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2013

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Cesar's Grill
Cesar's Grill
In order to rescue his father's ramshackle grill restaurant, filmmaker and vegetarian Dario Aguirre is traveling back to his homeland Ecuador. What starts out as a strange debate about opening times, chips and Excel spread sheets, develops into a moving family drama.
Cesar's Grill 2013
The Schedule Makers
The Schedule Makers
The season's schedule for major league baseball affects the lives and moods of millions of Americans. Each year executives and managers ridicule the logic, sportswriters and broadcasters question the sanity, and athletes and fans cast blame. Yet not many people know how it is that the MLB schedule is figured out, and even fewer have any idea what is involved. The masterminds for 25 years behind this massive logistical undertaking were Henry and Holly Stephenson. A husband and wife duo working out of an upstairs bedroom in their Staten Island home with a computer, a pencil and a great deal of cooperation. How did this mom-and-pop team ever end up with the daunting and thankless job of MLB scheduling? This is the story of how the Stephensons landed their first MLB contract and became "The Schedule Makers."
The Schedule Makers 2013
Arctic Fire 2013
Arctic Fire 2013
The second annual Arctic Fire swordsmithing invitational was held in Anchorage, Alaska on May 28-31, 2013. Like the 2012 EVENT, this event featured some of the world’s finest swordsmiths in a four day, live webcast event. Many of last year’s attendees returned, and we are were pleased to welcome two incredible smiths for the first time to Arctic Fire, Owen Bush of the UK, and Petr Florianek from the Czech Republic.
Arctic Fire 2013 2013
Postlude
Postlude
A group of fifty people are walking through the streets of Berlin performing enigmatic acts and gestures. Is it a game? A psychotherapeutic ritual? A challenge? Suddenly, one of the participants (A man? A woman?) recognizes someone from among the rest of the people in the group. The two of them had a love affair last winter
Postlude 2013
Here Is Everything
Here Is Everything
“Here is Everything appears as a message from The Future, as narrated by a cat and a rabbit. The two spiritual guides have decided to address humans via a contemporary art video because they understand this to be our highest form of communication. Their cheeky introduction, however, belies the complex set of ideas that fill the whole movie.”
Here Is Everything 2013
Looking for Iara
Looking for Iara
Investigation of the life of ex-guerrilla Iara Iavelberg (1944-1971), a cultured and beautiful woman who left behind a comfortable family life opting to engage in an armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Looking for Iara 2013
Rohmer in Paris
Rohmer in Paris
A film about Eric Rohmer, Paris, and the pleasures of cinephilia. Between the late 1950s and mid-2000s, legendary Nouvelle vague cinéaste Eric Rohmer made over twenty feature films, short films, and television documentaries on location in Paris. Rohmer in Paris explores his relationship with this most cinematic of cities. Combining elements of essay film, biographical documentary, speculative fiction, and mashup, Rohmer in Paris provides an unconventional tour of Rohmer's films, of modern Paris, and of how we engage with cinema.
Rohmer in Paris 2013
That´s What Music is For
That´s What Music is For
Documentary about “Os Mulheres Negras” , the world´s third smallest big band, discussing music, aesthetics and creation in Brazil from the 80´s till nowadays.
That´s What Music is For 2013
Little Monsters 3D
Little Monsters 3D
Little Monsters presents some of the animal kingdom’s strangest survival strategies: poison dart frogs, chameleons, praying mantises and scorpions, to name but a few. Thanks to 3D visualization, large audiences can experience a chameleon thrusting out its tongue at close range, rattle- snakes striking at their targets to within fractions of an inch, praying mantises hunting and hummingbirds feeding, filmed from inside the flower! And with its ingenious combination of slow-motion 3D and timelapse 3D, “Little Monsters” even improves upon state of the art 3D for greater impact, yielding unbelievable scenes the world has never seen and “felt” before.
Little Monsters 3D 2013
The Unfortunate History of the AMC Pacer
The Unfortunate History of the AMC Pacer
Behind all the jokes and insults, the AMC Pacer is actually a car with a great deal of history. It began as radical new design from an underdog company. In an attempt to combat the big, bland, boxy cars from Detroit's "Big Three," little American Motors Corporation decided to build something a little different. Their one-eyed car stylist Dick Teague proposed a small, wide car with big windows and smooth areodynamics. Americans had never seen anything like it.
The Unfortunate History of the AMC Pacer 2013
Meanwhile in Memphis: The Sound of a Revolution
Meanwhile in Memphis: The Sound of a Revolution
A Memphis music documentary featuring maverick Bluff City DIY musicians from 1978 to present day. The film documents the fact that Memphis music never stopped; even after Stax Records closed, Elvis died, and the music industry left town.
