The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the first class of African-American women to sing their way to fame and fortune. Blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter created and promoted a working-class vision of blues life that provided an alternative to theContinue reading “T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s – 2011”
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This Is Roller Derby – 2011
A Documentary that looks at both the origins of modern Roller Derby and charts the rise of two Australian Derby teams. Director : Daniel Hayward Cast : April Ritzenthaler Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/11/2011 Country : Australia
Kingrow – A Short Film – 2011
This short documentary is about New Zealand music duo, Kingrow. It covers their past, the present (2009, in this case), and the future plans they had at the time. Filmed in 2009, it was to accompany the release of their “7-Sided Parallel” album. A webcam was used to make this film, which explains the grainyContinue reading “Kingrow – A Short Film – 2011”
Allan Baldwin: In Frame – 2011
“In the 60s a photographer, Allan Baldwin, travels across New Zealand. His camera captures the magical faces of elderly people, full of wisdom whose chin bears the Maori tattoo. This documentary is a tribute to the now disappeared elders.” Director : Te Arepa Kahi Cast : Allan Baldwin Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/29/2011Continue reading “Allan Baldwin: In Frame – 2011”
RiseUp – 2011
Rise Up is a journey into the heart of Jamaica – the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of Reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music andContinue reading “RiseUp – 2011”
Reunion: Ten Years After the War – 2011
In 1999, Serbian military forces and Albanian guerrillas were fighting in Kosovo. Serbs and Albanians lived separate lives. As their country verged on war, a group of brave students decided to meet their opponents for the first time. Director : Jon Haukeland Cast : Jon Haukeland Genre : Documentary|War Release Date : 10/19/2011 Country :Continue reading “Reunion: Ten Years After the War – 2011”
Patriocracy – 2011
An examination of the current state of political polarization in the United States of the America. Director : Brian Malone Cast : Alan K. Simpson|Bob Schieffer|Erskine Bowles|Pat Buchanan Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/5/2011 Country : United States
Tralas Luces – 2011
A family of gypsis going around different towns and their struggles. Director : Sandra Sánchez Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/26/2011 Country : Spain
All for the good of the World and Nosovice – 2011
An original portrayal of a small Czech village where – as the locals put it – an UFO has landed in the form of a kilometre-long silverish factory: a Korean Hyundai automobile plant. The village, hitherto famous mostly for its sauerkraut and the “Radegast” beer was thus turned into an industrial zone – the largestContinue reading “All for the good of the World and Nosovice – 2011”
I Am Eleven – 2011
A globe-spanning portrait of humanity at a crucial age – no longer children, not quite adults, preparing to inherit a world changing as quickly and dramatically as they are. This documentary focuses on a series of eleven-year-olds from 15 countries, each speaking in their own words and revealing the private obsessions and public concerns thatContinue reading “I Am Eleven – 2011”
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