Flipping Out – Israel’s Drug Generation – 2008

Military service in Israel is compulsive for all able-bodied Jewish men and women. Once their years of service is up they are granted a bonus which many use to travel to India to wind down and recover from their experiences. About 90% of them will use drugs during their travels and every year about twoContinue reading “Flipping Out – Israel’s Drug Generation – 2008”

Doctor Ma’s Country Clinic – 2008

“Huangyangchuan, Gansu province, China. It’s an arid mountain area with poor roads. Ma Bingcheng is well-respected local doctor, so many patients (most of them farmers) come to see him every day. In his small clinic, people chat with each other about their lives, local conditions, or the people they know. The clinic seems to openContinue reading “Doctor Ma’s Country Clinic – 2008”

Examined Life – 2008

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy’s power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it. Director :Continue reading “Examined Life – 2008”

Nobody’s Perfect – 2008

German filmmaker Niko von Glasow embarks on a very personal project with this documentary that profiles thalidomiders: people born with malformed or missing limbs because their mothers took thalidomide for morning sickness during pregnancy. Director : Niko von Glasow Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2008-01-01

The Forgotten Woman – 2008

Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, “Water,” this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. “Water” was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938.Continue reading “The Forgotten Woman – 2008”

Run for Your Life: The Fred Lebow Story – 2008

Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn’t exist. Ehrlich’s fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late Fred Lebow shows how one man’s imagination, determination, and love for running created one of the world’s most popular sporting events. Director : Judd Ehrlich Cast : Abraham Beame|Bob Bright|NeilContinue reading “Run for Your Life: The Fred Lebow Story – 2008”

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