The increase of asthma, in particular in children. Asthma has increased dramatically in recent years, in particular as it affects children. This programme uses a blend of live images and sophisticated 3D computer graphics to explore the reasons behind these increases and examines those factors involved…
Since 1939, Astor Barber has been cutting hair with pizzaz and is still one of NYC's most loved institutions. Get your hair cut from cradle to grave...literally! The Vezza family, their loyal customers and over 50 stylists working at Astor will show why this 3 generation family owned business attracts…
Cartoon villain, master manipulator, traitor or true patriot? You decide in this engrossing portrait of Donald Trump’s wily adviser Roger Stone. “If you use any of that, I’ll murder you.” It’s hard to know if this on-camera threat to Danish filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen…
Following the 1885 Berlin Conference resolution on the partition of Africa, the Portuguese army uses a talented ensign to register the effective occupation of the territory conquered in 1907 to the Cuamato people, in the south of Angola. A Story from Africa enlivens this rarely seen photographic archive…
Shot on three continents, this film provides an inside look at Christopher Kirkley’s project “Sahel Sounds” - a blog, record label and platform to explore arts and music of the Sahel region through non-traditional ethnographic fieldwork. We follow Chris from Portland to Niger, where…
Explore shocking UFO encounters from Roswell, the Rendlesham Forest in the UK and mysterious UFO sightings over China.
A film by Charles Najman with Franketienne A Strange Cathedral in the Viscous Darkness evokes the devastating effects of the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital on January 12, 2010, through the words of Haiti’s greatest poet Frankétienne and his premonitory play Le Piège…
A Strange Harvest is Linda Moulton Howe’s Emmy Award-winning hour documentary about the worldwide animal mutilation mystery that has haunted ranchers and law enforcement since the 1960s. TV producer and investigative reporter Howe follows the eyewitness testimonies and the facts where they lead,…
A Stranger in My Native Land is the poignant and personal account of Tenzing Sonam’s first-ever visit to his homeland. From the far reaches of Amdo Province, where Tibetans have lost their language, to Lhasa, the heart of the country, the film captures his meetings with long-lost relatives and…
Internet predators are shape shifters who pose online as whoever our children need them to be. In 1999, 1 in 5 kids with Internet access was sexually approached on the web. A Stranger In Our Home tells the disturbing tale of Daniel and Stephanie, two teenage victims of Internet predators.
Travel through the boulevards of the City of Lights with an Iranian musician in exile, who is working as a taxi driver. This remarkable film takes you on a stunning tour of the city’s world-famous landmarks as well as through the neglected and desperate streets most tourists never visit. His passengers…
The Seven Rays are the fundamental energies working through the signs of the zodiac and the many planets within our solar system. In this two-hour workshop, William Meader closely considers each of the Seven Rays as they interface with the zodiacal wheel. He also explores their unique effects upon the…
