From the high mountains of Carrara marble in Italy to the coast of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, the documentary Polvo de Estrellas traces the spiritual journey of the Costa Rican sculptor Jorge Jimenez Deredia, the first Latin American artist who makes a sculpture for the Basilica San Pedro. In the vertigo of a new millennium stands its simple and harmonious work. The renowned critic Pierre Restany, defines his sculptures as objects of meditation that put us in touch with our inner dimension. We are stardust, says the artist, the cosmos is the mirror of our history. The soul a tie that binds us to infinity.
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and more.
Carol Morley tracks down her old friend Catherine Corcoran and returns to India where they once travelled as teenagers, in this playfully autobiographical short.
This documentary begins with the story of the prelude to World War II, and goes on to analyze such events as the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, rise of the dictators, the spread of fascism in Italy, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, the Spanish Civil War, the Munich Agreement, Hitler's March into Czechoslovakia, the Blitzkrieg and invasion of Poland, the fall of Norway, and more.
Three ex-convicts Rummi, Nani, Moni along with a police officer save a couple from committing suicide and help to put an evil man and his son behind bars.
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim.
