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Fire Music

2021

Fire Music

2021
7
Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane - are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America's most innovative art form. FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums like Coleman's Free Jazz: A Collective Inspiration and Coltrane's Ascension. A rich trove of archival footage conjures the 1960s jazz scene along with incisive reflections by critic Gary Giddins and a number of the movement's key players.
White Wolves: Ghosts of the Arctic

2017

White Wolves: Ghosts of the Arctic

2017
9
We follow a pack of wolves on Ellesmere Island, in Canada’s far north, as they struggle to raise their pups in the brief arctic summer. Hidden in her den, the alpha female of the pack gives birth to a new generation. Time is of the essence: her pups need to grow quickly and they have much to learn if they are to survive the merciless winter ahead.
The Porn Factor

2016

The Porn Factor

2016
8
The Porn Factor takes viewers on a journey of discovery, from regional and urban Australia to the centre of the international porn industry in Los Angeles and back. Through candid interviews with young people, experts and porn industry professionals, The Porn Factor explores how pornography is shaping young people's sexual expectations and experiences. It brings into compelling focus the 21st century challenges faced by parents, schools and others as they seek to equip young people for a sexuality that is safe, respectful and fully consenting.
Licu: A Romanian Story

2018

Licu: A Romanian Story

2018
6
A 92-year-old man, having outlived major historical events such as war, peace, communism, the revolution and post-revolution, opens up about his life and old age.
Physical Graffiti: A Classic Album Under Review

2008

Physical Graffiti: A Classic Album Under Review

2008
5
A documentary film about the making and release of Led Zeppelin's 1975 album 'Physical Graffiti'.
A Dog Named Gucci

2015

A Dog Named Gucci

2015
9
The story of a 10-week old puppy named Gucci who was hung by his neck, doused with lighter fluid, and set afire. Doug James, standing on his porch nearby, heard the puppy’s cries and ran to help. He scared away the thugs and at the request of Gucci’s 15-year-old runaway owner, took the dog in for the night. Thus began a 16-year odyssey of devotion and perseverance.
Angels Are Made of Light

2018

Angels Are Made of Light

2018
10
American documentarian James Longley delivers a sweeping, profoundly compassionate group portrait of Afghan students and teachers still weathering national turbulence.
Womanhouse

1974

Womanhouse

1974
7
Held in 1972 at 533 N. Mariposa Street, Los Angeles was one of the most important cultural events in the United States: "Womanhouse," a feminist art installation and performance space organized by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro.
Custer's Last Stand

2012

Custer's Last Stand

2012
7
Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, untimely death on the windswept Plains of the West. On June 26, 1876, Custer, a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage ordered his soldiers to drive back a large army of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. By day's end, Custer and nearly a third of his army were dead.
The Man Who Unlocked the Universe

2017

The Man Who Unlocked the Universe

2017
7
Ulugh Beg was one of the world's greatest astronomical minds, an enlightened leader who turned medieval Samarkand into a great center of science 150 years before Galileo invented the telescope.
Jazz Ball

1956

Jazz Ball

1956
7
A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Shred: The Story of Asher Bradshaw

2013

Shred: The Story of Asher Bradshaw

2013
5
"SHReD' is the inspiring story of 6 year old skateboarding prodigy and viral YouTube sensation Asher Bradshaw, and his father's struggle to make his son's dream of becoming one of the youngest sponsored skaters ever come true. Come and join us as we follow Asher on the ride of his life!"
The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara

2018

The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara

2018
6
Journey of a 700 km. train route across Mauritania, along which iron ore is transported to the port.
Der Sechste Kontinent

2018

Der Sechste Kontinent

2018
2
Fifty people live in a mighty old house on the outskirts of the small town of Brixen in South Tyrol. Thieves, homeless people, unemployed people, addicts, and refugees from all over the world. Their biographies read like a collection of diverse life stories that have only one thing in common: they are all stranded; people who have fallen off the rails and are often considered problematic, sometimes even undesirable, in our society.
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018
4
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.
Where Should the Birds Fly?

2013

Where Should the Birds Fly?

2013
7
The film tells the compelling and moving stories of two remarkable young women living in Gaza and the struggle of Gazans trying to maintain their humanity and humor while hoping to find some sense of normality in a world that is anything but normal.
My So-Called Enemy

2010

My So-Called Enemy

2010
5
In July 2002, 22 Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls came to the U.S. to participate in a women's leadership program called Building Bridges for Peace. "My So Called Enemy" is a coming of age story about 6 of the program participants and how they reconcile their transformative experience in the program with the realities of life back home in the Middle East over the next 7 years. What unfolds is an emotionally-charged film about the human consequences of all conflicts--as seen through the eyes of 6 young women who are thoughtful, intelligent and articulate beyond their years.
The Drawings of Yves Saint Laurent

2017

The Drawings of Yves Saint Laurent

2017
6
The sketches and drawings of iconic designer Yves Saint Laurent come to life in this documentary. Past colleagues and friends discuss his life and work while poring over some of the thousands of sketches the designer created in his lifetime.
She Shears

2018

She Shears

2018
5
In the gruelling world of competitive sheep shearing there is no women's section. Women and men compete together. She Shears is the story of passion, purpose and determination and five women for whom shearing is not just a job.
The Truth Shall Not Be Killed

2018

The Truth Shall Not Be Killed

2018
8
After being kidnapped in Syria and witnessing the execution of a colleague, war correspondent Témoris Grecko returns to a Mexico submerged in violence and starts a chronicle of the 3 most dangerous years for mexican journalists, from 2015 to 2017.