SYNOPSIS The protagonists of SEEING VOICES may not be able to hear, but that definitely does not leave them without words. Sign language represents a parallel universe full of magic and expressive power which remains unexplored country for the vast majority of people. Ayse, Helene and the non-hearing…
SYNOPSIS HOUSE OF ATONEMENT tells the story of a luckless address: Vienna, Schottenring 7. This was the site of Ringtheater where nearly four hundred people died in a fire in 1881. Where the emperor subsequently built the Sühnhaus (‘the house of atonement’) to make up for it and no-one…
SYNOPSIS Since his 15th birthday, the timid archeology student Sven, is aware that he is sexually attracted to children. In this sensitive longterm documentary he is one of the first pedo- philes to openly talk about his dreams, his fears and hopes. Sven has vowed never to act out his affinity and…
A portrait of a New York neighborhood, centered around East 77th Street and its immediate surroundings. The film captures the flavor of this area, made up of a white population from the very rich on 5th Avenue to the ordinary citizens as you proceed towards the East River which was known as the Dead…
“White Dog” was a much discussed and controversial film directed by Sam Fuller in 1981, based on a novel by Romain Gary. Its theme is American racism. The central figure is a white German shepherd, adopted by a young actress played by Kristy McNichol, who discovers that the dog had been trained…
“Can cinema forge a country? This quirky doc cracks open the vaults at Avala Film Studios, the deserted state-owned facility that once churned out star-studded propaganda fostering the myths behind the rise -- and eventual collapse -- of Yugoslavia.” HotDocs Serbia, 100 minutes, 2011.…
A biography of Richard Wright, author of Black Boy and Native Son, from his impoverished childhood, involvement in left-wing politics and literary relationships, to his exile and death in Paris.
This film follows world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in existence. Tea-making secrets have been handed down through generations of tea makers over thousands of years. In this, his first digitally shot film, Les Blank takes his famous…
After a quarter century of struggle, mill workers in Kannapolis, North Carolina won the single largest industrial union victory in the history of the South in this Emmy Award Nominated film.
Ten years after Skin Deep, a new documentary film chronicles the experiences of a diverse group of college students - in this case, led by veteran UC Berkeley facilitators over the course of a semester - as they confront race, diversity, and their own responsibility for making a difference.
*This film may be purchased by individuals for personal home viewing with family and friends only. It is strictly prohibited to screen, loan or broadcast for any group for either educational or commercial purposes. A film by Lisa Ades Executive Produced by Lola Van Wagenen & Jeanne Houck 2002…
n introduction to six distinguished African American writers - Charles Johnson, Gloria Naylor, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, John Wideman and August Wilson.
