Grassroots activists in the Philippines are spurred into action when a local transgender woman is found dead in a motel room with a 19-year-old U.S. marine as the leading suspect. As they demand answers and a just trial, hidden histories of U.S. colonization come bubbling to the surface. Director : PJ Raval Cast : JenniferContinue reading “Call Her Ganda – 2018”
Category Archives: Documentary
Nero’s Sunken City – 2018
Beneath the turquoise waves of the Bay of Naples lies an extraordinary underwater archeology site, the ancient Roman city of Baiae. From the first century to the third century AD, Baiae was the exclusive playground for the rich and powerful among Rome’s elite. What made Baiae such a special place? What really went on there?Continue reading “Nero’s Sunken City – 2018”
A 3 Minute Hug – 2018
As daylight breaks between the border cities of El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, undocumented migrants and their relatives, divided by a wall, prepare to participate in an activist event. For three minutes, they’ll embrace in no man’s land for the briefest and sweetest of reunions. Director : Everardo González Cast : Genre : DocumentaryContinue reading “A 3 Minute Hug – 2018”
Ronnie Coleman: The King – 2018
Ronnie Coleman is known as “The King” and for good reason. He is the 8x Mr. Olympia champion in the world of bodybuilding – sharing the world record for most Olympia wins. Now retired, he has undergone over 6 surgeries leaving him unable to walk without crutches but his desire to train like a proContinue reading “Ronnie Coleman: The King – 2018”
Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like – 2018
Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” the pioneering children’s series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. Celebrities, cast members and Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series. Director : John Paulson Cast : Esperanza Spalding|Itzhak Perlman|John Lithgow|Joyce DiDonato|Judd Apatow|Michael Keaton|Nicholas Ma|Sarah Silverman|Whoopi Goldberg|Yo-Yo Ma Genre : Documentary Release Date :Continue reading “Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like – 2018”
The Accountant of Auschwitz – 2018
Oskar Gröning, known as the “Accountant of Auschwitz,” was charged with the murder of 300,000 Jews. When he took the stand in 2015, at the age of 94, his trial made headlines worldwide. Director : Matthew Shoychet Cast : Alan Dershowitz|Hans-Jürgen Brennecke|Hedy Bohm|Jeff Ansell|John Demjanjuk|Lawrence Douglas Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 4/29/2018 Country :Continue reading “The Accountant of Auschwitz – 2018”
Oceans: Our Blue Planet – 2018
Embark on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible. Director : Mark Brownlow|Rachel Butler Cast : Kate Winslet Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/22/2018 Country : United Kingdom
Egg – 2018
A woman is locked in her home with an egg, which she is both attracted to and scared of. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger. EGG is a poetic short film based on a small yet significant moment of director’s own life. It portraits aContinue reading “Egg – 2018”
Be Natural – 2018
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered. Director : Pamela B. Green Cast : Cari Beauchamp|Gillian Armstrong|James Bobin|Jodie Foster|JohnContinue reading “Be Natural – 2018”
The Buoy – 2018
For many years, director Fernando Spiner and his friend, the poet Anibal Zaldívar, share the ritual of swimming out to a buoy in the sea by the beaches of Villa Gesell. And, on this occasion recorded by the film, this ritual takes on new meaning: Spiner explores the deep bond between them. Director : FernandoContinue reading “The Buoy – 2018”