What ever happened to Dreyer’s Joan of Arc? "Nitrate Flames" tells the story of Falconetti (1892-1946), the French actress that played the main part in the legendary silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" by Carl Th. Dreyer. From the luminous glory years as a theater star…
A poetic film about a young woman's life and dreams. A woman who had the courage to change her life and realize her dreams. A movie about Jonna Jinton. Blogger, photographer and artist and nature lover. A film by Mitra Sohrabian.
“New and powerful. This is a film that builds community.” --Stuart Comstock Gay / Executive Director, Vermont Community Foundation Screened on PBS and Capitol Hill. Shared with struggling small towns across America. STORY: A struggling blue-collar town rallies to revitalize itself…
For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I♥NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser's remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, Milton Glaser: To Inform &…
-→ In 2015 a pair of Barbers in Ypsilanti. Michigan, a town 30 miles west of Detroit, started a program: Read to your barber Get a haircut Get a two dollar refund In this documentary Andrew Sacks explore an effort by a group of barbers to improve their young customers’ literacy and…
The Amish and the Reformation traces the origins of the Old Order Amish of America and gives a uniquely personal view of Amish beliefs by former members of the group. Beginning with Luther's 95 theses, the program describes the advent of the Reformation, the establishment of a reformed state sponsored…
The constant travels of a Guatemalan circus prevent its members from participating in society. This isolation hinders the development of rights and values and allows the men to maintain a micro culture in which machismo is a virtue and women are treated like slaves. Las Aguilas Humanas premiered at…
Impossible Dreamers is an inspirational documentary that follows a number of Senior Athletes, ranging from ages 60-94.The Emmy award-winning filmmakers spent over three years capturing the ups and downs that define the human spirit.
When developers in Durham, NC, demolish an iconic tobacco auction house in the name of revitalization, they not only displace a community of artists, they also threaten the soul of the community. “The Rise and Fall of Liberty” examines the ebb and flow of Liberty Warehouse’s 80-year…
One of the most popular series from the Christian history collection. This gripping series of six half-hour programs, produced in consultation with an international team of scholars, takes you to the actual locations to show what the early church was like, how it spread, and the persecution it endured.…
From its clean-cut bicycling missionaries and imposing Salt Lake Temple to its cryptic rituals and closed-door secrecy, the Mormon Church (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is both intriguing and mystifying. Despite whatever popular appeal this religious movement has, it is no stranger…
Host Christopher Gornold-Smith, historian and Bible teacher, takes you into the heart of each of the Gospels. Combining remarkable shots of the Holy Land with dramatized scenes and clear analysis of each gospel account, Christopher invites us into the world of Jesus. You will be entertained, inspired…
