As West African cities faced explosive growth in the 1960s, young people found themselves displaced, living in urban centers far from their families and home regions. Enter the goumbés—youth associations combining networking, mutual aid, and a healthy dose of fun. In this short film…
Montenegro is a small Balkan country, but one which seems to have everything- beautiful mountains and lakes, an Adriatic shore, good food, and more. Over the years that bounty made it a target for conquest by its regional neighbours. Montenegro experienced rule by Illyrians, Macedonians, Romans, Serbs,…
An older man walks through piles of rubble—stone heaps and the remnants of walls on the outskirts of a village in rural Algeria. Like a host giving guests a tour of his home, he points out where kitchen, bedrooms, and other rooms once stood. “This is where I was born and grew up,” he…
For most of its history, the nation we know today as Croatia found itself in the middle of a tug-of-war between competing empires. The legacy of centuries of outside domination motivated its leaders to form one pan-Slavic nation following World War I, and an even larger one following World War II. The…
In December 2016 the Gotthard main line over the old route via Göschenen was largely by-passed with the opening of the new Base Tunnel, leaving just a handful of trains traversing the classic mainline ‘over the top’. We have been fortunate in obtaining some rare footage of a ride over…
廃屋大学 第2回のゲストは、建築集団・々（ノマ）代表の野崎将太と、石田延命所の石田真也。会場は、西村組が改装中の廃墟・バラックリン。野崎将太と石田真也はバラックリンにて、ペット霊園の廃祭壇をつかったインスタレーションを制作中、その作品制作も当日ご覧いただけます。 ※スピーカーの背景に、成人雑誌の誌面の一部が映り込む場面があります。試聴される方はあらかじめご理解の上ご覧ください。 詳細：https://nishimura-gumi.net/news/haiokudaigaku2/
A filmmaker puts out a casting call for young adults, aged 15- to 23. The director wants to make a film about growing up in her home country, Georgia, and find commonalities across social and ethnic lines. She travels through cities and villages interviewing the candidates who responded and filming their…
This two-hour 16 mm film is a documentary composition of new jazz, New York as the city that generates it, and the musicians playing it. The thoughts of the saxophonist CHARLES GAYLE and the bass players WILLIAM PARKER and PETER KOWALD from Germany accompany the film. RISING TONES CROSS is a nostalgia…
Documentary film about China-born Singaporean artist, Chua Ek Kay, who pioneered new forms of representation in Chinese ink painting. Chua faced criticism from traditionalists while personally struggling to resolve differences in East/West aesthetics. Yet his perseverance ultimately yielded a quiet revolution…
Eddie Izzard is one of only four comedians to ever play Madison Square Garden and she is the only one from England. This live sold out show was the final stop on her "Stripped" tour of 2010. In Eddie's own words, the show is "about everything that has ever happened... with a few gaps"…
For most of its history, the nation we know today as Bosnia & Herzegovina found itself in the middle of a tug-of-war between competing empires. The legacy of centuries of outside domination motivated its leaders to form one pan-Slavic nation following World War I. That war was triggered by the assassination…
In Cracked Up we witness the impact adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond. Behind the scenes Darrell suffered from debilitating flashbacks, self injury, addiction…
