Archive | June, 2011
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DOCUMENTARIES ON THE BIG SCREEN JULY 2011

Love Etc, Project Nim, ‘Beats, rhythm and life. The travels of a tribe called Quest’, ‘Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the darkness’, Tabloid, El Bulli – cooking in progress,  ”Life in a Day” and the mind blogging “Interrupters”. Not bad right 8 documentary films will play in a few cities on the big screen. I would [...]

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FILM OF THE WEEK – MICROCOSMOS(1996)

15 years of research, two years of equipment design and 3 years of production resulted in the creation of the visually gorgeous 76 minute documentary “Microcosmos.’ The film reveals an awesome world that is so dazzlingly breathtaking and colourful, that it is hard to imagine it is real. The film is delightfully edited and is [...]

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IS “AT THE EDGE OF RUSSIA” a DOCUMENTARY?

No border incursions ever occur at this or other northern Russian posts except occasional animal invaders. SYNOPSIS: This is an absurdist look at Russian border guards on the frontier of northern Russia in one of the few remaining outposts on the Arctic Ocean.Young recruit Alexei gets flown in and is oriented to the ritualized ways [...]

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FREEHELD – THE MARRIAGE PARADOX

Today June 23rd 2011, New York joined Conneticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hamsphire, Vermont and the District of Columbia in legalizing same sex marriage. I was reminded of a powerful short documentary “FREE HELD” that went on to win the Academy award for best short documentary. The documentary film “Freeheld” chronicles Laurel’s struggle to transfer her [...]

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INDIA: THE MISSING GIRLS – A SOCIETY OUT OF BALANCE

A survey conducted by UK based Thompson Reuters Foundation ranks Afghanistan, Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia the five most dangerous countries for women to live in. In these countries basic human rights are systematically denied to women. Though this might be the harsh reality for the majority of the women in these countries, the intent [...]

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HOT COFFEE & TORT REFORM

Tort is defined as a wrongful act not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another’s person, property, reputation or the like and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. (Source: dictionary.com). One of the most famous tort cases in America is the McDonald’s hot coffee case. SYNOPSIS of [...]

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FIRE IN BABYLON – OUT THERE IT WAS WAR

If you grew up watching cricket you would know about the WINDIES team that brought the world to its knees and a nation to its feet. Fire in the babylon is the story of the West Indian triumph over its colonial masters through the achievements of one of the most gifted teams in the sporting [...]

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THE BATTERY POWERED CAR

WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? In 2006, Chris Paine released the documentary, “Who killed the electric car?”. It is the third highest theatrical grossing documentary in 2006. Who killed the Electric Car? chronicles the creation, limited commercialization and subsequent destruction of battery electric vehicles specifically the General Motors, EV1. General Motors (GM) responded in a 2006 [...]

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IF A TREE FALLS – When you are screaming at the top of your voice and no one is listening what do you do?

IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of this Earth Liberation Front (ELF) cell, by focusing on the transformation and radicalization of one of its members. In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists [...]

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FILM OF THE WEEK – SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH

SUSHI THE GLOBAL CATCH On the last student film set I worked on, a generous Sushi place in Austin, Texas, donated a 100 piece Sushi platter. The Sushi was kept safe over a pack of ice for an hour under the hot Texan sky before it was all consumed. But have you ever wondered how [...]

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