In the 1960’s, as the cities collapsed and the suburbs sprawled, Athelstan Spilhaus had a vision: A futuristic city for 250,000 residents, engineered from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota, to solve the twin urban and environmental crises. The Minnesota Experimental City…
Through a journey across Europe, starting in Rennes, finishing in Saint-Petersburg, a team of young documentarists spontaneously and poetically engage with an experience of culture, languages and borders. The camera follows Tao, a blooming artist travelling by the means of her skateboard. Along the way…
A poem for the planet, Metamorphosis captures the true scale of the global environmental crisis. Forest fires consume communities, species vanish, and entire ecosystems collapse. But this crisis is also an opportunity for transformation. Through a tidal flow of stunning images, Metamorphosis carves a…
Sam Cooke, the most influential black pop star of his time, was shot dead at theyoung age of 33 in a seedy motel in South Los Angeles at the height of his music career. Uncover the mystery surrounding the death of The King of Soul, civil rights activist, and writer of such songs as “(What a) Wonderful…
When James Lawrence (aka the Iron Cowboy) announced his plan to complete 50 Ironman distances in 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, the only person who believed that he could pull it off was James himself. An Iron Man distance consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run.…
How can we consume less? Live our dreams? Meet new friends? Adventure more? And have a bloody good time doing it? 'The Lap of Tasmania' is a documentary, following Dustin Hollick and Rhian Slapp, two ordinary fathers with the survival skills of well-trained house pets, on a two-week journey…
Hoop Dreams goes to the mat in this intimate, coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools. Coached by teacher Chris Scribner, teammates Jailen, Jamario, Teague,…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/polyphonic-lullabies-of-kakheti-p1014.aspx Hugo Zemp color, 60 min, 2019 in Georgian, English with English subtitles While lullabies – with their intimate relationship between a mother and her child…
Guerrillas In Our Midst looks behind the scenes of the blue chip New York art market of the 1980s and 90s, Anonymous art activists the Guerrilla Girls provide a witty foil to business as usual, protesting the lack of women and artists of color, and revealing how artists are made.
In December of 2013 the largest elephant in the world was seen for the last time. His name in Zulu was Isilo, which means “king of kings”. Conservationists searched months on end for his body until in late March of 2014 the carcass of the giant was found in the African bush, his magnificent…
Meet ten diverse Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapists who demonstrate the art and science of Dance/Movement Therapy with children with diverse needs in a variety of settings. Learn how to support self-expression, confidence, trauma healing, self-regulation, social skills and expansion of movement…
Featuring Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Susan Aposhyan, Dr. Martha Eddy, Mariko Tanabe, Maryska Bigos, Dr. Annie Brook, Beverly Stokes and others. This innovative film outlines the stages and physical, emotional and cognitive importance of developmental movement patterns to human development, and includes…
