Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers – 2013

The Pink Panthers have stolen over £270m in diamonds in more than 241 robberies in cities from Paris to Tokyo. The film explores the rise of the group during the 1990s Balkan conflict when economic sanctions imposed on Serbia fueled illegal activities. The criminals reveal an underworld driven by fast wealth and paranoia, while theContinue reading “Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers – 2013”

The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan – 2013

In 1953, Horace Carter earned a Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for his reporting on the Ku Klux Klan. Carter persevered in the face of death threats, including those against his family, and used the editorial authority of North Carolina’s TABOR CITY TRIBUNE to protest the Klan’s racist rhetoric and vigilantism. Carter’s bold reportingContinue reading “The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan – 2013”

Red Ant Dream – 2013

This documentary deals with the Maoist insurgency in India. It focuses on the Maoists in Bastar, Chhattisgarh fighting against industrialists in Niyamgiri, Odisha, and protesters acting in memory of the Leftist revolutionary Bhagat Singh in Punjab. Director : Sanjay Kak Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 3/8/2013 Country : India

Las muertes chiquitas – 2013

For her epic exploration of the female orgasm, Catalan artist Mireia Sallares interviewed 30 Mexican women from various walks of life: professors, prostitutes, psychologists, nuns, revolutionaries, and former child brides. Her interviews go beyond the “little deaths” of the title, seamlessly moving between issues of sexual violence, political protest, love, family, and mortality. In aContinue reading “Las muertes chiquitas – 2013”

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