A documentary about the populism of Iran's President Ahmedinejad. Broadcast on HBO and ARTE, the film premiered at the 2009 Berlinale and SXSW Film Festivals. "Succeeding where Oliver Stone famously failed, Lom was granted permission to shoot a film about President Ahmedinejad and how…
Letters to Zohra tells the story of an unlikely revolutionary, Ahmed Kathrada. Born into a middle class Indian family in South Africa, young Ahmed sides with the oppressed black majority in the 1950's. Arrested and convicted for high treason, he is sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island,…
In the heart-wrenching documentary LETTER TO ANITA, award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson explores the painful legacy of singer Anita Bryant’s infamous anti-gay campaign of the late 1970s. Narrated by three-time Emmy-nominated actress Meredith Baxter, LETTER TO ANITA tells the story of Ronni…
Lesbians adopt a Chinese baby. For a middle-aged lesbian couple in America adopting an infant Chinese girl named Maya, the desire to raise a child is "not about passing on genes, but about creating a family". Their affecting story is told in revealing voice-over by one of the women, who…
In this magical world of blue wonder "Lettre à ma Mer" defines this constant need to go back surfing. We follow three women, through the changing seasons, depicting their lives and relationships that the ocean and surfing have on their everyday lives in the beautiful coastal village…
Loucas is a 75-year-old yachtsman. He lives on the sea and his feet rarely step on land. He starts the tour of the Aegean Sea with a boat, only with the help of the wind, without using the engine. After a few days, two of the three crew members leave the ship. They can’t stand the prevailing conditions:…
National Teachers Academy (NTA) is considered a beacon for Black children: a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school located in the fastest growing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents’ group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a…
— For Home Use Only — Allergies, obesity, asthma, diabetes, auto-immune and intestinal disorders are all on the rise. New research points to changes in the ecosystem of microbes that live on and inside every one of us -- our microbiomes -- as a major cause. But how could one's gut…
Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of energy. It’s clean, abundant, and frustratingly out of reach.Obsession, fraud, and failure have destroyed many scientific careers in the world of fusion. But decades of setbacks have not stopped people from trying. The world’s richest countries are pooling…
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In an earlier but not so distant age, the nation of Fiji groaned under the weight of superstition, sorcery and cannibalism. Ancestral spirits roamed freely, promising abundance and demanding their due. Tribal fighting was gruesome. Fueled by revenge and greed, violent warriors devastated entire villages…
In an earlier but not so distant age, the nation of Fiji groaned under the weight of superstition, sorcery and cannibalism. Ancestral spirits roamed freely, promising abundance and demanding their due. Tribal fighting was gruesome. Fueled by revenge and greed, violent warriors devastated entire villages…
