Category Archives: Documentary

The Inuit of Belcher Islands struggle to adapt as their environment changes. Director : Joel Heath Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/20/2012 Country : Canada

Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManusContinue reading “When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies – 2012”

For Chinese parents, finding out that their kid is gay usually presents a major tragedy, with the big majority utterly unable to accept the homosexuality of their son or daughter. However, during recent years a fresh rainbow wind has been blowing over the Chinese mainland: a pioneer generation of Chinese parents has been stepping upContinue reading “Mama Rainbow – 2012”

97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the inner workings of Central Banks and the Money creation process. When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it’s essential that we understand it. YetContinue reading “97% Owned – 2012”

Imagine a world where video games reign supreme. Five story buildings filled with arcade cabinets, old and new, inundate the streets. Welcome to downtown Tokyo, Japan. A place where the arcades of the 80s and 90s not only still exist, but thrive and have evolved into an elaborate, unmatchable gaming experience. 100 Yen is aContinue reading “100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience – 2012”

‘After doing a re-make of John Cassevetes’ “Faces” [1968], I decided to re-make another American classic, Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” [1969]. “Easy Rider” interests me in two ways: its portrayal of 60’s counterculture – unlike “Faces” which for me is more about the 50’s – and its search for place. I divided the original filmContinue reading “Easy Rider – 2012”

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80’s and 90’s that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna Simpson, Talib Kweli just to name a few. Narrated and written by FortContinue reading “Brooklyn Boheme – 2012”

Lebanon’s brief flirtation with space travel in the 1960s becomes a poignant metaphor for the Arab world’s utopian dreams in this riveting documentary. (TIFF) Director : Joana Hadjithomas|Khalil Joreige Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 9/8/2012 Country : Lebanon