Kanopy (Firm)
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
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Description
It is the morning of Tunde's graduation party and things have already begun to unravel. Tunde has managed to alienate his sister, Simisola. His older brother, Ade, persistently plagues him with criticism, and their mother has started drinking again. Unbeknownst to most, Tunde has orchestrated the return of his long estranged father, resurrecting unresolved family anguish against the backdrop of Tunde's celebration. As the day turns to night, old wounds...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival, PETER AND VANDY is a unique take on the exhilaration and frustration love can bring.. Most movie romances end when the relationship is beginning. Peter and Vandy's love story goes much further than that. The story shifts back and forth in time, whipping between their romantic beginnings and the inevitable struggles that follow.. With star-making performances by Jason Ritter...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
Every year, nearly 800 pilot whales are slaughtered on the Faroe Islands despite the protests of animal rights activists. The fjord's water, surrounded by stunning green mountains, is turning blood red. It is the "Grind" season again Faroe Islanders' ritual slaughter of pilot whales. Two proud Faroese whalers are on one side, two young and passionate Sea Shepherd activists on the other. The documentary invites you to see past preconceived positions...
Language
Español
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Description
With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, GODS OF MEXICO is a poetic survey of the vast landscapes and rich diversity of several communities of rural Mexico. Using richly saturated color and hypnotic black-and-white interludes, filmmaker Helmut Dosantos takes viewers through salt pans, deserts, highlands, jungle, and underground mines—paying tribute to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity amidst the shadows of modernization....
Series
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
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Description
Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday₂s most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the ₁Native American Renaissance₂ in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
Publisher
Learning Seed
Language
English
Formats
Description
Color is a power in your life. It shapes how you dress, what you eat, your physical appearance, the rooms you live in, and how you feel. What is color and why does it pack such power?. Explore the power and magic of color: • Color is the most powerful illusion in the world. Do your students think their eyes are a recording device? Discover that our eyes work more like a paint gun than a camera.. • The fact that we create color helps explain its...
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
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Description
Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher – Allen Ginsberg’s remarkable life shaped the very soul of American counterculture. For 25 years, Academy Award®-nominated director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 60 hours of film on Allen Ginsberg, resulting in this comprehensive portrait of one of America’s greatest poets,...
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inherited from Maria Montessori in 1907, the Montessori Method is a child-centered educational approach celebrating and nurturing each child's desire to learn – an approach valuing the human spirit and full child development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The Montessori Method is increasing in popularity and more and more Montessori schools are opening up around the world.
Curious to see how the Method works first hand, filmmaker
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Youth Sports Club
Language
English
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Description
Soccer Fast Footwork Drills provides some of the most creative individualized offensive skills of the game, including basic and advanced footwork drills for shaking defenders, as well as developing ball control, which will lead to more scoring opportunities in games. Many of the drills in this video are used by some of the best players in the world, and can be performed in a confined area with limited players. Covered in this program are: basic footwork...
Publisher
Youth Sports Club
Language
English
Formats
Description
34 Soccer Goalie Drills provides numerous creative drills that some of the best soccer goalkeepers in the world use to perfect and enhance their skills. The Youth Sports Club has put together one of the most useful products for soccer goalkeepers of all ages. This video covers: goalkeeping conditioning drills, diving skills and drills, breakaway goalie defense, advanced skills, lateral skill techniques, punting techniques, fun games, bonus tips and...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
Benedetta Barzini wants to disappear. An iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she is fed up with all the roles that life has imposed on her and decides to leave everything and everybody behind, to disappear to a place as far as possible from the gaze of the camera. Only her son Beniamino is...
12) L'amour fou
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
Français
Formats
Description
The public life of Yves Saint Laurent was as extravagant as it was decadent, but few are familiar with the private life of the legend. In L'AMOUR FOU, Pierre Bergé, the man with which YSL shared four decades of his life and love, reflects on their equally extravagant personal relationship. Framed around the 2009 auction of the priceless, elaborate art collection amassed by Yves and Pierre, this extraordinary documentary provides an unprecedented...
13) Mayor
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city's Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, the show offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while...
14) Zero position
Publisher
Video Project
Language
English
Formats
Description
An experiential journey through the war in Eastern Ukraine along the ideological borderland between East and West, ZERO POSITION explores the intricate layers of hidden powers that shape the conflict before the 2022 Russian invasion. Director and journalist Louie Palu serves as a surrogate for the viewer, navigating ruined landscapes to have honest and unmediated conversations with civilians and combatants alike, illuminating the psychic impacts of...
15) The horse boy
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, THE HORSE BOY follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. Then they discovered...
16) Dear Mr. Brody
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
When 21-year-old hippie-millionaire Michael Brody Jr. decided to give away his fortune to anyone in need, he ignited a psychedelic spiral of events. An instant celebrity, Brody was mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by the crush of personal letters responding to his extraordinary offer. Fifty years later, an enormous cache of these letters are discovered—unopened.
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
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Description
One of the contemporary art world’s most acclaimed mixed-media and performance artists, the masked Narcissister is the subject of this smart, sassy documentary that showcases her spectacle-rich approach to explorations of gender, racial identity and sexuality. Directed by the enigmatic artist herself, the film deconstructs her celebrated stage shows which combine dance, elaborate costumes, pop music hits, unabashed eroticism and heavy doses of humor....
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
"A Brief History of the Future" is a unique six-part PBS documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world that is filled with discovery, hope, and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next. This series challenges the dystopian framework embraced by popular culture by offering a refreshing take on the future....
19) Cow
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold’s first documentary immerses the audience in life on a dairy farm in rural England through the eyes of Luma, a cow. Empathetic and nearly wordless, the film opens during calving season and captures a world of animal existence that is ordered around service to humans.
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Laird Hamilton is perhaps the greatest big wave surer of all time, a living legend who has tamed some of the world₂s mightiest waves. Amongst the surf community, he is also one of the most controversial figures, an innovator who has revolutionized the sport often to the dismay of purists. This thrilling, up-close portrait traces Hamilton₂s remarkable journey, from his rebellious childhood in Hawaii to his fearless first forays into surfing to...