Trouble the Water
New Orleans filmmaker and muscian Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott create a powerful autobiography on the lives of the people of New Orleans. Insane home footage of her town before, during and after […]
Paramount Vantage to distribute American Teen
Paramount Vantage has officially picked up all worldwide distribution rights (excluding the United Kingdom) to the Nanette Burstein directed documentary American Teen. It was announced today by Nick Meyer, President of Paramount Vantage. The film […]
2008 Sundance festival DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Jury members
Representatives of the 2008 festival has just announced it’s Jury members; DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: Michelle Byrd, Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki, Steven Okazaki, and Annie Sundberg
2008 Sundance festival WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Jury members
2008 Sundance festival WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Jury members; Amir Bar-Lev (U.S.A.), Leena Pasanen (Finland/Denmark), and Ilda Santiago (Brazil) Video of Amir Bar-Lev [youtube width=”305″ height=”255″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTdlkz9rfMY[/youtube]
YASUKUNI
YASUKUNI/ Japan (Director and Screenwriter: Li Ying)—Controversy abounds as Japanese officials honor the deceased at the legendary Yasukuni shrine, where swords used to kill Chinese soldiers were famously forged. Few know about the shrine’s eerie […]
THE WOMEN OF BRUKMAN (LESWOMEN OF BRUKMAN)
THE WOMEN OF BRUKMAN (LESWOMEN OF BRUKMAN)/ Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Isaac Isitan)—Amidst Argentina’s financial collapse, workers take over a Buenos Aires men’s clothing factory and continue producing clothing on a self-management model. As the […]
UP THE YANGTZE
Over 70 videos from Sundance – Click Here UP THE YANGTZE/ Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Yung Chang)—At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take […]
TRIAGE: DR. JAMES ORBINSKI’S HUMANITARIAN DILEMMA
TRIAGE: DR. JAMES ORBINSKI’S HUMANITARIAN DILEMMA/ Canada (Director: Patrick Reed)— Acclaimed doctor James Orbinski, former head of Doctors Without Borders, returns to Africa to confront the harsh reality of conditions there and explores what it […]
STRANDED:I’VE COME FROM A PLANE THAT CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAINS
STRANDED:I’VE COME FROM A PLANE THAT CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAINS/ France (Director and Screenwriter: Gonzalo Arijon)— For the first time ever, survivors of the famous 1974 Andes plane crash tell in their own words their […]
RECYCLE
RECYCLE/ Jordan (Director and Screenwriter: Al Massad)— A Jordanian family man living in the hometown of Muslim leader Al-Zarqawi struggles to support his family and define his identity in a tense political climate. World Premiere