Faraway worlds, so close. Fascinating nature shots take the audience on a journey into the lives of snails, captivating with their adventures of magical slowness and elegant grace. Director : Sascha Seifert Cast : Genre : Adventure|Documentary Release Date : 5/23/2013 Country : Germany
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Blood Brother – 2013
Rocky Braat went to India as a disillusioned American tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV/AIDS, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles he would face. Or the love he would find. Director : Steve Hoover Cast : Rocky Braat Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/20/2013 CountryContinue reading “Blood Brother – 2013”
Gorging – 2013
Canyoneering is the sport of descending canyons by means of hiking, climbing, rappelling and swimming. Relatively obscure, the sport was brought to the mainstream in 2003 with the news of Aron Ralston who had severed his own arm while trapped in a canyon. Experiencing an overnight spike in popularity by the late 90s – aContinue reading “Gorging – 2013”
Disrupted – 2013
The memory and testimony of two characters: Fernando García, known as Pinolito, who was a child actor in the seventies and Doña Lilia Ortega, his mother, an actress. Fernando came out as a transvestite, some years ago, and now calls himself Coral Bonelli. They live together in Garibaldi yearning for their past in the movies,Continue reading “Disrupted – 2013”
David Bowie: Five Years – 2013
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. WithContinue reading “David Bowie: Five Years – 2013”
GMO OMG – 2013
Today in the United States, by the simple acts of feeding ourselves, we are unwittingly participating in the largest experiment ever conducted on human beings. Each of us unknowingly consumes genetically engineered food on a daily basis. The risks and effects to our health and the environment are largely unknown. Yet more and more studiesContinue reading “GMO OMG – 2013”
The Legacy of Dear Zachary: A Journey to Change the Law – 2013
This short documentary chronicles the completion and release of the feature documentary “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father” and the subsequent journey to amend the Canadian criminal code. It is intended as an epilogue to “Dear Zachary” and offered as a thank you to those who supported this effort and madeContinue reading “The Legacy of Dear Zachary: A Journey to Change the Law – 2013”
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball – 2013
In Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball, social historian Amanda Vickery leads the action as a team of experts recreate a Regency ball in honour of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s popular novel. Joined by Alastair Sooke and a coterie of professionals – a food historian, a costume expert, music history academics and aContinue reading “Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball – 2013”
Neurons to Nirvana – 2013
Through interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, Neurons to Nirvana explores the history of four powerful psychedelic substances (LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and Ayahuasca) and their previously established medicinal potential. Strictly focusing on the science and medicinal properties of these drugs, Neurons to Nirvana looks into why our society has created such a social and politicalContinue reading “Neurons to Nirvana – 2013”
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas – 2013
The documentary tracks the diva’s difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s, to fill nightclubs and saloons across the US in the 50s and early 60s as a force in her own right. Looking at the lives and careers of six individual singersContinue reading “Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas – 2013”