An examination of the concept of nationality deep ingrained in the Chinese and Japanese people, and its impact on modern day people. "From the beginning, I have always told my students, the main purpose of this project is not just setting up the houses. To me, it is more important to build a…
Yudha Chitra (Frames of War) is a stark reminder that peace has not yet come for those directly affected by Nepal’s 11-year conflict. The film brings us the voices of those whose relatives were killed or disappeared or who were disabled during the conflict. Suffering and pain reside in individuals…
Follow 90-year-old Janey as she writes and directs her latest original, socially relevant community theatre production. Battling through the current recession, the colorful troupe of faithful townspeople cope with their own struggles by telling their story on stage.
This video was filmed in Kemet (Egypt) on the annual Kemet Nu "Know Thyself" Educational Tour. Ashra Kwesi provides onsite explanations and an in-depth multimedia presentation on the magnificent Temple of Het Heru. He offers an eye-witness account of this impressive edifice built for the observation…
Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a self-described collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, Allen Ginsberg and Annie Sprinkle. Neel always sought the "authentic," moving from Greenwhich Village…
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…
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…
River Thoughts is a lyrical journey through the city of Nanjing, China during the summer months. Modern architecture, urban landscapes, melodies of folk songs, rainy ancient villages, and studies of the Yangtze river are carefully blended together to create a visual and aural tapestry of the city.
"Ein beeindruckender Film, der die Zuschauer berührt und begeistert zugleich." (Südwestpresse) "Geschichte hautnah" (Badische Zeitung) "Einfühlsam beobachtend…mit Situationskomik gewürzt." (Neue Westfälische Zeitung) Seit über 15…
Scientists uncover a buried skeleton of a Blue Whale in an attempt to put it back together for display in a prominent museum. But it's not as simple as it seems, first they need to locate the buried whale, develop a method to clean the appalling stench from the bones and assemble all the pieces.
"Os Mamíferos foram a maior expressão da música brasileira da qual você jamais ouviu falar" - Vice Brasil https://www.vice.com/pt/article/z4je95/os-mamiferos-biografia Sinopse: 45 anos após a dissolução da banda Os Mamíferos, Marco…
Out of all the cross cultural encounters that have resulted in the richness of American popular music, none has been so prominent or so fraught with fraternity and conflict as the relationships between African Americans and American Jews. Body and Soul: An American Bridge aims to tease out the strands…
