The amazing story of the epic first ascent of 'The Prophet' on El Capitan, Yosemite. Following the UK's top big wall climber Leo Houlding as he revisits his 10 year project; 'The Prophet', an exceptionally steep, loose and difficult route on the east face of Yosemite's El…
"12 Months" - an award-winning documentary about a Los Angeles man who rents his three-bedroom home for $1 per month to help a family - he has never met - get on their feet. Told through the eyes of Felicia Dukes and her four children, the project puts a personal face on homelessness and…
Basketball is king in Kentucky, especially in rural areas like Taylor County. In 2015, the Taylor County boy's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 32 years. The Cardinals lost in the first round of the state tournament, but with two of their top players returning the…
In 1914, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh entrepreneur based in Singapore, chartered a Japanese ship, the Komagata Maru, to carry Indian immigrants to Canada. On May 23, 1914, the ship arrived in Vancouver Harbour with 376 passengers aboard: 340 Sikhs; 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus. Many of the men on-board were veterans…
WINNER 1984 Christopher Award for Best Television Documentary WINNER 1984 American Film Festival Blue Ribbon "This engaging. cinema verité-style documentary is about Kojo Odo, a remarkable man living in Harlem who adopted a total of 18 handicapped children over a 10-year period of time.…
The 2015 airshow season was exceptional, but not necessarily for positive reasons. For the first time in over 60 years, members of the public were tragically killed when a Hunter hit a busy road outside Shoreham airfield, curtailing what was destined to be one of the best shows of the year. We show…
Reel to Real is an archival rock documentary about the innovative Umphrey's McGee, diving deep into the early years by examining their inner workings through unreleased band shot camcorder footage. It reflects on UM's days of suspended youth, racking up thousands of miles in a van and trailer…
For academic or institutional purchase, please click here: http://www.combatfilms.com/from-the-masses-to-the-masses.html From the Masses to the Masses: An Artist in Mao’s China is the story of Jin Zhilin, a Chinese artist whose life was altered dramatically by the currents that shaped Communist…
This Scotland: Catching the Tide: A documentary about photographer Colin McPherson’s quest to capture the final days of Scotland’s salmon netting industry. In the early 1990s, photojournalist Colin McPherson embarked on a project that would take him to the heart of one of Scotland’s…
The All-Ireland Football Finals, September 2009. On the pitch, a ferocious battle for the Sam Maguire Cup. In the stands, 82,000 spectators cheer and weep. And behind the scenes, Peter, Pat, Robert, Shakila, Lenny, Pauline, Frank, Séamus, Amy and their two thousand colleagues make it happen. They…
A short glance at the city. Modern, historic, gray, we see her from above. But there is a big underground culture that is living by the sideways at the edge of the concrete, they look at the city from the ground – Skaters. They have no religion, no country, no boundaries. The concrete kids…
You can now order a DVD from UFO Swedens online shop: http://tinyurl.com/Ghostrockets A documentary about friendship... And UFOs It’s ok to be both charmed and shed a tear when watching this delightful film about a group of Swedish UFO enthusiasts. The group have been meeting since the 70s…
