Category Archives: Documentary

In 1983, the NC State Wolfpack, coached by Jim Valvano, stayed alive in the postseason by winning nine do-or-die games in a row — seven of which they were losing in the final minute — beating the likes of Michael Jordan and three-time National Player of the Year Ralph Sampson. The unlikely squad made itContinue reading “Survive and Advance – 2013”

In 1985, former oil rig worker Richard Linklater began a film screening society in Austin, Texas, that aimed to show classic art-house and experimental films to a budding community of cinephiles. Eventually incorporating as a nonprofit, the newly branded Austin Film Society raised enough money to fly in their first out-of-town filmmaker: James Benning. AcceptingContinue reading “Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater – 2013”

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Romelia tells the melodrama of his own story of heartbreak through the interpretation of the main characters who were part of her love story. Soon fiction and reality collide, blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction. Director : Andrés Farías Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 8/9/2013 Country :

Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun’s behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate. Director : Cast : Helen Czerski|Kate Humble Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/23/2013 Country : United Kingdom

Sexual violence against women is a very effective weapon in modern warfare: instills fear and spreads the seed of the victorious side, an outrageous method that is useful to exterminate the defeated side by other means. This use of women, both their bodies and their minds, as a battleground, was crucial for international criminal tribunalsContinue reading “The War Against Women – 2013”

What was the role of women in Spanish cinema from the 1930s to the present explained through fragments of different films, both fiction and non-fiction. (Followed by “Manda huevos,” 2016.) Director : Diego Galán Cast : Carlos Hipólito Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/14/2013 Country : Spain

Messolonghi. A small coastal town in western Greece, marked by its historical past. During the Turkish occupation, it underwent a five-year siege (1821-1826), which ended in a heroic and bloody Exodus. According to eyewitnesses, gypsy drummers heartened the people of Messolonghi as they fought the Turkish troops. Today, the town is still inhabited by theseContinue reading “Dollars for a Saint – 2013”