ALLIES is a landmark documentary from 1983, made at the time of Bob Hawke’s unequivocal embrace of the American alliance. The film explores Australia-US relations during the Cold War: the setting up of ASIO to appease American agencies worried about Communist influence; the Petrov Affair and disunity…
A film by Mike Rubbo. Olive's family name was Dangerfield and her hair was red. Coming home from school together, this Katie Raven would sing out; "Red for danger! Danger on the field!" "I'll show you danger," Olive grunted one day, winding up her arm. "I gave…
Campaign film supporting squatters in various London boroughs resisting eviction by private landlords and the GLC. Footage of housing conditions of a single mother, squatting in Camden; squatters barricading themselves in, in Camden, Kensington and Ilford; account with stills of illegal evictions initiated…
Kai Greene is one of bodybuilding's top athletes, labeled by the fans as - "The People's Champ.” After placing 2nd at the biggest bodybuilding competition in the world, Mr. Olympia, for 3 years in a row; a shocking announcement was made... Kai Greene would not compete at the…
A film directed by Zhang Zeming and Paul Liu. Produced by Zhang Zeming and Andrew and Harriet Pike The extraordinary story of seven retired Chinese from different backgrounds and life experiences come together to form a cycling team. They take an extraordinary journey from the industrial city of…
"A funny, woozy, infectiously cheery look at a still-persevering (though struggling) national treasure" —Village Voice Founded in 1958 in East Orange, NJ, WFMU is the metro areas beloved listener-supported, freeform, independent community radio station. Driven by its commitment to…
A la recherche du passé obscur de son grand-père paternel, la réalisatrice nous plonge dans la France vichyste de la Révolution Nationale. A travers l’engagement d’un homme ordinaire se révèle une partie de l’histoire refoulée des Français.…
Écrivain, Prix Nobel de Littérature en 2000, dramaturge, metteur en scène, traducteur et peintre, réalisateur de films en forme de ciné-poème, Gao Xingjian vit en exil à Paris depuis 1988. Si aujourd’hui Gao Xingjian a la nationalité française,…
Mon père était un garçon allemand de 10 ans lorsqu’il est arrivé en France avec sa mère. C’était en 1945, la guerre venait de se terminer. Il choisit de rester en France, d’oublier son père - disparu en Allemagne -, de cacher sa nationalité,…
C’est un film spirale, un tourbillon d’histoires emboîtées ! Avec en son centre, un drôle d’énergumène qui en parcourt toutes les strates. Au départ, en 1977, il y a l’histoire de Lucien, lycéen humilié à cause de son…
Chiu is 32 when she starts to run in the sports team of her Taiwanese company. Very quickly she will be recognized as a winning member, in particular in long distances. She discovers that she really likes marathon, trains passionately for it, and over a few years, becomes the most celebrated multi-winning…
Chiu a 32 ans quand elle commence à courir dans l’équipe sportive de la société taiwanaise ou elle travaille. Très vite elle se distinguera par ses victoires répétées, surtout sur les longues distances. Elle se découvre une véritable…
