Der zweite Weltkrieg, eine der größten Katastrophen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Diese spannende DVD-Dokumentation macht deutlich wie dieses Ereignis die gesamte Welt beeinflusste und liefert teilweise noch nie gesehenes Filmmaterial aus allen Ländern der Welt.
Chris Farley lived his life full speed and committed to make everyone around him laugh out loud, and I Am Chris Farley will tell his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story for the first time ever - from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at…
An examination of monastery life around a one hundred thirty foot rock out-crop on which a Georgian monk hopes to live and become the first stylite there in six hundred years. This short documentary was shot during a research trip to the Republic of Georgia for "The Stylite", a feature length…
Since 1975 Tina Barney has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. Her meticulous tableaux chronicle the complexity of interpersonal relationships. These lush color prints have been exhibited and collected by major institutions around the world from MoMA to The National Gallery,…
"How wonderful to behold a person who has developed all capacities because her practice of living as a whole being. A special significance belongs to her code phrase, 'total living.' This includes the knowledge and acceptance of the ensuing conflicts into harmony... Authority to speak…
Bart Cook became a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet in 1979. He worked extensively with Jerome Robbins, Associate Artistic Director of NYCB and prolific choreographer. Bart originated and performed soloist roles in The Cage, Glass Pieces, I'm Old Fashioned, Dances at a Gathering, The…
Production Design literally sets the stage for every film, television series, and even advertising. It builds the world that immerses the audience and suspends our disbelief. It gets the actors into character with hair and make up, the right clothes, and exquisitely detailed props that lend another layer…
This film documents Harry Callahan, one of the great masters of twentieth-century photography. Known for his repertoire of subjects - wife Eleanor, nature, the city - he produced a lifetime of work, which continues to influence a generation. Recognized for the quiet elegance of his pictures, Callahan's…
A detailed look at a remarkable artist who died in 1999 at age 85. Aspects of Burckhardt's work in photography, film, and painting are examined in interviews with Rudy Burckhardt, painter Yvonne Jacquette, and curators Robert Storr (former Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern…
Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los Angeles. In 1972, he founded the influential, avant garde Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC), where many of the younger-generation architects…
In 1935, Rudy Burckhardt moved to New York from Basel, Switzerland, with Edwin Denby, who went on to become one of the foremost American dance critics. This film is a collaboration between these two artists: Burckhardt's photos are displayed onscreen as Denby reads his sonnets.
"Vivid and Jarring" - The New Yorker "Ironic and Beautiful" - Village Voice "Engrossing" - Variety BOMBAY EUNUCH is a feature-length documentary portrait of one eunuch family's struggle to survive in today's changing India. The filmmakers' ability to…
