Women

Winds Of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers & The Spirits Of The Forest

In the brooding mystery of British Columbia’s towering rain forests, painter Emily Carr set out alone to capture native artistry before it disappeared. Ignored and belittled in her time, Carr's work is now celebrated around the world.
Posted in All Titles, Documentary | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope

More than one-third of all adults in Lesotho are HIV positive. A small group of health care workers struggle to distribute life-saving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). However, if the pilot project collapses an ARV resistant strain of HIV/AIDS may develop. Lesotho is now the front-line of a global battle.
Posted in All Titles, Documentary | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

Bhopal: The Search For Justice

On December 2, 1984, the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India leaked poisonous gas that killed thousands. Beyond the initial horror, “Bhopal” has become a rallying cry for post 9/11 concerns about industrial security and pollution.
Posted in All Titles, Documentary | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

The Anatomy of Burlesque

Art has always belonged to the rich, but burlesque is the revenge of the poor - an expression of doubt to prove that hope exists. Burlesque offers us a startling mirror: grotesque, libidinous, fleshy, irreverent, and immensely watchable.
Posted in All Titles, Documentary | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments closed

Graveyard Shift

Much has changed since Invisible Nation aired in 1997. Immigration policy is now emphatically anti-criminal and The Undefended Border burrows deep into the criminal underground and into the newly formed police units trying to control it.
Posted in All Titles, Documentary | Also tagged , | Comments closed