Streets of Plenty (2010)

From challah to immigration to the wandering Jew, Ma Nishma Manitoba is a mid-length documentary that explores Manitoban Jewish stories of identity and history. Filmmakers Johanna and Sara put their own experiences in local context by chatting with several Jewish Manitobans, including a rabbi, politician, artist, Israeli immigrant, and others. Archival materials, illustrations, and stop animations connect history with present-day opinions and stories, as Sara and Johanna explore what being Jewish in Manitoba means to them and others.

A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-years-old man, Ahmed before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Toad People introduces audiences to the stories of people like Steve Clegg who make up a community-led movement to save this threatened species. In different parts of the province, people from all ages and walks of life come together to do whatever it takes to help toads survive. They stop road traffic, collect toads in buckets and carry them across the road, build toad tunnels. In the Kootenays, Debbie Pitaoulis is fighting to protect the toad habitat from logging. The film follows these individuals’ passion for the natural world, their fighting spirit, perseverance but also their struggles, demonstrating that people do not need to be environmental activists or scientists to take action, they just need to be citizens who care.

The Lacosse family goes on a roadtrip to Rockglen, SA.

Two young men spend an ordinary weekend together as Jehovah's Witnesses in the historic industry town of Trail, British Columbia. They eat junk food, play video games, watch movies, drink energy drinks, go out in the Ministry, then go their separate ways towards the silence of living. In that silence they contend with the hidden realities of their lives and feelings.

A fantasy about a daughter’s yearning for her mother’s warmth and comfort, which turns into a nightmare about harsh reality of a group of homeless quarry workers. Masha arrives at the quarry with a heavy heart, burdened by a secret she hasn’t told anyone about. She wants to speak with her mother, Vera, but she has struggles of her own. A young woman finds herself in a deafening masculine environment where no one's listening. A journey to save herself quickly blurs into a venture to save her own mother. Ants crawling on the walls of the house, childhood photos and Russian food, are the harsh reality of one woman, and a comforting memory for the other.

What is possible when we have guaranteed money to meet our basic needs? No requirements. No stipulations. No paybacks. We look to the village of Busibi to discover what’s possible when we give money directly to people. No strings attached. The answer lies in the residents’ personal stories. Their successes and tribulations illustrate the impact of one of the most daring projects in contemporary development cooperation. Their life stories unexpectedly prove to be all too familiar. They make us laugh. They move us. Blending in together, they create a colorful and poetic reality portrait, illustrating the big consequences of a small sum of money …

Kirsty must survive an afternoon in the city centre until her accomodation can be arranged at a homeless shelter.

Jonathan must protect himself and his younger sister by escaping the home of their abusive father.

A celebrity reflects on his dark rise to fame.

'M' is an old woman who lives adrift: a lonely shadow that crosses her own geography every day. She spends her days dreaming about her past, until one day she finds something very similar to her - an ant. M decides to share her world haunted by nostalgic memories and a dark presence, until the day a "mechanical angel" arrives to help her...

A drug-cartel worker runs afoul of his boss and migrates to Canada, in Ivan Grbovic’s timely tale of star-crossed love and starting over.

A jetliner spans the miles, sheering through clouds to open sky and scenic vistas of the provinces below. Glimpses of town and country, of people of many ethnic origins, of a resourceful and industrious nation - impressions it would take days and weeks to gather at first hand - are brought to you in this vivid 1800-kilometer panorama.

Living by the railway tracks, a homeless man makes his living by selling novelty items at the busy traffic signals on the streets of Mumbai. The high point of his existence is passing a restaurant that serves the food he dreams of. One day he gets an opportunity to fulfil his life's big desire.

Film directed by George Cowan

‘No Longer Human’ follows the life of a newly homeless man who has fallen deep into the pits of loneliness. We all need someone, or something, to make sense of everything. That could take the shape of God, a partner, a best friend, but in this case... a dog.

Monty Kessler se sentía orgulloso de sí mismo. Había estudiado en Harvard, acababa de escribir su tesis de fin de carrera y sólo ambicionaba ser alguien en la vida. Hasta que un día, accidentalmente, las casi cien páginas de su valioso trabajo cayeron en manos de un vagabundo y, para recuperarlas, se vio obligado a hacer con él un pacto bastante extraño.

