A film by Esben Storm. Shen Jiawei, one of Australia’s foremost painters, was born in Shanghai a year before the Chinese Communist Party came to power in 1949. Forty years later, Shen moved to Australia, at the time of both the Tiananmen Square uprising and the birth of his daughter, Sydney. Now,…
A film by ROBERT FRANCIS. Australia's reformist and controversial former Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, shares his views on 50 years of public life, in an in-depth conversation with Senator John Faulkner. GOUGH WHITLAM: IN HIS OWN WORDS looks at Whitlam's early parliamentary life, his…
At the request of a dying Tiwi man and his family on Melville Island, this film was made of the pukumani (bereavement) ceremony to follow his death. The film observes the family through the long period of preparation for the ceremony, following age-old traditions. Dancing and face-painting are rehearsed,…
Directed by CHERIE NOWLAN. Produced by GLENYS ROWE. GOD'S GIRLS describes life in a Sisters of Mercy convent in country New South Wales from the 1940s to the present day. In early times, the days were regimented to military precision - prayer, work, prayer and more work. The nuns were permitted…
A film by Melissa Wolfe. GIRLS' TALES: Women discuss experiences of schooling: in three thirty-minute sections, adult women recollect the experiences and opportunities of their secondary school education. It is a rich educational resource and a provocative discussion starter on the subject…
I KNOW A WOMAN LIKE THAT brings to its audience interviews with 17 exceptional and vigorous women who share an extraordinary attitude about how to live the upper decades of one's life. Each of them exercises an unexpected passion for their unique individual choices at a time when society expects…
What disease starts with a sore throat, or infected skin sores in children, and if left untreated can advance to open heart surgery, permanent disability, stroke and premature death? Rheumatic Heart Disease, or RHD, is a largely invisible disease that threatens the lives of over 30 million children…
Manislam- Islam and masculinity Genre: Documentary Synopsis: English This film examines the burdens of manhood within Islamic cultures. It brings us a new interpretation of David vs. Goliath. The main characters, bravely and frankly, share deeply personal memories and experiences in their effort…
For more : www.vitheque.com Frédéric Moffet est un artiste multidisciplinaire, un professeur, un monteur vidéo et un travailleur culturel. Il vit entre Montréal et Chicago. Son œuvre, maintes fois récompensée, explore le territoire insaisissable qui…
'Without the Sea' is a documentary about people who dedicated their lives to windsurfing. This is the first Czech documentary made in cooperation with the best Czech windsurfers - Tom “Tománo” Malina, Petr “Golfer” Kabát and Martin “Owes” Ovsík.…
Butoh, a unique theater of improvisation, places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. A Dionysian dance of nudity, eroticism, and sexuality, Butoh’s scale of expression ranges from meditative tenderness to excessive grotesqueness. Through a recalling of the Buddhist death dances…
Grey Ambition is an inspirational documentary by filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk about Canadian seniors over sixty-five who are taking their brain power to new levels long after retirement. It includes seniors who are involved in philanthropy, the arts, volunteerism, education, entrepreneurship and those still…
