FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/the-uprising-of-34-p282.aspx by George C. Stoney, Judith Helfand, and Susanne Rostock color, 88 mins, 1995 The Uprising of '34 is a startling documentary which tells the story of the General Strike of…
“The sounds inside Lee Scratch Perry’s head changed the world. Reggae and Rap wouldn’t exist without him.” -Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone He’s the Salvador Dali of music. He’s a mystery. He knows how to inspire the artist’s soul. Scratch is a shaman.” -…
The Upsetter tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee "Scratch" Perry, a visionary Jamaican musician, artist and all around madman who burst upon the Kingston scene in the '50s with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae. Narrated by Benicio Del…
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del Toro, The Upsetter is a captivating, unparalleled exploration charting 70 years in the life of the Godfather of Reggae and the man behind Bob Marley - Lee "Scratch" Perry. This special 10th Anniversary Edition contains 25 minutes of bonus…
The only doc to access Bowe Bergdahl's story. The USA vs. Bergdahl When Bowe Bergdahl infamously walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 he was captured by the Taliban and held for five years, tortured and kept in a tiny cage. But the nightmare only continued when he was freed by President…
The U-Turn narrates the transformational journey of the immigrant workers who broke the silence about the abuses they endured at the Agriprocessors meat parking plant in Postville, Iowa and the community that would not abandon them. The film showcases U-Visa an immgration relief – part of the Violence…
High in the French Alps, on the border between Italy and France, African migrants fleeing war, poverty and political persecution risk their lives crossing dangerous mountain routes. Witnessing the increasing influx of refugees, local communities in the Roya and Durance Valleys start providing them with…
Terrible mountains is what Leonardo da Vinci called the peaks that surround the Valtellina. They take the leading role in this story, which is rendered with the help of spectacular film footage and the stories of local inhabitants. With its dry stone walls – a masterpiece that has been declared…
Hermann Huber has always looked at his life as a mountaineer as a part of a puzzle – only complete when family, friendships, job, cosmopolitanism, curiosity and love find their place in it. Born on September 20th in 1930, grown up in Munich and the Bavarian alps, he began to work at “Salewa…
"Chronicles the rise of four young musicians from their formative years to their transformation into a worldwide phenomenon. Witness the group’s gripping tale told by the people who were there when it all begann — childhood friends, fellow musicians, roadies, bodyguards, producers,…
"Best film - First Appearance" - IDFA 2011 Busan Film Festival - Official Competition “The Vanishing Spring Light” follows Grandma Jiang in her final days. On a street set to vanish with redevelopment, the grandmother suffers a stroke and loses what little freedom she had. Conflict…
The Vasulka Effect is an archival and verite documentary portraying the life and work of pioneers of video art Steina and Woody Vasulka. Some have called them the grandparents of the “youtube generation” others of “video art”. With humour and serenity they are struggling with…
