1950, 'Bairro Alto': João is 13 years old and decides to make his first incursion to the "prostitutes' district" in Lisbon. It was the beginning of a new stage in his life, set in a neighborhood also made of many distinct levels. What does remain today from the famous…
Au milieu du désert tchadien, une entreprise française construit une route bitumée. Cadres expatriés, conducteurs de travaux africains et ouvriers vivent le temps du chantier dans le campements contigus, au contact de villageois des alentours, qui viennent chercher du travail…
In the frigid waters off Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters still seek out the giant sea mammals that have sustained their people for time immemorial. Whales, walruses, and seals have tied them to these remote shores since the beginning of time. Contemporary experiences blend seamlessly…
Renowned Australian artist William Yang traces the labyrinthine web of his family history in this adaptation of his iconic live performance piece. Both William Yang’s paternal and maternal grandfathers came to Australia from the south of China in the 1880s to dig for gold. Both his parents were…
Photographer William Yang came out in Sydney in the early 70s, a period of great social change. “I never consciously came out as a gay man, I was swept out by events at the time.” He has seen the formation of a gay activist culture in the 70s, the commercialisation of the gay scene in the…
”Street Stories: girls, gangs, and realities” features the stories of over a dozen youths who have either lived in gangs or have been close to gang life. From various ages, neighbourhoods, and cultural backgrounds, each youth is unique in the way they tell and their story. Street interviews…
Featuring world famous natural bodybuilder and former American Gladiator, Mike O’Hearn, Generation Iron 4 explores the inner workings of professional natural bodybuilding in attempt to expose the truth behind the all natural claim of the sport. This next chapter in the flagship film…
The thrilling story of how one man helped save Europe’s premiere Jewish musicians from obliteration by the Nazis. In the early 1930's Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine…
The story of America is written in its small towns. The documentary Voices of Vail follows Vail Arizona, The Town Between the Tracks™, through a century of change. It is a celebration of the people, history, and remarkable natural beauty that makes Vail special. The film is accompanied by an original…
When Rodolfo Costa was found naked on the floor of his home in Paraguay, he had been dead for days. Though ostensibly jobless, he had mysteriously amassed a small fortune. He also had a secret alias-Hector Torres-and a secret life. At the time, Renate Costa Perdomo was a young girl. Asked to select…
Documentary about the life of the lyric singer Natália de Andrade.
54 min Directed by Mario Grande Garo is incarcerated for the third time at the Modelo Prison in Bogota, the country’s most violent. He decides to take part in a cultural program within the prison’s chapel, and becomes friend with an other inmate, My Friend. Together, they are searching…
