Surfwise 2007
Surfwise 2007
1h 33m | Documentary, Sport | 9 May 2008 (USA)
Storyline:
The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85-year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children who were all home-schooled and raised in a small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild.
Komunia 2016
Komunia 2016
1h 12m | Documentary, Drama | October 2016 (Poland)
Storyline:
When adults are ineffectual, children have to grow up quickly. Ola is 14 and she takes care of her dysfunctional father, autistic brother and a mother who lives separately; but most of all she tries to reunite the family. She lives in the hope of bringing her mother back home. Her 13 year old brother Nikodem’s Holy Communion is a pretext for the family to meet up. Ola is entirely responsible for preparing the perfect family celebration. “Communion” reveals the beauty of the rejected, the strength of the weak and the need for change when change seems impossible. This crash course in growing up teaches us that no failure is final. Especially when love is in question.
Little Girl 2020
Little Girl 2020
Petite fille (original title)
1h 28m | Documentary | 13 October 2020 (Russia)
Storyline:
The touching portrait of eight-year-old Sasha, who questions her gender and in doing so, evokes the sometimes disturbing reactions of a society that is still invested in a biological boy-girl way of thinking.
Kotoinen saunani 1964
Kotoinen saunani 1964
27m | Documentary | 28 September 1964 (Finland)
Plot:
Money worries and other worries are forgotten on the benches. In addition to cleansing, pain and illness have also been treated in the Finnish sauna, as have births and deaths. The stove is the altar of the holy fire of the Finns.
6 Weeks to Mother’s Day 2017
6 Weeks to Mother’s Day 2017
1h 33m | Documentary | 16 November 2017 (USA)
Storyline:
Set in the remote jungle of Thailand, 150 underprivileged and orphaned students attending the country’s first democratic school prepare a special celebration to honor their remarkable adoptive Mother on Mother’s Day.
The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography 1998
The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography 1998
19m | Documentary, Short, Adult | 6 January 1998 (USA)
Storyline:
The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography, a 20-minute tape by William E. Jones, is a fascinating critique of eastern Europe in the ’90’s that combines deeply disturbing imagery with genuine insight. Jones compiles excerpts from gay porn but shows no genitalia and focuses instead on faces smiling or frowning for the camera. The tape ends with a long series of screen tests in which a British pornographer quizzes prospective actors (What do you think about when you masturbate?) and gratuitously fondles them; they’re completely exposed while only his hands are visible, a clear articulation of the power relationship. Jones’s argument reaches past the commodification of sex: smiles and even thoughts are pinned down for the camera like butterflies, youths robbed of their privacy and their souls for “the money.”
The Boys of Beslan 2005
The Boys of Beslan 2005
47m | Documentary | 2005
Storyline:
May 25, 2005, the last day of school in Beslan, Russia, celebrated with the Ceremony of the Last Bell. A graduating senior carries a new student who rings a bell for the last time. The school year started on September 1st and was to be no different than any other. Tragically, within 48 hours, those youthful delights would be dashed by death and destruction. Chechen rebels had targeted School #1 in another misguided attempt at bringing attention to their country’s plight. They had crafted an intricate plot to take hostage over twelve hundred students, parents and staff in achieve their goals. The plan failed. A huge bomb was detonated by accident and 344 hostages were killed, 172 of them were children. But THE BOYS OF BESLAN is not so much about the slaughter of innocents, but the spirit and resiliency of youth, embodied in the shining faces of young survivors Kazik and Asik. For even as they speak so sadly of the horror they witnessed that dark day in September, there is still the twinkle of hope in their eyes. These brave boys are not dwelling in the past but look firmly toward the future, one that will include, at last … peace on earth.
Baltic Sun at St Petersburg 2003
Baltic Sun at St Petersburg 2003
42m | Documentary | 2003
Storyline:
A documentary about naturism in St. Petersburg, Russia, with discussions with Russian naturists about how they got involved in naturism and the problems they have faced due to being a naturist.
Brothers of the Night 2016
Brothers of the Night 2016
Brüder der Nacht (original title)
1h 28m | Documentary | 7 September 2016 (Austria)
Storyline:
Soft boys by day, kings by night. The film follows a group of young Bulgarian Roma who come to Vienna looking for freedom and a quick buck. They sell their bodies as if that’s all they had. What comforts them, so far from home, is the feeling of being together. But the nights are long and unpredictable.
