Director : Candy Maldonado Agustin|Christian Hoyer|Claudia Adhikary|Raymond Ley Cast : Anna Schimrigk|Arnd Klawitter|Christoph Bach|Christoph Bertram|David Hürten|Gerhard Roiß|Hannah Schröder|Peter Kurth|Rainer Furch|Ronald Kukulies Genre : Documentary|Drama|TV Movie Release Date : 10/22/2018 Country : Germany
Category Archives: Documentary
Shirkers – 2018
In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore’s first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges – who then vanished with all the footage. Twenty years later, the 16mm film is recovered, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges’ vanishing footprints. Director : Sandi TanContinue reading “Shirkers – 2018”
Harmony – 2018
Set against the backdrop of one of Russia’s most industrially brutal and polluted cities, Harmony explores social and gender dynamics of Russian youth through the paradigms and preconceptions of the country’s most prominent sports: ice hockey and rhythmic gymnastics. The two respectively embody Russia’s nationalistic interpretation of hyper-masculine and feminine ideals. Here, sport and everydayContinue reading “Harmony – 2018”
SPK Complex – 2018
The anti-psychiatric Socialist Patients’ Collective (SPK) was founded in Heidelberg in 1970 and attributed individual suffering to society’s capitalist structures. It began as a self-organised experiment in group therapy led by doctor Wolfgang Huber with psychiatric patients, featuring Hegel readings and individual agitation, before subsequently radicalizing, which ended in criminal proceedings against its members, someContinue reading “SPK Complex – 2018”
Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – 2018
Two first-time filmmakers stop their lives to find out why rhinos are being killed for their horns. Carving out six months for the project, the women quickly find themselves immersed in a world far larger and more dangerous than they had imagined, only emerging from their odyssey four years later. Director : Cast : GenreContinue reading “Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – 2018”
It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It – 2018
“It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It” is a companion piece to “O.G.”, a narrative drama also directed by Madeleine Sackler. It is co-directed by thirteen men incarcerated at the Pendleton Correctional Facility in Pendleton, Indiana. Given unprecedented access to a maximum security prison, filmmaker Madeleine Sackler worked with a group of inmates to tell theirContinue reading “It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It – 2018”
Clandestine Soul – 2018
“Clandestine Soul” is a sensory and emotional biography of the Brazilian political activist, Maria Auxiliadora Lara Barcellos. Director : José Barahona Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/26/2018 Country : Brazil
Your Face – 2018
Radically rethinking the tired talking-heads template, Tsai Ming-liang’s latest digital experiment turns the human face into a subject of dramatic intrigue. Comprised of a series of portrait shots of mostly anonymous individuals (Tsai devotees will no doubt recognize his long-time muse, Lee Kang-sheng), the film shrewdly deemphasizes language while reducing context to a bare minimum.Continue reading “Your Face – 2018”
Haunted Sonoma County – 2018
Sonoma County’s fascinating history stretches back more than a century. Most everyone knows it for the acres of vineyards that make up part of the region’s award-winning wine production. Sonoma County wines are known the world over, but until now, its ghosts have been kept a secret. Their stories, revealed here for the first time,Continue reading “Haunted Sonoma County – 2018”
The Dating Project – 2018
Five single people try to figure out dating in the age of social media, texting, hanging out and hooking up. Director : Jonathan Cipiti Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/17/2018 Country : United States