The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl (2005)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 48M
Director : Dag Johan Haugerud
Sinopse
A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He contacts Thomas Hylland Eriksen, who will become his mouthpiece and articulate what is wrong. But along the way the director becomes distracted by another person, a young, fumbling girl reminiscent of himself.
Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia's popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater Russia, her dedication as an organizer is rewarded with a university scholarship, an apartment, and a job as a spokesperson. But her bright political future falters when she befriends a group of liberal journalists who are critical of the government, including blogger Oleg Kashin, who calls Nashi a "group of hooligans," and she's forced to confront the group's dirty – even violent – tactics.
What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe - and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occuring.
Stanislas Previne is a young sociologist, preparing a thesis on criminal women. He chooses Camille Bliss as his subject of study and begins to visit her in prison for interviews. Camille became acquainted with trouble at a young age and justifies her actions by "fate-bets." She is currently in prison for allegedly murdering one of her lovers. As she tells Stanislas of her life and love affairs, his interest in her grows to more than just professional. Can he resist her charm?
Kubo vive uma normal e tranquila vida em uma pequena vila no Japão com sua mãe. Até que um espírito vingativo do passado muda completamente sua vida, ao fazer com que todos os tipos de deuses e monstros o persigam. Agora, para sobreviver, Kubo terá de encontrar uma armadura mágica que foi usada pelo seu falecido pai, um lendário guerreiro samurai.
Directed by Djafar Damardji.
Discurso definitivo com Noam Chomsky, amplamente considerado como o intelectual vivo mais importante, sobre a característica definidora do nosso tempo - a concentração deliberada da riqueza e do poder nas mãos de uns poucos escolhidos.
PK é uma comédia sobre um estranho na cidade, um alienígena, que faz perguntas que ninguém fez antes. Elas são inocentes, perguntas infantis, mas elas trazem respostas catastróficas. As pessoas que estão estabelecidas em seus caminhos por gerações, são forçados a reavaliar seu mundo quando o vê nos olhos inocentes de PK. No processo PK faz amigos leais e inimigos poderosos. Conserta vidas quebradas e irrita o sistema. A curiosidade infantil do PK transforma-se em uma odisseia espiritual para ele e milhões de outros. O filme é uma exploração ambiciosa e exclusivamente original de filosofias complexas. Ele também é um simples e humano conto de amor, risos e deixe estar. Finalmente, é uma saga sobre uma amizade entre estranhos de mundos separados.
In the Swedish general elections of 2014, the Sweden Democrats (far-right) became the Riksdag's third largest party. By tradition - and through a formal vote - the chamber honors the largest parties by awarding them the Speaker and three Deputy Speaker posts. Filmed in the Swedish parliament, “Second Deputy Speaker” gives a critical study of politics and symbols of resistance in parliamentary procedures.
Big Sky se trada de um thriller psicológico onde Hazel, uma jovem que sofre de agorafobia (medo de grandes espaços abertos e lugares públicos) que, por intermédio de sua mãe (Kyra Sedgwick), decide embarcar numa viagem para tratar o seu distúrbio. Porém, no caminho, elas são abordadas por homens mascarados que deixam a mãe ferida. Daí pra frente, cabe apenas à Hazel buscar ajuda e, consequentemente, enfrentar os seus medos.
Mobilizados pelo ativista Joshua Wong, cidadãos ocupam as ruas de Hong Kong para preservar sua autonomia da China.
A teenager is induced by his elderly grandfather to make origami figures to relax. As soon as he makes a dragon, a magic origamied world opens up to him.
THE MAZE dissects the terror-attacks since Paris Bataclan in November 2015 and looks for common patterns. Why was intelligence failing? And why keep our governments pushing for more of the same? A road movie into surveillance reforms, power, money and cover-ups. A search for a way out of this maze - with a glimpse of hope on the horizon.
Dogs of Democracy is an essay-style documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Author and first-time filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of the dogs and peoples' experience. Shot in location in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the documentary is about how Greece has become the 'stray dogs of Europe', and how the dogs have become a symbol of hope for the people and for the anti- austerity movement. A universal story about love and loyalty and what we might learn from animals and peoples' timeless quest for democracy.
A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair.
Ruy Mauro Marini was a brazilian sociologist who developed the Marxist Dependancy Theory, to explain the development of latin american nations due their place in the global capitalism. This film, through multiple interviews, gives a short overview of his life and work.
NFL veteran Don McPherson examines how definitions of masculinity adversely affect women and create "blind spots" that hinder the healthy development of men. Using examples from his own life, and generously illustrated with clips from motion pictures, McPherson leads us beyond the blind spots of traditional masculinity and toward solutions that engage men in dialogue.
Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fisherman and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating—a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself.
An old lady’s house is full of boxes filled with memories. Every Wednesday, along with her cockroach friends, she tells her granddaughter wonderful stories. But as the little girl grows bigger, they start running out of space inside the house.
