A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers successfully used improbable methods to capture the Finnish television signal, a window into Western popular culture, brave but harmless warriors who helped change the fate of an entire nation. DirectorContinue reading “Disco and Atomic War – 2009”
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Beam me Up! Die große Star Trek Show – 2009
German comedy-documention that reviews 40 years of Star Trek history Director : Cast : Bernhard Hoëcker|Claude-Oliver Rudolph|Dr. Hubert Zitt|Martin Netter|Martin Schneider|Michael Müller|Nina Vorbrodt|Peter Nottmeier|Shirin Soraya|Sonya Kraus Genre : Documentary|Science Fiction Release Date : 2009-05-01
Frogs: The Thin Green Line – 2009
An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they’ve pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don’t know how toContinue reading “Frogs: The Thin Green Line – 2009”
Training Rules – 2009
Rene Portland had three training rules during her 26 years coaching basketball at Pennsylvania State University – no drinking, no drugs and no lesbians. Training Rules, examines how a wealthy athletic department, enabled by the silence of a complacent university, allowed talented athletes, thought to be gay, to be dismissed from their college team. TheContinue reading “Training Rules – 2009”
Rethink Afghanistan – 2009
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed) carefully examines the war in Afghanistan, raising challenging questions about the destabilization of Pakistan, U.S. troop escalation, ballooning military costs, civilian casualties and much more. Through fascinating interviews with Afghans, veterans, reporters, ex-CIA agents and foreign-policy experts, Greenwald’s incisive documentary urges an immediate de-escalation of the conflict. Director : Cast :Continue reading “Rethink Afghanistan – 2009”
The Moon Inside You – 2009
Diana is not the only one for whom the monthly period is no fun at all. Headaches, nausea, depression — why is it so widely accepted that women all over the world should feel so lousy on a regular basis? And why is the subject still not openly discussed? With a keen sense of perspective,Continue reading “The Moon Inside You – 2009”
Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts – 2009
Adapting its title and theme from Thomas De Quincey’s murder text, this long-overdue return to narrative cinema by the great British filmmaker Peter Whitehead is based around a mesmerizing psycho-geographical exploration of modern day Vienna. The film incorporates a record of the subversive underbelly of the city into a poetic meditation on conspiracy theory, ecoterrorism,Continue reading “Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts – 2009”
Zombie Girl: The Movie – 2009
Emily Hagins is making a zombie movie. It’s feature-length, it’s bloody, and the zombies don’t run. Just like it should be. But there’s just one difference between her film and every other zombie movie you’ve ever seen. Emily is twelve. Director : Aaron Marshall|Erik Mauck|Justin Johnson Cast : Alec Herskowitz|C. Robert Cargill|Emily Hagins|Jerry Hagins|Kate Dawson|KirkContinue reading “Zombie Girl: The Movie – 2009”
Orgasm Inc. – 2009
Extraordinary behind-the-scenes access reveals a drug company’s fevered race to develop the first FDA-approved Viagra for women – and offers a humorous but sobering look inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry. Director : Elizabeth Canner Cast : Andrilla Chakrabarti|John Griesemer|Kim Airs|Laura Berman|Nan Cochran|Susan Bennett Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2009-05-02
The Face of the Enemy – 2009
An anti-war film about the personal suffering behind the hard statistics, which show that more than four million Vietnamese died during the Vietnam War, as opposed to 58,000 Americans. We hear South and North Vietnamese, including émigrés to the United States, describing how huge numbers of friends met their deaths, caught as they were betweenContinue reading “The Face of the Enemy – 2009”
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