In 1995, the young Taiwanese woman writer Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in Paris’s Montmartre district, leaving behind the autobiographical novel LAST WORDS IN MONTMARTRE. Two decades later, the novel was published in English by the prestigious New York Review Books, bringing Qiu renown in Western literary circles and quickly prompting translations into other European languages.Continue reading “Death in Montmartre – 2017”
Category Archives: Documentary
Free to Rock – 2017
Rock & Roll spread the sound of freedom across the Iron Curtain and throughout Eastern Europe and the USSR, despite Communist attempts to outlaw it and to crush what they perceived was a contamination of their youth. Over the next thirty years, thousands of underground bands and millions of young fans who yearned for WesternContinue reading “Free to Rock – 2017”
Carmen – 2017
Carmen, by Chloë Sevigny, is the 13th commission from Miu Miu Women’s Tales, the short-film series by women who critically celebrate femininity in the 21st century. Carmen has a loose, voyeuristic, improvisational mood that reflects Sevigny’s interest, making a short-film about process, being a woman, celebrity and ego. Director : Chloë Sevigny Cast : CarmenContinue reading “Carmen – 2017”
Transition of Power: The Presidency – 2017
Transition of Power: The Presidency Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/12/2017 Country : United States
Guy Martin’s World War 1 Tank – 2017
Guy Martin wants to build a working replica of a World War One tank, pass his tank driving test and drive the machine at Lincoln’s Remembrance Day parade. Director : Cast : Guy Martin|Shaun Dooley Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/19/2017 Country : United Kingdom
Der Gipfel – Performing G20 – 2017
Documentary about art performances during the demonstrations against the G20 summit in Hamburg 2017. Director : Rasmus Gerlach Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/8/2017 Country :
Black as Me – 2017
Artist Atong Atem shares her story of embracing her dark skin tone while growing up in Australia. Director : Santilla Chingaipe Cast : Atong Atem Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2/1/2017 Country :
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts – 2017
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts is a documentary about the 15th century Italian Renaissance painter Raphael Sanzio. Director : Luca Viotto Cast : Angela Curri|Enrico Lo Verso|Flavio Parenti|Marco Cocci Genre : Documentary|History|Romance Release Date : 4/3/2017 Country : Italy
The Deminer – 2017
In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, Fakhir, a father of eight, is serving in the Iraqi army. All around him, he sees innocent civilians getting injured by landmines, so he determines to disarm them with his own hands, using just a pocketknife and some wire cutters. He clears thousands of roadsideContinue reading “The Deminer – 2017”
Mansfield 66/67 – 2017
About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan. Director : P. David Ebersole|Todd Hughes Cast : A.J. Benza|Anton LaVey|Cheryl Dunye|Jayne Mansfield|John Waters|Joshua Grannell|Kenneth Anger|Mamie VanContinue reading “Mansfield 66/67 – 2017”
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