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 […]
Matthew is scared to death of dogs but is trying to overcome his fear by spending time at the dog park. Peterre-enacts the elimination ritual from the reality TV show Survivor night after night, solemnly eliminating family members from the game. Don’t Be a Dick About It is documentary filmmaker Benjamin Mullinkosson’s film about two red-headed young brothers who live at home […]
While looking for quirky records to mock on the Late Night with David Letterman show, comedy writer Steve Young came across a forgotten subgenre of musical theatre – so-called industrial musical. As he began to study the phenomenon further, he found hundreds of songs that no outsider was ever supposed to hear. They came from Broadway-style musicals that major […]
Chilly Gonzales, who calls himself the super villain of music, is a motormouthed jokester never short of wordplay and double entendres. But would it be better if he would just shut up and play the piano, the instrument where his true talent lies? The mischievous rascal Chilly is really the alter ego of Canadian Jason Beck. With the […]
A child of Nazis, the world famous Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas lives in a 24/7 BDSM relationship with an African American body positivity activist and kinky sexuality advisor Mollena Williams-Haas. Both had searched for the right partner for over 40 years before finally finding each other. They live married with Mollena being Georg’s slave – with mutual consent and enjoyment as […]
On the northernmost edge of Siberia, a group of scientists are living the real Jurassic Park – with mammoths. Every summer a group of North Siberian men set out on a bold journey. They cross the Arctic Ocean in small rubber boats from the Siberian coast to the New Siberian Islands. The Arctic landscapes are beautiful, rugged, […]