—For Home Use Only— "You cannot walk away unmoved." —Bill Moyers When pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" in 1962, the backlash from her critics thrust her into the center of a political maelstrom. Despite her private persona,…
Nobody has managed to challenge Einstein's theory of gravity, even though its shocking conclusion is that the majority of the universe's gravity must be due to a mysterious form of invisible matter which nobody has ever observed. But now physics stands at a crossroads. Some of the field's…
Somewhere in the gigantic human anthill of Tokyo, a man resists to the infernal machinery of the great metropolis. Alone, for 15 years, he built this resistance in the form of a house. A shell? A cathedral? A folly? The work of Keisuke Oka escapes any simple definition. We should rather speak of a world,…
Dialogue entre un poète noir américain enfermé à vie et la cinéaste. Elle essaie de représenter son absence au monde, et d’inscrire son voyage politique et poétique au creux des images de son pays, le désert du Mojave, et de ses paysages intérieurs,…
Erik van der Poel and his great love Truike Heemskerk grew up in the typically Dutch village of Oud Ade.They were two of the 193 Dutch passengers who died in the disaster on 17 July 2014. The terrible news hit the village like a bomb and the sorrow was overwhelming. For no fewer than six weeks flags…
Space is more than a place. Space is an inspiration. It stimulates our imaginations. It holds infinite possibilities – discoveries of new worlds and new realities that go beyond even our wildest dreams. Those around the world who saw Neil Armstrong take the first step on the moon were awed by this…
Documentary, 35 mm, 105 min, 2012 "Breath of the Gods" is an eye-opening journey to the origins of modern yoga, featuring interviews with yoga legends B.K.S Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and T. K. Sribhashyam, with rare historical footage and lavish re-enactments. Modern yoga goes back directly…
"Nostalgia for the Light" Master director Patricio Guzman, famed for his political documentaries ("The Battle of Chile: Part I-III", "Salvador Allende," "The Pinochet Case"), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert,…
In 1941, in German-occupied Warsaw, soon after the creation of the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto by the Nazis, a Polish amateur 8mm camera enthusiast shot a remarkable 10-minute film from both sides of the Ghetto walls. This never before seen footage is woven into “Warsaw: A City Divided”, acting…
This documentary investigates the truth behind the bloodiest coup attempt in Turkey's political history. After the July 15th 2016 coup attempt failed, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashed an unprecedented wave of repression against his opponents. Tens of thousands of teachers, judges, journalists,…
This documentary investigates the truth behind the bloodiest coup attempt in Turkey's political history. After the July 15th 2016 coup attempt failed, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashed an unprecedented wave of repression against his opponents. Tens of thousands of teachers, judges, journalists,…
Myanmar, formerly Burma, is a country shaped by Buddhism and military dictatorship. One ethnic minority, the Rohingya, is facing state organized campaign of killings as of 1978. Transition to democracy under Nobel Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, made things even worse. The problem is now called a genocide.…
