Mark is a traveller and he believes in life beyond capitalism. He has given up his successful squash coach career in London and now, in Tallinn, he invites people to join a community where nobody uses any money and everyone shares with each other their skills, experiences, food, and love. Tantric energy liberation techniques are […]
In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment studying the sociology of violence, aggression and sexual attraction in human behavior. Although the project became known in the press as ‘The Sex Raft’, nobody expected what ultimately took place on that three month journey. […]
The daily bread of ministers of small congregations is not sermons in the church; it is constant work with the old and the dying. A holy man who has been removed from his friends and peers and suddenly transplanted into another culture is often lonely and broken himself. Three ministers have been invited from Estonia […]
Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a poetic social commentary on the banal African American life rooted in the deep racist south of Alabama. RaMell Ross’ intimate documentary creates a whole new cinematic language and visual representation for African American male protagonists. The director follows two young men for five years. One of them ends […]
A film about the love affair between Jamaican and British Youth culture told through the prism of one the most iconic record labels in history, TROJAN RECORDS. Combining archive footage, interview and drama – RUDEBOY tells the story of Trojan Records by placing it at the heart of a cultural revolution that unfolded in the […]
The desert of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile is the world’s driest. Some parts of it has not seen rain for years. It is somehow poetic that such a backwater is the best place in the world for watching stars. There are hardly ever any clouds above the desert, and no city light pollution […]
The concept of coming out of the closet is still unfortunately relevant, and no wonder. If what you have waiting outside the closet is a violent family and the reality of ending up on the street, it’s safer to keep the doors closed. In the best of scenarios, there never was a closet, but coming out is only […]
Technically commendable and smoothly rolling Los Reyesand its sympathetic characters provide a welcome breather to enjoy between busy daily routines. Located in the capital of Chile, Los Reyes is one of the largest skateparks in the country. It is also the home of two dog pals. Shaggy and already somewhat greyish Football is not too fussy about what he accepts […]
The story of development of skateboarding in Czechoslovakia during 1975 – 1989. The skateboarding is for the director a starting point in looking for signs of freedom outside the mainstream society controlled by the communist regime. This new western sport became quite attractive and contagious kind of entertainment for young people in otherwise greyish environment […]
The dream of becoming rich is universal, thriving especially in the social strata without great prospects or high hopes. In China, the digital generation’s hunt for millions has a better chance of succeeding than winning the lottery, but this demands constant effort and sacrifices. Director Hao Wu’s documentary, People’s Republic of Desire, follows the diaosi live-streaming hosts, virtual entertainers after […]