Blood Moon – 45 mins, Dir Alastair Lee The full-length cut of feel-good climbing film of 2018. The film follows Robbie Phillips, Calum Cunningham and Alan Carne as they attempt to open a new climb, ground up, on a 700m Big Wall called Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar. The walls of Tsaranoro are…
Thoughts and memories race through the mind during this experience of extreme solitude. Over there, in the frozen vastness, bodies go round and round in circles while the winter visitor's mind runs at top speed. One thing only is clear: no need for other worlds, only mirrors.
In 1996, the Washington D.C. band, The Make-Up were filmed on the road, heading towards the great northern climes, with asylum in mind. This 30 minute, 16mm film, captures these Dischord recording artists' intense congregational performances. Featuring Ian Svenonius, James Canty, Michelle Mae,…
In February, 2010, the legendary Chilean band "Panico" traveled through the desert of northern Chile with the challenge of recording a new album in the Atacama desert. After two decades of punk and post-punk rock, these offspring of political exiles are themselves rocked by not only the strange…
Palestinian farm laborer Emad has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part of the story of his village's resistance to Israeli oppression. Emad lives in Bil'in, just west of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Using the first camera, he recorded how the bulldozers came…
For more than a decade, German filmmaker Manfred Karremann has been reporting on the treatment of animals, particularly the abuses of livestock. His undercover documentaries contain disturbing footage of cattle transports, where cows suffer shocking treatment on the way to slaughter. Many are transported…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/house-in-the-fields-p991.aspx Tala Hadid color, 86 min, 2017 in Tamazight with English and French subtitles House in the Fields examines the life of an isolated rural Amazigh community in the south-west…
"Travelista TV is an award-winning series that features two vibrant, well-traveled young women as they jet set around the globe in search of adventure, culture, cuisine and festivals. With a dash of charm, a pinch of courage and heaps of curiosity, Travelistas Andrea and Teri are the perfect hosts.…
If a crime is committed in order to prevent a greater crime, is it forgivable? Is it, in fact, necessary? THE RELUCTANT RADICAL is an intimate portrait of climate activist Ken Ward. Ken breaks the law as a last resort and with great trepidation, to fulfill what he sees as his personal obligation to future…
At only twenty-three years old, Nadia Murad’s life is a dizzying array of important undertakings—from giving testimony before the U.N. Security Council to visiting refugee camps to soul-bearing media interviews, emotionally draining speeches, and an endless succession of one-on-one meetings…
Bums' Paradise depicts the lives of men and women who lived in the Albany, California Landfill. It follows them through their eviction. The film emphasizes their concepts of community as well as the amazing art that they created. Instead of being a documentary about homelessness, Bums'…
Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini (The Comedy Film Nerds Podcast) wanted to find out why podcasters had such a deep personal connection with their audience. They went all over the country, and then even to Australia and Japan to interview fans and podcasters. From dealing with mental illness to battling…
