Nancy Schreiber

Zhenzhen is smuggled into Trinidad and is threatened upon her arrival. Her brother Wei, who is working on the island in construction, intervenes and although he doesn’t have the money, he promises to pay her debt. Wei finds Zhenzhen a job at a Chinese restaurant and tries to get an advance from his employer.

A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future - and that of thousands like him.

A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.

German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the rigid structures of then-popular minimalism, a male-dominated movement. Hesse’s complicated personal life encompassed not only a chaotic 1930s Germany, but also illness and the immigrant culture of New York in the 1940s. One of the twentieth century’s most intriguing artists, she finally receives her due in this film, an emotionally gripping journey with a gifted woman of great courage.

Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their "mojo" and finding love in the process.

In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was number one at the box office and number one on the music charts and was Hollywood’s most sought-after young star. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren were just a few of the actresses he was romantically linked to. He was America’s Boy Next Door and nothing, it seemed, could damage Tab Hunter’s career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter was secretly gay. Now, the secret is out.

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

Quatro casais que se encontram para um brunch dominical descobrem que estão presos em uma casa enquanto o mundo parece estar acabando.

Um casal nova-iorquino e seus amigos do meio-oeste descobrem que mudanças drásticas ocorreram em suas respectivas vidas desde o último encontro.

A short film that deals with the forbidden love of a woman for her pastor, which she reveals to him while confessing.

Woody Allen: A Documentary" é um grande documentário sobre o cineasta, dirigido por Robert Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) e produzido por, acreditem, Brett Ratner (Roubo nas Alturas). Woody Allen concordou em falar às câmeras sobre a sua carreira e o seu processo de trabalho. Com um acesso sem precedentes, Weide acompanhou o diretor durante um ano e meio - das filmagens de Você Vai Conhecer o Homem dos Seus Sonhos à estreia de Meia-Noite em Paris em Cannes. O projeto faz parte da série American Masters do canal PBS dos EUA e mostra a trajetória do diretor de 76 anos, da sua infância no Brooklyn à sua obsessão pelo trabalho, suas neuroses e o seu senso de humor. Entre os depoimentos, uma longa lista de atores, colaboradores e admiradores, incluindo Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn, Chris Rock, Antonio Banderas e Penélope Cruz.

Agora que Ned é roteirista de um programa de TV e está sendo pressionado, está cada vez mais difícil suportar a vida em sua casa. Além da esposa estressada, ele precisa aguentar diariamente problemas do filho e do sogro.

Louise é uma consagrada advogada de Manhattan que não vê a hora de passar o fim de semana ao lado de Ian, com quem vive há 13 anos. Na casa de campo ela é recebida com um buquê de rosas, mas acaba descobrindo que as flores foram encomendadas para a amante do maridão, Sara, muito mais jovem do que ela. Em segredo, ele já começou o processo de separação da mulher. Enfurecida e não se conformando com a notícia, Louise resolve manter Ian em cativeiro. Ela se recusa a liberá-lo enquanto ele não voltar a pensar no casamento. O filme é muito mais do que uma divertida guerra dos sexos. É uma batalha entre pessoas que pensam diferente.

Um homem acredita estar morto após um acidente de pára-quedismo. Sua filha descobre que sua esposa atual e todas as ex-esposas reaparecem e disputam quem consegue enterrá-lo e quem o amava mais.

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.

Três atores interpretam os papéis principais em três histórias. Em "The Prisoner", um publicitário e um vizinho são os únicos vínculos que ligam um ator em prisão domiciliar com o mundo. "Reality Television" mostra a produção de uma série de televisão. Em "Knowing", um designer de vídeo-game e sua família ficam encalhados em uma floresta quando seu carro para de funcionar.

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.

Carl Wilk (Donald Sutherland) é dono de uma loja de armas. Mary Ann (Linda Cardellini) é sua neta, que passa a ajudá-lo no trabalho. A princípio Mary não gosta de sua função, mas aos poucos fica fascinada pelos produtos que vende, desenvolvendo uma paixão por armas semelhante à de seu avô.

Sophie Jacobs is going through the most difficult time of her life. Now, she just has to find out if it's real.

In the eighties, Hito Steyerl shot a feminist martial arts film on Super-8 stock. Her best friend Andrea Wolf played the lead role, that of a woman warrior dressed in leather and mounted on a motorcycle. The engagement expressed in the formal grammar of exploitation films later became Wolf’s political praxis: She went to fight alongside the PKK in the Kurdish regions between Turkey and northern Iraq, where she was killed in 1998. Now honoured by Kurds as an “immortal revolutionary,” her portrait is carried at demonstrations.

Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point.

