Primeval forest voices accompany the play of the Indio girl Wilma with a large butterfly. Wilma belongs to the Aguaruna Indian tribe. The camera accompanies her as she tends to her little brothers and sisters, helps out around the house, meets the Spanish-speaking 'strangers' who have established their culture in the city, walks through the market, and finally dances in the rain and plays in the mud.
Primeval forest voices accompany the play of the Indio girl Wilma with a large butterfly. Wilma belongs to the Aguaruna Indian tribe. The camera accompanies her as she tends to her little brothers and sisters, helps out around the house, meets the Spanish-speaking 'strangers' who have established their culture in the city, walks through the market, and finally dances in the rain and plays in the mud.
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
In this documentary, recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it therefore to be his rightful property.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.