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"A collage of decaying kung fu trailers strewn on a sidewalk close to my house. I reassembled them as best possible, from start to finish, incorporating as much as possible of the various bits found and adding my own touches of improvement." -Dan Browne.
A Monkey’s Raincoat is a personal documentary about young artists working at the ‘Rijksakademie’; an institute which offers residency to sixty talented artists from all over the world.
Filmmaker Omar McGee trains an unflinching lens on the large African-American community of his hometown of Flint, Mich., where -- despite a legacy of producing NBA stars -- violence, drugs and poverty are a sad way of life. This gritty documentary examines the economically troubled city's broken education system, which overly stresses basketball success. NBA stars Morris Peterson, Tracy McGrady, Glen Rice and others appear.
In a social context around journalist Hassan and journalist Naima, who agree to work together to achieve their life’s dream with a big scoop. He wants to expose the largest prostitution network operating in Egypt, and she wants to uncover issues of corruption and money laundering, and things and events develop.
Manuel travels to the small fishing village where his recently deceased wife, Paula, spent her childhood. There he meets Rosa, the owner of a restaurant; Héctor, whom he entrusts with rebuilding his wife's dilapidated family home; Toto, a colorful and helpful fisherman who was Paula's schoolmate; and Julia, a young architect who lost her daughter shortly after birth, and with her all hope of happiness.
Short film made from photographs taken by anthropologist and photojournalist Rogério Ferrari in Palestinian territories in 2002.
Documentary offering a soldier's-eye view of the frozen front lines in the Ardennes during the Second World War and showing how American troops thwarted Germany's massive surprise offensive.
Ten years after the end of the world, a group of survivors deal with zombie attacks and personality clashes in the wasteland that used to be Pennsylvania
A boy finds a glass ball inside a lake. Inside the ball there is a dancing bride. This unfolds the myth's thread. The guests of a wedding feast are waiting for the groom and the bride. The groom is a rich aristocrat, a great admirer of poetry and surrealism. He demands complete obedience in the law of absurd by all the guests. The guests are trying to win his favor by executing all his unreasonable wishes.
Go behind the scenes and see what really makes Jeopardy. Catch some of your favorite episodes (Jeopardy!'s First, Ken's 75th, Ultimate I: Anyone's Game, Ultimate II: Brad Takes Control, Ultimate III: The Final Showdown) PLUS go behind the scenes and see what really makes Jeopardy! the top quiz show ever! Have your questions and many more answered directly from the writers, researchers, producers, the Clue Crew, and even Alex Trebek himself. Never before has Jeopardy! been seen this way.
During the time it takes for their vehicle to go through the car wash, a couple stands outside, exchanging some apparently harmless dialogue. Once the car is through the wash, we see them get back into the car, where their daughter had remained, and leave. We then understand that they will seperate.
A magnificent concert event. As the Russian journalist Elena Karakoleva writes, "These songs were known and loved by everybody in this country. A number of highly talented composers and poets were among their authors, and no Soviet family get-together could pass without these songs being sung by all of the guests.... [This concert] given by Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the vast 6,500 seat hall of the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow [made us feel] happy and united, because the music reminded us of the meaning of life and of our great cultural heritage." Booklet includes complete texts and translations. 59 minutes, 2003, Color, Stereo.
Bruce thought he had everything. A stable life, a beautiful girlfriend. But he still felt dead inside. And he found himself at a crossroads, with no idea what to do with the rest of his life. Lily had always been told she was crazy. Most people saw her as naive and childish. But she'd managed to get into a major college, far away from her old life. And she'd met a nice guy, Bruce, who she knew liked her ... though his girlfriend would never approve of that. Rhonda was worried. She was deeply in love with Bruce, but had never felt secure with him. He was immature, for one thing, irrational and silly. But her main worry was that in a college relationship, nothing lasts forever. Will he just pack up and leave after graduation? Would he pack up and leave her now? Why couldn't he just give her a straight answer? And what the hell was he doing with that Lily girl anyway? People always told Clifford he was funny. Even women thought he was funny. But they didn't want to go out with him. ...
In his guise as the pub landlord Al Murray follows the standard format of answering questions from a celebrity studio audience.
