In 2015, the Taliban put a price on the head of Hassan, a filmmaker who was forced to flee Afghanistan with his wife and two young daughters. Using their camera phones, the fugitives show firsthand the many dangers refugees face when seeking asylum in a safe place. Director : Hassan Fazili Cast : Fatima Hussaini|HassanContinue reading “Midnight Traveler – 2019”
Category Archives: Documentary
Nikita Lavretski – 2019
A cycle of mundane violence, lust for art, and existential dread—all chronicled in an unconventional self-titled docu-horror by Nikita Lavretski, who violently edits lo-fi footage of himself from age 0 to age 16. Director : Nikita Lavretski Cast : Danila Lavretski|Nikita Lavretski|Volha Kavaliova Genre : Documentary|Thriller Release Date : 11/29/2019 Country : Belarus
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright – 2019
Jenny Slate’s first stand-up special is a mix of stage time, funny stories about adulthood and conversations with family in her childhood home. Director : Gillian Robespierre Cast : Abby Ciampa|Connie Gilson|Jenny Slate|Nancy Slate|Rochelle Slate|Ron Slate|Stacey Slate Genre : Comedy|Documentary Release Date : 10/22/2019 Country : United States
Playing with FIRE: The Documentary – 2019
Playing with FIRE captures the truths and dispels the myths of the growing culture known as FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early. Director : Travis Shakespeare Cast : Brad Barrett|Brandon Ganch|JD Roth|JL Collins|Jonathan Mendonsa|Joshua Fields Millburn|Kristy Shen|Pete Adeney|Ryan Holiday|Vicki Robin Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/19/2019 Country : United States
Light Falls – 2019
Take a theatrical journey with physicist Brian Greene to uncover how Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity. In this vivid play, science is illuminated on stage and screen through innovative projections and an original score. Director : David Horn Cast : Brian Avers|Brian Greene|Drew Dollaz|Francesca Faridany|Michael Winther Genre : Documentary Release Date : 5/29/2019Continue reading “Light Falls – 2019”
The Leunig Fragments – 2019
With an anarchic and life-affirming heart, this documentary feature celebrates self-expression, friendship, life and death, and the power of the imagination to ignite, enrage, heal and inspire. With exclusive, intimate access to Michael Leunig – one of Australia’s most renowned artists – we reveal the man behind the household name. Director : Kasimir Burgess CastContinue reading “The Leunig Fragments – 2019”
Memory Is Our Homeland – 2019
What happens to history’s forgotten people? How did a young Polish woman manage to spend years living in a Tanzanian village in the 1940s? Through this ambitious, highly personal film, Jonathan Durand exposes the tragic fate of nearly 1,000,000 Poles who were deported to Siberian labour camps during the Second World War, and the thousandsContinue reading “Memory Is Our Homeland – 2019”
Them That Work – 2019
This documentary is about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film MATEWAN, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virginians to become filmmakers and introduced the world to many great actors. DirectorContinue reading “Them That Work – 2019”
The Show Must Go On – 2019
The Show Must Go On is a personal journey behind the scenes that confronts the epidemic of mental health issues in the Australian entertainment industry. Director : Ben Steel Cast : Bert Labonte|Charlton Hill|Chloe Dallimore|Dave Higgins|Martin Dingle-Wall|Michala Banas|Pauline Clague|Sam Neill|Shane Jacobson|Susan Cooper Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/8/2019 Country : Australia
No Status. Ukraine – 2019
Russian citizens who rebelled against the authoritarian policy of Moscow are seeking asylum in Ukraine. Are they welcomed here? We follow political refugee from Russia Alexey Vetrov who tries to get refugee status in Ukraine. Despite all the burdens of living with no documents, he works and participates many civil actions. The escape of Nurkhan,Continue reading “No Status. Ukraine – 2019”