Armed with nothing but paper and scissors Danish-Norwegian psaligrapher Karen Bit Vejle makes staggeringly intricate and detail works of art. In the documentary BIT - BALLERINA BULLDOG we follow her as she gets the greatest opportunity of her career - a joint exhibition with the world's leading psaligrapher professor Qiao in Beijing. Bit Vejle struggles with chronic fatigue syndrome and as the big exhibition is fast approaching, she still hasn't completed her major works. Like a ballerina she has to find inner strength and endurance - a bulldog mentality - to perform her graceful art.
45-year-old Rieke Bauer wants to work for the travel company run by her family. Because she can drive and has no problems with longer routes, she is hired as a bus driver.
Two brothers from southwest Detroit struggle to improve their lives. Unable to afford college and faced with expulsion - and meanwhile supporting his mother - Jason turns to stripping which turns to prostitution, posing a huge dilemma since he has just begun the first true love relationship of his life.
The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
Itso, about 35, drives a special ambulance called a 'corpse-van'. His job is to pick up the bodies of the recently deceased and transport them to the morgue.
What is art and how does it relate to society? Is its value determined by its popularity or originality? Is the goal profit or expressing one's personal vision? These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent New York artist Robert Cenedella in his artistic journey through decades of struggling for creative expression.
