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- When backpackers visit a small village in remote northern Laos in search of a traditional experience, the inhabitants of the village discover the attractions of the West. Two worlds meet at the crossroads of their respective desire; the one longing for authenticity, the other for modernity. In this micro-cosmos, their encounter leaves no one unchanged and tells a poetic story of friendship and how we relate to each other in a rapidly changing world.
- The Seventh Million is a thought-provoking documentary series. It is based on a book by Israeli historian Tom Segev. The film, directed by Benny Brunner and written by Segev, examines some of the most sensitive and previously undisclosed chapters of Israeli history. It explores the Zionist leadership's ambiguous response to the Holocaust as it was occurring and the challenges that the new state of Israel faced in dealing with the trauma of the Holocaust. The film also portrays the often-negative reception of Holocaust survivors in pre-Israel Palestine and in the new state of Israel, where they were frequently ignored or scorned by a society focused on heroism and the creation of a "new man." A key moment in Israel's coming to terms with the legacy of the Holocaust was the Eichmann trial in the early 1960s, which was broadcast live on Israeli radio. The trial served not only as a form of group therapy for the entire nation but also as a turning point in the Israeli attitude towards Holocaust survivors, who were finally able to share their stories publicly. Segev's narration is supplemented by a range of interesting and compelling archival footage, dramatic location shooting, and visits to Holocaust memorial sites in Israel and Poland. The film also features interviews with well-known Israeli writers who witnessed many of the events depicted in the film, providing a counterpoint to Segev's arguments and creating an engaging dialectic. Overall, "The Seventh Million" provides valuable context for understanding the profound impact of the Holocaust on the Israeli psyche. It takes a critical look at the complex relationship between the Holocaust and Israel's cultural and political identity in the first 50 years following this devastating event in Jewish history.
- About John Fante, the renegade author whose highly autobiographical novels illustrate his deep-rooted love of Los Angeles and his struggles working through poverty and prejudice.
- Documentary in which Sunny Bergman debates the duality in female sexuality.
- How can funk, machismo and Buddhism go together in one man? In Groove We Trust we discover the groove of Joseph Bowie who with his band Defunkt became one of the great innovators in the history of jazz/funk. The film the Groove of Joe Bowie reveals an incredible mix of total freedom and strict discipline
- An investigation into the countries and companies that have profited, ad continue to profit, from the continuous wars that have racked the continent of Africa for the past 50+ years and that continue to this day. Included are European mining companies diamond merchants and exporters, and corrupt government officials of many of the countries involved in these wars.
- Oscar and Stella are married, and their cohabitation has taken on all the mundane trappings of routine. But when their neighbor Poortman goes on vacation and leaves them his key so that they can water his plants, the empty apartment across the terrace becomes a place where Oscar and Stella's imaginations can run wild. Stella soon stumbles upon a stranger sleeping in Poortman's bed, at which point events take a significant turn, and the line between fantasy and reality becomes increasingly blurred.
- Focuses on the people who work in Russia's renowned museum, the Hermitage, the former palace of Catherine the Great.
- NA DE LENTE VAN '68 is a film about falling in love across a political, cultural and geographic divide. It tells of Simon, a Dutch communist student in Moscow, who meets and marries the Russian Zoya in the spring of 1968. Simon returns to the Netherlands, expecting his wife to follow shortly afterwards when her exit visa is granted. Her application however is refused over and over again. Months pass and then years. A child is born to Zoya in Moscow: director Aliona van der Horst relates her parents' struggle in this tender account of family history caught up in international politics. In the numerous love-letters he wrote to his beloved Zoya feelings of helplessness are expressed: 'Our happiness depends on how the political wind blows'. Van der Horst uses these letters as a guideline through the film. To tell her parents' story, Van der Horst weaves together archival footage, home movies and photographs with contemporary interviews. The film constructs a rich visual fabric evoking memories passions and regrets.
- In Lakka, a picturesque beach village in post-conflict Sierra Leone, a colorful mix of villagers reveal their deepest and most profound moments in life. Stories about the ocean and the land, about war, love, religion, tradition and about foreigners; tourism on the heavenly beaches is nowhere near to how it was in the 80's. Visitors stay away because of stories about the war, stories that the inhabitants would rather forget. This is their story.
- This poetic documentary follows two marginal figures that seem to live at the edge of the world
- This documentary film is a thought-provoking portrait of the late Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz, a prominent and outspoken critic of Israeli occupation politics. He famously coined the term "Judeo-Nazi" during the 1982 Lebanon War to describe Israel's military mentality. The film explores Leibowitz's opinions and views on history, Judaism, ethics, religion and politics; featuring contributions from authors Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, and journalist B. Michael. Conducted in Hebrew with English subtitles.
- 5 portraits of 5 ordinary Dutch citizens; who represent 5 main political issues during the elections of 2006; like schooling and drop-outs, funds for disabled, bureaucracy, childcare, care for the elderly.
- In Argentina many youngsters are looking for their real identity. Some find they have been adopted. Often their adoptive parents cooperated with the regime of dictator Videla, 1980s. This regime was responsible for the disappearance and death, of their real biological parents, the desaparecidos. An intense psychological drama.
- Many women are confronted with a young, slim and tight beauty ideal and worry a great deal if they can't live up to that image. Sunny Bergman asks in whose interest it is for her and other women to have these concerns, what's at stake, what's to gain and what's to lose. In this film, Bergman looks for the cause, the effects, and possible solutions for the Western preoccupation with our image.
- "Stuff Everywhere" is a personal documentary about the connection between people and their stuff. Things are handy, they make life easier and we think they will bring us joy. But they invade our houses, the streets, the sea and our minds. In how we think about ourselves, about the economy and about cubicle space. Stuff Everywhere is a poetical film filled with questions, numbers and searching words.