Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking – 2017

With the instant reach of social media and explosion in cyber porn, a child sex slave can be purchased online and delivered to a customer more quickly than a pizza. Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking starts the conversation on a taboo topic – with raw images of life on the streets, heart-poundingContinue reading “Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking – 2017”

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions – 2017

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public; movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors; dreadful stories, told without prejudices, thatContinue reading “Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions – 2017”

The Backseat – 2017

The Backseat was made using a combination of documentary and fiction filmmaking techniques. We enlisted our own family members to portray versions of themselves and constructed a fictional situation in hopes of evoking very real conflicts and relationship dynamics. The performers, all of which are non-actors, were never given scripts or made aware of theContinue reading “The Backseat – 2017”

Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much – 2017

Maths teacher Ted Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the iconic game show The Price is Right, an obsession dating back to the show’s inception in 1972. This passion and dedication for the show culminated in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 showcase, anContinue reading “Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much – 2017”

Lost in Vagueness – 2017

It’s a music documentary that tells the story of Roy Gurvitz, who created Lost Vagueness, at Glastonbury and who, as legendary founder, Michael Eavis says, reinvigorated the festival. With the decadence of 1920’s Berlin, but all in a muddy field. A film of the dark, self-destructive side of creativity and the personal trauma behind it.Continue reading “Lost in Vagueness – 2017”

Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker – 2017

In 2007, 11 years after one of the most influential American punk bands, Jawbreaker, called it quits, the three members, Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister, and Adam Pfahler reconnect in a San Francisco recording studio to listen back to their albums, reminisce and even perform together one last time. Follow the band as they retell theirContinue reading “Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker – 2017”

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