Soul Food Stories – 2014

Satovcha is a small Bulgarian village with 2021 residents of a different religious and ethic groups (Orthodox Christians, Muslim Turks and Evangelist Gypsies). People were divided by their past full of conflicts, but now they have find a way to each other through a simple medium – the food. Now the plates on the tableContinue reading “Soul Food Stories – 2014”

Faberge: A Life of Its Own – 2014

This feature-doc tells the epic story of the Faberge name, from Imperial Russia until the present-day, spanning one hundred and fifty years of turbulent history, romance, artistic development and commercial exploitation. From the bejewel led Easter eggs of the Romanov Tsarinas to the 1970s allure of ‘Brut by Faberge’ aftershave, and from the Russian revolutionContinue reading “Faberge: A Life of Its Own – 2014”

Hitler’s Jurassic Monsters – 2014

This is the untold story of a Nazi vision, that went far beyond the military conquest of European countries. As part of their crazed dream to create a thousand-year Reich they developed detailed blueprints for Aryan settlements and vast hunting parks for ‘Aryan’ animals. Goering and Himmler employed Germany’s best scientists to launch a hugelyContinue reading “Hitler’s Jurassic Monsters – 2014”

Morphine Journey of Dreams – 2014

The band Morphine blazed like a comet across the global music scene in the 1990s with its innovative “Low Rock” sound. Fronted by two-string bassist/vocalist/songwriter Mark Sandman, the trio rose from local Boston clubs to indie and major label record deals, international touring, and wide critical acclaim until their tragic and untimely demise in 1999.Continue reading “Morphine Journey of Dreams – 2014”

Pernamcubanos – The Caribbean That Unites Us – 2014

A documentary on cultural identities, with an emphasis on music and African religions in Cuba and Pernambuco, Brazil, seen through the eyes of two artists: a Cuban actress and theater director, and a Brazilian “coquista” and holy mother of Pernambuco, each one visiting the country of the other. The film documents the Festival del Caribe,Continue reading “Pernamcubanos – The Caribbean That Unites Us – 2014”

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy – 2014

In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded conversations with him about his life, his work, and his other passion: cooking! With the flair of a seasoned raconteur, Leacock recounts key moments in his seventy years as a filmmaker andContinue reading “How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy – 2014”

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