The story of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, whose photo, “The Terror of War,” is credited with bringing an end to the Vietnam War.
"From Inuk Point of View" is the first independent video art piece by acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner (2001) voted "Best Canadian Film" by TIFF Film Critics poll). Narrated by Isuma Collective co-founder and elder Pauloosie Qulitalik, it is…
Sex trafficking may be the greatest human and civil rights issue of our time. It encompasses racism, sexism, sexual violence, addiction to drugs and alcohol, physical violence, verbal abuse, pornography, and poverty – a beastly industry that thrives on the public’s lack of awareness. This…
From Love Nest to Love Nest is a visual documentary about Hans-Joachim Roedelius, a legendary musician, composer, pioneer of German electronic music, who traveled to perform a private concert in Galiano Island, BC, Canada. Witnessing a rare moment of the intimacy of his masterful art of music and insights,…
A documentary about the East German shipbuilding and fishing town of Rostock, exploring questions about its daily life raised in North Shields, during Amber's 5 year residency. It grew out of a collaboration with DEFA, the East German documentary studio, which made From Marx & Engels to Marks…
Diverse, audacious, original, the mid-2000s marked Montreal as the epicenter of the indie rock music scene. Montreal remains since a reference for music-lovers searching for the next big thing. Aptly titled From Montreal, the film follows the realities of musicians and their promoters in a city divided…
From Nothing, Something takes an inspiring, intimate, often funny look at the creative process, profiling creative thinkers across a variety of disciplines to find the common techniques, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough ideas. Featuring: Sara Quin (of Tegan & Sara), Tom Perrotta, Neville…
Mays is 22 years old, lives in occupied Palestine and works at the Palestinian Circus School. She is planning a life together with her Swedish boyfriend, Caspar and she intends to study at the University of Stockholm. However, the road from dream to reality is not easy. Mays is juggling between her family’s…
From Prison With Love is the provocative and touching love story of three prison couples. Three successful, strong, intelligent women shocked themselves and their loved ones by falling for a man who is in prison for a violent crime. It challenged the stereotypes around society's monsters and the…
About practical aspects of Non-Violent Direct Action. This film discusses various ideas about Non-Violent Direct Action, what it is, how it can be useful, how people can get involved. Some of the people on the tape have been directly involved themselves, some of them are trainers who give advice to…
Exploited children in Thailand make clothes for Britain's high street stores. The children of Thailand are making clothes for Britain's high street stores. They may work 15 hours a day, for seven days a week for only 24 pence a day. Big-name British firms sell such goods at three to five…
A film by Irene Langemann For the American military, the Ramstein Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate is the door to Europe and the central hub in the war against the global terror. Military flights take off into the skies several times an hour from here, bringing troops and cargo to the fronts of Iraq…
