“For American audiences Iraqi Odyssey will be a revelation.” — New York Times “A personal, insightful and beautifully made film…I was spellbound in front of the screen.” — Huffington Post “Iraqi Odyssey is one of the more breathless documentaries in…
Filmed over a period of 5 years, this cinematographic masterpiece is an emotional testimony of Iraq's most valuable archivist and an ode/hymn to a legendary photographer who witnessed the disruption of one of the most beautiful countries on earth.
Disturbing allegations about the fate of thousands of babies shake Ireland to the core. Six years ago, Catherine Corless, a local historian from County Galway in the Republic of Ireland, discovered that hundreds of babies and young children had died in a home for unmarried pregnant women. It was run…
Green is the first thing that people associate with Ireland. Green plains and hills dominate the sweeping landscapes before ending abruptly at chiselled oceanside cliffs. The air is full of history. Castles from bygone days and vestiges of Celtic culture surround you, recalling this glorious past. Despite…
Initiatives that get people with Alzheimer’s involved in art and creative workshops are producing remarkably positive results. Dozens of day care centers, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities are using drawing, painting and museum visits as effective therapies, making it possible to improve…
"January 2011 : the revolution bursts in Tunisia, my father’s country. The Tunisian people scream in a rage and I, here in Paris, can feel their revolt vibrating in my heart. I am experiencing an intense manic episode, so intense that I am left almost entirely amnesiac. I am diagnosed bipolar…
For five years during WWII a group of young Polish women, some barely teenagers, outfoxed the Nazis to rescue hundreds of Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. At 95 Irena Sendler tells their true story. "INCREDIBLY POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A TRULY COURAGEOUS WOMAN WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF…
Problems of a woman trying to build her own life now her children have left home. Irene Maloney is a woman who is struggling to cope with a world that is rapidly changing around her. She is a person who is bright, imaginative and articulate. But she has forced herself into the role of dutiful wife…
Regie: Farschid Ali Zahedi Deutschland 2013 30 Minuten Leder Driebold war ein Oldenburger Traditionsunternehmen, das 1932 vom Vater des letzten Inhabers übernommen wurde. Ursprünglich ein Handel für Leder und Lederwaren, erweiterte das Unternehmen in der Kurwickstraße 33 bald…
Ein kleines süddeutsches Theater hat den Anspruch große Kunst zu machen. Diese Kunst ist harte Arbeit und der Triumph des Erfolgs, der Applaus des Publikums, bleibt doch nur wenige Augenblicke bestehen. Zwei Filmemacherinnen begleiten die Produktion eines Stücks vom ersten bis zum letzten…
When it comes to the discovery and documentation of birds, Tim Laman is one of the best in the world. As he entered the final curation stages of his forthcoming book, Bird Planet, fellow bird lover and National Geographic photographer Keith Ladzinski reached out with an opportunity to go on safari in…
Irineos Galanakis a unique pastor, educator and leader fought for the rights of people throughout his life. He fought against injustice and became a symbol of peaceful revolution transcending the narrow borders of his birthplace, the island of Crete. The documentary recounts the most important events…
