Welcome to the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. Was it a cult? Was it an elaborate game? Told from the participants’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice…
THE INSTRUMENT is a narrative feature film about seven students who inherit the instrument-building workshop of their enigmatic mentor and must undergo a collective rite of passage based on the spiritual components of music. In order to fully claim their inheritance, the students must live together…
The Instrumental Chemist is a documentary film that presents the remarkable life and legacy of chemist, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Arnold O. Beckman. Arnold Beckman transformed science. He created a series of brilliantly designed instruments that enabled scientists to answer old questions…
Stephen Groo, age 40, has made over 200 films in 20 years from fantasy to romance to sci-fi thriller. His eccentric style has gained him a loyal Hollywood fan base, and a crowd of trolls and haters. Groo has been largely unemployed during the past 12 years because of his filmmaking obsession. He and…
An award-winning short documentary about the revolutionary anthem, "The Internationale." Features Billy Bragg and Pete Seeger. Short-listed for an Academy Award nomination. Best Documentary Short: Woodstock Film Festival. "A stirring documentary about the radical song and its impact…
Join the International Space Orchestra – an assembly of star-spangled space scientists from NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Ames Research Center and SETI Institute, Singularity University and the International Space University ISU – in the adventure of performing…
Afghan and Iraqi translators played a key role in enabling communication between locals and foreign forces. But as American involvement in the war-torn region winds down, these abandoned interpreters are faced with an impossible choice: wait for U.S. amnesty paperwork that may never materialise or attempt…
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters provide a crucial bridge between American soldiers and local nationals. But as a result of their work with the US, many have become targets. In the chaos of their war torn countries these loyal allies now struggle to find a way out for themselves and their families.…
Why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? In America, nearly 30% of those exonerated by DNA tests had previously confessed. For more than half a century, the Reid technique was the favoured method of extracting confessions out of suspects. This method of slowly building pressure…
FOR HOME USE ONLY – FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/the-intersection-p1085.aspx Jessamine Irwin, Daniel Quintanilla 32 min, 2021 in English, French, Lingala with English subtitles In her hometown of Lewiston, Maine, Cecile reconnects with the French…
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © PLUS PICTURES Produced by Mette Heide Directed by Kaspar Astrup Schröder Dr. Nakamats is a cult figure in Japan and a famous inventor with over 3300 patents. He is about to celebrate his 80th birthday, still feeling young and full of energy. He is convinced that he…
1939: Elly Glass, a Viennese woman, traveled to Berlin in an effort to free her Jewish husband from Buchenwald. Elly, only 23 years old, obtained an audience with a high ranking Gestapo officer. By the end of that meeting the officer said, “Your husband will be released in 10 days”. And…
