directed by JOLYNN MINNAAR
Unearthed, an independent South African feature documentary, investigates fracking in the United States – the technology’s place of origin – in order to understand what this new method of gas extraction could mean for the semi-arid Karoo...
directed by JENNA BASS
Shot using handheld camera and on a micro-budget, Bass’ film tells the story of two people who discover that their romantic relationships may be a part of a conspiracy to keep them in – or out – of love.
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HOSTED BY JULIA CAIN
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DIRECTED BY RICHARD FINN GREGORY
In a remote stretch of Patagonia, Argentina, there is, unbelievably, a 100- year-old community that speaks Afrikaans. After the destruction of the war against the British, these Boers sailed across the ocean to start a new life.
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HOSTED BY BRYCE ANDERSON
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DIRECTED BY PHILIP GRÖNING
In this contemplative documentary from filmmaker Philip Gröning, the Grande Chartreuse monastery opens its doors to the public for the first time since being founded by St. Bruno in 1084 to offer an intimate look at a lifestyle rarely experienced by those outside of the brotherhood.
HOSTED BY BRYCE ANDERSON
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DIRECTED BY XAVIER BEAUVOIS
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region.
HOSTED BY BRYCE ANDERSON
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DIRECTED BY INGMAR BERGMAN
Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning...
HOSTED BY JOS KOETSIER
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DIRECTED BY ALEKSANDR SOKUROV
In his spare, intense, lyrical ''Mother and Son,'' Sokurov immerses the viewer in an isolated landscape that resonates with pain and loneliness as a young man tends his dying mother. On the surface, little happens. In a small house in the countryside of Russia, a son cares for his sick, elderly mother as they prepare for her death...
Exploring femininity and masculinity in the films of Aleksandr Sokurov. (A sequel to the series, Oedipus Rex - A Tribute to Greek Drama)
The intention of the selection is to introduce some examination of the use of religious themes, imagery, and significances in movies. The Bergman films are typically austere in their exploration...
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