Director:Pawel Kloc,Producer:Pawel Kloc, Poland, 2011, 98 min, HDCAM, English
A misfit in his native Israel, Ilan came to Cambodia hoping to make a fresh start. Eight years later, he finds himself living in a cramped room with girlfriend Saran in the oppressively hot capital Phnom Penh.
Just Do It, Director:Emily James,Producer:Lauren Simpson. United Kingdom,2011,88 min,HDCAM 1080/50i,English
"I put my body in the way and I don't mind being arrested", Marina Pepper is a classified domestic extremist, renowned for making tea for police officers and bailiffs while they are in the midst of evicting her
Shoni Schimmel, a Umatilla Indian and one of the best high school basketball players in the country, dreams of being the first from her tribe to get a college scholarship. Shoni and her mother/coach Ceci battle together to redeem generations of struggle for their family and their people, but her hoop dreams are threatened after her family leaves the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Documentary,81 min Directed by: Michael Rapaport.Screening at TribecaFilmFestival on 27,28 29 April.One of the most pioneering and beloved groups of all-time, A Tribe Called Quest seminally defined the sound of an early-'90s New York hip-hop scene that reverberated across the nation. Formed in 1985 by Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Jarobi White, Tribe melded jazz-infused musicscapes and Afrocentric rhymes with bass-heavy rhythmic vibes, eclectic sampling, and intelligent lyrics addressing social and political issues with infectious energy.
World Premiere @ rtibecafilmfestival Sut 23 April, Directed by: Kivu Ruhorahoza
When his grant falls through a few days before production, a young filmmaker hides the bad news from his team and continues preparations on his film The Cycle of the Cockroachwithout financing or equipment. Reality blurs as scenes from the script suddenly begin to materialize—can this film exist only in his dreams? Assured direction is bolstered by strong and creative visual imagery in one of Rwanda's first feature-length narrative films
Monday, April 18 at 9:30 AM, there will be a special free screening and discussion of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers at the Idea Center. The panel discussion will feature Daniel Ellsberg himself via Skype! Don't think you can make it to the venue? No problem! You can participate in a videoconference of the discussion by contacting john.ramicone(at)ideastream.org or calling 216.916-6360. The discussion will take place 11AM - 12:30 PM. Email questions from students will be accepted before and during the program! To attend the film screening, contact Jennifer Schwelik email: Jennifer.schwelik(at)ideastream.org or call 216-916-6342.
Storydoc is pleased to announce that the documentary Shooting Vs Shooting, directed by Nikos Meggrelis, participates the 7th International Al Jazeera Documentaries Festival.The film has been developed and awarded in STORYDOC worksjop 2009
Screening in Cyprus @ Mediazone section of the Nikosia University, April 13. Synopsis :As a teenager, Chris abruptly abandoned his dream of becoming a fighter pilot to join a colorful yet reclusive Sufi sect led by the mysterious Sheikh Nazim. He then harbors a new dream of becoming an Islamic scholar.A documentary by director Yeliz Shukri (Turkish-Cypriot)
