In 1995, filmmaker Steve James returns to Pomona, a beautiful rural hamlet in Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, for whom James once served as an advocate Big Brother. He finds that the once difficult, awkward child has become -- ten years later -- an angry and troubled young man. Part…
— For Home Use Only — Stewart Lee Udall was the most prominent and effective Secretary of the Interior in American history. Directed by award-winning filmmaker John de Graaf, STEWART UDALL: The Politics of Beauty examines the trajectory of Udall’s life from his childhood through…
A candid portrayal of masturbation and our cultural reltionship with this activity we all take part in, but don't discuss. STICKY pulls no punches at exploring a subject that touches us all. Interviews with sexologists, authors, religious figures, and porn stars. Featuring Janeane Garofalo, Nina…
Stilfser Joch. Kreuzweg des Friedens ist ein Dokumentarfilm, der einem außergewöhnlichen Ort im Herzen Europas gewidmet ist: Dem Stilfser Joch. In 3000 Metern Höhe, mitten in den italienischen Alpen befindet sich ein beeindruckender Naturschatz, bei dem sich Gegenwart und Vergangenheit…
"Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class" (1968) is an exploration of the external and internal pressures that the Negro middle class was facing at a watershed moment in American political history. Using extensive location shooting, archival footage, a bit of dramatization, and interviews…
"Still Around" is a feature length compilation of 15 short films about HIV/AIDS commemorating the 30-year anniversary of the epidemic in 2011. The film weaves a diverse slate of stories into one powerful video AIDS quilt of our times to paint an unmatched emotional portrait of how people thrive…
In the 1960s the motor scooter was the people’s transport, and it was cheap and easy for riders to compete in motorsport events. In theory it was completely possible to turn up to an off-road scramble meeting on your every-day road bike, compete, and ride it home again afterwards. But realistically…
In 1985 Bill Withers, the great R&B singer/songwriter, made his last record, deciding it was more important to be a husband and father than a hit maker. ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ ‘Lean on Me’, ‘Lovely Day,’ and ‘Just the Two of Us’ are only part of…
The complex emotions of someone who has given birth to a stillborn child. The journalist Bel Mooney reveals what it is like to give birth to a stillborn child. In this forthright and perceptive interview with the actress Sheila Hancock it transpires that many hospital staff find this a very difficult…
Rob Fraser always knew his life would be condensed. That's what comes with having cystic fibrosis. Rob calculates his age in dog years. He looks like a healthy bloke but now at 33, Rob's really an old man of 99. Rob can see the end of his life clearly and he’s deciding to place himself…
A film by Mauricio Alfredo Ovando (Bolivia, 2018, 77 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) Alfredo Ovando Candia was a military general who served as co-president of Bolivia from 1965–66 (and again from 1969–70) after overthrowing President Víctor Paz Estenssoro. His political…
In keiner anderen Region Europas vertritt China seine geostrategischen Interessen so selbstbewusst wie auf dem Balkan. Die Doku analysiert, wie China in diesen Ländern den autoritären Kurs einiger Regierungen verstärkt, Abhängigkeiten schafft und dadurch die EU herausfordert, die…
