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2017
The documentary starts with a diva of a tragic family history related to a history of migration. The rare archival footage reanimates her history reverberating with the current world crisis. Sound of Nomad: Koryo Arirang is a testimonial β a witness to injustice and tragedy, but it is also a declaration of survival β a survival that is not static but transformative β not brittle but fluid. The trains that displace, the deserts that separate form one harsh horizon β a historical limit β but within that limit, against it and across it are people, are a culture, not escaping but flourishing unofficially, with the affective majesty of a melody, a rhythm, an Arirang
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Cherry Sprout
2024
The cherry trees planted where waves of history passed bear abundant fruit. Raisa, Tamara, Rafael, Sonya, Vladimir, Lera, Konstantin. We will not forget the names of the people we met on this journey. Nor the bittersweet taste of the cherries.
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Leto
2018 Β· β 7.4
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoi. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rockβnβroll in the Soviet Union.
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Hanaan
2012 Β· β 7
Stas is a young third generation Koryo-saram, a member of the Korean minority in Central Asia that was deported from the Russian Far East by Stalin. He and his three friends Kasoy, Shin and Said try to escape from the grim life in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, and one day, they also try heroin. Then, however, Kasoy gets killed by a gang. 6 years later, Shin has emigrated to South Korea, Said has become a drug addict and Stas is now a police officer. Said commits suicide by overdosing and Stas, who has has since then also become a drug addict, decides to turn over a new leaf. He follows Shin to South Korea, but can this be Hanaan for him, the Promised Land?
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The Atom and Eve
1966
Created during the Cold War expansion of nuclear energy, this promotional film uses the story of a woman named Eve to illustrate how atomic power could transform everyday household life through electricity and modern appliances.
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This American Life: Behind the Scenes
2010
In late 2009, the staff of This American Life went on stage to talk for the first time as a group about how the show is put together. Get answers to burning questions like: how close to disaster was the 2008 live show? What is the connection between This American Life and Matt Damon? Will we ever do a swim suit edition of the show? Includes a rare interview with our boss, Torey Malatia, about being made fun of at the end of every episode.
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Night and Fog
1956 Β· β 8.3
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
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JFK
1991 Β· β 7.6
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 Β· β 8
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
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Krux - Blown Out
2003
One of the finest skate soundtracks of all time... or at least 2003. Blown Out: 2003 Filmed and Directed by Eric Noren Featuring: Colt Cannon, Caswell Berry, Louie Barletta, Ricky Oyola, Brian Emmers, Emmanuel Guzman, Windsor James, Dan Murphy, Tyler Hansen, Jeremiah Babb, Adrian Mallory, Nestor Judkins and more! Produced by Ron Whaley, Jeff Kendall, Krux Trucks, NHS inc.
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The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023
Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For decades, the community was bound by the words of leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X before their assassinations attempted to thwart the messaging. While their lives ended, the impact of their words never would, instead paving the way for others. Soon, athletes and entertainers would step to the microphone and boldly become the sound of a new generation and an inspiration to their people. When the world looked to silence them, the culture found a way to speak louder than ever before. From Muhammad Ali to Public Enemy, Jay-Z to Lebron James and beyond, the impact on sports has been indelible.
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