"TO': Day of Days", the epic Oxbow trip to Tahiti where Laird broke the sound barrier of what was possible with tow surfing. The day-by-day, blow for blow account of this history making surfing trip and what has become known as 'the Millennium Wave'. (2000 / 28 minutes).
When Texas Goes Smart-on-Crime ! 'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders. Looks like rape,…
Wild Mint tells the story of a group of childhood friends in Israel, the experience of growing up under the influence of strong ideology and the first Intifada they oppressed. The story evolves around a tragic scuba diving accident where two young men drown. The accident occurred in Egypt in a beautiful…
Documental dirigido por Abner Benaim Producido por Apertura Films Panamá | 2014 | 93 min. | V.O Español | Subtítulos en Inglés Documentary directed by Abner Benaim Produced by Apertura Films Panama | 2014 | 93 min. | V.O Spanish | English Subtitles *****FESTIVALES***** PREMIO…
At mid-career, Meier guides the viewer on a retrospective of his white buildings, from private houses of the 1960s to the Frankfurt and Atlanta Museums of the 1980s--all variations on his trademark spatial and planar treatment. His influences from Corbusier, Wright, Mies, and Baroque Germany are shown.…
Ryan and Sam Weber are extremely talented, hard-working, storied musicians, who struggle to define success - a confusing and elusive concept for any artist. Their journey to this point has provided them with countless opportunities to learn more about themselves and what really matters in life. Their…
Shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967, Danae Elon's highly educated parents, noted Israeli author Amos Elon, and former correspondent and literary agent Beth Elon, hired a Palestinian man named Musa, the father of eleven children, to take care of their six month old daughter on a daily basis. It…
To circumcise or not to circumcise, that is the question pondered by filmmaker and future mother Danae Elon and her husband Philippe. The couple, who hope to discover the sex of their baby at birth, are on two sides of the issue. Philippe, who is himself circumcised and a Jew of Algerian decent, explains…
Classification by the Régie du cinéma in Quebec: General New York Times Critic’s Pick “A candid, intimate look at a family’s struggle” – Avishay Artsy, Jewniverse “Very powerful and shocking and absolutely worth checking out” – The Film…
Classification by the Régie du cinéma in Quebec: General “Fascinating, moving and at times humorous” – Katie O’Connor, Toronto Film Scene “Heartfelt, poignant and very emotional” Carole Di Tosti, Blog critics “Elon gracefully and intelligently…
A film diary of a trip between Kathmandu, Nepal, and the Thar desert, India, near the border with Pakistan. A sensitive and impressionist adventure crossed by a civil war, religion and thousands of years of history that can still be sensed today. Um diário cinematográfico de uma viagem…
Though the Caesarean Section may be considered normal in our society, it still marks an incursion into a woman's body and life that is far more difficult to process than generally claimed. The film focuses on how deliveries by C-Section are perceived by those affected. In moving interviews, men…
