Thanks to Hank is the story of a liberation movement, a plague, an unsung hero, and a gay activism that puts poor people first. In San Francisco in the 1970s, Hank Wilson was the Johnny Appleseed of gay liberation. Everywhere he went, new organizations sprouted and thrived. The gay film festival…
A celebration of the musical legacy of Memphis' best-known secret - Big Star - and their legendary THIRD album. Performed by a collective featuring members of Big Star, the dB's, Let's Active, the Old Ceremony, the Posies, R.E.M., Semisonic, Wilco, and Yo La Tengo with Kronos Quartet,…
Log Line: The Ivy League educated writer, singer, mother, breast cancer survivor, and stripper, Viva Las Vegas, advocates for people who use their bodies for survival, while navigating the limitations of living at the edge of societal acceptance. Synopsis: Viva Las Vegas is a preacher, just like her…
Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to community leader to an activist on the global stage.
Thank You for Your Service takes aim at the failed military mental health policies within the U.S. military and their tragic consequences. Following the stories of four struggling Iraq War veterans with interviews of top military and civilian leaders. Observing the systemic neglect, the film argues for…
Personal experience of being a skinhead in the 60s and 70s. A documentary detailing the film-makers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during the late 70s and early 80s. It gives an insight through a female perspective into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood…
A inspiring film about Tobias Holzknecht, a young alpinist from the Ötztal region, who has been connected to the mountains since childhood. Even at the age of five, he stood on a 3000-meter peak and discovered the world of sport and competitive climbing during his school years before returning to…
In this 5-minute documentary short, the late Robert Honeysucker (1943–2017) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a professional baritone opera singer and teacher well known in Boston's Classical music scene, and Nicholas Bosanquet, a distinguished health economist in London, recall their youthful…
The magnificent Alexandria of the first half of the 20th century narrated by its Greek, Italian, Armenian، Syrio-Lebanese and Egyptian citizens. Seven protagonists: Greeks, Italians, Armenians, Syrio-Lebanese and Egyptians. They belong to different religions, sects, social classes and ages, but they…
You'll know their faces, but do you know their names? They've played cops, lawyers, bosses, best friends, politicians and everything in between. In the sequel to "That Guy...Who Was In That Thing" follow 8 actresses as they detail their experiences in Hollywood with plastic surgery,…
This first ever attempt to create a true 'peoples' government was made in Paris in the spring of 1871: The Paris Commune. Women were crucially involved in bringing it about, running it and in fighting - 'heroically' - in its final, desperate defence. "That little Flame"…
A moving documentary film, told in three languages. From broken strings to fleeting harmony, an unlikely orchestra using unlikely instruments successfully defies the odds in Jerusalem, and proves - if only for a short moment - that there is a chance for a better future. Broken and discarded musical…
