When Dian was six years old, she heard a deep rumble and turned to see a tsunami of mud barreling towards her village. Her mother scooped her up to save her from the boiling mud. Her neighbors ran for their lives. Sixteen villages, including Dian’s, were wiped away, forever buried under 60 feet of mud.Continue reading “Grit – 2018”
Category Archives: Documentary
Kulenkampffs Schuhe – 2018
Essay film about German family life in the postwar decades, refracted through TV quiz shows and their hosts’ biographies. Director : Regina Schilling Cast : Hans Rosenthal|Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff|Horst Tappert|Maria Schrader|Peter Alexander Genre : Documentary Release Date : 8/8/2018 Country : Germany
You Are Here – 2018
When all North American air traffic was grounded after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, over six thousand passengers from all over the world were stranded in the tiny community of Gander, Newfoundland. For five days the people of Gander housed, fed, clothed, and entertained their homesick visitors, creating a lasting memory for the waylaid passengersContinue reading “You Are Here – 2018”
Secrets Of The Masons – 2018
In Secrets of the Masons, cameras for the first time go behind the doors of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Scotland, in Edinburgh, the home of freemasonry, and lift the veil on the inner secrets of this normally closed world. With exclusive access to its 400-year-old archive, its members around the country and its grandContinue reading “Secrets Of The Masons – 2018”
V-Card: The Film – 2018
Dillon, a 23 year old virgin, sets out on a comedic journey to discover what virginity means in our society. Director : Jamaal Green Cast : Belle Knox|Dillon Birdsall|Evan Stone|Gustavo Goulart|Joanna Angel|Krystyna Hutchinson|Lexi Belle|Matthew McLachlan|Nina Hartley|Ryan Driller Genre : Documentary Release Date : 3/15/2018 Country : United States
Bruce Lee and the Outlaw – 2018
Nicu, a homeless street kid, is adopted by the notorious ‘Bruce Lee’ and brought up in the subterranean tunnels of Bucharest. As he grows up, he begins to realise that this ‘King of the Underworld’ is maybe not the father that he needs. Filmed over five years by photographer Joost Vandebrug, the film is aContinue reading “Bruce Lee and the Outlaw – 2018”
The Man Who Loves to Hurt Himself – 2018
A unique examination of the life-long existential journey taken by a self-made musician, his unforgiving ambition and self-destructive determination to express himself. Director : Anthony Short Cast : Steve Austin Genre : Documentary Release Date : 9/7/2018 Country : United States
The Last Race – 2018
A cinematic portrait of a small town stock car track and the tribe of drivers that call it home as they struggle to hold onto an American racing tradition. The avant-garde narrative explores the community and its conflicts through an intimate story that reveals the beauty, mystery and emotion of grassroots auto racing. Director :Continue reading “The Last Race – 2018”
Sleepless: The Story of Future Classic – 2018
In 2004, Nathan McLay quit his day job to start Future Classic, a Sydney record label he hoped would put Australia’s burgeoning dance music scene on the world map. It quickly became an incubator of local talent and launched the careers of genre-bending artists like Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker), Flight Facilities andContinue reading “Sleepless: The Story of Future Classic – 2018”
La La La – 2018
When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new element, the music, which, combined with the dance and an unprejudiced imagination, gave rise to a new genre, as important to Hollywood cinema as the western was:Continue reading “La La La – 2018”