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Trailblazers in Habits

2013

Trailblazers in Habits

2013
'Trailblazers in Habits' is an intimate portrait of a group of American Catholic nuns, the Maryknoll Sisters, who have accompanied the disenfranchised in their struggle for social justice. By turns tragic and joyous, yet always inspirational, this insightful documentary is a revealing portrait of these courageous women. A moving and absorbing chronicle that spans 100 years and several continents, the film celebrates the intelligence and tenacity; the love, compassion and generosity of these early feminists.
Golden Gate Girls

2013

Golden Gate Girls

2013
5.5
The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.
Yugoslavia: How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body

2013

Yugoslavia: How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body

2013
6.3
A research-based essay film, but also a very personal perspective on the history of socialist Yugoslavia, its dramatic end, and its recent transformation into a few democratic nation states.
Ein weites Herz

2013

Ein weites Herz

2013
9.5
Here Lies

2013

Here Lies

2013
HERE LIES is a film about filmmaking and the struggles involved in the creative process: artistic, technical, financial and personal.
Citizen Buelna

2013

Citizen Buelna

2013
5
Rafael faces the complications of the revolution and discovers true love with Luisa.
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

2013

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

2013
6
The actor, Warwick Davis, presents the story of the Owicz family and their ordeal during WWII. From a successful musical act to being tortuously experimented on by Dr. Josef Mengele in a concentration camp. This story might have been lost to history if it weren't for the family's diminutive size, which made them both a novelty as well as an inspiration.
Suitcase of Love and Shame

2013

Suitcase of Love and Shame

2013
6.3
A forbidden love story played out in a decade that would soon spawn the sexual revolution. Part historical documentary and part experimental narrative the film reconstructs a mesmerizing and erotic narrative from 60 hours of reel-to-reel audiotape discovered in a suitcase. Recorded in the 1960's by a Mid-western woman and her lover they chronicle the details of their adulterous love affair. Reliant on recording devises to document and memorialize their affair the tape recorder evolves as a confidant, witness and participant, always omnipresent creating a welcomed threesome. Mirroring the compulsion to confess ones indiscretions in today's Internet world these captivating recordings speak to an audience that can remember Bert Parks as well as one who has never set finger to a rotary phone.
82 Warriors

2013

82 Warriors

2013
On March 18, 1943, 82 warriors from the 4th Company of the 19th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army fought in a blocking battle at Liulaozhuang in Huaiyin, Jiangsu Province. In order to cover the safe transfer of the main force and party and government agencies, as a force The weak side stubbornly resisted more than 10 attacks by more than 1,000 Japanese troops. Although all 82 commanders and combatants died heroically, the Japanese army suffered a huge result of more than 170 casualties and more than 200 injuries. There are no mountains, hills, forests or swamps here, and there are no tall buildings to block the enemy. The asymmetric combat with troops and weapons and equipment against the enemy achieved extraordinary results under impossible circumstances and fought an unrestricted war. The fourth company blocked the Japanese troops for more than 10 hours, successfully covering the safe transfer of the people in Liulaozhuang
The King

2013

The King

2013
5.7
Transposing the story of the Passion of Jesus to Sardinia, Su Re draws for the very first time on the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John together. Giovanni Columbu's distinct view is shot in a landscape unaffected by modernity and played out by an amateur cast, offering still new insights into the life of Christ.
Portraits de maîtresses

2013

Portraits de maîtresses

2013
8
The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-

2013

The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-

2013
Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 version of The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre
The Challenger Disaster

2013

The Challenger Disaster

2013
7.2
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.
Stay, Come and Go

2013

Stay, Come and Go

2013
Anne is a 10-year-old dreamy farmer's daughter who likes to look beyond her father's potato field. It is Ede in the year 1900. One day, a mysterious man passes by and takes Anne on a journey through time. In the Ede of today, she meets her new boyfriend Oszy. In this way, the Ede of the last 100 years passes by through her eyes. Anne discovers that time has not stood still and that Ede has become multi-coloured. But does Anne want to stay here? And how can she actually get back? A heart-warming and educational film for every Ede resident.
More Than a Face in the Crowd

2013

More Than a Face in the Crowd

2013
A filmmaker explores the life of her 100-year-old great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans faced widespread racism in Hollywood. Jane has had parts in over fifty films and TV shows including Chinatown, When Harry Met Sally, M.A.S.H. and I Love Lucy, yet most of her roles are uncredited. Through the story of Jane Chung's life and career, More than a Face in the Crowd reveals a larger untold story of Asian American actors and extras in Hollywood.
Kingdom of Conquerors

2013

Kingdom of Conquerors

2013
6.7
In the 1200s, a man arose whose ruthlessness was so feared, he emerged as the greatest empire builder ever known to mankind. Inspired by true historical events.
Canakkale: End of the Road

2013

Canakkale: End of the Road

2013
5.9
The Spirit of '45

2013

The Spirit of '45

2013
6.1
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
Paradesi

2013

Paradesi

2013
7.7
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
Baczyński

2013

Baczyński

2013
7.2
The short life and vast legacy of the legendary Polish wartime poet of the lost generation, Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski.