With a never-ending proliferation of the best skateparks in the world, the Pacific Northwest has attained an almost mythological status amongst skateboarders. It is a place where true masters are applying unmatched artistry to sculpting the most innovative, mind boggling, skate- fantasy inducing shapes…
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON features eight Apollo astronauts who intimately share their experience of going to the moon, describing what happened to them while they were there, and how their lives have been shaped by the experience in the 20 years after. The program to land a man on the moon became one…
Numen brings a fresh perspective to conversations about health and wellness and real, tangible actions to build a grassroots, ecologically sustainable healthcare movement. Numen is the first feature-length documentary to celebrate the healing power of plants. The film features stunning footage of…
Harvey Allen was born in 1930 and has spent his life getting to know the landscape, wild animals and birds of the Pioneer Valley. A resident of Amherst, MA, Harvey has served on the boards of the Valley Land Fund, the Kestrel Land Trust and the Hitchcock Center. In addition, he has devoted spare…
SYNOPSIS They could hardly be any more different, the two worlds of Alhousseini Ag Ibra, the desert nomad and Austrian citizen. The film accompanies him on a journey through Niger, the poorest country in the world, and to the "Island of the Blessed", to Austria. How is life in the no man’s…
In HASTEN SLOWLY, Sir Laurens tells stories about the key moments of his extraordinary life: childhood in the Bush of South Africa; lifelong struggles against Apartheid; three-and-a-half years in a Japanese POW camp which he transformed into a university; author of 26 books; student and preserver of…
Great cities for cycling are better places for everyone. Bike City, Great City is an uplifting ride through cities that are embracing cycling as a liberating, convenient and healthy way to get where you want to go.
Teenagers didn't always exist. They had to be invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, whether…
Alles funkelt und leuchtet. Der Regisseur Hannes Hug sitzt als kleiner Junge vor dem Fernseher. über den Bildschirm flimmert die TV-Sendung "Teleboy". Fasziniert von Glitzer, Glamour und Ruhm träumt er sich in die Welt des Showbusiness. Da will er hin! Als junger Erwachsener schafft…
"A most poignant film," as stated by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, Martin Nesirky, Letters from Pyongyang is an award winning film that offers an incredibly rare glimpse into an exceptional family reunion in the North Korean capital. Exploring the historical context that…
An award winning documentary about the godfather of bioart who sends vaginal contractions into deep-space to communicate with aliens; encodes Greek poetry into transgenic organisms and travels the world exploring the inextricable connections between art, science and the physical world. Joe Davis enlists…
Message From Mum documents habits in the relationship between the director and her manic depressive mum. The mother lives in a protected surburban community where she gets help from the council to maintain a functional life. On a personal level she struggles to carry out her role as a mother of two…
