It’s the most mythic of all American emporiums – and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the backroom doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman’s iconic history in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s. DirectorContinue reading “Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s – 2013”
Category Archives: Documentary
10%: What Makes a Hero? – 2013
Award-winning director Yoav Shamir (Defamation, Checkpoint) sets out on an entertaining and insightful international quest, exploring the notion of heroism through a multi-faceted lens. From ordinary heroes to freedom fighters, primates to humans, behavioral scientists to geneticists, even Ayn Rand to Raelians, Shamir leaves no stone unturned, and along the way unveils the fundamental truthsContinue reading “10%: What Makes a Hero? – 2013”
America’s Longest War – 2013
AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR is a documentary about the extraordinary costs of the US government’s 40-year war on drugs. Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined, and illegal drugs are more available-and cheaper-than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than $1 trillion taxpayer dollarsContinue reading “America’s Longest War – 2013”
Agnetha: ABBA & After – 2013
Agnetha Fältskog’s extraordinary singing career began when she was only 15 years old. But in just two years she was knocking The Beatles off the top of the Swedish pop charts writing her own material. This new documentary features exclusive access to Agnetha in the studio and with her colleagues of both recent years andContinue reading “Agnetha: ABBA & After – 2013”
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies – 2013
A love story about the legendary sexploitation director Joe Sarno and his loyal wife and business partner Peggy. The film relates their part in the history of sex film, their lives between New York and Sweden, and their struggle to produce one last erotic film. Director : Wiktor Ericsson Cast : Annie Sprinkle|Jamie Gillis|John Waters|JosephContinue reading “The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies – 2013”
The Horses of Fukushima – 2013
Fukushima’s Minami-soma has a ten-centuries-long tradition of holding the Soma Nomaoi (“chasing wild horses”) festival to celebrate the horse’s great contribution to human society. Following the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, local people were forced to flee the area. Rancher ShinichiroContinue reading “The Horses of Fukushima – 2013”
The Adventures of Dr. Crackhead – 2013
Filmmaker Jennifer Di Cresce follows Peter Ferentzy, PhD., a controversial author and addictions expert though a tangle of career ambitions, love and dysfunction. When evidence of Peter’s own crack addiction begins to surface, Jennifer contends with the compromised aims of his “harm reduction” advocacy. Director : Jennifer Di Cresce|Michael Savoie Cast : Genre : DocumentaryContinue reading “The Adventures of Dr. Crackhead – 2013”
Landfall: The Eyes Of Sandy – 2013
The resurgence of the Long Beach Island Communities and Stafford Township, New Jersey following the wake of Super Storm Sandy. Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/1/2013 Country : United States
The Institute – 2013
Thousands of participants in a San Francisco-based alternate reality game end up getting more than they bargained for. Told from the players’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fictional narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences. Examining counter-culture, new religious movementsContinue reading “The Institute – 2013”
The Crash Reel – 2013
The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow. DirectorContinue reading “The Crash Reel – 2013”