«Anfang der Sechziger Jahre lernten sie sich kennen. Hubert Fichte (1935 – 1986), der junge und ambitionierte Schriftsteller, der seine Homo-sexualität zum Programm erhob. Und die Architekturphotographin Leonore Mau (1916 – 2013), die das bürgerliche…
What do peace and justice mean to you? In 1986, the Uruguayan Parliament approved a law granting amnesty for all crimes and human rights violations committed by the army and police during the dictatorship (1973-1985). This impunity law prevented continuing investigations into the disappeared and abuses…
The Water Front follows young activists fighting for access to a river that has been engulfed by Kibbutz Nir David. As public outcry and the reverberations of protest intensify, the struggle becomes increasingly entrenched, drawing both sides into an emotional, political, and social whirlwind
Widely acclaimed as China’s foremost 20th century painter, Chang Daichien (1899-1983) spent his last three decades living in self-imposed exile from his beloved homeland. This film unravels the mystery and controversy of his creative and spiritual quest abroad and his journey East to West to become…
LES JOURS SAUVAGES nous entraîne au rythme d’un carnet de bord dans une quête où les amitiés s’inventent et sont mises à l’épreuve de l’engagement, où le temps se dilate et les esprits s’envolent. WILD DAYS takes us on a…
His beauty, masculinity and intelligence, and of course the color of his eyes, have followed Paul Newman throughout his life. Annoyed by the incessant references to his apparent sex appeal, the actor did everything he could to change the perception of him as a seducer. However, even in his most unsympathetic…
In past centuries, the commonest domestic flea was the human flea In recent vears, however, because of the change in our living conditions, the cat flea has taken over the role of the flea by which man is most frequently bitten, and epidemics of cat fleas have been reported in the popular press. The…
An introduction to disability awareness, blending Glynn's persona story with wider social issues. Using real-life incidents that are some times amusing and always hard-hitting, the film emphasises that the biggest handicap facing people with disabilities is the attitudes of others.
A three-part cartoon about the effect we have on the people in developing countries which provide us with our tea, cotton, aluminium and sugar. Shows that aid can be more than mere charity and is a useful introduction to development studies.
A record of Compassion in World Farming's visits to slaughter- houses in Spain in 1991. It shows the appalling conditions, where sheep and lambs are slaughtered without being stunned as required by EC and Spanish law. It also shows cattle being maimed by incorrect use of the captive bolt pistol.…
Going East is a self-documented film that follows a group of curious skiers on a mission to travel as far east as possible and ski along the way using only public transport. They want to find out if a three-week ski trip is doable by public transport and how far it can take them. As they traverse diverse…
Tino dreams of becoming a “Muxe Queen”. Though born into a male body, as Tino enters adolescence, she begins to dress as a woman and embrace her femininity, all while struggling to resolve a difficult childhood and overcome poverty. Tino considers herself neither male nor female, but rather…
