On a hill in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang Province in the director’s hometown, a girl neglects her exam preparation in favor of drawing pictures, and her mother wants her to study. Below the hill, a couple is unable to say anything to their son who is always playing with his friends. The feelings of theseContinue reading “Spiral Staircase of Harbin – 2009”
Tag Archives: Documentary
Le mystère des jumeaux – 2009
Director : Nils Tavernier Cast : Féodor Atkine Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-10-12
Fig Trees – 2009
FIG TREES is a documentary opera about AIDS activists Tim McCaskell of Toronto and Zackie Achmat of Capetown as they fight for access to treatment drugs. Documentary interviews, speeches, press conferences and demonstrations are sampled, taken apart, and set to music, replayed this time as operatic scenes. A surreal fictional narrative is intercut with theContinue reading “Fig Trees – 2009”
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis – 2009
Flickering lights and trees. Director : Daïchi Saïto Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-01-01
Missing links – 2009
Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-09-11
La vie sauvage des animaux domestiques – 2009
On an ordinary farm, between the first buds of spring and the end of summer, our pets appear to live in peace and harmony. But if we look more closely, however tame these animals might be, when we immerse ourselves in their daily lives, reality is more complex and surprising than expected, sometimes tragic, alwaysContinue reading “La vie sauvage des animaux domestiques – 2009”
The Band That Wouldn’t Die – 2009
In late March of 1984, a moving company secretly packed up the Baltimore Colts belongings and its fleet of vans sneaked off in the darkness of the early morning. Leaving a city of deeply devoted fans in shock and disbelief. What caused owner Robert Irsay to turn his back on a town that was asContinue reading “The Band That Wouldn’t Die – 2009”
Visual Acoustics – 2009
Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. HisContinue reading “Visual Acoustics – 2009”
The Michael Jackson Story – 2009
Micheal Jackson has led an incredible life, from his beginnings as a child star, to his rise as the King of Pop, followed by relentless public scrutiny. Learn how his music career began at a young age and how it shaped his life for years to come. Get a view of his solo years andContinue reading “The Michael Jackson Story – 2009”
Billionaire – 2009
DHL Founder and billionaire Larry Hillblom seemed to have vanished into thin air when he failed to return from a routine flight in his vintage Seabee over the Pacific. After his disappearance, a dark side of Larry emerged. Even before he was officially declared dead, bar girls throughout Southeast Asia came forward claiming to haveContinue reading “Billionaire – 2009”