The porn industry has grown from a product purchased on the sly, to be sold on newsstands in the daily press. "La piel vendida" aims to open a window to this film. His actors, actresses, directors, producers ... tell us their profession from the lights and shadows of a cinema by dint of being explicit in its imagery and themes, is hidden in their motivations: the viewer and their protagonists.
A surreal drama where the worldwide problem of emigration is summarized.
This film unfolds several stories from the lives and perceptions of three families of those who disappeared during the last military dictatorship, reflecting the unique interweaving of these relatives' personal relationships, as a reflection of the social complexities established by the process of state terrorism that occurred from 1976 to the present.
An Army investigator questions a soldier, the lone survivor of a massacre at a military base in the Himalayas. Is he a killer? Or is some supernatural force at work?
"Behind the scenes" account of a trip to London by audacious America cabaret act Kiki & Herb (Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman).
In this Old Testament mystery, the "Ancient Evidence" team of researchers investigates the biblical story of Joseph, a man beloved by his father but resented by his jealous brothers. At a time when Semites and Egyptians were sworn enemies, Joseph, a lowly Israelist slave, rose to the rank of governor -- a position second only in influence and power to the Pharaoh himself.
How much humiliation and pain can TV candidates endure for a bit of fame? In the show "Enjoy your Life" four attractive young people have hit on camera through the wilderness . To win points and sympathy, they must demonstrate team spirit, humor and sex appeal . Suddenly a psychopath emerges and abductes the sweet Sonja . Now the players have to react... The egocentric Elke believes that all this is a test of the show makers , the cool Dirk will kill the villain and the left-liberal Tim wants only time to talk about it. For Sonja the situation is more threatening ...
Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your child? The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) lists these as the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Once diagnosed, these behaviors would make your child a candidate for Ritalin, Prozac, or both. In this investigative documentary, acclaimed public health advocate and filmmaker Gary Null examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing psychotropic drugs for children, including preschoolers as young as age 2 to 4, who have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD. Psychiatrists may write these prescriptions without first exploring other causes or aggravating factors, like diet, or environment, and without making it clear to parents that these medications can have severe side-effects...
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy, An Oral History explores the origins of United States strategic nuclear policy and how it evolved. The documentary looks at this topic through the oral history of key participants including Robert McNamara, Edward Teller, James Schlesinger, Andrew Goodpaster, Harold Brown, Richard Garwin and William Kaufmann.
Cecília is sixteen years old. She has a prosthesis in her left hand and a new love, but she does not have her mother's attention.
The prey becomes the predator on a quest for murder-fuelled orgasm.
A way station is lost in the boundless Kazakh steppe. A wayfarer lives in a small house with his daughter Saule.
In this short film from 2005, Pierre-William Glenn, shooting from the back of a motorcycle, retraces the steps Cléo takes through Paris in CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7.
Short film by Hanna Bergholm.
The film centred on two neighboring families in a village in Assam. The two families share a very amicable relation. Tora, the protagonist is a seven-year-old girl with her parents Purna (father) and Jonaki (mother). Naba and Daba are two brothers of the other family with their ailing bedridden mother. One day a dispute arises over a piece of land. Whilst the adults quarrel, Tora's voice is the only significant factor that can resolve the matter
Four 13 years old hang out on a railway bridge, going around in circles. Instead of talking things through, they concentrate on their own little pecking order.
Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedy duo (Erik) van Muiswinkel and (Diederik) van Vleuten. The comedy duo broke up after their last program: Van Vleuten has started a second-hand bookstore and seeks solitude. The TV-personality Van Muiswinkel regularly visits his intellectual friend and gradually takes on increasingly insane guises.
Tweek City is a week in the life of Bill, a potentially closeted, half-Latino, small-time speed dealer in San Francisco's Mission District. Bill is stuck on an endless walk from one empty experience to the next. Only Bill's friend Jerm has the ability to connect and ground him in reality. When Jerm makes an ill-advised stage dive, Bill plunges into a downward spiral that takes him on a nocturnal journey through the streets of San Francisco and ultimately down to Los Angeles where he crashes his high school sweetheart's wedding. From his sleep-deprived, hallucinogenic state, Bill fails miserably in a desperate attempt to reconnect with his first and only love. With nowhere else to go, Bill jacks a car and ends up at the deserted drive-in theater of his childhood where he is forced to confront the ghosts that he had tried to leave behind.