Meanwhile in Memphis: The Sound of a Revolution 2013
Els records glaçats
Els records glaçats
The film is a documentary about the life of Josefina Castellví, a woman and scientist. Memories of Ice is also the story of a reunion and a farewell. The film shows how Josefina returns to her iced paradise, Antarctica, after 25 years without having been there to see it one last time. There, Josefina became the first woman to head a scientific base in Antarctica, work performed for a total of 6 years.
Els records glaçats 2013
Twelve Nights
Twelve Nights
Raye’s devastating documentary follows the plight of some 450 dogs brought through a single animal shelter during the winter of 2013. Policy dictates that any animal not adopted within 12 nights will be destroyed. Only around 10% of residents will be so lucky as to survive. As they wait, their time in the shelter is fraught with anguish, disease, and only the slimmest possibility of a better life. Executive produced by novelist and filmmaker Giddens Ko (You Are The Apple Of My Eye).
Twelve Nights 2013
Un siglo y noventa minutos
Un siglo y noventa minutos
Ninety minutes in the Cathedral worth to live a historic moment. The temple quintessential Spanish football said goodbye in July 2013 to make way for the new stadium of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, but the essence, the color, the claw and the history of San Mames remain in the memories of their members, their supporters, of whom feel inside Atletico colors and those players who played on their turf to the sound of aupas, irrintzis, eups and alirones of the athleticzale fans. Documentary directed by journalist Unai Larrea to honor the centenary of the legendary stadium Bilbao, blend the images of the parties lived in the Cathedral interviews with over 80 people involved in the club's history, Bilbao and stage, as players the club itself Julen Guerrero, Joseba Etxeberria, 'Txopo' Iribar, Andoni Zubizarreta or Red Txetxu, Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez, Johann Cruyff or Juanlu-last player to score in San Mames, and coaches like Jorge Valdano, Vicente del Bosque and Luis Fernandez.
Un siglo y noventa minutos 2013
The Wick: Dispatches from the Isle of Wonder
The Wick: Dispatches from the Isle of Wonder
Two film-makers arrive in the post industrial wasteland known as Hackney Wick. Their aim is to document this 'Isle of Wonder' as it falls under the shadow of the Olympic behemoth.
The Wick: Dispatches from the Isle of Wonder 2013
The Story of a Butcher Shop
The Story of a Butcher Shop
The Kitades run a butcher shop in Kaizuka City outside Osaka, raising and slaughtering cattle to sell the meat in their store. The seventh generation of their family's business, they are descendants of the buraku people, a social minority held over from the caste system abolished in the 19th century that is still subject to discrimination. As the Kitades are forced to make the difficult decision to shut down their slaughterhouse, the question posed by the film is whether doing this will also result in the deconstruction of the prejudices imposed on them. Though primarily documenting the process of their work with meticulous detail, Aya Hanabusa also touches on the Kitades' participation in the buraku liberation movement. Hanabusa's heartfelt portrait expands from the story of an old-fashioned family business competing with corporate supermarkets, toward a subtle and sophisticated critique of social exclusion and the persistence of ancient prejudices.
The Story of a Butcher Shop 2013
Pat XO
Pat XO
This documentary profiles the life and career of Pat Summitt, the NCAA's winningest basketball coach, who resigned from her post at the University of Tennessee in 2012 due to early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Pat XO 2013
Before You Know It
Before You Know It
Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
Before You Know It 2013
Internal Bleeding
Internal Bleeding
The film presents a series of "true stories" all of which took place in the Austrian provinces from 1965 to 1975.
Internal Bleeding 2013
Submit the Documentary: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying
Submit the Documentary: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying
The way we hurt each other has evolved. Submit the Documentary is an in-depth look into the profound, reality of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is 24x7x365 and reaches as far as the Internet can carry it. Submit the Documentary is a film that is informative and all too telling of an epidemic confronting our children and their well-being. Submit compassionately tells the stories of children and families who are affected by the harsh reality of cyberbullying and features interviews with educators, experts and law enforcement as they tackle this worldwide issue, while offering solutions to this complicated problem.
Submit the Documentary: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying 2013
El rey de Canfranc
El rey de Canfranc
"El rey de Canfranc" is a documentary directed by Jose Antonio Gonzalez Blanco and Manuel Priede which tells the story of Alber le Lay, head of customs at the French border in the Aragonese Pyrenees, headquartered in Canfranc railway station. During World War II, he remained Lay a spy network from the station that allowed the escape of refugees and Jewish families as well as the passage of supplies to areas under the yoke of the Vichy regime. His collaboration with the French Resistance he acted, on more than one occasion, death.
