties. The old lady comes from a prestigious family and was a national athletic star during her college years. After fleeing to Suzhou from Shanghai together…
MY LAST YEAR WITH THE NUNS premiered at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival and, after receiving widespread acclaim, was brought back for a post-festival "Best of SIFF" program of audience favorites. Based on true stories from Matt Smith's early years growing up in Seattle's…
In My Lens, My Land, vérité scenes and Daze’s voice unveil his family’s serene and secluded existence. At 14,000 feet in Tibet’s Amdo region, these nomadic Tibetans are profoundly connected to their land and all living beings. Yet, a hidden danger looms over the grasslands.…
Opening his set by describing himself as a series of white dudes, Myles Weber hones in on the humor of his life experiences in his special, joking about growing up in the hood, playing The Green Lantern in an amusement park, and his three-legged pug Taz.
“My Life Against Taiwan Sotofuku – 1891~1931” is Taiwan’s first biographical animated documentary. The film combines animation, archival photos, footage, and sound theater to recreate the heroic epic of CHIANG Wei-shui, the “the Savior of Taiwanese People,” during…
When I came of age, my father gave me a film about my life. It infuriated me, because I had attempted to get away from his camera all my childhood. My father, filmmaker Joschy Scheidegger, documented our family obsessively. It was only when he died that I was impelled to take over not only his extensive…
Greg is a 21-year-old student at Wakefield District College who suffers from cerbral palsy. With the aid of a speaker, Greg tells the story of his life confined in a wheelchair and about the attitudes of others to his disability. Greg's message is one of encouragement and will be of a great inspiration…
My father fled the Cultural Revolution in 1966. After risking his life to get to America, he started our family in Boston. But when his restaurant went bankrupt and my mom got sick, he began to feel like he’d failed at the American Dream. A story of migration is passed down from father to…
Noise musician Joke Lanz has a loyal fan base. And a dreadful image: he’s known to have himself suspended from a butcher’s hook or whipped on stage. And for most people his music is nothing but painful noise. How can anyone end up living like this? This documentary film explores the life…
Slop is a upcoming rapper/producer originally from the Bronx. In this documentary he'll be speaking to us on growing up as a kid, what inspired him to start rapping, his big experience performing in France and many more. We hope you enjoy this documentary, so sit back relax and enjoy the show IG:…
Goodz is a well known battle rapper born and raised in the Bronx. As a young kid he would listen to the older guys have cyphers in his building which inspired him to start rapping. Being the oldest of 3 he was forced to grow up fast and take care of his siblings. In this Documentary he'll be speaking…
