A film by Sophie Fortier. Documentary, Canada, 2017, 59 min. Production : Périphéria Productions | Distribution : SPIRA — SYNOPSIS — Canada, Iqaluit… They arrive on an island of rock, close to the arctic circle, with the desire to start over. The Great North…
Betty Bui, Mo{nu}ment à partager Un film de Gilles Coudert et un film de Frédéric Jesque (2011 / 19 min. - 2 films / Version française) Disponible en DVD : http://www.apres-production.com/portfolio_page/documents-oeuvres-video-betty-bui/ Ce film présente l’exposition…
Interweaving past and present to tell the story of the artists and free-thinkers who flocked to New York’s Greenwich Village and helped change the political and artistic course of America. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For personal and/or at-home use, please click…
In Haiti, many parents in the countryside are forced by destitution and desperation to give away their children. As young as four years old, these children go to live and work for other families as full-time, unpaid, live-in servants, or slaves. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use…
Children act scenes about the evils of smoking. Children from a Gloucestershire school act in this amusing film which presents a series of light-hearted tableaux involving different social groups for the audience to identify with. The theme is that smoking is a vicious circle, the older children passing…
Problems faced by spouses when their partners develop dementia. Mental Health in later life - dementia What it’s like when your life-long partner develops dementia. Several families are shown, as they cope with this heart-rending loss, and have to adapt to being with someone who is the same…
In the Haitian countryside – where people have little access to doctors, hospitals, or conventional medicine - peasants use local leaves, herbs and therapeutic massage as a way of curing simple ailments. Narrated by the people themselves. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use…
Ancient Jewish traditions are carried out year-round in Brooklyn’s religious communities. But for one month in autumn (in tune with the lunar calendar) many holidays are observed with prayer, song, ecstatic dance, and celebration. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For…
A sea ritual. Every year on the summer solstice in Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island, hundreds of women and men dress as mermaids and sea creatures to "open" the ocean for mortals to swim in. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For personal and/or at-home use, please…
A woman’s ritual, a Caribbean tradition. A Trinidadian woman who owns a restaurant in Brooklyn gives her recipe for the dish that every West Indian woman takes pride in. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For personal and/or at-home use, please click here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/riceandpeas
The name means “dancing spirit” and these 12’ high stilt walkers appear at street festivals in New York City, at carnivals in the Caribbean, and at religious ceremonies in West Africa. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For personal and/or at-home use, please…
For many years the art and craft of hand-rolled cigars was an important industry in New York City, employing tens of thousands of workers from many nations. Today, the practice is nearly extinct. NOTE: This price is for Institutional/Educational use only. For personal and/or at-home use, please click…
