Over five years in the making, Getting Over is the passion project of a lifetime from filmmaker Jason Charnick. Given a box of video tapes by his uncle that chronicled his father's final days, it took him well over a decade to even face the image of his father again. In 1997, Jason's father…
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film by Sabiha Sumar Pakistan | 2017 | 85 minutes | Color | DVD -- Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar’s inspiring and probing documentary explores the complex relationship between India and her native country. Traveling…
Blackbird is a short narrative drama by Australian Solomon Islander filmmaker, Amie Batalibasi. The film sheds light on a little known part of history - Australia’s sugar slaves. Set in the late 1800s, it follows the story of Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), who were kidnapped…
THE BAULKHAM HILLS AFRICAN LADIES TROUPE is a celebration of the remarkable spirits of four African women survivors of sexual abuse, and the triumph of their improbable theatre troupe. Four women fled from different parts of Africa to Australia in order to escape violence and abuse. They find a safe…
DARE TO BE follows a series of rowers ranging from novice girls to women training for the Olympics on their journey to not only excel at their sport, but chronicle the development of the human spirit. Rowing causes more than just a physical change but exhibits influence that molds the unique qualities…
Abandoned at birth by his Dutch father, Daniel Hoek was raised by his Ethiopian mother. Yearning for an absent father and teased for his pale skin, Daniel's resentment leads him to crime. While imprisoned on death row in Addis Ababa, he decides to reach out to his estranged European family. Yet…
By 2050, the world population will grow to ten billion people. In the middle of the heated debate about food security, comes this broad and analytic look into the enormous spectrum of global food production and distribution - from artificial meat, insects, industrial farming to trendy self-cultivation.…
Cascais was a land of princes and princesses, castles and palaces. Today this sailor village keeps an eye on the sea and open their doors to the fastest growing sport at a national level: Surf. This film shows us this heavenly piece of coast and route that became the Capital of Portuguese Surf. Now…
"A timely reminder that grass-roots political activism can be initiated at any age..." - The New York Times Free Discussion Guide available on agreatersociety.com It's the 2014 midterms and residents of a south Florida retirement community feel the weight of democracy on their…
This is the first ever documentary on the life and work of author and activist Lorraine Hansberry whose classic play, "A Raisin in the Sun" influenced the representation of African Americans and changed the American theater forever.
In 1967 Les Blank and Skip Gerson were hired to work in Thailand on a documentary about the B52 Bomber and its use in bombing campaigns over Vietnam. The producer had difficulty getting permission from the Thai government allowing the filmmakers access to the plane. Weeks went by with Les and Skip on…
Down Around Here is a close-up profile of the Kitchenette Diner in East Cambridge, MA. The diner closed its doors in 1978 and was carted off by six white horses all the way to New York City. The diner was a part of David's life growing up. It was two blocks away from where his dad ran a tire store.…
