An enduring ethnographic portrait of zydeco’s beloved musical families and their Creole identity as seen at home, in local clubs, at work and running Mardi Gras. With the Carrière Brothers, “Bois Sec” Ardoin, John Delafose and Delton Broussard. English narration, with interviews…
With its wide coastline, France is a country of fishermen. Bretons, Boulonnais, Marseillais, Sétois… Fishing communities are numerous and deeply rooted in French culture and history. But the Second World War shook the old order and transformed the profession. With the modernization of fishing…
THE LAST DALAI LAMA? takes a fresh look at what is truly important for the 14th Dalai Lama as he turns 80: The ongoing confrontation between Tibetans and China; His Holiness’s influence in political and spiritual spheres; his work with educators and neuropsychologists; and his personal feelings…
A case study of Eastern Airlines tracing the rise and fall of the workplace initiative, creativity and cooperation that pulled it out of bankruptcy.
The only film on Frederick Taylor's work and its continuing influence on the modern workplace. The film includes original historical footage which Taylor and his contemporaries, the Gilbreths, shot for the pioneering time-motion studies which paved the way for the modern automated assembly line…
This concert documentary blends the full live performance of the final hometown show of mewithoutYou's "[A→B] Life 15th anniversary tour" with interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the band's evolution and emotions as they revisit their debut record. For a limited…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often viewed as a minor annoyance, or even something useful. But OCD is a serious mental health issue that traps 1 in 200 kids in a vicious cycle of worries and rituals. Parents, siblings and loved ones are also impacted as OCD behaviors and fears entrap and divide…
ABOUT THIS FILM This engrossing documentary follows two Cuban-American detectives in their 2003 hunt for an unknown man-the notorious Miami serial rapist. From the directors of Horns and Halos, this film reveals the diverse culture and strong moral fabric of a shocked, scared and outraged community. REVIEWS "Code…
For 30 years, the Cosmic Psychos have blazed a trail of empty beer cans and busted eardrums around the globe with their quintessential Australian drawl and pounding punk rock songs. Fronted by Ross Knight, Blokes You Can Trust tracks the band’s adventures along the rock and roll highway, from…
MAMILS, Middle-Aged Men in Lycra. During the week, they are white-collar professionals with responsible jobs, families and mortgages. Come the weekend, they transform into Lycra-clad super heroes; road warriors on expensive carbon framed bikes traveling in packs and competing with other males for dominance…
For years men have underestimated women. For years men have thought they were smarter than women, but now women outnumber men in colleges. For years men have thought that women should not work, now women are the majority of the American workforce. For years men have thought that women could not lead,…
The extraordinary life of Saint Veronica Giuliani. Saint Veronica's mystical experiences, amid great gifts and fights against the demons, were lived in the Capuchin monastery of the Poor Clares in Città di Castello in Umbria. Those precious memories have been passed to us through a diary…
