Natalie Merchant got her start at age 17 as the lead singer of the folk-pop outfit 10,000 Maniacs. Her silken voice and outspoken social awareness wooed music fans and cemented her status as one of the day's most astute and captivating artists. Though 10,000 Maniacs achieved a level of critical success as a major-label act in the mid-80's, Merchant decided to go it alone in 1994. Since then her popularity has bloomed in the wake of Tigerlily, Ophelia, Motherland, Live in Concert: Natalie Merchant and The House Carpenter's Daughter. Featured here are the hits in an intimate, one-of-a-kind setting. Tracks: 1. These Are the Days - 2. Carnival - 3. What's the Matter Here? - 4. Kind and Generous - 5. Break Your Heart - 6. Wonder - 7. Verdi Cries - 8. These Are the Days (Bonus Track) - 9. Life is Sweet (Bonus Track)
Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.
After finding out that he has no sperm and can't impregnate his wife, an Iranian man suffers an existential crisis.
Witness a remarkable coming-of-age story as we track a young leopard's journey from rookie to royalty in South Africa's lethal Big Five landscape. When we first meet Jack, he's clumsy, fearful, and weak, but he's a fast learner - and he'll need to be. He's destined for a showdown with the area's current leopard monarch, an alpha male with a real mean streak. We follow Jack as he hones his skills and builds up muscle for the ultimate catfight. It's a battle where only the winner will walk out alive.
True to their name, Slave to Sirens — the first and only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East — are utterly magnetic. Amid a backdrop of political unrest and the heartbreaking unraveling of Beirut, five bandmates form a beacon of expression, resistance, and independence. Director Rita Baghdadi follows founders and guitarists Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara as their tenderness, and sometimes bitterness, for one another grows in ways both unexpected and deeply moving. Joined by vocalist Maya Khairallah, bassist Alma Doumani, and drummer Tatyana Boughaba, these women negotiate their emotional journeys through young adulthood in tumultuous circumstances with grace, raw passion, and a ferocious commitment to their art. Their grit is tested as they grapple with the complexities of friendship, sexuality, and the destruction around them.
Only 5 flight hours from Paris, in a working-class suburb of Tel Aviv, two people meet. He is a bred-and-born Israeli and she is a Russian immigrant. He is a taxi driver and she is a music teacher. He has no aspirations. She gave up hers long ago. He is afraid of flying and she is about to fly away. What are the odds of them ending up together?
A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer.
"Bite Size" follows the year long journey of four children struggling with obesity.
Spanky and the Our Gang kids go to battle over pranks with a rival gang.
An actuality film of the 1900 Paris Exhibition, shot from a boat travelling down the Seine.
This short film follows Flavio Caseros, a TV host with xenophobic beliefs who seeks to create a documentary that highlights that the Asian community should be deported from Argentina. However, he encounters other characters who challenge his distorted and hate-filled discourse.
Juan and Patri take the trash out to the neighborhood containers.
Der alteingesessene Wiener Johann Ebeseder leitet ein kleines Vorstadttheater und fällt aus allen Wolken, als er erfährt, dass sein Haus abgerissen werden soll. Unterstützt von seiner charmanten Enkelin Franziska und deren Freund Stefan schmiedet er Rettungspläne, mit denen die Unersetzlichkeit des Theaters unter Beweis gestellt werden soll. Als das Haus durch ein Feuer zerstört wird, scheint das Thema erledigt zu sein, doch so leicht gibt Johann nicht auf...
The life and career of jazz musician Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, featuring original concert footage and insights from jazz icons.
After having his house invaded by some burglars, Marcos Ferranti becomes paranoid and obsessed with security. Not trusting the police, he arms himself and becomes intent on turning his home into a fortress, to protect his family.
Documentary directed by award nominated directors Berger and Heier. The love of two individuals is put to the test with hard hitting questions.