This is the story of Sayed Jaffar, a former hippie motorcycle gang member who played the drums in a heavy metal band. Now he returns to Afghanistan to become a key power broker between the Soviets, the Mujahidin and the Afghan government.
HOME-USE ONLY. For educational and non-theatrical streaming, please <a href="https://shop.mediaed.org/war-made-easy-p125.aspx">click here</a>. This critically acclaimed look at American war propaganda exhumes five decades of remarkable archival footage to show how presidents…
Ukrainian health workers have been fighting to save thousands of wounded soldiers and civilians in spite of relentless bombardment. In trenches and makeshift hospitals, doctors, nurses and paramedics work tirelessly, performing unprecedented amputations and lifesaving procedures in unimaginable conditions.…
Media models glamorise violence, fear and hatred. Exposes the dangers of media models that glamorise violence, fear and hatred between the sexes. This powerful video encourages the life-affirming tendencies in both genders. Images of commercials, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MTV and other media protesters…
Build a culture of peace and not a culture of war is the theme of this short film in which Martin Bell and Jon Snow, both previously reporters in war torn countries, Professor Joseph Rottblatt and Caroline Lucas with Bruce Kent show how we have a prosperous Europe from many years of peace contrasted…
documentary | 97' | 2012 director | Rui Simões From 1961 to 1974, 100.000 young Portuguese men went to war in the ex-colonies. At the same time, another 100.000 left Portugal to avoid that same war. About the ones who made the war a lot has been said, written and filmed. About the others…
In one of the most physical and demanding sports there is, a high school wrestling team finds their biggest hardship is not on the mat. - An insiders look at the nature of the sport of wrestling as told through the eyes of one team and their season long quest to make it to states. Wrestlers are lost…
Academy Award Nominee! Best Feature Documentary Peabody Award Winner Winner of 16 International Awards "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." - Robert Capa WAR PHOTOGRAPHER is the compelling portrait of the man considered the bravest and most important…
Simply put; Warren B Hall is not what you're expecting. He purposely avoids using the white vs black angle done by many mainstream black comedians.
This portrait of singer-songwriter, Warren H. Williams, expresses his close ties with his Arrernte culture, the source of his inspiration. Born in Hermannsburg to a musical family, Warren engaged with music from an early age, absorbing both traditional culture and the music of the white man’s church. Warren…
documentary | 130' | 2011 director | Marta PessoaSynopsis 50 years after its beginning, it's still a delicate and hermetic subject today, based on an exclusively male speech, as if veterans were war's only owners and victims. When a country is at war though, is there anybody left out? Warriors…
Every Year in New Orleans Louisiana the Mardis Gras Indian tribes gather on the Sunday closest to St. Joseph’s Day to celebrate their pride and joy. Influenced by his father Les Blank, son Harrod Blank joins the parade with his camera. This is a tribute piece to “Always For Pleasure” by…
