After every war someone has to tidy up. Things won’t pick\ themselves up, after all. Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland begins with these lines from the poem ‘The End and the Beginning’ by the Polish Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska. The documentary tells the story of three old…
Two men from East Germany come together in a historic reconciliation; one was a dissident who was sent to prison, the other spied on him for the Stasi. Today, with access to secret Stasi files, the two men begin to revisit their painful past and reflect on their differing roles in the regime. What unfolds…
True Dutch eyes is a film about the work of a Dutch photographer called Dana Lixenberg who’s living in New York. She’s specialised in portraits but calls herself a documentary photographer. Her work looks technically simple while the power of her work arises from the intimity with the people…
A film on the life, work, and philosophy of the great Japanese scholar, Toshihiko Izutsu, who started his career as a linguist. He then turned from linguistics to a theology, reaching excellence in the area of philosophy and theology. Izutsu’s work is well-known in the academic community, especially…
This heart-wrenching short film about the effects of K2 addiction puts the viewer right on the streets of Dallas, Texas, where the drug is taking lives every day. K2 is a synthetic cannabinoid up to 100 times as potent as marijuana, the drug causes hallucinations, violent behavior, and leaves some comatose. 2018 6:16…
The Hard Ride is an intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas (between Houston and Beaumont). A dirt road leads onto the ranch, where all of the structures, including a frame house, rodeo arena, and barn, are hand-wrought. A.J.…
WINNER: Best Feature Documentary, HBO NY Latino International FF. WINNER: Best Documentary feature, DOCUDAYS Ukraine FF WINNER: Best feature Documentary, Boston Latino International FF Featured: POV/PBS season 31 (2018) Revealing stark realities for the poorest of rural Cubans with unique access…
‘It’s better to hear the sound of the prison gate closing than to hear church bells ringing,’ says a Neapolitan adage. Better behind bars than dead. The teens that are locked up on the prison island of Nisida, situated before the coast of Naples, use it as a wry joke to put their…
After every war someone has to tidy up. Things won’t pick\ themselves up, after all. Sweet Smoke of the Fatherland, documentary maker Masha Novikova’s new film, begins with these lines from the poem ‘The End and the Beginning’ by the Polish Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska.…
The Human Volcano is a reflexive, first-person narrative by Captain Don Leslie, a sideshow sword-swallower, human blockhead, tattooed man, and fire eater. Recounting everything from childhood feelings of being an “oddball” to his injuries as a sword-swallower, Captain Don spews flames, lights…
High above where the Rio Conchos joins the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border, people in this film say the devil has mounted a swing, from which he can effect everything, revealing himself through seemingly unrelated worlds — sacred rituals, corridos, druglords, Pancho Villa, and the tragic…
The 1995 excavation of La Belle, buried beneath Matagorda Bay off the coast of Texas for more than three centuries, is among the most significant archeological discoveries in North America. Through an unprecedented recovery effort by the Texas Historical Commission, including the construction of a cofferdam…
