Pinochet (2012)

This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.

The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.

Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on competing in a professional fight. More is on the line than just the woman's title.

In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …À Valparaiso, one of his most poetic films. Contrasting the prestigious history of the seaport with the present the film sketches a portrait of the city, built on 42 hills, with its wealth and poverty, its daily life on the streets, the stairs, the rack railways and in the bars. Although the port has lost its importance, the rich past is still present in the impoverished city. The film echoes this ambiguous situation in its dialectical poetic style, interweaving the daily life reality (of 1963) with the history of the city and changing from black and white to colour, finally leaving us with hopeful perspective for the children who are playing on the stairs and hills of this beautiful town.

1988년 칠레. 피노체트 군부 독재를 8년 더 허용할 것인가의 국민투표를 둘러싸고 ‘찬성’과 ‘반대’ 양측이 대립한 가운데 광고회사에서 일하는 르네가 ‘반대’측에 가담해 TV캠페인을 제작하는 과정을 그리고 있다.

시본 볼리바르는 스페인 제국령 베네수엘라의 수도인 카라카스 태생의 귀족이다. 그는 스페인에서 만난 사랑하는 아내를 풍토병으로 잃은 뒤 모든 희망을 잃은 채 삶을 흥청망청 낭비한다. 그런 시몬을 안타깝게 여긴 로드리게스는 시몬에게 프랑스 혁명을 소개하고, 이에 시몬은 스페인으로부터의 독립을 꿈꾸며 다시 살아갈 희망을 얻는다. 위대한 독립운동가인 미란다 장군에게 도움을 요청하는 것을 시작으로 시몬은 독립의 꿈을 현실로 만들어나가기 시작하는데…

Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humor, his spirit and his altruism. More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.

Two weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, Indonesian Independence leaders proclaimed “Indonesia Merdeka!” ‘Freedom for Indonesia’ and an end to Dutch colonial rule over the Netherlands East Indies. Internationally renowned Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens, in Australia as Film Commissioner for the Netherlands East Indies government in exile, resigned his position in protest against Dutch policy, which sought to re-impose its colonial rule. In collaboration with Indonesian activists, Chinese, Indian and Australian trade unionists, and local artists and filmmakers, Ivens made Indonesia Calling, a film documenting the crucial role of Australian trade union support in the establishment of the new Republic of Indonesia. Ivens’ film was an activist documentary; it actively contributed to the events it depicted. All those who worked on it became ‘adversely known’ to the security services.

The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to worse when the girls must answer to their Uncle Costello, a psychotic drug kingpin, who shows up looking for his missing merchandise which is hidden in the woods.

The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.

Mauro, Noel and Broco have been an inseparable group of friends since grade school. All grown up, their lives are not what they hoped they would be. Life has become so routine that they do nothing more than wait for the weekends to drink themselves into oblivion. One night, a chance encounter leads the group on a wild and deadly chase from Santiago's most dangerous crime boss... Forced to make increasingly risky decisions, their frantic, adrenaline fueled desperation brings them closer to a violent, life-changing end where the friendship will be changed forever.

Thirteen-year old Luchito lives in a working class complex of blocks in Santiago, Chile. He is obsessed with Manuel, a sixteen-year old who lives in the building across from him.

Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagel Heights.

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.

Emotionally scarred by a string of unsuccessful relationships, artist Marilyn Ross has her guard up when it comes to men. While she's reluctant to embark on a new romance, she also can't deny the attraction she feels upon meeting recent divorcee Rodney Porter. As sparks fly and Marilyn finds herself experiencing sexual bliss, she also feels conflicted about giving up her hard-won independence. Does finding the perfect man also mean relinquishing one's self-respect?

In 1750, in the glare of the Caribbean, the man who created history known as the forerunner of independence in Venezuela. His name is Francisco de Miranda and, to be exact, is the largest globetrotter who has known the Americas, Miranda has a reputation as an inveterate wanderer, an eternal conspirator, a turncoat, a conqueror of nobles and courtiers, a lover of asylums, libraries, prisons and brothels, has written 63 volumes of his autobiography, a friend of princes, military and world-renowned artists, collector of women and unthinkable dreams, restless fugitive, owner of ten different names, and presented by the British press the moment as the future liberator of Spanish America.

감옥에 갇힌 친구를 구하려다 오히려 쫓기게 되는 카우보이를 소재로 만든 영화. 결국은 추격자의 총탄에 쓰러지는 한 카우보이의 이야기가 사라져가는 서부 시대의 희생자로 그려지고 있다. 서부 영화 치고는 자동차와 헬리콥터가 등장하는 이색적인 화면이 쫓기는 외로운 한 카우보이의 뒷모습에 쓸쓸하게 투영이 되어 저물어가는 서부 시대의 애환을 더 더욱 애처롭게 묘사하고 있는 수작이다.

Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. "The young people, without any political party, and without any politicians, just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit," remarks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia. "This was the idea of the Singing Revolution." James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.

Instrument is a documentary film directed by Jem Cohen about the band Fugazi. Cohen's relationship with band member Ian MacKaye extends back to the 1970s when the two met in high school in Washington, D.C.. The film takes its title from the Fugazi song of the same name, from their 1993 album, In on the Kill Taker. Editing of the film was done by both Cohen and the members of the band over the course of five years. It was shot from 1987 through 1998 on super 8, 16mm and video and is composed mainly of footage of concerts, interviews with the band members, practices, tours and time spent in the studio recording their 1995 album, Red Medicine. The film also includes portraits of fans as well as interviews with them at various Fugazi shows around the United States throughout the years.

1972년 해안 경비대에 복무중인 필딩 피어스는 형이 운영하는 출판사에 갔다가 사라 윌리엄스를 만난다. 첫눈에 반해 데이트 신청을 하고 사랑에 빠지지만, 그들은 너무 다르다. 필딩은 노조 간부였던 아버지의 꿈을 이어받아 상원의원, 대통령에 도전한다. 사라 윌리엄스는 교회에서 운영하는 고아원 아이들을 돌봐주고, 불법 이민자의 권익을 보호하는 운동을 한다. 사라와 필딩 모두 약자를 위해 봉사를, 정치를 하겠다고 선언한다. 사랑, 권력, 정치, 운동에 대한 입장 차이로 때로 부딪치기도 하지만 두 사람의 사랑은 변함없다.그러나 필딩과 사라의 사랑은, 세상 안에서 이루어지는 것이다. 필딩이 데리고 간 파티에서 사라는 칠레 정부를 옹호하는 글을 썼던 대학교수를 극렬하게 비난한다. 사라가 칠레에서 피신시켜온 반정부 인사와의 저녁식사에서, 필딩은 엘리트의식을 버리지 못하는 그들을 비난한다. 그렇게 그들은 조금씩 갈라진다. 1974년 칠레 정부의 소행으로 보이는 차량 폭파사건의 희생자 명단에 사라 윌리엄스가 오른다. 오랫동안 슬픔과 고통에서 헤어나지 못하던 필딩은 지방 검사로 일하다가 1982년 지역구 의원이 스캔들로 사퇴하며 정계에 입문한다. 출마가 결정된 뒤 돌아가던 필딩에게, 단 한 번도 잊은 적 없던 목소리가 들린다. 그날부터 사라의 환영과 환청이 계속된다. 아니 그건 현실이다. 필딩은 혼란스러워하면서도 선거운동에 나선다.