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The Agony and Fury of Hermano Puli – 2016

Decades before the rise of liberalism in Spanish-era colonial Philippines, a young charismatic preacher leads a movement for equality and religious freedom for his fellow native Filipinos. He is hailed as the Christ of the Tagalogs, but is sentenced to death for heresy by both Church and State. Director : Gil Portes Cast : AbelContinue reading “The Agony and Fury of Hermano Puli – 2016”

Teen Ghumti – 2016

Indira, a girl from the ethnic group of Newars, falls in love with Pritambar, who is a Brahmin. She marries him, defying her parents. Director : Dhakal Baburam Cast : Dhruba Dutta|Garima Panta|Sushant Karki Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 4/4/2016 Country : Nepal

Boom Bust Boom – 2016

Terry Jones presents Boom Bust Boom. The result of a meeting between writer, director, historian and Python Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken. Co-written by Jones and Kocken and featuring John Cusack, Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman, the film is part of a global movement toContinue reading “Boom Bust Boom – 2016”

A Personal Journey Through Cinema History with Thomas Pollock – 2016

Covering over 100 years of cinema, this is a journey of discovering and exploring the magic of cinema from a personal perspective. Looking at the changes and developments of cinema Thomas explains how film has deeply affected his life as a person and a filmmaker. Director : Thomas Pollock|William Donnelly Cast : Thomas Pollock GenreContinue reading “A Personal Journey Through Cinema History with Thomas Pollock – 2016”

Genius – 2016

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius. Director : Michael Grandage Cast :Continue reading “Genius – 2016”

Free State of Jones – 2016

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he findsContinue reading “Free State of Jones – 2016”

The Death of Louis XIV – 2016

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest kingContinue reading “The Death of Louis XIV – 2016”

American Experience: Tesla – 2016

Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century. Although eclipsed in fame by Edison and Marconi, it was Tesla’s vision that paved the way for today’s wireless world. His fertile but undisciplined imagination was the source of his genius but also his downfall, asContinue reading “American Experience: Tesla – 2016”

Roger D’Astous – 2016

A documentary about montreal architect Roger D’astous, who battled all his life to create a nordic architecture. Starchitect in the 60s, this Frank L. Wright student then fell from grace before rising again at the dawn of the century. Director : Étienne Desrosiers Cast : France Vanlaethem|Francine Grimaldi|Guy R. Legault|Henri Brillon|Luc Durand|Michel Catrice|Roger D’Astous|Serge Savard|YvesContinue reading “Roger D’Astous – 2016”

Smoke & Mirrors – 2016