The definitive documentary on the competitive world of Elvis impersonators. From Las Vegas to Memphis, go behind-the-scenes with the would-be kings of every race, color, and creed as they square off at the Superbowl of Elvis contests. "Almost Elvis" is an uproarious, uplifting and unique…
All sorts of drugs examined; suitable for young people. Drugs are used by people of all ages to change their feelings. Even a cigarette after a boring job is a drug, but for some people addiction can result from such a start. This film suggests that we should accept that we have negative feelings…
Winner of the Audience Award at The Edinburgh International Film Festival and hailed by The Independent as "A genuinely great rock film!", Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis finds music critic Wyndham Wallace, touring with his least favorite band, Travis. Through a series of candid interviews…
A film by Nitzan Ophir Israel 2014 Two girls, one religious Jewish and the other Israeli-Arab whose father is from the Occupied Territories, start to correspond online, and find themselves deep in a surprising, exciting, and stressful experience. Disclaimer: Purchases through our…
Krakow International Film Festival, Poland Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina Best Feature Film – Sole Luna Treviso Doc Film Festival Two girls meet online. Samar (12), whose mother is an Israeli Arab and father is a Palestinian from the West Bank, lives in Lod, a mixed…
This one-hour award winning documentary tells the story of a band of aboriginal people in the Canadian North. The filmmakers combine footage from a documentary they made in 1972 with contemporary footage and intimate interviews with members of a community in transition, struggling to put their tragic…
A documentation of the contrast between the city and nature, and people’s different expectations of life. A-niu, a mother who is in her fifties, and Ya-yin come up with a project to build a village of their own. They purchase a patch of land in Doulan, Taitung, and hope to find people who share…
In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the community during an era of transition and decline. Focussing on one photograph from his collection, a group of filmmakers paint a contemporary portrait of the postcode fifty-years on. "This…
Two veterans' efforts to heal their moral injury. Almost Sunrise tells the inspiring story of two young men, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson, who, in an attempt to put their haunting Iraq combat experiences behind them, embark on an extraordinary journey – a 2,700 mile trek on foot across…
"A quietly spectacular exploration of aging, outsider art, and cats." - Sam Adams, Indiewire/Criticwire “Accidental, affectionate, surprising, affirming. See it." Jeff Truesdell, People Magazine For many, Peter Anton’s house embodies an end-of-life nightmare: the utility…
ALMOST THERE tells the story of three men who embark on a journey in search of meaning and happiness in the autumn of their lives. Bob swaps his safe home for a campervan and tries to find the though guy inside himself in the barren Californian desert. Drag queen and stand-up comedian Steve is fed up…
This ethnographic short-film explores the fundamentals of Chan/Zen Buddhist monastic life through the eyes of the Head Chef (典座 dianzuo/tenzo) of a Chan Buddhist monastery in Southern China. He explains the traditional cultivation, distribution and ritual offering of food in this Buddhist community.…
