Beatlemania swept America on the back of brilliantly conceived and executed compilation album "Meet the Beatles" a live telecast to American cinemas and four key appearances on the Ed Sullivan TV show. By April 1964 Beatles singles occupied all five top positions on the Billboard chart, a feat…
The Beautiful Adventure - Gypsy Musicians in Cuba. Join the Gypsy musicians on their Cuban adventure as they collaborate with the traditional music group Estrella de Chocolate and record iconic tracks at Havana's legendary Egrem studio. Their journey through Havana's vibrant music scene introduces…
Soccer is more than a game. All across Africa people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities and to pave the way for progress. THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, a new documentary feature film, travels across Africa to follow six unforgettable, dynamic Africans who are beating…
What happens when a group of hairdressers from America travel to Kabul with the intention of telling Afghan women how to do hair and makeup? This engaging, optimistic documentary tracks a unique development project: a shiny new beauty school, funded in part by beauty-industry mainstays, which sets out…
directed by Frank Matter, documentary, 33 min., Switzerland/USA 1999 «... a fascinating portrait of a truly original artist.» The New York Times Swiss artist Klaus Lutz is a unique filmmaker. In his works, he creates a visual universe completely his own. Reminiscent of Chaplin or Méliès,…
Sometimes the best solutions to the biggest problems can be found in the most unexpected places. Meet the beaver believers: five scientists and a sassy, spicy hairdresser who are tackling climate change one stick at a time. The Beaver Believers is the urgent yet whimsical story of an unlikely cadre…
The Bee Effect depicts pollination, pollinators and the human impact. An urgant movie where bees and insects has starred in the man's persistence on the planet. If the butterfly's wings can cause a storm; what happens if every bivinge stops beating
Maofu kehrt aus der Stadt zu seiner Familie in ein Dorf im Norden Chinas zurück. Nach Jahren als Wanderarbeiter sucht er nach einer neuen Perspektive. Für seinen Vater Laoyu, einen alternden Bienenzüchter, ist ein gut erlerntes Handwerk die einzige solide Lebensbasis. Er hofft, dass sein…
Risking millions on a dream to become the first American to build, own and operate a craft beer brewery in Europe, Greg Koch (Stone Brewing) may be making the biggest mistake of his career. In a sleepy corner of Berlin, the man nicknamed “Beer-Jesus”, goes against the odds to follow his…
Ludwig van Beethoven’s work is legendary – and already was while he was still alive. He is famous around the world, and yet little is known about the conditions under which his music was composed. One thing is certain: he composed most of his masterpieces AFTER the onset of his deafness.…
How emotional reactions are learned by the process of stimulus association, and how positive and negative consequences shape our lives. How emotional reactions are learned by the process of stimulus association, and how positive and negative consequences shape our lives. This concept can be used therapeutically.…
A Chippewa community in a Great Lakes oil town near Detroit is facing a health crisis because of prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals. While the community once enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country, for the past decade miscarriages, reproductive cancers and widespread neurological problems…
