audism (noun): the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear and speak, or behave in the manner of one who hears and speaks. This powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational backgrounds - showing how audism does…
The Luangwa Troop. Film by: Peter Lamberti Location: South Luangwa National Park Release: 2004 TRT: 85 min Villains emerge, predators lurk on all sides, but a large troop of golden baboons proves that they are the master survivors in the harsh reality of Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. There…
On Southern Africa’s desolate West Coast, a newborn African penguin, Lucy, struggles for her life. She has just a ten percent chance of making it to adulthood and predators constantly lie in wait. Her parents have their hands full for the next four months, feeding and protecting her and her older…
T. N. Mohan, director of the multiple award-winning film on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "Hanged on a Twisted Cross," returned to Germany to film "In the Footsteps of Martin Luther." He introduces Germany as the Land of the Reformation by featuring the ten Luther towns which represent the…
The turbulent story of the company that taught the world how to game. Before Google, Yahoo and even Apple, before the Silicon Valley cliches of informal dress code, skateboards running the corridors and wild creativity became commonplace, one company dominated the digital economy and its business…
The Trigger tells the story of how one man's murder brought together Rio's slums. For decades there has been an ongoing war between the police and the deprived population of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro. After the torture and murder of Amarildo de Souza by the police, the community…
For 24 hours, a few determined souls succumb to the unknown and let themselves be swallowed up by the wilderness as they desperately try to make it through, in a race against time, and their own limitations. Set in Parry Sound, Ontario, just outside of the rugged and rocky shores of Georgian Bay,…
Two female backpackers get more than they bargained for working in a remote Australian town. In remotest red-dust Australia is the sleepy mining town of Coolgardie. When two Finnish girls take jobs in the town's only pub, they find themselves in a trial of endurance. Full of raucous drinkers…
Although he has no arms, his spirit soars, inspiring others with his music and his courage. Tony Meléndez may have been born without arms, but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying life to the fullest. Tony was born with this birth defect in 1962 as a result of his mother's taking…
In 1994, the long and painful history of the small African country of Rwanda came to a dreadful climax: the genocide and a death toll of approximately one million, within three months. Pain and suffering have engraved themselves on the souls of the people, but there are also clear signs of hope and restoration.…
On The Outs: Reentry for Inmates with Disabilities is a short documentary produced by the Amplifying Voices of Inmates with Disabilities (AVID) Prison Project. On The Outs follows three inmates with various disabilities, including vision impairment, brain injury, and mental illness, through all stages…
In 2012, “Nature” published a study led by more than 20 researchers from the top scientific institutions in the world predicting that humankind could disappear between 2040 and 2100. It also said that it could be avoided by drastically changing our way of life and take appropriate measures.Shortly…
