"Conceptual artists leap to conclusions logic cannot reach," said Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) in a rare audio-interview from 1974. Notoriously camera-shy, Lewitt refused awards and rarely granted interviews, yet in Chris Teerink's sensitive cinematic portrait, the pioneering conceptual American…
Sol LeWitt, one of the pioneers of the conceptual art movement, never liked the idea of being filmed or photographed. He always felt he was best represented only by his work. After twenty years of urging him to make an exception, he finally consented, on the occasion of a major retrospective exhibition…
During the four decades of his career, Sol LeWitt produced more than 1200 wall drawings using a deliberately limited repertoire of lines and geometric shapes to create works of remarkable complexity. Born in 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut, LeWitt is considered one of the key pioneers of conceptual…
SOL is a moving tribute to Solomon Tapatia Uyarasuk, a charismatic young Inuk, an amateur acrobat, musician and poet, who was found dead in the Igloolik police station in 2012. He was 26. The police suggested suicide, but two years after Solomon’s death, his family and friends were still waiting…
Antonia est une chanteuse lyrique à la beauté sombre et exubérante. Après une tentative de suicide, et la rupture de tous ses liens familiaux, elle tente de se réadapter. Sa sœur reste profondément affectée par cet événement.
In this climbing documentary we analyze the concepts of fear, death and life. Jordi Salas (Pelón) is a free solo climber. He performs alone without using any ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, relying entirely on his ability instead. His mind controls everything. He continues to learn…
Russell Bentley’s record-breaking Winter Paddy Buckley attempt. The Winter Paddy Buckley is a 100km mountain running round climbing over 47 of Snowdonia’s highest summits. Mountain runner Russell Bentley is going to try and break the overall record, solo and unsupported which, means running…
Twenty years ago, at the age of 11, Leonardo wanted to become a professional soccer player to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The film that was made at the time miraculously made his dream come true. In 1994, 11 year-old Leonardo, was portrayed in the award-winning…
"Solo BASE' follows the path of David Fusté along with his friend Turko, both very strong climbers who become BASE jumpers in order to make their dreams of flying a reality. However they don't only become jumpers, since what they do is climbing without ropes with a parachute on…
An extraordinary journey through the temple, promised to David, fulfilled in Solomon. The place where it was built in ancient times was considered the center of the world. In many ways it has continued to be a center of history. Today it continues as a center of great reverence as well as great conflict.…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/so-long-asleep-p996.aspx by David Plath color, 60 min, 2016 in English, Korean and Japanese with English subtitles Thanks to books and films such as Unbroken and Bridge Over the River Kwai many Americans…
Teslem (32), Dehba (33) and Jadija (30) are three women all born in the Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria. They went north to study and later returned to the camps. They now work on a fish farm in the middle of the desert. It’s a place where summer temperatures can soar to 50ºC,…
