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As its title suggests, Derek Taylor’s Scenes from the Periphery concerns itself with the spatial qualities of narrative, taking meaning from the grid-like abstractions of an aerial survey that points to histories of human settlement: arrow-straight roads, field boundaries, markers of cultivated territory.
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This film is a celebration of springtime and an interactive game the audience is encouraged to play. Volume one of Films for a Future, a series of handmade and hand processed 16mm nature films, is intended for future viewers living in a time when the natural world no longer exists as it does today.
Winn Morton - a visionary, 90-year-old costume designer who honed his craft on Broadway and with Ringling Brothers Circus - brings over-the-top fantasy and sparkle to a traditional debutante pageant in East Texas.
For 30 years, Ed “Nardie” White has dedicated his life to uplifting and empowering African-American youth through the River City Drum Corps, teaching kids about their African roots and culture through music. Filmmakers Marlon Johnson and Anne Flatté spent years in Louisville, KY, filming the charismatic founder and the many children he inspired. As he prepares to pass the torch to his successor and former student Albert, Nardie also reflects on the triumphs and bittersweet losses of the past three decades. River City Drumbeat is an inspirational story of music, love, and legacy set in the American South.
In order to better understand the origins of pollution in the Alps, Nicolas Plain turned his paraglider into a flying laboratory to draw conclusions with scientists from the Grenoble Alpes University. He will then go on to meet the people who act in the field and try to change the situation. Amongst them, Audrey Tcherkoff, co-founder of the positive cinema week, decided to take to the sky in order to present this unique event as well as the films taking part in the competition to us !
Few places on Earth remain largely untouched and uninhabited by humans, but such spots exist in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a vast chain of volcanic mountains that have surfaced as tiny, isolated islands thousands of miles from any mainland. These worlds serve as both playgrounds and sanctuaries, where some species struggle and others thrive. Discover the secrets of these little-known oases as we explore eight islands, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Floating in a timeless space 5 Victorian community members contemplate what if a treaty was signed in 1788? Differences aside there is common unity.
Five vignettes across America revealing the resilience of the immigrant fabric of our country amidst the Trump administration's current and proposed policies.
100,000 people have been poisoned by lead, a lifelong affliction, yet somehow this shocking event has been normalized in the US. "Flint: The Poisoning of an American City" gives voice to the current struggle of city residents and follows the environmental history of the river and how the continued abuse and neglect of city infrastructure and environmental regulations have led to the poisoning of a city. Flint explores the critical question of how this could happen in America, and how this event should serve as a warning for the rest of the country. A recent report found that 5,300 American cities were found to be in violation of federal lead rules, and research published in USA Today detected excessive lead in nearly 2,000 public water systems across all 50 states. This documentary educates but also enrages and seeks to radically change how we view and value water.
Erik van Lieshout wonders how you can be free to be politically critical and uncompromising as an artist, in a Western arts tradition, if you receive a major cash prize from a multinational. In his case by winning the Heineken Prize for Art. Do you accept the prize? And, if so, what do you do with the money? Indirectly he reflects on the historical position of the white male in both the arts and the capitalist system.
Imagine finding out that your small hometown is the only place in the world with an annual bizarre tradition. An investigation into its origin uncovers claims of discrimination and racism in the wake of disaster in 2011. This inspiring story is proof that it takes more than a couple of tornadoes to destroy the fierce loyalty and relentless pride of the balloon-flinging Blue Devils of Cordova, AL.
The Transcontinental Race is much more than a bicycle race, it's a complete experience. Here, filmed during 3 races from 2016 to 2018, Onboard will immerse you in the unique experience that is the Transcontinental Race.
If you go freeriding with the Zeppelin, you don't have to worry about the traffic jam on the motorway. You should only be free from giddiness! And these are Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger and Fabian Lentsch, fortunately. Because they have to abseil a good 50 meters to the summit from the protected Zeppelin gondola. The three freeriders find new ways not only for the approach, but also for the eagerly awaited descent.
A state of uncertainty surrounds the City Plaza Hotel. Refugees have begun to occupy this building in Athens. Living among them with her family is eleven-year-old Zhenos, whose dreams of a faraway home are eclipsed by dark memories.
