Zwei Menschen, zwei Geschichten: Esmail und Manar müssen ihre Heimat in Syrien verlassen und nach Europa fliehen. Sie landen schließlich im westfälischen Dortmund und bauen sich dort ein neues Leben auf, während ihre Familien weiter in einem nicht enden wollenden Bürgerkrieg…
It’s part of our shared, universal, human experience. It’s been with us since the very beginning, it’s as old as fire. The Greeks discovered it. Modern Philosophy was invented, in part, to study it. In the absence of hunting and gathering and the need to survive old-school-style, in…
En route to a party in Paris, France, Akin, a black actor from Dallas, bonds unexpectedly with Aziz, a driver from Morocco, who says his cab is the "Karaoke Taxi." As Aziz winds through the streets of Montmartre, Akin starts singing with him, much to the amazement of the filmmaker, iPhone in…
The setting is simple, but the stories, songs, and poems of Osceola Mays are remarkable indeed. In them, the past is recounted with a reverent intensity that expresses the deeply felt emotions of three generations of black Texans. The harsh realities of segregation and discrimination are juxtaposed with…
An entertainer for nearly seventy years, Al Howard, One Man Band, could be seen outside local businesses in his trailer singing and playing his instruments in Grand Prairie Texas.
Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings: Part One, The New Atlantis is the first of a series of documentaries that pertain to America's founding, and the mysterious secret groups that were involved. Part One: The New Atlantis unfolds the fascinating history behind the founding of America,…
Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity and Stereotypes traces the fascinating journey of three comic creators who challenge the notion of race, appearance, and gender stereotypes through cartoons, comics and cosplay. * Selected in over 52 International Film Festivals * Screened at COMIC- CON * Winner…
Every day, people see 88 years old Feng and 87 years old Lou going out hand in hand to practice Tai Chi. Hardly could anybody tell that Lou has had Alzheimer’s disease for almost 10 years. Please Remember me is an internationally acclaimed profile of an elderly Chinese couple facing the twilight…
Dramatic, moving and insightful, ARMSTRONG tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon - and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued. It is the story of a quiet determined man who became an aviator,…
Inside The Soundtrack 48 minutes Behind-the-scenes as composer/sound designer Chris Gestrin spends a day gathering ambient recordings, followed by two recording studio days creating the soundtrack for a non-linear experiential film set on the passenger ferries of the Pacific Northwest. Inside…
Little Willie Eason takes the stage of the street and a House of God church south of Miami with his talking, gospel, steel guitar, and performs in a musical style he pioneered in the 1920s that reached its pinnacle in a stirring tribute to the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The film premiered at the…
Canadian historians pride themselves on being friends of the little people. Unlike the Great Man histories of our colonial parent and imperial neighbour, the key events in our past are often depicted from the point of view of regular folk caught up in the vast winds of change. Ah, but there’s the…