El rey de Canfranc 2013
Twilight in Volterra
Twilight in Volterra
From the producers of Twilight in Forks comes Twilight in Volterra - the definitive movie about Volterra, Italy, the town made famous by the Twilight books and movies. Since the Twilight movies weren't filmed in the real Volterra, this is your opportunity to see the town that Stephenie Meyer handpicked as the setting for the vampire dynasty in her epic saga. Are there truly vampires there? Hear from the real people living their lives in the town describe the medieval history and dark past that eerily match events from the books and movies. Drive into town just as Bella and Alice did on their frantic journey to save Edward, see the Volturi palace, and escape their clutches as you exit through the giant stone gate in the ancient city wall. Filmed in full HD by award-winning Director Jason Brown, this movie is a must-have for Twilight fans who want to know the true story of Volterra, and the untold tales of its unique history, mysticism and culture.
Twilight in Volterra 2013
Fermilab: Science at Work
Fermilab: Science at Work
Six days. Three frontiers. One amazing lab. From 2010 to 2012, a film crew followed a group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermilab and filmed them at work and at home. This 40-minute documentary shows the diversity of the people, research and work at Fermilab. Viewers catch a true behind-the-scenes look of the United States' premier particle physics laboratory while scientists explain why their research is important to them and the world. Scientists included: Brendan Casey, Herman White, Craig Hogan, Denton Morris, Mary Convery, Bonnie Fleming, Deborah Harris, Dave Schmitz, Brenna Flaugher and Aron Soha.
Fermilab: Science at Work 2013
New World Order: The Conspiracy to Rule Your Mind
New World Order: The Conspiracy to Rule Your Mind
New World Order: The Conspiracy to Rule Your Mind chronicles how the ruling elite have established global domination and the ability to effect the thoughts, decisions, and world view of human beings across the globe by systematically infiltrating the media, academia, industry, military and political factions under the guise of upholding democracy. Learn how this malevolent consortium has dedicated centuries to realize an oppressive and totalitarian rule through any means necessary, not limited to drug trafficking, money laundering, terror attacks and financial crisis within the world economy. Worldwide tyranny is already in full effect, the food we eat and the air we breathe are not off limits. Will we be able to stop this madness before we become an electronically monitored, cashless society wherein ever man, woman and child is micro chipped? The New World Order is upon us - preserve your liberty by being PREPARED!
New World Order: The Conspiracy to Rule Your Mind 2013
Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession
Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession
Plastic Paradise is the first documentary to chronicle the rise, fall, and resurgence of tiki, or Polynesian pop, one of the defining cultural trends of postwar America. Think South Pacific, candy-colored, rum-infused cocktails with names like the Shrunken Skull and the Missionary's Downfall, crazy Hawaiian shirts, exotica music, and a nonstop party scene inhabited by self-styled nonconformists. That was then. Today, tiki has been embraced by a coast-to-coast underground hipster subculture of former punk rockers, vintage junkies, and escapists. Featuring historians and hula dancers, master mixologists, mermaids, and more, Plastic Paradise is your ticket to this little-known, fascinating scene, including a pilgrimage to the famed Mai-Kai Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale for Hukilau, an annual anything goes celebration that draws Polynesian popsters from all over the world.
Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession 2013
Experience Montreux
Experience Montreux
Filmed in high definition 3D, this set brings together the Experience Montreux film plus concert performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival by Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones and the Global Gumbo All-Stars. Experience Montreux, filmed at the 44th Festival in 2010, contains full live tracks by a range of artists that reflects the breadth and eclecticism of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The performances are interspersed with interviews with festival founder Claude Nobs and many of the artists involved and are accompanied by stunning footage of the festival setting, the town of Montreux, Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps. Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock have both been frequent visitors to Montreux over the years and it s fitting that their performances form a part of this 3D celebration of the magic of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Experience Montreux 2013
Circle the Wagen
Circle the Wagen
Circle The Wagen is a feature-length buddy/road-trip/docu-dramedy that follows Dave, an idealistic adventurer and automotive ne'er-do-well, and his convivial co-pilot Charlie on their journey down Route 66 in a baby blue 1972 VW bus. Through mishaps and murals, gasoline baths and breakdowns the two discover a teeming underground of vintage VW diehards willing to help save "The Croc" from the scrap heap and rally her beleaguered owner on to California.
Circle the Wagen 2013
Follow Friday The Film
Follow Friday The Film
A documentary about the strangers we trust to help us make day-to-day decisions. What is it about online reviews and recommendations that encourages us to trust the opinions of someone we've never met? How many degrees of separation before we start to doubt the credibility of these people? And, if we met these people in real life, would we even like them? The film will follow Erin on an 11,000-mile 42-day journey across the United States, meeting and interviewing 140 of the strangers she listens to every day on Twitter.
