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Greg Lynn: Archaeologist of the Digital

2014

Greg Lynn: Archaeologist of the Digital

2014
Greg Lynn, one of the leading figures in computer-aided architectural design, visits the first in a series of exhibitions initiated by the Canadian Centre for Architecture for which he is the curator. The exhibitions, which will travel to the Yale School of Architecture Gallery, are meant to explore the role of digital technologies in the design process since its beginnings. The first exhibition, entitled "Archaeology of the Digital", features four individuals who are pioneers in applying new technologies to architectural design: Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Chuck Hoberman, and Shoei Yoh. At the exhibition Lynn is joined by three of the four practitioners: Eisenman, Gehry and Hoberman, who each explain their path to the digital at the time.
Hitler: A Strategy of Failure

2014

Hitler: A Strategy of Failure

2014
Adolf Hitler considered himself to be the world's greatest military strategist - superior even to Napoleon Bonaparte - and early Blitzkrieg successes could be said to easily confirm this assertion. So why did the Nazis lose the war? Hitler also made colossal strategic military blunders: Dunkirk, Operation Barbarossa and many others that were ultimately a strategy of failure.
1914 Invasion of Belgium

2014

1914 Invasion of Belgium

2014
The small Belgian army held up the German advance, the British Expeditionary Force fought its first battle and the invincible German army was brought to a standstill in Belgium. This film traces that first month, the battles of Liège, Antwerp and Mons. In reconstruction it uses the words of those who took part and looks at the remains of the battlefields and the fortifications that still exist.
Wonders of Science - Volume 2

2014

Wonders of Science - Volume 2

2014
Kindness Is Contagious

2014

Kindness Is Contagious

2014
5
Kindness is Contagious profiles bleeding-edge scientists and authors from UC Berkeley, Harvard and everywhere in between as well as real life people whose lives illustrate their incredible discovery: THAT KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS. Learn how a little generosity can help you live a happier, healthier, wealthier, longer and more fulfilling life.
Life on Us: A Microscopic Safari

2014

Life on Us: A Microscopic Safari

2014
6.5
This documentary is about microorganisms that live, compete, feed, and breed on the surface or in the depths of our bodies.
Tomorrow Tripoli

2014

Tomorrow Tripoli

2014
In the early days of the Libyan revolution, when the eyes of the world were on Benghazi, a small group of insurgents were defying the dictatorship at the other end of the country, in the Nafusa Mountains. Cut off from the rest of the world, under siege from Gadaffi’s troops, these mountain people nevertheless managed to inflict a series of setbacks on the regime, driving its forces all the way to the gates of Tripoli. From guerrilla warfare in the jebel to the shores of the Mediterranean, "Tomorrow Tripoli" relates the combat of these men swept up by the revolutionary whirlwind.
On the Yeti Trail

2014

On the Yeti Trail

2014
For the first time in over a century, Yeti legends and personal accounts have become the subject of scientific studies. Does the Yeti really exist? Fascinating and thorough, our film sets out to meet the teams involved in this strange race across the world, featuring laboratories, hair analysis, footprints and DNA as well as the search for samples in Indonesia and in Canadian nature reserves.
Sad People Factory

2014

Sad People Factory

2014
An investigation into the global nature and epidemic scope of depression, shown from a societal point of view challenging the individual notion of depression. We look at the collective causes of depression with sociologists, social workers, and neuropsychiatrists on the subject’s cutting edge.
Lionsrock: Return Of The King

2014

Lionsrock: Return Of The King

2014
This documentary touches on a very special relationship between animals and humans in a little piece of Africa transplanted from Europe. These transplanted lions will live out their lives in a happier, more natural environment than they knew in Europe - but they will never become truly wild again…
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014
A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to submit to the probing of the camera, an exercise made all the more necessary because of his usual avoidance of the public eye.
The Last Playlist

2014

The Last Playlist

2014
Aging record producer, Nick Silver sets out to prove he's still relevant by curating a playlist with multiple artists instead of an album with one artist. When his doctor tells him he'll be deaf in three months, he panics and begins speaking his memoirs into a video camera in bathroom mirrors all over Los Angeles.
To Be First: The Quest for Yangmolong

2014

To Be First: The Quest for Yangmolong

2014
Among the last unclimbed peaks on earth there stands a little-known mountain in a remote region of China. Follow a climbing expedition as they make three attempts over the span of three years to summit the 6060-meter Yangmolong Mountain.
First to Fall

2014

First to Fall

2014
5.2
First to Fall follows two young civilian expatriate 'rebels' on their 8-month journey to liberate Libya, their home country. Carrying cameras along with guns into battle, they took lenses where no documentary has gone before, capturing the madness of the Libyan front lines firsthand. Director Rachel Beth Anderson's distinct female perspective reveals their dramatic transformation as these young men give up comfortable, stable lives in Canada to take up arms against a corrupt regime and risk their lives in a brutal, chaotic war. Anderson's incredible access provides audiences a personal connection to this honest, witty, at times shocking, modern coming of age tale.
Engadin: Switzerland's Wilderness

2014

Engadin: Switzerland's Wilderness

2014
Engadin: Switzerland's Wilderness This documentary follows a spectacular pioneering story of nature preservation. Engadin was created 100 years ago and the wildlife left without human interference to re-populate the Alps first nature reserve. Now ibex, lynx and wolves are thriving in this pristine area.
Grasslands

2014

Grasslands

2014
5
This documentary examines the unique natural habitat of the mixed-grass prairie through four seasons from the perspectives of the ranchers, conservationists, and aboriginal people who understand it best and live by preserving it. It is guided by a powerful metaphor / symbol: The re-discovered wallows of the re-introduced bison.
The Frozen Chosen

2014

The Frozen Chosen

2014
6
Each winter a monstrous beast lures men and women to the ice of Lake Winnebago. It is the only place on the planet where this occurs. "The Frozen Chosen" introduces you to the obsessed men and women who are willing to wait days, years, even decades to propel their spears and bring you face-to-face with the prize below.
Operation Oman

2014

Operation Oman

2014
The untold story of a secret war
Popcorn Sutton - A Hell of a Life

2014

Popcorn Sutton - A Hell of a Life

2014
Filmed in North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, from 2000 until Sutton’s death in 2009, A HELL OF A LIFE is an unforgettable portrait of the last great moonshiner. featuring Popcorn Sutton, Jesco White, JB Rader. music by Dana & Susan Robinson, Grifters & Shills, Henry Queen, Ola Belle Reed, Patty Hurst Shifter and Joe Knowlton.
When The Bell Rings

2014

When The Bell Rings

2014
When the Bell Rings tells the story of David 'Dino' Wells, a 40 year old former boxer who makes a gutsy attempt to return to the fighting. As Wells undergoes intense training in order to shape up, he's tormented by memories of his fatherless childhood and decides to reunite with his own estranged son.