Documentary film on the hunt for Usama bin Laden the falconer. USG first ignores, then obstructs, then threatens Alan Howell Parrot who prepared a secret plan to catch the world's worst terrorist alive, for delivery to coalition forces.
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…
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…
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…
Dora Russell's historic record of journey from west to east by women with the message of peace. In 1958, a group of women formed an international committee to organise a women's caravan of peace which would travel by road from west to east to break through the barrier of the cold war. The…
"Pôle Espoir" reveals the extraordinary daily life of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 on the way to becoming the flagship of French surfing and bodyboarding. They dream of the Olympic Games as much as their next trip with friends. Immersed during several months in the Pôle…
Through aerial shots of the deserted city and giving a voice to those who have experienced the health emergency on the front line, the documentary becomes the collective memory of a human drama, which started with the triages of the emergency room and spread over the entire Brescia area. Now streaming…