If you have an alter ego, what do you think it would do at 3 this afternoon?
Directed and acted by a migrant worker in Singapore, this short film serves to show his struggles and day-to-day life.
The little orphan-girl who survived a harsh life and finally became the sculptor-poet Miriam Chalfi - refuses to let me, her daughter, make a film about her. I finally crack the taboo - and during 24 years of work the film tries to decipher the riddle of the Hidden Fountain.
This documentary explores the intersectional identities and experiences of Lao individuals who identify as LGBTQI and live with disabilities.
Jozi Gold exposes Johannesburg mines to not be so golden after all. It paints a grim environmental and political picture of South Africa’s abandoned mines which are in disarray, with toxicity levels that are harming communities. The documentary follows Mariette Liefferink, an advisory committee member of the South African Human Rights Commission, as she tries to pressure government and mining companies to confront and fix what they’re responsible for and continue to let occur – acid mine drainage, contamination of cattle and human health, radioactive land and not informing the public of these risks. Her efforts reveal many mining companies’ indifference to the lives they’ve affected while contrasting with the ordinary South Africans who are desperately trying to make a difference- but as Mariette says, “The wheels of justice turn slow.”
Dee Dee documents her family's annual gift exchange in order to recreate the moment for her international son.
Swedish choreographer and movement director Benjamin Milan leads this visual ode on the transformative power of dance. “This film is about my journey in the ballroom scene,” says Milan. “This is about how voguing helped me accept myself and find a community that welcomed and understood me for who I am.”
They are convicted of murder, violence and kidnapping. At Bastøy they grow vegetables and chop trees. Is it the way out of crime? Benjamin is 28 and has been in and out of jail since he was 16. Life behind the walls is home to him. Trond has been a notorious torpedo (money collector), but wants to create a different life. Now they are looking for Bastøy, an open prison on an island in the middle of the Oslo Fjord. There are no high fences, walls or barbed wire here. Here the inmates are surrounded by water and wild animals. They grow their own food and practice living a normal life before they return to society. Will Trond and Benjamin have a chance to move on? Norway is known for having the world's most humane criminal care, but in the past year nearly 300 open prison spots have been closed.
"Women Behind The Plow tells the compelling stories of the determined and indefatigable women who settled the North Dakota prairie and of the new generations, ages 15 to 92, who continue to work on the farm. These women embody the German-Russian expression "Arbeit macht das Leben süß" ... "Work makes life sweet." The 60-minute documentary is based in part on the book "Women Behind The Plow," written and edited by Sue B. Balcom, which honors the contributions of women who worked in the fields and raised families in a time before electricity. It is the tenth in a series of award-winning documentaries produced by Prairie Public and the NDSU Libraries' Germans From Russia Heritage Collection. The women featured have roots in German-Russian country, an area in south-central North Dakota comprising of Emmons, Logan, and McIntosh counties. It's an area strong on agriculture but even stronger on heritage and stories." From https://www.prairiepublic.org/television/women-behind-the-plow/
My granny is old, she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, hardly remembers anything, hardly walks, hardly speaks. She even spits everywhere while eating. Granny becomes a "child", and her daughter becomes her "mother". She takes care of her, hoping that my granny will get better someday, just like a child will finally grow up. But people can only get older and older. Granny is too old, the only thing she can remember, is the date of her grandson's birthday, June 30th."
Armand Vaillancourt is known for his sculptures, both artistically and socially, both at home and around the world. He is a giant as we rarely comme across. What gives him such creative force? This intimate documentary shows Vaillancourt as never seen before, telling the story of his life with a disarming authenticity.
Two young adults spend their night off in a drunken frenzy.
Uncle Geza goes on a trip to Ukraine following the footsteps of his beloved grandfather Peter Kutos, who fought on the Austro-Hungarian side against the Russians during the First World War. There wouldn't be anything special about this trip, if the bird that announces death, would not begin to scream in the orchard in front of the Kutos family's house. This causes turmoil among the travelers. Nevertheless, they go to Ukraine and it seems that everything will be fine and that this will be just another nostalgic journey of grandchildren's following the footsteps of their grandfathers. Then, in the middle of the journey towards Zaturci, a message from military museum comes up that Peter Kutos could not fight in Zaturci in 1916, since he was called into the army in 1917, a year later. That changes everything. And this will have to be said to Geza.
