The documentary celebrates some of the unsung action stars of the late eighties/nineties in the North American Pictures Catalog. From Cynthia Rothrock and Bolo Yeung to Billy Blanks the film explores the martial arts craze in the U.S. and the ferocious appetite of video store customers for these titles.
Football in the stadium: pure emotion and excitement. Thousands united in joy, anger and disappointment. Who gathers there peacefully, and where does passion cross borders?
Tatyana and Artem have been living together for twenty-five years. They have two natural children who are now grown, and a constantly changing number of adopted children. Parents leave their children to Tatyana and Artem's family for temporary upbringing. They are trusted by guardianship authorities, parents who cannot cope with themselves and the responsibilities of raising children, neighbors and older students. But they are not trusted by people who accidentally meet them at the crossroads of fate or social networks. The story is not only about the family of Tatiana and Artem, but also about the distrust of each of us in the kindness and mercy of others.
The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who transcends the barriers of time and language with his sensitivity. A story that shapes Brazilian popular music.
A poetic dive into the cultural richness and strength of women who play a fundamental role in maintaining the musical traditions of the Amazon. A journey through the region's sonic aspects, from samba de cacete to carimbó, through masters such as Iolanda do Pilão, Miloca, Bigica and Onete.
Hailed by former US president Jimmy Carter as “the man who saved the world”, Ball was an ‘insurgent intellectual’ who emerged as a key figure in the turbulent political landscape of the Cold War. The Australian scholar and security expert’s theories on the fallacy of nuclear action and his advice to the US Department of Defense played significant roles in the de-escalation of global conflict during the 1970s, while his investigation of controversial US military base Pine Gap during the 80s enraged ASIO – which kept a security file on him. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ball offered guidance on signals intelligence in Burma and Thailand, and his work in East Timor gave the public a taste of secrets the government would prefer to remain hidden.
One’s own family is not always easy. Protagonist Akosua is queer, Ghanaian-German, polyamorous, and she wants a child. Her friend, director Mala Reinhardt, accompanies her for three years on her journey through Germany and Ghana in search of her identity and belonging in a multicultural context.
For more than one hundred years, the Swiss Social Democratic Party and the trade unions shaped Swiss working-class culture. In the seventies, this culture completely collapsed. The working class of yesteryear are called foreigners. An essay by an immigrant child from a former working class stronghold.
A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound influence on George Washington, his vision for America, and its independence – a vision that can deeply influence the nation’s present need for healing and unity.
A BOSTON (R)EVOLUTION tracks the 2021 Boston mayoral election which featured the most gender and racially diverse field ever. Using the drama of election season as its spine, the film explores race and gender in politics in a city like Boston with an centuries-long external demographic perception that defies the realities of its present day citizenry.
A car slowly navigates the winding streets and disparate airwaves of the United States of America in search of the scars of capitalism in natural landscapes, urban environments, people, and wildife.
Can we ever be modern? Could our art ever be removed from the influence of religion? On meeting Bhabotosh, the biggest star in the Bengali festival of the Mother Goddess Durga these were our natural quests. However, amidst all the heartburn in which he was in, we found in him, an artist who only wanted to be remembered, as one, who had sought the truth of this life. This film immerses itself in that need of his, in his factory, his home, as he works to create that one solo show in his long career as an artist, to bare his soul and its roots, rootless that he had always been.