Ever since he was a young boy, the farmer, teacher, poet and musician Jimmy Øvredal has lived in between reality and mythology. Jimmy has spent his entire life in the valley Øvredal in Os county in the western part of Norway. In this kingdom he lives close to nature and the creatures…
The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague affirms the human - animal bond through the story of Sabrina Dobbins and her pony. Sabrina named her pony Blessing. ——— The film begins with the legend: In the seventeenth century a Spanish galleon crashed off the Virginia coast. In the hold…
Hilde (45) quit her well-paid job, sold everything she had and moved with her daughter and new boyfriend to the beautiful island of Grøneng on the west coast of Norway. Here, they started running a farm and tending wild sheep. But seven months later her boyfriend died, and Hilde sat heartbroken…
From the sheep dogs of Sardinia, to the strays fighting for survival on the streets of Bucharest, a filmmaker immerses himself in the daily lives of dogs. With astonishing intimacy, we witness first-hand the struggles for dominance, the politics of the pack and the cycle of life and death. A far cry…
2013 | Documentary Directed by Ventura Durall Produced by Nanouk Films in coproduction with TV3, with the support of ICAA and ICEC Three streetkids wander the streets of Addis Abeba. They try to survive by using their inventiveness, committing minor thefts and supporting each other solidly united. Homesickness,…
Henrik is in deep trouble. His girlfriend has split, his drug and alcohol abuse have gotten totally out of hand, and he is deeply in debt. When everything seem most dire and his problems almost insurmountable, a door to new life is opened when Henrik's wealthy grandfather dies and leaves him a huge…
The William Parker Organ Quartet Live at La Dynamo (Pantin) 28 mars 2017 Le bassiste new-yorkais est de retour avec son séminal Organ Quartet, dans une version encore plus soul. Free sons garantis. Pilier jadis des orchestres de David S. Ware ou Cecil Taylor, William Parker est, bien…
The story of eight women in America's heartland--Willmar, Minnesota--who were driven by sex discrimination at work to find themselves unexpectedly at the forefront of the struggle for women's rights. Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, they began the longest…
In intimate conversations Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Germany. The film follows him on a journey into the past that takes him to Paris, where he lived as a young painter and made his decision to become a filmmaker. He recounts his experiences, successes and failures as…
This is the story of the family at the heart of American roots music - The Carters and the Cashes. Part history, part family saga, the film highlights a who's who of country music including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, The Carolina Chocolate Drops and more.
The wind is both force and resistance. 21-year-old Elena throws herself into the Olympic dream with no experience and a past she has never faced. Qualifying for IQ Foil Windsurfing seems almost impossible, she first lifted off the water on a foil just three years ago. Her relentless ambition has always…
Documentary "The Wind Tells Me to Live" (with English subtitles) 2015/Japan/81min Official Web http://kazewaikiyotoiu.jp/ <Introduction> What kind of life would you imagine if your body ceased to function due to a disease or disability? This documentary has recorded the ordinary…