Estrenada primero en Portugal el 5 de Diciembre 1941. Obsesionado con la idea de rodar una película sobre la miseria y el sufrimiento, el director de cine John L. Sullivan convence a los ejecutivos del estudio para que le permitan recorrer el país disfrazado de vagabundo antes de empezar a rodar. Después de trabajar como peón para una viuda que espera de él algo más que cortar leña, huye de su casa, pero el camión que lo recoge lo lleva de vuelta a Hollywood. Sintiéndose completamente frustrado, Sully entra en una cafetería, donde conoce a una actriz rubia, que, entusiasmada con su proyecto, decide acompañarlo en su aventura.

Los hermanos Pontipee son siete rudos leñadores, todos solteros, que viven en una cabaña en las montañas. Su vida cambia radicalmente cuando Adam, el hermano mayor, encuentra novia en el pueblo y se la lleva a vivir a la cabaña. Los demás hermanos deciden, entonces, hacer lo mismo y van a la ciudad en busca de novia. Tan empeñados están en casarse que no dudan en secuestrar a siete chicas y se las llevan a vivir con ellos.

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

Don Emilio is a humble, 63-year-old man who lives in the Amazon rainforest, seven miles from the city of Iquitos, Peru. For all of his adult life he has worked as a curandero and vegetalista, a traditional healer. He estimates that in his career he has treated more than 2,500 clients. Through the camera lens of anthropologist Luis Eduardo Luna, Don Emilio tells us about his practice, his beliefs, his community, and his life. He shows us how he prepares ayahuasca and other herbal medicines. Finally, we see Don Emilio treat a man who has come to him for help, and hear from a poor woman who has brought her infant son for medical care.

A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.

Actor Val Kilmer narrates this powerful film exploring the methamphetamine epidemic that's ravaged blue-collar America. Putting a human face on the problem, filmmaker Justin Hunt reveals the damage being done by this rural drug of choice, as well as the steps being taken by communities across the nation to wipe out the scourge. From Wyoming to New Mexico, Montana and Oregon, American Meth paints a picture of both devastation and hope.

Documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao examines the complicated relationship between two drug addicts who become dealers over the course of three years. Shot in the city of Guangzhou, the film offers a rare look into China's unknown heroin subculture.

Una joven bailarina americana llega a Hungría para inscribirse en una escuela de ballet y pronto se dará cuenta que las cosas no son lo que parecen.

Historia de amor de dos lesbianas de diferentes clases sociales.

25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. Fulfilling an old promise, Louis takes Samedi to America. On this journey Louis realizes he is not part of this globalized world anymore but globalization has also arrived in the rainforest. The BaAka depend on Louis for their survival. Father and son return to the melodies of the jungle but the question remains: How much longer will the songs of the forest be heard?

En 1485, el Demonio envía al mundo a dos emisarios, Dominique y Gilles, que se presentan en el castillo del Barón de Hughes, que está celebrando el compromiso de su hija con el caballero Renaud. Como Gilles, en contra de los planes de su Señor, se enamora de la joven, el Diablo acaba presentándose en el castillo adoptando la figura de un viajero.

Un retrato íntimo de la vida y la obra de un artista del performance y un músico pionero Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) y su mujer y colaboradora Lady Jaye, centrado en sus evoluciones sexuales a la par en su projecto de la pandroginia.

Las alarmas de Koldo se encienden cuando se entera de que su hija Amaia, tras romper con Rafa, se ha enamorado del catalán Pau y, ante tal "sacrilegio", cruza la frontera de Euskadi y pone rumbo a Sevilla para convencer a Rafa de que deben viajar a Cataluña al precio que sea. El objetivo es rescatarla de los brazos del joven y de su entorno.

The story of six young people addicted to heroin in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Este documental nos cuenta la historia de las primeras exploraciones e investigaciones de Jane Goodall en Tanzania, con especial hincapié en su trabajo de campo innovador, en su relación con su cámara y marido, Hugo van Lawick, y en los chimpancés que estudiaba, todo con el apoyo de nuevas imágenes que nunca habían visto la luz.

Part film, part baptism, in BLACK MOTHER director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, BLACK MOTHER channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal ode informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history but existing in the urgent present.

Leroy Green es un joven negro devoto de las artes marciales que idolatra a Bruce Lee. Pero hay dos tipos que le buscan para destruirlo física y psicológicamente. Uno de ellos es Sambo y el otro Arjadian, que además persiguen a la novia de Leroy, Laura Charles que acaba de presentar un disco en el mercado.

This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is aimed at educating high school kids on the dangers of addiction to hard drugs and is the brainchild of a group of city police officers who videotape their interactions with local homeless personalities.

Narra la historia de dos asesinos a sueldo en Londres que, debido a una operación que termina mal, reciben la orden de exiliarse por un tiempo en la ciudad de Brujas, en Bélgica.