The film documents the key political issues in recent years in South Africa that have marked the demise of the African National Congress (ANC). These include the Marikana massacre in August 2012, whereby 34 striking miners were gunned down by the ANC government’s police force. Rehad Desai documented this historic event in his 2013 filmContinue reading “The Giant is Falling – 2016”
Category Archives: Documentary
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware – 2016
We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging misconceptions from the west. The film looks at how the evolution of “Shanzhai” – or copycat manufacturing – has transformed traditional models of business, distribution and innovation, and asks what the rest of the world canContinue reading “Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware – 2016”
Check It – 2016
Fed up with being pushed around, a group of gay and trans teens of color form a gang and fight back on the brutal streets of Washington D.C. They call their gang ‘Check it’ and this group of one-time victims of bullying, rape and abuse have turned the tables on anyone trying to hurt them.Continue reading “Check It – 2016”
Into the Inferno – 2016
Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer embark upon a global journey exploring some of the world’s most mythical volcanoes in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Iceland and North Korea. Speaking with scientists and indigenous peoples alike, they seek to understand the complex and deeply rooted relationship between mankind and one of nature’s greatest wonders. Director : Werner HerzogContinue reading “Into the Inferno – 2016”
Botticelli – Inferno – 2016
The Renaissance master Botticelli spent over a decade painting and drawing hell as the poet Dante described it. The film takes us on a journey through hell with fascinating and exciting insights into Botticelli’s art and its hidden story. Director : Ralph Loop Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/7/2016 Country : Germany
Cameraperson – 2016
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between truth and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presentedContinue reading “Cameraperson – 2016”
Castro’s Secret Reef – 2016
Cuba’s enforced isolation has resulted in the unlikeliest of marine reserves: a huge, rambling archipelago known as Jardines de la Reina, or “Gardens of the Queen.” Stretching around 140 miles along the southern coast of Cuba, it’s one of the longest barrier reef systems in the world. Get an up-close look at Fidel Castro’s divingContinue reading “Castro’s Secret Reef – 2016”
The Bomb – 2016
Places the viewer in the middle of the story of nuclear weapons – the most dangerous machines ever built – from the Trinity Test in 1945 to the current state of nuclear weapons in 2016. Director : Kevin Ford|Smriti Keshari Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/23/2016 Country : United States
Eva Hesse – 2016
German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the rigid structures of then-popular minimalism, a male-dominated movement. Hesse’s complicated personal life encompassed not only a chaotic 1930s Germany, butContinue reading “Eva Hesse – 2016”
Efter attentaten – 2016
A retrospective of the Paris bombings through the eyes of a victim Director : Christian Catomeris Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/8/2016 Country : Sweden
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