In 1968, we produced two hour-length documentaries in cinema veritè style about Thelonious Monk and his music - "Monk" & "Monk in Europe". Part-one takes place in the USA, where Monk and his quartet play at the Village Vanguard, at recording sessions for Columbia Records,…
Much of the conflict in America focuses on the tension between African Americans and whites. It’s in the news and it’s urgent. This is obviously the legacy of the 400 year old slave trade and it needs to be healed. So how does healing happen? What prevents it? Is anything being done? For…
Have you seen the news stories about the obesity epidemic? Did you see “Super Size Me”? Then guess what? You've been fed a load of bologna. Comedian and health writer Tom Naughton replies to the “Super Size Me” crowd by losing weight on a fat-laden fast-food diet while demonstrating…
Praised by critics as one of the best films of the year, The Elephant in the Living Room takes viewers deep inside the controversial subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world, as common household pets. Set against the backdrop of a heated national debate, director Michael Webber…
William Shakespeare wrote the words, "All the world's a stage.” Andrew Garrod took it literally. Drawing heavily from his own pocket, Dartmouth professor emeritus Garrod takes a group of hopeful American volunteers to Rwanda, where he mounts Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet"…
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…
