How a simple community confronts death. How do we view death? This film shows how a simple community confronts the experience, and how all the people are involved in their rituals and their grief; death is not something shut away. This study, made in a Yugoslavian village, should make us question…
A young man with schizophrenia died leaving poems behind. "You must pardon all my madness for the solid bits between." - M.H.W. Latimer. Martin Latimer was diagnosed schizophrenic when he was 20; he died five years later. He left behind paintings, diaries, stories and poems. Five years on,…
Glass and perspex beautiful sculpture installations by artist and poet Pascale concerned about Fragile Earth. Important exhibitions. The fragility of Pascale’s glass and perspex and natural materials sculptures is reflected in her words about Fragile Earth which is All we Have to survive. Pascale’s…
Residents in a Bournemouth old people's home make their own decisions. At Kingsholme, an old people's home in Bournemouth, the residents themselves make the decisions which affect them, and take as much part as they can in the running of the home, whereas in most places the old people are…
The dangers caused by non-degradable plastic waste, and suggested solutions. Most types of plastic that we use every day are nearly non-degradable, and as time goes by they release many of their (often hormonally efficacious) additives into the environment. Then spread by wind, water or illegal waste…
A portrait of the notorious American author who wrote "A Walk on the Wild Side" and "The Man with the Golden Arm." This in-depth portrait of notorious American author Nelson Algren uses interviews, rare archival footage, and the gritty voice of Algren himself to capture the elusive…
Simon Plouffe, Québec, 2011, 60 min, français, English subtitles. Distribué par\Distributed by : Vidéographe For more : www.vitheque.com La venue de l'entreprise minière Osisko crée beaucoup d'émoi à Malartic, petite communauté…
K2 And The Invisible Footmen: The indigenous porters who for decades have facilitated the ascent of the world's most extreme mountain Available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/k2-and-the-invisible-footmen/id1072585582?mt=6 Get in now on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/K2_and_the_Invisible_Footmen?id=03BL2iXNXzU&hl=en_GB Watch…
Set against the crashing waves of an inland sea, the Michigan Ice Film is packed with humor and action from some of the biggest names in climbing alongside a cast of hardy locals. Discover the untold story of one of the world's largest concentrations of climbable ice in a scrappy corner of the American…
Directed by Ulrik Ehrhorn Gutt-Nielsen When filmmaker Ulrik is 33 years old his mother suddenly passes away after a failed knee surgery his world collapses. His father begins spending money on hookers and loses Ulrik’s childhood home, his favourite location. Ulrik desperately crosses the lines…
2012 - die Weltbevölkerung hat die 7 Milliarden Grenze überschritten, der rasante ökonomische Wachstum in Schwellenländern wie China, Indien und Brasilien lässt den Energiebedarf explosionsartig ansteigen und verschärft die Rohstoffknappheit zusätzlich. In der Folge…
Director: Marjoleine Boonstra | 2010 | documentary | human interest | 78 min In the desert of Nevada, two raw and unpolished worlds come together in a unique program where men and horses meet. Hank Curry: We’re not out here to babysit. We want to develop these guys, let them learn something,…
