An examination of the younger generation in China, and how they take shelter in the virtual world in the face of the barrenness of the actual reality. One morning in Beijing, a group of young people in their early 20's are crammed in a flat in Tiantongyuan Community. They are just started their…
“To learn about a city, you should learn about its taxi drivers first.” is a very common but quite representative vocation. Since the taxi drivers contact with largest number of people, they are the ones most familiar with urban life. This film describes money and life in the eyes of taxi…
In Taiwan, each month 40,000 people on average become “card slave” as a result of failing to meet credit card payment. Some people pay off one card with more cards, but end up unable to meet all his debt obligations. Pressed by heavy debts, the living standards of card slaves make a dramatic…
On an ancient Suzhou street with traditional white walls and black tiles, an old lady in her nineties lives with her caretaker who is in her sixties. The old lady comes from a prestigious family and was a national athletic star during her college years. After fleeing to Suzhou from Shanghai together…
A documentation of the demolition and relocation of two farming villages over the course of five years in China. Farmers rely on their land for survival. However, in China, those who rely on their land have neither ownership of the land, nor the guarantee of land-use rights. Farmers have paid an especially…
As an honorable People’s Liberation Army soldier, 17-year-old Luo had a bright future. It all vanished overnight as he was accused of being a “counter-revolutionary” and people’s enemy. After two decades of humiliation and persecution, Luo was finally vindicated, and wounds started…
A documentation of the contrast between the city and nature, and people’s different expectations of life. A-niu, a mother who is in her fifties, and Ya-yin come up with a project to build a village of their own. They purchase a patch of land in Doulan, Taitung, and hope to find people who share…
"An achingly beautiful film." - Roger Ebert "Remarkable... Captivating... A small town symphony." - The New York Times 45365 explores the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the…
Italians By The Bay examines how the lives of immigrants have changed from leaving their homes in Italy to moving to the Bay Area. With the current events going on in Italy and Italian being the fastest dying language in the United States, this documentary touches the cultural dynamics, motivations,…
Developed to protect Israel against constant rocket fire, the “Iron Dome” missile defense system is a story about confrontation with indiscriminate terrorism. Follow the development of this breakthrough, lifesaving technological wonder — across a journey from vanity, denial, tragedy,…
Al confine tra Etiopia ed Eritrea, dopo decenni di guerra, oggi si combatte un’altra battaglia: quella della sopravvivenza per migliaia di profughi in fuga dalla dittatura. Sono 5 i campi profughi degli Eritrei sul confine etiopico, e la vita si svolge con difficoltà enormi per la scarsità…
Acteur principal de ce documentaire, James Ellroy entraîne le spectateur dans toutes sortes d’endroits insolites et dans les rues de Los Angeles pour parler ouvertement de ses obsessions : le meurtre du Dahlia Noir, celui de sa propre mère, les années 40 et 50, l’institution policière…
