The story of eight women in America's heartland--Willmar, Minnesota--who were driven by sex discrimination at work to find themselves unexpectedly at the forefront of the struggle for women's rights. Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, they began the longest…
In intimate conversations Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Germany. The film follows him on a journey into the past that takes him to Paris, where he lived as a young painter and made his decision to become a filmmaker. He recounts his experiences, successes and failures as…
On the violent border between Brazil and Paraguay, a battle between agribusiness and indigenous sovereignty wages. Filmmakers Laura Faerman and Marina Weis outline the clash between lawyer Luana Ruiz, heiress to the contested land and staunch Jair Bolsonaro supporter, and Alenir Ximendes, Guarani-Kaiowá…
This is the story of the family at the heart of American roots music - The Carters and the Cashes. Part history, part family saga, the film highlights a who's who of country music including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, The Carolina Chocolate Drops and more.
The wind is both force and resistance. 21-year-old Elena throws herself into the Olympic dream with no experience and a past she has never faced. Qualifying for IQ Foil Windsurfing seems almost impossible, she first lifted off the water on a foil just three years ago. Her relentless ambition has always…
Documentary "The Wind Tells Me to Live" (with English subtitles) 2015/Japan/81min Official Web http://kazewaikiyotoiu.jp/ <Introduction> What kind of life would you imagine if your body ceased to function due to a disease or disability? This documentary has recorded the ordinary…
In the mid-19th century, Yankee whalers enlisted seamen from such places as tiny Bequia in the Grenadine islands of the British West Indies. One of those men purchased two whale- boats from the Yankees and Bequia’s history of whaling began. To the consternation of many, Bequia’s whalers continue…
This film reveals how diverse environmental problems, from climate change to species extinction to ruined ecosystems, are all ultimately rooted in the “growth at all costs” attitude that pervades modern industrial society. Through beautiful and disturbing images and interviews with ecological…
Life between reality and phantasy: a fated game-nerd meets a phantasy character through which he learns how to combat his life experiences of injustice, and finally to break out of his isolation from society.
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the communist party?” This is the question thousands of Americans were forced to answer during the years of anti-communist paranoia. From chewing gum vignettes for children to movies made in Hollywood, anti-Communist propaganda would become…
Allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney. Inspired by the work of Aleister Crowley, bohemian artist Rosaleen Norton advocated a pantheist vision of witchcraft, and a sexual magic freed from religious and moral rules. Eventually the relentless scandals led to the downfall…
Discover the powerful untold story of whales in "The Witness Is a Whale." This award-winning documentary takes you on a captivating journey around the world and across seven decades, revealing the hidden history of one of the greatest environmental crimes of the 20th century—massive illegal…
