Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Jewish dissidents plots to hijack an empty plane and escape the USSR. Caught by the KGB, they were sentenced to years in the gulag and two were sentenced to death. 45 years later, filmmaker Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov reveals the compelling story of her parents, "heroes"…
A visit in 1971 to the classrooms of the Juilliard School, the prominent music academy, introducing some of the gifted students and many of the brilliant faculty including: Paul Mann, Peter Mennin, Rosina Lhévinne, Jennie Tourel, Jose Limon, John Houseman, Ivan Galamian, Ania Dorfmann, Saul Goodman,…
Doctors, nutritionists, authors and entrepreneurs from 4 countries share why they choose to go against conventional health wisdom to promote paleo. The film also reflects on how they were profoundly transformed by the lifestyle beforehand.
3 Hikers' tells the story of three Americans (Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal) who went hiking in Northern Iraqi Kurdistan in July 2009, and were captured and held as political hostages by the Iranian Government for more than two years. Set against the backdrop of the complex geopolitical…
In 2006, Steven Haataja, a brilliant mathematics professor in the isolated community of Chadron, Nebraska, disappears without a trace. When his body is discovered three months later, bound to a tree and burned beyond recognition, the cause of death sends the community reeling with questions, conspiracy…
When young missionary KATE LOGAN learns of ESCUELA CARIBE, a small Christian boarding school that bills itself as a rehabilitation center for troubled teens from the U. S. , she sees the perfect opportunity to make a difference. Hoping to document the positive effects a place like this could have on…
Common Ground is a feature documentary that explores the ancient relationship between humans and elephants in Sri Lanka. We discover how years of civil war and an expanding human population has affected that long-standing association. Very few animals on this planet are regarded both as an object of…
In South Africa between Durban and JBay lies approx 1000km of untamed topographical and oceanic paradise, in the middle is the Wild Coast. For local surfers Lungani Memani, Andrew Lange and Avuyile Ndamase, it’s their home . Every year in June the ocean swells to it’s peak, hosting the countries…
The American architect most responsible for the new image of the architect as artist is documented in this film at a point in his career when he advances from experimental, private houses to complex institutions and large-scale collaborative urban projects. Our recent film FRANK GEHRY: An Architecture…
Working together as photographers since 1957, Bernd and Hilla Becher have become known for capturing endangered architecture quickly vanishing from the modern landscape. By the end of the 1960’s they were part of the conceptual art movement in view of their minimalist approach. Bernd and Hilla…
UNCERTAIN is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas. In a 94-resident town so tucked away “you’ve got to be lost to find it”, three Uncertain men make their own bids for survival looking to find a more certain…
A famous comedian (Jonathan Winters) and artist wants to display his work at an art museum. Just when he thinks he's lost his touch, a series of famous comedians drop by to help him rekindle his artistic and comedic spark.
