Comedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. She travels North across the Arctic Circle, up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth, where she has to cope with temperatures approaching minus 30° C. Joannas journey takes her fromContinue reading “Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights – 2008”
Tag Archives: Documentary
Maradona by Kusturica – 2008
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world’s greatest modern player. Director : Emir Kusturica Cast : Diego Maradona|Emir Kusturica|Manu Chao Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2008-05-28
Vietnam – The Chopper War – 2008
The Vietnam War and the helicopter, the two go hand in hand. The story of how the helicopter revolutionised how war was carried out and the enduring images of the conflict in Vietnam. Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2008-03-03
Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky – 2008
In honor of the twentieth anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky’s death, student filmmaker Dmitry Trakovsky sets out in search of his favorite director’s legacy. His journey leads him to fifteen moving interviews in California, Italy, Sweden, and finally, Russia as he attempts to come closer to the meaning of one of Tarkovsky’s most enigmatic beliefs… thatContinue reading “Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky – 2008”
Indyfans – 2008
Amid the release of the fourth Indiana Jones movie, filmmaker Brandon Kleyla chronicles the fanaticism of the whip-carrying admirers and interviews various filmmakers, archaeologists and writers about the Indy franchise. Viewers learn why archaeologist Indiana Jones and his many adventures have spawned die-hard, convention-going fans for more than two decades. Director : Brandon Kleyla CastContinue reading “Indyfans – 2008”
THE MONEY FIX – 2008
Money is at the intersection of nearly every aspect of modern life. Most of us take the monetary system for granted, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives. THE MONEY FIX is a feature-length documentary exploring our societys relationship with the almighty dollar. Director : Cast : Genre : DocumentaryContinue reading “THE MONEY FIX – 2008”
Until the Light Takes Us – 2008
Chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal – a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded inContinue reading “Until the Light Takes Us – 2008”
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies – 2008
A substantial part of life is claimed by boredom. Beauty, love, work.. sometimes it just isn’t worth getting out of bed. A girl in a strawberry pie factory, a stressed desert nomad, a Wall street stockbroker, the last living WW2 female spy, a painter who paints Time for 42 years, the first school shooter inContinue reading “Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies – 2008”
White Horse – 2008
White Horse is a short documentary by filmmakers Maryann DeLeo and Christophe Bisson that features a man (Maxym Surkov) returning to his Ukraine home for the first time in twenty years. Evacuated from the city of Pripyat, Ukraine in 1986 due to the Chernobyl disaster, he has not returned since then. Director : Christophe Bisson|MaryannContinue reading “White Horse – 2008”
Frontrunners – 2008
A documentary on the competition for student body president at New York’s Stuyvesant High School. As the notoriously competitive school’s election draws near, the campaign becomes a microcosm for the nation at large, with race, gender and appearance vying for attention with real issues. Director : Caroline Suh Cast : Genre : Documentary Release DateContinue reading “Frontrunners – 2008”
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