Life in Circles
Bart van Tongerlo | Netherlands | 2017 | 41:00 Dutch, English with English Subtitles Facebook | www.lifeincirclesfilm.com In the independent documentary called Life in Circles (2017) Dutch filmmaker Bart van Tongerlo goes in search for a countless number of mysterious stone circles in southern Africa. Without a plan but driven by an unquestionable inner desire. Comedian and… Read more »
Go South
James Barrett | United Kingdom | 2016 | 6:16 Facebook Go South is a short film that deals with the emotional, symbolic significance of Antarctica. Over the 2041 Expedition, the film reveals the internal movements of the visitors as they leave civilization for ‘the last, great wilderness’. Producer James Barrett
Out Here in Kansas
Adam Knapp | United States | 2016 | 32:28 Facebook | Twitter “Out Here in Kansas” is a short documentary that explores the tumultuous relationship between Christians and the LGBT community in the Midwest. The film centers around three men whose lives have intertwined. The first is physician Burt Humburg, a small-town Kansas Christian who… Read more »
Drop of Blood. Kropla Krwi
Tomasz Wiśniewski | Poland | 37:33 A story about a very dangerous stereotype in which people still believe. It also touches on the very important subject of the so-called blood libel (or blood accusation). Many old Poles: Catholics and Orthodox still believed that Jews kidnapped and murdered Christian children in order to use their blood… Read more »
Searching for Shangri-la
Laurence Brahm | China | 2017 | 27:22 Facebook | Twitter Three expeditions over the course of a decade seek to find the location of mythical Shangri-la. The expeditions reveal the source behind the myth and its relevance to our lives today. Cast Yang Liping Ye Yongqing San Bao Ai Jing Flora Cheong Leen Producer Shambhala Studios
Jane & the Wolf
Nadine Arpin | Canada | 2016 | 9:45 Jane & the Wolf is a hybrid documentary that incorporates cinéma vérité, archival photographs, and animation. In the 1960s, Pagwa River was a booming railroad town populated by 2nd generation Crees. During one cold winter, the community was being stalked by a lone wolf. Every attempt to kill… Read more »
People of the Forest: Orang Rimba
Isaac Kerlow | Indonesia | 2017 | 14:12 Indonesian with English Subtitles The ancestral forests of the nomadic Orang Rimba have vanished. In the short span of three decades, oil palm plantations have replaced much of the tropical peatland rainforests in Jambi, Indonesia. The People of the Forest, Orang Rimba in their dialect, have nowhere to… Read more »
In the Shadow
Ferolyn Angell | United States | 2016 | 34:41 English, German with English Subtitles Dance, music, spoken word, and photographic imagery combine to explore the shadow cast upon generations by the Holocaust threat of annihilation Cast Erica Rose Neal Sara Finlay Bonnie Berger Jennifer Mack Julie Marie Muskat Stav Comay Jeremy Bensussan Producer Ferolyn Angell
Pushing The Limits
Edwin Turpin, Scott Barfield | United States | 2016 | 7:15 Facebook | Twitter Two of the largest steam generators ever produced (over 2 million pounds) make their way from the port to their final destination in upstate New York. Combining time-lapse and drone footage, director Todd Turpin takes viewers on a journey of massive proportions. Producer… Read more »
History Is Disappearing Right Here
Chao Xue | China | 2017 | 12:06 Chinese with English Subtitles Nowadays, with the development of urbanization, the triple contradictions of commercial interests, livelihood, and relics preservation have become increasingly acute. In seeking the balance between commercial interests and livelihood, history is ignored. History serves to be the memory of a nation. No memory, no… Read more »