Nearly half a century ago, Carmen Ignarra arrived to Mexico after leaving behind her Cuban homeland,in the hopes of becoming the greatest Caribbean actress in Hollywood. But the American dream turned out to be more difficult than she’d thought, and her brief initial success was followed by a slow,…
If the stayers of Zurich were a species, they would be an endangered one. Only half a dozen teams bike laps with up to 70 km/h every Tuesday in summer on the bike circuit in Zurich Oerlikon – in front of a meagre, but all the more ravenous audience. The “Schrittmacher” – pacemaker…
”Wild North” moves through three biotopes; vast forests, rugged coastline and interior highlands shaped by shifting ice ages. These landscapes resonate deep within the Scandinavian soul, floating into view like illustrations from shared fairy tales. And so do the iconic animal species that…
On one of the wildest coastlines in Africa, lies an estuary. For hundreds of years it’s existed, secluded, and life in its waterways has been uninterrupted.But the now the lagoon has been found, the war is over, and humans have begun to settle on its tender shores.
Steve Bolnick is a zoologist with a passion for walking in the African bush. Through walking, Steve hopes to bring people back to their ancient roots and to help them better understand nature and animal behaviour.
This is the first real insight into the life of the rare and elusive Indian wolf, and of the shy nomadic shepherds on the south central Indian plains, whose ancient way of life now hangs by a thread. The film reveals the tension between age-old ways and modernity, between fragility and resilience.
This Digital Version of the iconic swim film Touch the Wall SPECIAL EDITION contains all sorts of goodies from the film: Audio Commentary from Kara & Missy and directors Christo & Grant: Recent Interviews; Deleted Scenes; and new Featurettes. Go behind the scenes to hear what the women were…
The Price Of Peace: A deep investigation into Tame Iti and the Urewera Four Available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/the-price-of-peace/id1125217596?mt=6 Watch on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Price_of_Peace?id=dp-eWxhbI8Y&hl=en_GB Watch on…
Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley American composers have long struggled against the momentum of the Western European classical tradition and the prestige it has held in America's cultural life. "I did not want to have any stricture at all, I wanted to be completely free."…
Bruce Lee ist die unangefochtene Personifikation des Martial Arts-Kinos. Auch heute noch, 40 Jahre nach seinem Tod. Und das, obwohl er in gerade mal einer Handvoll Filme spielte. Er war der erste chinesische Superstar und inspirierte Millionen Menschen rund um den Globus mit seinem Schaffen. Als er mit…
NEVER BEFORE RELEASED EPISODE! The Avant Garde episode took place January 1, 1979 and was one of the very first TV Party episodes every to air. Glenn O’Brien opens the show by saying that there will be no cocktails because its January 1st, and bars are not open. As he makes this aware to the…
DUGMA: The Button - An intimate portrait of a group of very different suicide bombers working for Al Qaeda in Syria Available now on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/dugma-the-button/id1125184551?mt=6 Watch on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Dugma_The_Button?id=ox67fjRcnV4 Subscribe…
