A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the addictive grasp of the 24-hour news cycle, into a moment of major social upheaval, and into one very personal fixation of an obsessive chronicler. The film exists in a shortened, four-screen version as well as a one-screen, full-length document.
A unique exhibition of rare and unknown photographs of Smyrna from American and European archives and private collections.
A couple awaken in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.
DON’T GIVE A FOX is a documentary about a group of young and wild girls in Roskilde, who, despite coming from completely different backgrounds, find a fellowship in skating. A place where they can forget their everyday life and gain courage to change a skate culture that has been dominated exclusively by boys for the past decades. DON’T GIVE A FOX follows three different girls in their early 20s, who each are seeking to gain a foothold. It’s a coming-of-age story about identity, love and skating.
The Brussels Business is a docu-thriller that dives into the grey zone underneath European democracy. An expedition into the world of the 15,000 lobbyists in the EU-capital, of the PR-conglomerates, think tanks and their all embracing networks of power and their close ties to the political elites.
A man who awakens in a woman's apartment being questioned by her pre-teen daughter regarding his intentions towards her mother.
Cultural differences and racial boundaries collide in this powerful story of love between an Arabic Muslim man and an African-American Christian girl who strive to defy the odds. Facing disapproval from within their families and without, Shawn and Crystal must resolutely endure the hatred and bigotry that surrounds their romance in this Detroit-based drama of modern-day prejudice among minority groups.
A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his undertaking by Dixmer, a master tanner who passes himself off as an ardent revolutionary and his wife Geneviève, who also happens to be the Knight's sister. While on mission with her brother, she is saved from arrest thanks to the intervention of Lieutenant Maurice Lindey. Geneviève, who is married without love to Dixmer, falls for the young man, who requites her love. A tunnel is dug between a house rented by Dixmer and the Tower of the Temple but the various attempts to rescue the queen attempts fail. Marie-Antoinette risks the guillotine/ Moreover, Lindey finds himself involved in the plot...
The communist and resistance fighter Lorenz Reger, who after the war put all his efforts in the creation of a socialist German state, learns that he has only a short time left to live. Nevertheless, he wants to take on one last difficult new task: He wants to restructure a large firm which has run deep into the red numbers. In a short amount of time, Reger manages to establish mutual trust between the employees and the new management. Furthermore, he motivates the employees with his personal interest for their concerns.
A Blue Soldier and a Yellow Soldier play a board game trying to outwit each other, struggling for control over a piece of land. The Farmer who belongs to the land is not allowed to play and must pick a side. As the fighting escalates, what side does she choose?
Short film about modern Hades and Persephone’s myth.
Young drug dealer Jordan Earle’s world turns upside down when he is informed by his ‘gang on the inside’ that the crew has been infiltrated by a detective.
An American woman is drawn into a world of wealth and high society when she unexpectedly falls in love during a trip to London.
It tells the story of Emilia, who is sent to a convent where paranormal forces start to mount among the holy and the tortured.
Have you ever, as an adult, been bullied by a healthcare professional or popular middle school girl? Andrew has. The comedy of Andrew Hobbs encapsulates the bizarre awkwardness of belated maturity and his attempts to appear in control. Andrew will have you rolling with laughter as he twists a narrative of humor and heart from his own life experiences and observations. His comedy has been featured in comedy festivals across the country. He has been perfecting his craft since childhood and throughout adulthood.