Follow Friday The Film 2013
Olga - til mine venner
Olga - til mine venner
Olga is a young Sami girl at the Kola Peninsula in Northwest-Russia. Everyone believes she is mentally retarded because she has grown up in an orphanage. Turning 18, she is being sent home and rejected by her own people. But Olga is a talented teenager and a gifted storyteller. The film takes us along Olga’s road in her claim for dignity and cultural identity.
Olga - til mine venner 2013
Saving 10,000: Winning a War on Suicide in Japan
Saving 10,000: Winning a War on Suicide in Japan
Driven by a tragedy to make a documentary, 'Saving 10,000' is the story of one Irishman's quest to uncover the real causes of the high suicide rate in Japan. With the help of various experts and ordinary Japanese, the narrator comes up with the practical proposals on how Japan can win a war on suicide and reduce the number of deaths each year by 10,000.
Saving 10,000: Winning a War on Suicide in Japan 2013
Sector Sarajevo
Sector Sarajevo
On 2 May 1992, Serb forces besieged Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, and began indiscriminately terrorizing the predominantly Muslim civilian population. In July, the Sarajevo Airport - the city's only lifeline - came under control of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR): Under command of a Canadian general, 800 Canadian peacekeepers used aggressive tactics to deliver humanitarian aid in the midst of a brutal internal conflict. While the siege continued for another three years, in its pivotal opening months, Canadian soldiers saved the lives of thousands and helped begin the Bosnian peace process
Sector Sarajevo 2013
Secret Voices of Hollywood
Secret Voices of Hollywood
In many of Hollywood's greatest movie musicals the stars did not sing their own songs. This documentary pulls back the curtain to reveal the secret world of the 'ghost singers' who provided the vocals, the screen legends who were dubbed and the classic movies in which the songs were ghosted.
Secret Voices of Hollywood 2013
We Came Home
We Came Home
We Came Home is the story of Afghanistan through Afghan American musician, Ariana Delawari. Born in LA, the year the Soviets invade Afghanistan, her home's filled with refugees, Afghan music and her father's dedication to Afghanistan, a country nobody else seemed to care about. After 9/11, her parents move to Kabul to help reconstruct. Ariana spends ten years between LA and Afghanistan, documenting her father's homeland in photographs, film and music. During the Taliban resurgence, Ariana records an album with master musicians in Kabul, revealing the challenges of building anything in this country. Ariana experiences firsthand the threat of war and corruption when her father is arrested. Through this, she unexpectedly realizes why her father could never abandon his people. She now understands Afghanistan cannot be forgotten.
We Came Home 2013
Oasis
Oasis
“If there only was someone to punch, someone to slap or beat, to whom I could unload this frustration and fury”, raves Reyna Patricia. He is one of the HIV-positive, transsexual Maya Indians, whose life is closely followed in the film Oasis.
Oasis 2013
WhatEver Will Be
WhatEver Will Be
Two transgender women, a filmmaker and the struggle to change.
WhatEver Will Be 2013
Forest Man
Forest Man
The story of Jadav Payeng, an Indian man who single-handedly planted nearly 1400 acres of forest to save his island, Majuli.
Forest Man 2013
One Direction: I Love One Direction
One Direction: I Love One Direction
Documentary about the London-based pop quintet. Featuring footage and photographs taken by their fans, as well as input from their audience the world over who offer their opinions on the band and recount their experiences, the film explores the reasons behind One Direction's huge success. The program also includes interviews with the band members themselves.
One Direction: I Love One Direction 2013
American Meat
American Meat
American Meat is a solutions-oriented documentary chronicling the current state of the U.S. meat industry. Featuring Joel Salatin, Chuck Wirtz, Fred Kirschenmann, Steve Ells, Paul Willis, and farmers across America, it takes an even-handed look at animal husbandry. First explaining how America arrived at our current industrial system, the story shifts to the present day, showing the feedlots and confinement houses, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. From there, the documentary introduces the revolution taking root in animal husbandry, led by the charismatic and passionate Joel Salatin. Stories are shared of farmers across the country who have changed their life to start grass-based farms, and everyday solutions highlight actions people can make to support America's agriculture.
American Meat 2013
Sepideh
Sepideh
Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger. But Sepideh holds on to her dream! She takes up the fight and teams up with the world's first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari.
Sepideh 2013
From Jack to Juke
From Jack to Juke
Currently all the rage with hipsters worldwide, Chicago Juke music has roots that run deep. The film chronicles the birth and evolution of a genre over 25 years. A fascinating watch!
From Jack to Juke 2013