On the Track of Robert van Gulik
Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) is one of the world’s most popular Dutch writers, but relatively unrecognized in his own country. A diplomat, Chinese specialist and scholar, he became famous with his detective series about Judge Tie, which in many ways, are projections of his own life: a permanent duality between his real life and the… Read more »
Open Mic Dublin – The Movie
This documentary is the result of a two-year comprehensive examination of the open mic scene in Dublin, Ireland. The stories are great, the talent is astounding and the origins from 25 years ago is a surprise and delight. The whole film is awash with revealing interviews and superb music and poetry, captured live and in… Read more »
Message in a Bottle
Sent to the forest to give remedial lessons to the Pygmee children, a teacher from the city of Yaounde decides to use music to bring the students back to school.
Max In Space – 12 Conversations With the Artist Max Dean
Max Dean is a preeminent Canadian artist whose multidisciplinary work has startled, engaged and intrigued for decades. This documentary in the form of 12 conversations in 12 spaces over the course of one year follows Dean from studio to exhibition spaces and even into Lake Ontario to capture a year in the life of an… Read more »
Letters to My Grandchildren
What do you know about living your life that needs to be passed on? When Carolyn Wellington was diagnosed with terminal cancer, her daughter, filmmaker Carol Wolf determined to preserve the sound of her voice, and her wise counsel, for her very young grandchildren. Wolf interviewed her for the advice she would give her grandchildren… Read more »
Latigo (Whip)
What’s so funny about Cuba? It’s been closed off to most of the world for sixty-five years, has little internet but yet a thriving comedy scene, how? The Buena Vista Social Club of Comedy!
Flying High – Voliamo Alto
Marisa and Giancarlo are husband and wife. Problems during childbirth have caused very large damage to their body, but not to their lives. With tenacity, from childhood, they have struggled to carry on a full life. The film is the story of how they managed to do it. In “Voliamo Alto” three narrative threads are… Read more »
Elbrus-Sky
Luissa Burton is an internationally recognized model and 2018’s Miss Europe World beauty pageant winner who suffers from the chronic skin disorders, eczema and psoriasis. Though many people told her that these afflictions would make it impossible for her to ever pursue her dreams of becoming a professional model, she refused to listen to their… Read more »
El Cuarto Reino
In a redemption center on the outskirts of New York, undocumented illegal aliens and underdogs have a shared disappointment in the American Dream. Responding to this false promise, Ana, Walter, Eugene, Pierre and René, will find in each other’s company, answers to cosmic mysteries and existential questions that make us all human. Dreams don’t die… Read more »
CONFRA
In 1952, Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate), along with six other friends, started the Pyrates Confraternity at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Supreme Eiye Confraternity began in 1963, and the Buccaneers Confraternity in 1972. Some other groups emerged later, and they all coexisted peacefully on the campuses. However, in the 1980s, things changed. And ever… Read more »