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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
עברית
Description
"That night I just remember running. No time to catch your breath, just running, because you want to be gone from the village before the sun comes up." -Avishai Mekonen, 400 MILES TO FREEDOM. In 1984, the Beta Israel, a secluded 2,500-year-old community of observant Jews in the northern Ethiopian mountains, fled a dictatorship and began a secret and dangerous journey of escape. Co-director Avishai Mekonen, then 10 years old, was among them. In this...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Mabo : Life of an Island Man is the story of a small island and an extraordinary man. Eddie Koiki Mabo was born on Murray Island in the Torres Strait, but lived most of his life in exile. Only after his death did the island wholeheartedly welcome him home. By then the island and Eddie, between them, had changed the legal and political landscape of Australia. On June 3rd 1992, six months after Eddie Mabo's tragic death, the High Court of Australia...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney pulls no punches in his portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs and his legacy. This probing look at the life and aftermath of this iconoclast explores what accounted for the grief of so many when he died. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival** and the **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An inspiring and triumphant portrait of comedian Barry Crimmins, who survived childhood abuse to become an influential political satirist and activist. Grand Jury Prize nominee at the **Sundance Film Festival**. *"Angry, quixotic, tragic, heroic - Crimmins' life is stunning. Catch this portrait and you can definitely call yourself lucky." - Katherine Pushkar, **New York Daily News***
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The artistic journey of Chilly Gonzales from Canada to the Berlin scene of the late '90s and finally to philharmonies worldwide. The Grammy-winning eccentric inspired and collaborated with the likes of Daft Punk, Drake, Feist, Jarvis Cocker and Peaches. Criss-crossing between rap, electro and chamber music, Chilly Gonzales is the outrageous entertainer who invited himself to the ivory tower of classical music.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. Starring in some of the best comedies ever made, she combined zany slapstick with exuberant mimicry to elevate tales of romance into the heights of hilarity. Loving and insightful, CAPTURED ON FILM: THE TRUE STORY OF MARION DAVIES deploys archival film clips, rare home videos and narration by Charlize Theron to explore the young Hollywood star's life and...
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
His profile takes us inside the life, struggles, philosophy and humor of a man who credits his success to the deliciousness of peanut butter. Featuring delightful animated interludes and interviews from colleagues, editors and his nine children, this look at Stevenson’s life - who is also a noted writer of children's books and a columnist for The New York Times - is a testament to observing the world from an original perspective.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Get a surprising and full portrait of a man who defies easy definition. Over 24 insightful lectures, Professor Robert J. Allison of Suffolk University explores the many facets of Ben Franklin’s life and times. A pioneer in science, politics, diplomacy, and more, Franklin was truly one of the most extraordinary Americans ever to have lived.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, Charles S. Gilpin was the first African-American to star in a leading role in a stage play during a time where roles of color were previously played by white men in blackface. As Gilpin rose to fame and recognition, tensions were high between he and playwright Eugene O’Neill which ultimately lead to parting ways, though his acclaimed performance has changed Broadway forever.
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Romulus and his wife Christina, struggle to raise their son. Romulus struggles to make up for the absence and neglect of the boy's depressive mother, father and son build an unbreakable bond that is only strengthened with the passing of time.
17) Saint Judy
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she single-handedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
18) Acute Misfortune
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship.
20) Genet
Publisher
Cult Epics
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
Français
Description
Documentary by Antoine Bourseiler about the work of writer, director, Jean Genet.
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