What began as a backyard tribute to Jerry Garcia has become a cornerstone of Northern New England’s music scene. One World, One Jam: 25 Years of Keeping the Jam Alive is the story of Jerry Jam, a grassroots festival founded by Dan Webb to honor the spirit of the Grateful Dead and the enduring legacy of their legendary frontman. From watching old Jerry Garcia tapes in a backyard to hosting full-scale jam bands under the open sky, this film traces the evolution of Jerry Jam through its humble beginnings, changing landscapes, and ever-growing community of Deadheads. Culminating in the historic 25th anniversary celebration, its biggest and most unforgettable year, the documentary is a tribute to the power of music, memory, and the movement that’s kept the Dead alive for a generation.
Johnny Pigozzi—photographer, heir, and legendary collector—pioneered the celebrity selfie in the 1970s, built an elite social network, and assembled the world's best contemporary African art collection.
An experiment with three dimensions in a moment of clarity: the focus of the camera's lens towards the present, the speed of the train and the material world distorted by the movements of the train.
Two simultaneous explorations: One of the relationship between the author Henry Miller and his beloved Paris, France. The other; a travelogue documenting a group of artists and poets who've traveled to Paris to retrace Miller's footsteps.
Landscapes revealed themselves through text, paper through movement, while the sun gave them relief. This is a journey across found words, enunciating a discovery, their textures constructing the sea and the waves, in a travelogue from the first exploration, the first step over the sand towards the shore. “Amor” writes this joy to underline it in its time, captured on paper. This film has been composed through a scanner, and it’s the first chapter of the “Reír al Sol” series.
Shot on Mini DV and mostly in Paris, Towards the Light is a personal diary of exile. Through images of light, landscapes and memory, the film captures a year (2023) of reflective solitude in exile for Russian filmmaker Vadim Kostrov and his wife, artist Natasha Goncharova. A poetic meditation on displacement, loss and the search for light through darkness.
Two mountain bikers find community in rural Vermont through a grassroots movement to build the world’s first completely adaptive trail network in the world.
Rebellion for Future depicts the activities of the Extinction Rebellion community from the inside. What price must one pay for criticizing prevailing social practices? How does it feel to face the authorities and their heavy-handed tactics? This feature-length documentary closely follows events over a two-year period, both in the marshlands of Lapland and on the streets of Helsinki. In their efforts to curb the climate crisis and the destruction of nature, the rebels use their own bodies to block factories, production equipment, and streets. Clashes with the authorities are tense, and the rebels are sometimes thrown in jail, brought before the courts, and even subjected to violence.
In 2023, Elephant Gym was preparing to embark on a world tour—yet the band stood on the brink of breaking up. This documentary chronicles Elephant Gym’s journey, from their formation in 2012 to their recently completed “The World tour,” which spanned 23 countries and 60 shows. As the story progresses, we witness how the band gradually finds balance on tour, while each member confronts personal challenges and the ongoing search for self-worth. Spanning themes from individual growth and group dynamics to the global music industry and the challenges faced by Taiwanese musicians abroad, this documentary aims to portray the many layers of music—from deeply personal expression to its place in the international industry—through the lens of Elephant Gym.