“An oasis of creativity blooms in Spark. Since we can’t all attend Burning Man, we can be thankful for Spark, which is probably the next best thing!” - Andy Webster, The New York Times "Spark: A Burning Man Story" is a compelling behind-the-scenes look into the cultural…
The film is a love letter to the joys and pleasures of champagne. Major champagne houses featured include Pol Roger (Winston Churchill famously drank over 40,000 bottles in his lifetime), Bollinger (appearing in 15 James Bond movies), as well as Piper-Heidsieck (Marilyn Monroe's favourite), Taittinger,…
Hat Goethe seinen Faust tatsächlich unter Drogeneinfluss geschrieben? Gibt es im Jenseits Kabelanschluss? Und - Gibt es Gott wirklich? Antworten darauf versucht „Spartacus, Abaris und die Illuminaten“ zu geben. Zwei exzellente Theaterschauspieler, Heiner Heusinger und Wolfgang Krebs…
In the North of England, an underground fight club is pushing violence to new extremes. Spartan Bare Knuckle Fight Club is the UK’s only licensed 8x8ft bare-knuckle pit fighting club. But beneath the violence, the club aims to be a lifeline in difficult times. Over seven years, Spartan has become…
Anhand von zwei Künstlern und einer Künstlerin zeigt der Dokumentarfilm den Alltag von Menschen, deren Beruf es ist, Spaß zu verbreiten. Die drei Protagonisten – den Kölner Alleinunterhalter Dieter, den Hardrock-Songs spielenden Heimorgelspieler Mambo Kurt und Corina, die…
Speaking Directly is an essay-film making for a kind of State of the Nation address, from the perspective of someone other than the President of the United States, circa 1972-4. This film addresses both the political and cultural situation of the US at the height of the Viet Nam war, Watergate and its…
A programme about a user's involvement in mental health services (1985). The first part shows examples in the United Kingdom on involvement in consultation and research, group support networks, training and education, management of services and advocacy. In the second part user involvement in Holland…
Brice Marden, Günter Umberg, Richard Serra, Gerhard Richter, Robert Mangold, Helmut Federle, Jonathan Lasker, Günther Förg, Philip Taaffe, and others At the beginning of the twenty-first century, abstraction - that most quintessentially modernist innovation - maintains a peculiarly…
Based on the conviction that women's skills and experience as peacemakers within families and communities must be applied globally. Filmed in Canada, Britain and USSR, it presents the perspectives of women who are passionately committed to the causes of social justice and permanent world peace.…
The Forgiveness Project is excited to present this series of conversations exploring shame and the profound impact it has on how we understand ourselves and our lives. In these unique recordings, four of our storytellers share how shame can twist, disconnect and silence us – and also reveal…
This series includes 11 video shorts which can be used to initiate discussion after watching the documentary film "Speaking to Sparrows". The shorts include the topics in the film and can be used as follow up in a retreat setting, large or small group, monthly women/girls groups, and more.…
Speaking to Sparrows is a documentary film about women finding courage to confront the uncomfortable. Our culture is very effective at transmitting the messages that there are prerequisites for happiness and success which include a whole list of unhealthy expectations. Speaking to Sparrows fearlessly…
