In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.
Drawing on rare performance film, insightful interviews, recording footage and more, this documentary explores an incredibly prolific time period in folk icon Leonard Cohen's remarkable career. Already an influential and successful artist by 1978, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer would not rest on his laurels; instead, he proceeded to create some of his best work with the six studio albums he recorded over the following 20-plus years.
Between fiction and documentary, this film shows a portrait of the persona of a transsexual that goes far beyond simplistic voyeurism. The film offers a respectful image of masculine sexuality, with a character ahead of its time, through the telling of Betty about his childhood, daily life, pleasure, self-esteem and social marginalization.
Animated short about presidential elections of 1991 and its consequences in the Armenian people’s life under the rule of Pan-Armenian National Movement. Based on a song by Armenian poet and songwriter Ruben Hakhverdyan.
Eoghan is a sound recordist who is returning to Ireland for the first time in 15 years. He has been given an unusual task: to find and record places without man-made sound. His journey takes him away from towns and villages, into remote terrain, to places free from the thumb-print of man.
When 31,000 policemen take action against 50 tree occupants and tear gas and truncheons are used, a 550-hectare "pedunculate oak-hornbeam-lily-of-the-valley-forest" becomes a symbol of resistance. Since 2015, director Karin de Miguel Wessendorf has accompanied the protests against the clearing of the Hambacher forest and against the destruction of the villages on the edge of the lignite opencast mining, the largest CO2 source in Europe. First it was only a rebellion of individual groups with different goals, but in the autumn of 2018 the protest against the clearing finally becomes one broad supraregional movement.
Stanley was an optimistic youth. Feeling bored in his job, he decided to part with his beloved uncle and aunt and seek for an ideal job to achieve his own goal. He than found a job for working as a member of parking service team and befriended one of his colleagues Ah Man. Stanley was enthusiastic to Ah Man and made Ah Man live in high spirits. Stanley also encouraged his colleagues to work with enthusiasm. In this way, the parking service teams earned back good reputation for their occupation.
Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the murder of a gambler. Powell is in love with, Marion Courtney, but he's unaware that Marion is the sister of the innocent man he sent to prison. Marion gets herself committed to a women's prison to get proof from inmate, Evelyn 'Duchess' Thane, that her brother is innocent. Powell learns of Marion's plight and believes she's in love with the man he sent to prison.
쌍둥이 자매 헬레나와 아이린은 제2차 세계대전 중 헬싱키에서 태어납니다. 몇 달 후 어머니 시르카는 두 자매를 늙은 공산주의자인 할머니에게 맡기고 독일 군인과 함께 도망칩니다. 할머니의 보호와 공산주의의 가르침을 받던 소녀들의 삶은 스탈린의 죽음과 함께, 그리고 할머니의 죽음으로 끝납니다. 소녀들은 여덟 살이 되어 고아원에 맡겨집니다. 그들의 어머니는 스페인 공중곡예사 라몬과 함께 고아원에 나타납니다. 그들은 독일 서커스단에서 인재를 찾고 있습니다. 라몬은 중부 유럽에서 서커스 투어를 하면서 주저하는 아이린을 훈련시킵니다. 아이린은 서커스단의 공중곡예 스타가 됩니다. 고된 훈련으로 아이린은 곧 지쳐 일부러 그런 것처럼 높은 곳에서 떨어집니다. 헬레나는 불을 먹는 기술을 몰래 배웠습니다. 이제 그녀는 어머니와 여동생을 모두 책임져야 합니다. 그러나 폭력적인 삶은 세 사람을 서로에게서 멀어지게 합니다
First to Fall follows two young civilian expatriate 'rebels' on their 8-month journey to liberate Libya, their home country. Carrying cameras along with guns into battle, they took lenses where no documentary has gone before, capturing the madness of the Libyan front lines firsthand. Director Rachel Beth Anderson's distinct female perspective reveals their dramatic transformation as these young men give up comfortable, stable lives in Canada to take up arms against a corrupt regime and risk their lives in a brutal, chaotic war. Anderson's incredible access provides audiences a personal connection to this honest, witty, at times shocking, modern coming of age tale.
A woman is discovered with a strange affliction.
Visible Silence explores the lives of Thai lesbians striving for recognition, authenticity, and acceptance in a traditional Buddhist society. It is an intimate story of self and family, love and sexuality, and self-determination where conformity is prized.
A never-before-seen look at the incel community, an online subculture to which multiple mass murders and hate crimes against women have been attributed.
A man is tortured by two other men. At least distraction, the tortured man escapes and the lights go up. It's a movie set. Fiction or reality? A movie within a movie.
A short film that follows the comedic journey of Jess who has recently returned to the dating scene. After the break-up of a long-term relationship, Jess awkwardly tries to embrace her newly found singleness. One day Jess is approached by her cousin, Kristen who is eager to play matchmaker and her efforts only leads Jess down a path of confusion and chaos. This is until a brief and unexpected encounter catches her off-guard and her luck starts to look like it may change. This hysterical indie short takes audiences through the awkward, relational experiences of dating and how when you meet that person, who makes your heart skip a little....the journey all makes sense.