Bhopali – 2011

BHOPALI documents the experience of second generation children affected by the Union Carbide gas disaster of 1984, the worst industrial disaster in history, and subsequent contamination of groundwater by Union Carbide Corporation (an American company now owned by Dow Chemical, the second largest chemical company in the world). It follows several children as they andContinue reading “Bhopali – 2011”

Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess – 2011

Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers’ no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legend Marian Anderson, whose hypnotic beauty, devil-may-care rebellion and shocking sexual exploits onstage launched her to infamy before tragically dying of a heroin overdose at the tender age of 33. Director : Lilly Scourtis Cast : Becky Wreck|Daniel deLeon|Dexter Holland|Henry Rollins|Marian Anderson|TexasContinue reading “Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess – 2011”

Chely Wright: Wish Me Away – 2011

After a lifetime of hiding, Chely Wright becomes the first commercial country music singer to come out as gay, shattering cultural stereotypes within Nashville, per conservative heartland family and, most importantly, within herself. With unprecedented access over a two-year period, including her private video diaries, the film layers Chely’s rise to fame while hiding inContinue reading “Chely Wright: Wish Me Away – 2011”

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era – 2011

Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they “accidentally” transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as “The Terrifying Trio,” Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) and Michelle BauerContinue reading “Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era – 2011”

El Eternauta’s Wife – 2011

El Eternauta’s wife is Elsa Sánchez, widow of Héctor Germán Oesterheld, writer of “El Eternauta” (1957), the masterpiece of the Argentinian comic; a woman whose family was taken away by the military dictatorship. A vital and close chronicle of the struggle for survival in the midst of horror and a testimony in which pain andContinue reading “El Eternauta’s Wife – 2011”

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