The heroes of the picture are members of the esoteric club in Rostov-on-Don who think that practicing Magic can understand God. This is the subjective view of a person who finds himself in a new environment, has passed all the tests, training courses and was allowed to participate in rituals.
Jess is a trans, bisexual, migrant man, with functional diversity, and diagnosed with autism spectrum. In addition, he is the first migrant person in Costa Rica to have his self-proclaimed gender identity appear on his identity card. However, his struggle goes beyond being recognized as a man: Jess lives his gender according to his own terms and claims the right to exist living different intersectionality in a world that forces them to choose a single side of their identity.
After a ten-year absence, Victoria arrives in her native Budenovsk. Her relatives and the fresh grave of her recently deceased sister are waiting there.
During the joint makulatura campaign of 1974-91 Soviet citizens could exchange collected waste paper for coupons to obtain popular and otherwise unavailable book titles.
This is the story of one homeless man’s transformation after undergoing a nine-month rehabilitation program in a Christian rehab center, after which he tried to start his life over. Misha is 42 years old. He has no passport, a leg injury and sits on a step, begging for handouts with a paper cup. Now he is at rehab center. The rehab center is very much part of the monastery. Following of a strict routine, which revolves around discipline, community, communication and discussion, labour, animals and farming, construction, prayers and hymns, Bible study, as well questions and thoughts about death and happiness. This is what rehabilitation looks like. But will Misha become a new person after rehab?
If popping a pill could make you smarter and increase your memory would you take it? In this cinematic POV documentary Nik Badminton travels to Silicon Valley and immerses himself in the real world of bio-hacking and smart drugs as depicted by Hollywood films like Lucy and Limitless. As Nik tries drugs and treatments recommended by people in the business of self-optimization, he begins to question the bio-hacking movement and asks: are we losing sight of what makes us human?
Yen-Chao Lin travelled along the east coast of Taiwan – an area characterized by its wild nature, colonization and population exodus. The Amis is the largest of many ethnic minorities in Taiwan officially recognised as indigenous peoples. In search of different spiritual practices belonging to the indigenous people of Makuta’ay, Yen-Chao Lin places the memories of the old Amis spirit keepers on an equal footing with the practices of Daoist rituals and Presbyterian burials, allowing personal prayers to resound and collective resistance to emerge. The Spirit Keepers of Makuta’ay was shot on Super 8 film and developed by the director by hand. The effects created during the development process add an additional layer of spiritual interpretation. A miniature, an essay, an impressionistic painting.
Ritual. The night and a room. The skylight.
Documentary short about London rapper Melanin 9.
Scenes from above, below and around the Sargasso Sea, a body of water unbounded by land where ecology and mythology have coexisted since before Juan de Bermúdez’s 1505 expedition. Where spirits whisper through the Island’s flora and fauna, only to be interrupted by the alternating currents of manmade ruin and regeneration.
We follow Damilola Opedun on his journey into Makoko Oko Agbon to pass on his knowledge in art to the children of the community
Documentary about gay-rights activists in Georgia.
Before the days of elaborate Halloween costumes, there were costumes in a box. Remember them? We seemingly all wore these costumes as kids. Now hear the story behind these costumes and the history of the big three companies that made them, Ben Cooper Inc, Halco, and Collegeville. For years, these costumes were a beloved Halloween institution dating back in the 1930s. In 1982 at the height of their popularity, the first case of domestic terrorism shook the United States and threatened to cancel Halloween forever. In an effort to save the holiday, the costume giants, although rivals in business, were forced to come together and unify or trick or treating would become extinct. Learn about various licenses including Star Wars, Spiderman, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more.
A journey that touched a part of the Saudi culture, which embodies in an intense sense the values of generosity, hospitality and celebration .. Albara and Abdul Rahman and their third dog on a walking trip (403 km) from Gurayat to Sakaka.
Musical documentary telling the story of Lee Moses, an Atlanta native musician having recorded a legendary album called Time And Place (1971).