Three Carleton College students take on the challenge of ditching computers to find out how their academic, social, and work lives will be affected. No Facebook. No e-mail. No YouTube. How will they get their work done? Will they cheat? Who will survive the longest? This documentary follows Andrew, Caitlin, and Chel as they learnContinue reading “Disconnected – 2008”
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Black music, from iron chains to gold chains – 2008
Funk, Soul, Rap, Jazz, Swing… For almost two centuries, from the cotton fields of the Deep South to the ghettos in the Bronx, black music has marked the beat of Afro-Americans fight for emancipation. Black American music is a cultural revolution. Its history is political. Its beat makes the world dance. Director : Marc-Aurèle VecchioneContinue reading “Black music, from iron chains to gold chains – 2008”
Call + Response – 2008
Call + Response is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the worlds 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Call + Response goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural IndiaContinue reading “Call + Response – 2008”
Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin’ with the Godmother – 2008
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life is changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco, who is serving time at a nearby federal prison. Six months later, Cosby is a multi-millionaire, Blanco’s lover, and the head of herContinue reading “Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin’ with the Godmother – 2008”
Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band – 2008
Undeniably one of the most important and influential gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered the “queercore” genre long before other gay musicians had the confidence to come out of the closet, and without major record label support or mainstream radio airplay. Using original and archive footage and covering over fifteenContinue reading “Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band – 2008”
Love, Peace & Beatbox – 2008
A look at the rising beatboxing subculture in Berlin Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2008-09-25
Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith – 2008
Kevin Smith brings his famous and “infamous” Q&A back to his hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey for his 37th birthday. Director : Joey Figueroa|Zak Knutson Cast : Grace Smith|Harley Quinn Smith|Jennifer Schwalbach Smith|Kevin Smith Genre : Comedy|Documentary Release Date : 2008-10-22
Blood, Sweat & Teeth – 2008
This film is chock full of high intensity extreme cage fighting and does not stop until the blood, sweat and teeth hit the floor. Director : Adam Warren Cast : Matthew Waller Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2008-04-29
Flow: For Love of Water – 2008
From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis. Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around the world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges aContinue reading “Flow: For Love of Water – 2008”
A Necessary Death – 2008
“Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act.” Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad. Director : Daniel Stamm Cast : Doris Jung Usui|G.J. Echternkamp|Konima Parkinson-Jones|Matthew Tilley|Michael Traynor|Pamela Salem|Shelley Isaacs|Thomas Moses|Valerie Hurt Genre : Documentary|Drama Release Date : 2008-03-08
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