"Rohingya" (2021) is a continuation of Ai Weiwei’s previous films Human Flow (2017) and The Rest (2019) which spotlight the plight of refugees. The feature-length documentary focuses on Rohingya refugees who were forced out of Myanmar in August 2017. The Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim…
Documentary "The Wind Tells Me to Live" (with English subtitles) 2015/Japan/81min Official Web http://kazewaikiyotoiu.jp/ <Introduction> What kind of life would you imagine if your body ceased to function due to a disease or disability? This documentary has recorded the ordinary…
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film produced by Parminder Vir England | 1992 | 52 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- ALGERIA: WOMEN AT WAR offers a rare insight into the key role Algerian women played in their country’s liberation struggle from…
"Die Nordsee von oben" ist der erste Kinofilm, der die Nordsee und die größte zusammenhängende Wattlandschaft der Welt ausschließlich aus der Vogelperspektive zeigt. Mit der Perspektive ändert sich alles. Unsere Heimat, die wir glauben zu kennen, ist aus der Luft…
Nach dem Erfolg von "Die Nordsee von oben" widmen sich die Filmemacher Silke Schranz und Christian Wüstenberg der Ostsee - ausschließlich aus der Vogelperspektive. Mit der Perspektive ändert sich alles. Unsere Heimat, die wir glauben zu kennen, ist aus der Luft nicht mehr…
They are becoming more and more numerous but we do not see them. Some disappear into solitude without anyone noticing. These are the ‘Hikikomori’. ‘Hikikomori’ is a Japanese word used to describe reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from the public world and seek extreme…
Whether it’s opium, cocaine, marijuana or fentanyl, trafficking drugs earns the Sinaloa cartel earns an estimated three to twelve billion dollars per year. It’s a huge business, with more than 200,000 people in the region of Sinaloa alone, working directly or indirectly for organized crime. We…
With its sandy beaches, Spanish colonial architecture and volcanic lakes lined with restaurants, El Salvador has all the assets of a dream tourist destination. Yet foreign visitors are rare. The reason: this tiny state in Central America is the most dangerous countries in the world. Every year, between…
There is a lot of debate as to when is the right age to introduce the violence of check hockey to youth players in the United States. I have coached players going into their first year of checking for three years and at first I thought it was just unfair, but when my daughter played it for a year with…
1969. La police new-yorkaise fait une énième descente dans un bar gay de Greenwich Village. Le raid de trop. Lassés d’être persécutés, les clients du Stonewall ne se laissent pas faire. Ils se rassemblent dans le square d’en face, en nombre toujours…
In America, lobby groups, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that the ‘right’ candidate wins elections. It affects everything from the selection of local officials to presidential elections and creates countless conflicts of interest, undermining what used…
To China, it’s a breakaway province that must return to the fold. To its 24 million inhabitants, it’s a sovereign state, with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. Now that Hong Kong has been brought into line, Taiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy.…
