Davlat is a Tajik driver and humble father of three children. His life is transformed with the opening of the Tajik Chinese border and the reconstruction of the old Silk Road. A road full of surprises for Davlat and his family.
THE NEWPORT EFFECT chronicles the history of the renowned Newport Folk Festival© and its profound impact on the world of folk music. Started in 1959, and infamous as the place where Bob Dylan “went electric,” the event laid the foundation for contemporary music festivals and has had…
In fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher turned first-time principal, James O'Brien, opened a small public high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where 1/3 of residents live below the poverty line and the graduation rate is 40%. With infectious optimism, O'Brien and his team of…
Cody Wilson, inventor of downloadable guns, and bitcoin anarchist Amir Taaki wage digital war on governmental systems they view as corrupt. Inspired by Julian Assange, their resistance is technological and freedom is in the code.
In 2003, the ambitious renovation of one of the world's greatest museums began. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, home to glorious masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and others, was supposed to reopen its doors in 2008 after five years of construction. But from the start the project was in trouble.…
‘It’s not just a boom – it’s a frenzy’ – space exploration is captivating the imaginations of entrepreneurs and national governments alike, as the race is on to push the boundaries of mankind’s spacefaring technology. From Elon Musk’s plan to settle humans…
Director Mikala Krogh (2014) The world of printed media is threatened by the financial crisis as circulation figures are falling and the media corporations' economies are faltering. The Danish media is marked by the crisis as well - and also Ekstra Bladet is going through the worst crisis in…
THE NEW TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN, translated from the Latin Vulgate, into Portuguese by António Pereira de Figueiredo (1725-1797), with Luis Miguel Cintra “Tree of Life - Father Manuel Antunes” Award, from the National Secretariat for the Pastoral of Culture (Catholic…
With the participation of: Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Jack Tworkov; critics Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg. Narration by Barbara Rose.…
Featuring Gar Alperovitz While there's been no shortage of commentary about the structural crisis plaguing the American economic and political system, from wage stagnation and chronic unemployment to unchecked corporate and state power and growing inequality, analyses that offer practical, politically…
In a remote village in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, teenagers Gyembo and Tashi aimlessly roam while their father meticulously polishes the ancient relics inside the altar of their family monastery. This family has been taking care of the monastery from one generation to the next for thousands of…
The sequel to "Level (2021)" - The flat earth is heavily censored and shadowbanned, yet most people turn their cheek to this life changing truth. "Why would they lie"? The number one question regarding the deception involved with the heliocentric globe theory. A theory we are all…
