The year is 1992, and Israeli-Palestinian relations are at an all time low. In an attempt to stop the bloodshed, a small group of Israelis and Palestinians meet in Oslo -- secretly and against the law. The unsanctioned meetings that changed the Middle East forever are chronicled only by the negotiators'…
God het ‘n geheim gehad. Trouens, volgens die getuienis van die Bybel was die geheim van God van alle eeue af verborge, en God het dit op die regte tyd geopenbaar. Die vraag is, wou God hê ons moet weet wat die geheim was na die openbaarmaking? Wat as die inhoud van dié geheim juis…
Wir blicken auf das ungewöhnliche Leben der Schweizer Schriftstellerin Katharina Zimmermann. Sie folgt ihrem Ehemann auf Mission in den indonesischen Urwald und zieht dort vier eigene und fünf Pflegekinder groß, wo sie den blutigen Militärputsch erlebt. Zurück in der Schweiz…
Martha Nabwire et Niki Tsappos, deux danseuses hip hop suédoises, sont les seules gagnantes en New style du Juste Debout (2010), le mythique battle en danse debout. Au-delà des moments de danse qui jalonnent le documentaire, il est aussi question de la complexité de la danse à…
The 1915 Dardanelles (or Gallipoli) Campaign in Turkey is regarded as one of the biggest Allied defeats of the First World War. Many Australians and New Zealanders, however, deem the 25th April 1915, when their soldiers landed at Gallipoli as a 'baptism of fire' and the real beginning of their…
Thomas Ruff counts as one of the most influential contemporary photo artists who studied photography at the Duesseldorf Art Academy with Hilla and Bernd Becher. He became intenationally famous in the late 1980s through his large-format portraits. With series such as 'jpegs', 'nudes',…
A sea ritual. Every year on the summer solstice in Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island, hundreds of women and men dress as mermaids and sea creatures to "open" the ocean for mortals to swim in. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and all institutions…
In rural Haiti, where the Vodou gods have been attended to for generations, a family serves its ancestral spirits with prayer, song, dance, animal sacrifice, possession, and other sacred offerings. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and all institutions (profit…
For centuries, the religion of Vodou (commonly called “voodoo” by outsiders) has been thought of as sticking pins in dolls or witchcraft. It has been kept underground and practiced in secret, giving way to much misunderstanding and sensationalism. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY.…
A lyrical portrait of rural Haiti, focusing on the rituals that compose the texture of everyday life: getting water from the river; making rope by hand from a sisal plant; cooking rice and beans in an outdoor kitchen. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and…
For many years the art and craft of hand-rolled cigars was an important industry in New York City, employing tens of thousands of workers from many nations. Today, the practice is nearly extinct. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and all institutions (profit…
A woman’s ritual, a Caribbean tradition. A Trinidadian woman who owns a restaurant in Brooklyn gives her recipe for the dish that every West Indian woman takes pride in. NOTE: This price is for home use ONLY. For universities, colleges, libraries, and all institutions (profit and not-for profit)…
