Non-Aryan (2009) 12 minutes, color, SILENT, 16mm A recent article in the New York Times revealed that during the 1930’s and 1940’s administrators at Columbia University, New York, restricted the hiring of refugee Jewish medical doctors by severely limiting the number of “non-Aryans”…
Note: sound is intermittent and begins at 8:08. A recently published book by Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario, profiling the resurrected photographs made clandestinely by Henryk Ross ( 1910-1991) in Poland's Lodz ghetto, inspires the filmmaker to wonder once again, how his father survived…
Sosna is a type of pine tree found in Poland with a thin trunk and branches on top. “Las sosnowy ” is a forest of these trees and may have been the location where for generations; my family lived near such environments and perhaps during WWII, found refuge from persecution. For the filmmaker,…
Erik Terrell was filmed in a sold out room as he returned to his "home club", Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. Utilizing his hard-hitting brand of Comedy and beloved facial expressions, Erik comes home to tell his fans and supporters tales of his failed attempts to be a “real adult”,…
You thought you already knew enough about the Balkans; or simply never bothered to learn anything about it? You’re not to blame as the images were mostly those of war atrocities, too many historical references, ongoing crime with much corruption and not so much teeth. However, is there anything…
On January 11th, 2013, Kendrick Johnson was found dead in his high school gymnasium rolled up in a gym mat. 'FINDING KENDRICK JOHNSON' is the feature documentary product of a 4 year undercover investigation into the facts of this case. From the creator of 'Stranger Fruit', this new…
Synopsis Halfway between poetry, ornithology and improvised music, this film is an appointment, a meeting of sorts that begins 6000 km apart between Lisbon and Montreal, and foremost a conversation between two neighbours. The very result of a trip to Portugal for one and faraway reminiscences for…
The Body Fights Back is a feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach.
Propaganda es un seguimiento a la campaña presidencial chilena en 2013, en medio del descontento social más importante de los últimos años. Propone un viaje visual por los rincones más singulares de la elección, invitando a reflexionar sobre la compleja relación…
An investigation into Britain's controversial exit from the European Union An immersion into two opposing worlds - that of Brexiteer and Remainer - Brexit: Why are We Leaving? revisits the debate surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union. Sometimes physical, sometimes intellectual,…
Kazarken – As we dig / En creusant Güldem Durmaz Belgium / 2016 / 90' / VO / English or french subtitles A woman of Turkish ascent, following ancient anatolian healing rites, dreams her way through fragments of memory, both personal and collective. She is guided by a mythological…
Stolen Art. A private collection / Une collection particulière Simon Backes Belgium / 2008 / 57' / VO / English or french subtitles Whatever happened to Pavel Novak? @This Czech artist vanished into thin air in 1978, following the scandal raised by his New York exhibition entitled ‘Stolen…
