How do you grasp an event as enormous as September 11? At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, you start small: A briefcase, a Blackberry, a victim’s sweatshirt, and a hero’s nametag. Simple objects that tell personal stories, recounted in the donors’ own words. Stories from New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA remindContinue reading “9/11: Stories in Fragments – 2011”
Category Archives: Documentary
Magic Trip – 2011
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” set off on a legendary, LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World’s Fair. He was joined by “The MerryContinue reading “Magic Trip – 2011”
The Chinese Economic Bubble – 2011
The biggest real estate developer in the world is – unsurprisingly – a Chinese. And he is convinced opportunities are equal for all in China. But do the scaffold builder from the countryside and the car salesman from the Chinese capital, representing the social strata of Chinese society, share his believe in the Chinese Dream?Continue reading “The Chinese Economic Bubble – 2011”
Éden – 2011
What remains of the 1940s and 1950s collective memory of Mindelo’s two cinemas, and the two amateur groups who produced three 8mm films out of their love for cinema. Director : Daniel Blaufuks Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 3/10/2011 Country : Portugal
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – 2011
A documentary about the making of Milos Forman’s 1975 film ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, featuring interviews with the director, cast, and crew. Director : Antoine de Gaudemar Cast : Christopher Lloyd|Louise Fletcher|Michael Douglas|Miloš Forman Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/27/2011 Country :
Forum Snowboards – Vacation – 2011
Crack open a cold one, or kick-start the blender and fire up that Piña Colada. It’s time to celebrate! Forum is proud to announce the newest installment in their vast library of team-inspired videos. After winning back-to-back awards for Forever and Fuck It, a little team Vacation was long overdue. This last season was allContinue reading “Forum Snowboards – Vacation – 2011”
Surviving Progress – 2011
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. AsContinue reading “Surviving Progress – 2011”
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress – 2011
For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli — repeatedly voted the world’s best — and works with his culinary team to prepare the menu for the next season. An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS is a rare insideContinue reading “El Bulli: Cooking in Progress – 2011”
Louder Than a Bomb – 2011
By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, Louder Than a Bomb follows the fortunes of four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world’s largest youth slam. Director : Greg Jacobs|Jon Siskel Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 5/18/2011 Country : United States
Flying Monsters 3D – 2011
220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir DavidContinue reading “Flying Monsters 3D – 2011”
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