Filme tem como foco o presidente americano Lyndon B. Johnson, cujo governo ficou marcado pela Guerra do Vietnã, na década de 60.

In this dark comedy, a teenage misfit helps a depressed loser try to end his life. But her plan gets complicated when love gets in the way.

David é informado por sua namorada, Sarah, que ela está viajando a Nova York por dois meses para que ele se decida se está ou não pronto para o casamento. Pedindo conselhos aos seus loucos e mulherengos amigos, David começa a frequentar a noite de L.A. onde predominam os solteiros, até que o destino faz com que se apaixone por uma misteriosa mulher. Sarah, por sua vez, recebe uma oferta irrecusável de seu maravilhoso chefe. David procura por aquilo que pensa ser seu verdadeiro amor com alguns resultados surpreendentes.

A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.

Produzido por Steven Spielberg e apresentado por Tom Hanks, este documentário conta como fotógrafos de guerra enfrentaram os horrores que surgiram na Europa e no Pacífico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Em A Bruxa de Blair, um grupo de jovens cineastas viaja para uma floresta em busca de rodar um documentário sobre uma força maligna chamada "bruxa de Blair". Nenhum dos cineastas foi visto novamente e o videotape produzido por eles foi encontrado e visto por milhões de pessoas nos cinemas de todo o planeta. O sucesso do filme fez com que uma grande indústria de turismo fosse criada em torno de Burkittsville, Maryland, onde o videotape fora rodado. Com isso, um empresário local criou a "Caça à Bruxa de Blair", uma excursão repleta de aventura em plena floresta onde o primeiro filme fora rodado, em que os interessados em participar devem se inscrever pela internet. Entretanto, quando os primeiros turistas chegam ao local, fatos bizarros e assustadores começam a ocorrer de forma descontrolada, fazendo com que todos tentem de qualquer maneira escapar da floresta e da maldição da bruxa de Blair.

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater. Liu's work with Wallace brings him conflict with tradition and his father's authority, complicated by his falling in love with Ling, daughter of Lord Tan, star of Beijing's traditional opera. Liu sees movies as his chance to become wealthy and worthy of Ling. When the Shadow Magic pair are invited to show the films to the Empress Dowager, things look good. But, is disaster in the script? And, can movies preserve tradition even as they bring change?

Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.

Três homens e três mulheres vivem às voltas com seus cômicos problemas de relacionamento. Entre eles estão Barry (Aaaron Eckhart), que vive uma crise com sua esposa Mary (Amy Brenneman); Jerry (Ben Stiller), amigo dos dois, que sente que é um momento propício para passar uma cantada em Mary; e Cary (Jason Patric), um garanhão insensível que adora contar vantagem sobre suas conquistas.

The FBI and Texas police make ready to storm the headquarters of a heavily armed sect of religious fanatics. But the operation goes horribly wrong and a couple of agents seek protection at an abandoned farm. But they are not the only ones there.

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.

Cansado de uma vida monótona ao lado de seu marido e filhos, uma atraente mulher (Amy Brennamen) decide fugir e começar uma nova vida em outra cidade.

A rather dull minded bank robber suddenly suffers from a change of heart and decides to give the money back. However, he then learns that getting the money back into the bank is much more difficult than taking it out.

On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...

A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.

This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry's role in shaping perceptions of LGBT figures. The issues addressed include secrecy – which initially defined homosexuality – as well as the demonization of the homosexual community with the advent of AIDS, and finally the shift toward acceptance and positivity in the modern era.

When Sarah begins to have doubts about her impending marriage to longtime boyfriend Jake, smooth-talker Nick makes his move. Meanwhile, Sarah's friends, Nicole and Cara, are also having romantic problems.

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

Martin Scorsese celebrates American movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

Quando sua namorada é brutalmente assassinada, um detetive secreto descobre que ele é o principal suspeito.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.

Documentary - A secret political prison unit in the USA? In 1986, a controversial high security unit was opened in an underground chamber of Kentucky's federal prison. Its three female prisoners received sentences of unprecedented length for nonviolent crimes. - Susan Sarandon, Dean Irby

A sheriff's deputy, some escaped prisoners and two young girls find themselves trapped in a mine shaft where a cannibalistic mutant is hunting them for food.

The camera goes to live among a group of 12‐year‐old girls in a middle‐class New England neighborhood. It accompanies them to school, goes to their slumber parties, listens to their gossip about their largely incorporeal boy friends, buys clothes with them and interviews them, their teachers and their parents.

A Native botanist, grieving the death of a beloved aunt, travels alone to northern Mexico, where she is nourished by images of the last trip they took together traversing the Colorado River.