Independent filmmaker spends 3 years making a movie. In the ensuing time, a shift in culture makes the film's release problematic. He decides to reframe the film in the style of a faux documentary to show how a film was so ahead of its time, it ended up being behind the times.
An eclectic and honest examination of Melbourne's post-punk music scene of the late nineteen seventies that spawned the likes of Nick Cave, the Birthday Party, Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Whirlywirld and the unique 'Little Band' scene amongst many others. Participants…
A drama which critically examines psychiatry from the point of view of the patients. A drama documentary which critically examines psychiatry from the point of view of those on the receiving end - the patients. Issues such as treatments, labelling, care in the institution, the attitudes and approach…
Lucas Aerospace workers draw up plans for socially useful production instead of weapons. Faced with threats of redundancy, the workers at Lucas Aerospace have themselves drawn up plans for producing worthwhile equipment such as kidney machines and non-polluting vehicles and accessories instead of…
We, The Marines is an action-packed, giant screen film that immerses audiences in the unparalleled experience of becoming and serving as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor and former marine, Gene Hackman, the film uses the giant screen to honor the dedication,…
We All We Got captures the poetic language of the streets: police helicopters flying over the city, music popping out of cars, people talking shit on the street corners, ambulances on the run, and preachers hollering for the violence to stop after another young man is senselessly gunned down in the streets…
A cult object of Austrian invention and a bestseller in the USA and worldwide: the Glock. The semiautomatic rapid- fire weapon is one of Austria’s export hits, but not a lot about its questionable meaning reaches the public realm. Like a thriller, this investigative and precisely researched documentary…
WEAPON OF WAR - Confessions of Rape in Congo A film by Ilse & Femke van Velzen Produced by IFproductions 2009 60 min. www.weaponofwar.com SYNOPSIS Weapon of War military perpetrators unveil the hidden motives and strategies of rape as a war crime in Congo. The film tells the story…
Over 7.2 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. in just three years. But this record crisis isn’t accidental. Behind it are policies, funding, and U.N. agreements that orchestrate mass migration. In Weapons of Mass Migration, investigative reporter Joshua Philipp uncovers how the border…
Version originale francophone • Seuls sur les routes, ils sillonnent des chemins musicaux extrêmement éclectiques. Du bluegrass le plus traditionnel au rock le plus expérimental, en passant par la fanfare ou la musique électronique, ces musiciens ont tous en commun…
This sharp, often humorous documentary follows Virginia based music group Astronomers, tracing their path to notoriety from solo, coffee house beginnings in Texas, to the historic Jefferson Theater, culminating in a sold-out CD release show.
A political biography of the activist Kath Locke, from Manchester’s Moss Side, based on an interview conducted by her political comrade Paul Okojie shortly before her death in 1992, aged 64. Confronted with racism at an early age, she was sustained by a strong sense of belonging to the African…
