Marc is a wealthy but critically ill man who is living life to the full one final time. Alongside his ordered existence as a human resources manager in Luxembourg he enjoys a bacchanalic life with young male ‘companions’ in the luxury hotels of major cities whose opera houses happen to be playing Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’.Continue reading “Naked Opera – 2013”
Tag Archives: Documentary
Shooting Bigfoot – 2013
A fascinating and touching portrait of men who are obsessed with monsters and their adventures to find them. Director : Morgan Matthews Cast : C. Thomas Biscardi|Dallas Gilbert|Morgan Matthews|Rick Dyer|Wayne Burton Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/21/2013 Country : United Kingdom
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel – 2013
Denis Lavant reads long passages from Luis Buñuel’s semi-autobiographical “My Last Sigh”. From this text, without film excerpts, Laurence Garret travels in the footsteps of Buñuel, from Calanda to Zaragoza, Madrid to Toledo, Spain to Mexico. Director : Laurence Garret Cast : Carlos Reygadas|Denis Lavant|Jean-Claude Carrière Genre : Documentary|Drama Release Date : 6/13/2013 Country :Continue reading “En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel – 2013”
Bridge Over Troubled Water – 2013
Having spent over a year in the town of Jiasian in Kaohsiung to shoot this documentary, Golden Horse award-winning director Yang Li Chou (The Long Goodbye, Young at Heart) puts together an inspirational post-catastrophe documentary with Bridge Over Troubled Water. Capturing the emotional journey of children through a national tug-of-war tournament and the hard livesContinue reading “Bridge Over Troubled Water – 2013”
12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic – 2013
In the latest film from Red Bull Music Academy, we turn our attention to DFA: the iconic NYC record label that got the indie kids to dance. Narrated by Marc Maron, it features music and appearances from James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Holy Ghost!, The Juan MacLean, Shit Robot, Sinkane, YACHT and many more!Continue reading “12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic – 2013”
Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR – 2013
Paragraph 175, which made homosexual behavior punishable by law, was abolished in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1968. At that time, heterosexual nuclear families constituted the center of socialist society, and homosexuality was considered a peripheral issue in the GDR. Out in East Berlin —Lesbians & Gays in the GDR tells the impressive-to-absurd personalContinue reading “Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR – 2013”
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me – 2013
Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South AfricansContinue reading “Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me – 2013”
Impact After the Crash – 2013
Documentary exploring the horrific Carrollton, Kentucky bus crash, which killed 27 people, mostly children, and injured many others. It was the worst drunk-driving related accident in US history. Director : Jason Epperson Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 5/14/2013 Country : United States
In Ecstacy – 2013
In Extase’ (‘In Ecstacy’) takes you on a journey through the fascinating world of Dance music. House, Techno, Hardcore, Trance, from the underground scene in a squatter’s village to the immense Amsterdam Arena filled with 40,000 people all dressed in white, you’ll get the ultimate insider’s experience. Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary|Music ReleaseContinue reading “In Ecstacy – 2013”
TINY: A Story About Living Small – 2013
What is home? And how do we find it? TINY follows one couple’s attempt to build a Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into houses smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about sustainability,Continue reading “TINY: A Story About Living Small – 2013”