"When Maharishi Came to Town" is the sixth chapter in the Fairfield History Series and continues where "Parsons" left off. This film tells the story of how Maharishi International University came from California to Fairfield, Iowa. Some residents saw it as a novel stopgap measure…
A provocative yet heartwarming story about the clash between conservatism and sexual freedom in one of Europe's most liberal countries. We meet 52-year old Norwegian Bjørn-Tore, who fled to the big city in order to escape the everyday homophobia he experienced in his rural hometown. When…
A provocative yet heartwarming story about the clash between conservatism and sexual freedom in one of Europe’s most liberal countries. We meet 52-year old Norwegian Bjørn-Tore, who fled to the big city in order to escape the everyday homophobia he experienced in his rural hometown. When…
A documentary about sweet water and it´s role for the earth and the climate
This video explores how three individuals experienced loss when someone close to them died and traces how their grief changed with the passage of time. Supported throughout by experienced counsellors and counselling trainers the participants are sensitively and carefully held by the practitioners…
In early 2020 live music was booming and concerts were selling out. Then Covid-19 hit and it all abruptly came to a screeching halt. This candid documentary features first-hand recollections and new outlooks on life from known musical artists of their experience living through a shutdown that affected…
Deep underground, 10,000 feet above sea level... Danger, toil, and superstition pervade life in a mining town high up in the Bolivian mountains. Tin is the heartbeat of the community providing jobs and livelihoods - but at considerable cost. With deaths commonplace, people turn to El Tio, the devil…
WHEN THE CROWS WALK HOME is an embodied investigation into Britain’s only named wind – The Helm – found solely in the western Northern Pennines, UK. A walk through the fellside – the viewer is taken on a journey by (and with) the wind, moving through seasons and stories (and some…
“When the Fall Comes,” a film about love, loss and art, chronicles how one woman moves through grief by using dance, poetry and a performance piece to illustrate her healing process. “When the Fall Comes” weaves through vivid landscapes of the San Francisco Bay Area, Argentine…
A documentary written and directed by Jérôme Lambert & Philippe Picard (52') Synopsis: In the second half of the 19th century, Japan opened up to the West and thanks to explorers such as Guimet, Duret, Cernuschi or Bing, art objects and engravings started to flow into Europe…
Is “cancel culture” a real thing? Are public shaming and de-platforming campaigns justified as a way of advancing social justice and holding the powerful to account, or are they evidence of a creeping proto-totalitarianism? What happens when these tools are weaponized for personal or political…
This new, updated version of the 1983 classic on war and social revolution in Guatemala is a vigorous and persuasive documentary. It describes the struggle of the largely Indian peasantry against a legacy of state and foreign oppression. Centered on the experiences of Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú,…
