This documentary by Gena Lida Riess explores how reality television is constructed and consumed, and the psychological impact it has on participants. It examines how the characters of people on reality television are simplified to serve the show's needs and narratives. Further, it questions…
RIVERBLUE travels around the world to uncover the dirty secret behind how are clothes are made. This award-winning feature reveals stunning and shocking images that truly change the way we look at what we wear. Through harsh chemical manufacturing processes and the irresponsible disposal of toxic chemical…
Documentary 105 minutes Original language : French with english-subtitles Québec, Canada 2014 Festivals, Honors & Screenings : Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) 2014 : Student Jury Award for Best Feature Film. National Competition. Rendez-vous du…
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this award-winning historical documentary examines the Stalinist purges and terror in the former Soviet Union during the 1930s and 1940s when an estimated twenty-million people lost their lives - some in labor camps, others starved in state-induced family, and many others executed…
BIG VOICE is a feature musical documentary that chronicles a year in the life of high school choir director Jeffe Huls and his most advanced ensemble. Mr. Huls’ passion for the choral arts and music literacy fuels his desire to exceed all standards and expectations. The results are hard won,…
After the Second World War, Finland desperately needed to get back up on it’s feet and one of the solutions was hydro power. Environment wasn’t important as the rivers were harnessed for power. Cultures were lost and people seriously traumatised. We need to tell the stories that have been…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/the-uprising-of-34-p282.aspx by George C. Stoney, Judith Helfand, and Susanne Rostock color, 88 mins, 1995 The Uprising of '34 is a startling documentary which tells the story of the General Strike of…
The documentary rebuilds the life of the brazilian architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas. His relatives, friends, students and six of his major works tell the history of this iconic latinamerican modernist.
In the beginning of 20th century Brazil was boiling. The end of slavery, the arrival of immigrants and urbanization moved the country. In this scenario, football comes from England with the young Charles Miller and undergoes a revolution in the magical feet of Arthur Friedenreich.
The struggles of a 300 pound middle-aged drag queen living in the Bible Belt is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. The life of a Southern drag queen isn't all wine and roses - just ask Wilmington, North Carolina's own Tara Nicole. Stereotypes of Southern hospitality and…
"It's all a Plan" is a documentary film about the life and work of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, the most renowned living Brazilian architect. He tells his own story and the highs and lows of a remarkable life trajectory throughout a series of revealing interviews with his own daughter, Joana,…
BELGIUM - a study of trains and traction on the busy 4-track route linking Antwerpen with Brussels. We call in to two locations at Duffel and Kontich around 10 km south of Antwerpen. Classes AM08, AM82, 13, 18, 21, 27, 55, 77, 186, 6400 and TGV all appear. GERMANY - the busy Oberhausen West Yard…
