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Off a dirt road in rural Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming, legally blind and diagnosed on the autism spectrum, with big dreams and varied passions. Searching for connection, Michelle explores love and empowerment outside the limits of “normal” through a provocative fringeContinue reading “Best and Most Beautiful Things – 2016”

After three combat tours in Iraq, Alex Sutton attempts a fresh start hatching chickens and raising goats on 43 acres in rural North Carolina. Alex embraces life on the farm with his new love Jessica, but cycles between a state of heightened alert and “feeling zombified” from a cocktail of prescriptions meant to stabilize hisContinue reading “Farmer/Veteran – 2016”

Director : Xavier de Lauzanne Cast : Bertrand des Pallières|Caroline des Pallières|Chân Samedy|Christian des Pallières|Eric des Pallières|Isabelle Leibl|Leakhéna des Pallières|Marie-France des Pallières|Marie-Lyna des Pallières|Sakada des Pallières Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/5/2016 Country : France

A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a common thread – they’re all vegan. The movie traces the personal journeys of an ultramarathon runner who has overcome addiction to compete in one hundred mile races, a cattle rancher’s wife who creates the first cattle ranch turned farmed animalContinue reading “Vegan: Everyday Stories – 2016”

This a coup describes ECB’s financial interventions in states like Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and Greece. Featuring well known academics, politicians and journalists, it analyses the relation of EU institutions with big corporations and banks. In order to guarantee full independence from private companies and interests, the project is financed through crowd-funding – namely donationsContinue reading “This Is Not a Coup – 2016”

Meet Tajikistan’s answer to the Jackson family. Nearly 80, Allo “Papa” Alaev rules his celebrated folk music clan with an iron tambourine. Beginning with his unilateral decision to emigrate to Israel, the gifted musician micro-manages nearly every aspect of their lives, both on stage and off. From every meal made in his kitchen to whatContinue reading “The Wonderful Kingdom of Papa Alaev – 2016”

Kiarostami as we have never really known him before, despite the transformative power of his many movies. Filmmaker and close friend Samadian avoids the talking heads of so many artistic memoirs to offer more candid clips of Kiarostami the man: lover of poetry, convivial with friends, engaging landscapes on and off screen, laughing with otherContinue reading “76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami – 2016”

In this documentary, “Zappy” Zapolin interviews spiritual gurus, celebrities, and people of various faiths about the relationship between spirituality, religion, and psychedelics—in their beliefs and in their experiences. Director : Laurent Levy|Mike Zapolin Cast : David Lynch|Deepak Chopra|John Hagelin|Michelle Rodriguez|Peter Coyote|Ram Dass|Thomas Jane|Tim Booth Genre : Documentary Release Date : 7/19/2016 Country : United States