Jugendbanden fallen in den 90zigern verstärkt durch Schlagzeilen auf: Sprayer, Drogen-Verticker, Jacken-Abzieher, Bandenmitglieder. 20 Jahre später – was ist aus ihnen geworden? Kerem, Dönmez und Hakan gehörten in ihrer Jugend in den 90er Jahren einer der berüchtigten…
B.F. Skinner's ideas on behaviourism and rewards. The film opens with an interesting interview with B F Skinner. He cites five classical examples of behavioural mistreatment: old people, children in care, prisoners, and the mentally and physically handicapped -- people in institutions who suffer…
About a well-meaning but misquided 'spokesperson'' for the Department of Needs and Responses who is looking into a case of unfair treatment ''from all angles and curves", he adds cutely. It appears that women are victims of unfair treatmentl ''Make that a black…
The golden age of arcades may have been in the 80s, but decades later arcades are back and bigger than ever in the arcade bar. Arcade bars have been spreading across the globe; transporting old school gamers back to their childhood while bringing in a new generation of players. It's Cheers for nerds,…
This documentary follows three individuals who are facing their life challenges, while trying to make it in the entertainment world. Comedian and impersonator, TANK has been married 6 times with over 10 children. Yohei Shima is a young actor who faced troubles when studying abroad in the US. Impromptu…
Idol culture has fast become a phenomenon in Japan as girl bands and pop music permeates Japanese life. This eye-opening film gets at the heart of a cultural phenomenon driven by an obsession with young female sexuality and internet popularity. Filmmaker Kyoko Miyake takes a provocative look at the Japanese…
After the multi awarded “Moriyama-San”, “Tokyo Ride” is a new step of Bêka & Lemoine’s immersion within Tokyo’s busy daily life. Revisiting the genre of the road movie in a very diaristic and personal way, the film takes us on board of Ryue Nishizawa’s…
A thrilling encounter with one of the world’s great art capitals. Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography,…
Film Forum, New York City San Francisco International Film Festival National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC A poem about a city, its people, and 20,000 crows. "A nimble consideration of the collision between the wildness of nature and the orderly bustle of modern urban life." …