The last of four shorts from artist and director KatieJane Garside's 'Lalleshwari' project; a woman is observed through her kitchen window by an unidentified voyeur.
A documentary short on Tempo Glauber, a foundation created by filmmaker Orlando Senna and Glauber Rocha's mother Lucia in order to celebrate and preservate her son's legacy.
We Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of songs.
Based on the eponymous play by A.N. Ostrovsky. A story about an apple orchard, unmistakably showing that happiness exists, and that within our souls lies the capacity to be happy. And it is no coincidence that the kind nanny, who helps the lovers, has a "meaningful" name — Filitsata, which means "happiness."
Archival footage - from the 1990 Cincinnati, OH show (filmed on November 6, 1990 at Bogart's).
A woman who orgasms every time she plays tennis invites her neighbor over for a match.
This film sheds light on the poetic and mystical side of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the UN Blue Helmet missions, Dag Hammarskjöld.
This compilation features all the promotional videos ever made by the band.
One angry housewife is determined to find a cure for her terminally lazy spouse... even if it kills him!
A dead body without a head was found in the village, which brought a nervous atmosphere to the peaceful village, and the villagers talked about it. At this time, there was a new head of township An from the army. He was an upright and responsible person. As soon as he arrived in the village, he started investigating the headless case. Deputy Mayor Xu enthusiastically introduced the various situations in the village to Mayor An.
A short by Marko Fuchs.
Documentary using rare colour footage about the Victory in Europe celebrations following the defeat of Nazi Gemany. Having officially surrendered on the 7th of May 1945, the following day was declared VE Day, and saw wild celebrations in Britain and across war-ravaged Europe.
A hundred of Sweden's most radical leftists formed secret Maoist cells in Uppsala and Stockholm in 1968. They called themselves the Rebels. They began to retrain/reform individuals and families to lead Sweden into the Culture revolution. No revolution ever happened, still the rebels managed to shake up both themselves and the entire left movement to a degree that history repressed their existence for almost forty years.
In life Adrian Wagg forged an extraordinary connection with Arnhem Land and its people; in death he was given a remarkable Yolngu burial, an ancient ceremony revived in his honour.
Thirty-year-old Imane lives with her husband and three children in a modest house across from the historic citadel of Aleppo. She suddenly realizes that it's been ten years that she's been married, ten years during which she's done basically nothing more than take care of her husband and their three children.
After a series of unfortunate events, TV subscription collector Pero falls into a deep emotional crisis from which he cannot escape. His only goal is - spiritual peace and, if possible - revenge. People he holds responsible are randomly chosen citizens of the Pusca Bistra village. After he accidently finds out certain facts, Pero finds irrefutable evidence about unhonorable acts of Pusca's citizens and accidently blackmails the entire village.
Progressive rock pioneers Van Der Graaf Generator opened doors for groups including Genesis and Pink Floyd and remains one of the most influential yet unappreciated bands of the genre. This inside look features rare archival performance footage, plus critical reviews and in-depth analysis of the band by former Van der Graaf members Judge Smith, Nic Potter and David Jackson, as well as a team of prominent music critics and rock journalists.
Impressionistic documentary portraits of people in a senior citizen's home and in a psychiatric hospital in Kyiv. Film about childhood that never returns, about dreams that can’t come true and about madness as a kind of happiness or grief.
General Jacques Dextraze of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force rescues a group of hostages from Katangan rebels.
Sweden's Candlemass helped reintroduce the lumbering power chords of Black Sabbath to an entire generation of post-New Wave British Heavy Metal and post-Thrash metalheads. Recently, the original lineup toured Europe and recorded this their farewell show in front of their home audience. 1. Demons Gate 2. Dark Reflection 3. Well of Souls 4. Into the Unfathomed Tower 5. Ancient Dreams 6. The Bells of Acheron 7. Witches 8. Mirror Mirror 9. A Cry from the Crypt 10. Mourners Lament 11. Black Stone Weilder 12. Solitude 13. At the Gallows End