Angkor Awakens — An Inside Look at Cambodia
Robert H. Lieberman | United States | 2016 | 1:25:00 Central Khmer, English with English Subtitles Website | Facebook From the celebrated team that created “They Call It Myanmar,” hailed by Roger Ebert as “one of the top documentaries of 2012,” a New York Times Critics’ Pick, comes… Angkor Awakens: A compelling look at modern… Read more »
Shake Sister Shake
Lisa Eismen | Australia | 2018 | 1:23:00 Website | Facebook | Twitter “Shake Sister Shake is a groundbreaking film that reveals the truth surrounding the world’s love for blues and how few women are in this genre dominated by men. The ladies reveal themselves through interviews and live performances. As we look into the… Read more »
Hunter House
Travis Boone | United States | 51:31 Facebook Whether it be a cancer patient traveling to receive treatment, a family traveling for a medical emergency, or a premature birth, Hunter Hospitality House lets people, for free, stay as long as they need in order to be close to the ones they love. A meditative film… Read more »
Sholler’s Archive
Jalaladdin Gasimov | Azerbaijan | 2018 | 1:28:00 Azerbaijani, English with English “At the beginning of the 19th century, Germans from Europe and Germany moved to Azerbaijan. Their role in the history of Azerbaijan was outstanding. For example, while people were lighting a candle in Tsardom of Russia, Azerbaijanis were using electric lamps owing to… Read more »
Port Triumph
Jeff Gould | El Salvador | 2018 | 1:01:00 Website PORT TRIUMPH In the 1970s, the 1500 organized workers of Puerto el Triunfo – mostly women – thanks to their struggles were amongst the more privileged laborers in the country. Then, state repression eliminated union leaders or drove them into exile. By 1990, the industry… Read more »
The Celebration
Alexandra Wesolowski | Germany | 2017 | 1:15:00 Website The family party that unveils long-forgotten family secrets is a frequent plot twist in fiction cinema. This film seduces the cinephile memory almost to the point of labelling it as fiction, while remaining a masterful exercise in documentary observation. The Celebration follows a Polish family as… Read more »
A Sniper’s War
Olya Schechter | United States | 2017 | 1:20:00 Russian with English Subtitles Website | Facebook A Sniper’s War is a story of a sniper, whose anti-US views led him to join the pro-Russian rebels in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict—a primary source of tension between the United States and Russia. When social media becomes a… Read more »
Genesis: Paradise Lost
Ralph Strean | United States | 2017 | 1:40:00 Website | Facebook | Twitter If there is one part of the Bible that has undergone more scrutiny and abuse than any other, it is the beginning—Genesis. The heated debate over origins has questioned the Creation and ultimately the Creator. So what exactly happened at “Creation,”… Read more »
The Slave Circle
Alex Semchuck | United States | 2017 | 1:38:18 Website | Facebook Pyramid scheme, scam, cult…all words used to describe the direct sales/marketing operation profiled in The Slave Circle – a film about a business where you are owned. From how the business seeks out the most vulnerable recruits, to the psychological pressures used to… Read more »
Chasing Trains
Donna Lipowitz | United | Kingdom | 2018 | 1:19:50 Website | Facebook | Twitter “A surprisingly thrilling adventure film about three British lads filming steam trains in Continental Europe. CHASING TRAINS is a behind the Scenes look into the making of Rail Enthusiast video series ‘Steam Locos in Profile’ Fans liken his show to… Read more »