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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →