A MAN NAMED PEARL
A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It is a subtle and intriguing film that is certain to open hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity
Big Rig
Culture, Current Affairs - 95 minutes - U.S.A.
Doug Pray (world renowned director of Scratch and Hype) brings this powerful and entertaining film about truck drivers and America's amazing truck driving culture. Filmed in gorgeous high-definition video with footage taken from every corner of the United States.
Critical Condition
Current Affairs - 83 minutes, 52 minutes - U.S.A.
Critical Condition, a new feature from Academy Award-nominated documentarian Roger Weisberg, paints a disturbing and gripping portrait of what happens when you’re sick and uninsured in America. The unforgettable subjects of this cinema verite documentary discover that being uncovered can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives.
Demon on Wheels
Demon on Wheels, an 80-minute documentary film, is the story of an iconic American automobile, the man who built it and the kid who wanted to drive real fast. Grand Prix champion Carroll Shelby built the Mustang GT 500 KR, the muscle car that turned three generations of men into speed demons and the main road of every town into a drag strip.
Hats Off
Biography, Culture - 84 minutes - U.S.A.
Hats Off, a feature-length documentary, profiles the beauty and eccentricities of an extraordinary woman, 93-year-old actress Mimi Weddell. With the style and grace of Katharine Hepburn, the smoky wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker, and her own personal philosophy, "rise above it," Mimi is truly an iconic American original, rising above the mundane and difficult confines of her own daily life to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams.
Mystic Ball
Culture, Sports - 83 minutes - U.S.A.
Passion suffuses every moment of Mystic Ball, an uplifting documentary about one man's physical and spiritual quest. The film resists easy categorization - it's simultaneously a thrilling sports movie, an insightful journey to a new world, and a lyrical personal story.
Orphans of the Apollo
Tells the extraordinary true story of a group of entrepreneurs, who orphaned by the end of the NASA Apollo Moon program, took matters into their own hands, and commandeered the Mir Space Station, behind the backs of NASA and the US government, from the Russian space program, Engergia, after the fall of the communist government.
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Comedy, Culture - 80 minutes - U.S.A.
The story of America's most unlikely sex star, Ron Jeremy, a hero and legend to millions of men around the world.
The Art of Football from A to Z
Sports, Comedy - 1 x 110 minutes, 4 x 30 minutes - Germany
In this comedic documentary, John Cleese takes us from the astonishing to the amazing to the amusing as he deconstructs the world's most popular sport. Joining Cleese are superstar players like Pele, Ronaldo and Beckenbauer as well as celebrities such as Elton John, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, all of whom offer an unconventional look at the world's game.
The Mars Underground
Science & Technology - 85 minutes - U.S.A.
The Mars Underground is a landmark documentary about renowned aerospace scientist and visionary, Dr. Robert Zubrin, and his struggle to get the first human mission to Mars off the ground.
The Power of the Poor
“This film project is crucial because it focuses on how two-thirds of the world lives and what these people aspire to. If we can only understand that most people just want to be like us, that is at least half of the game of putting up the right policies to help them achieve prosperous market economies. Films are very important, you can’t understand this unless you really see it.” --Hernando de Soto
The Singing Revolution
Culture, History - 94 minutes - U.S.A.
The Singing Revolution tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.
They Came to Play
THEY CAME TO PLAY is a documentary about the International Amateur Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation. With humor and drama, it portrays several multi-talented amateur pianists as they strive to balance their work, home and musical lives.
View from the Bridge
Culture, Current Affairs - 83 minutes, 52 minutes - U.S.A.
In 1999, before Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and NATO went to war in Kosovo in an unprecedented exercise of military might to end ethnic violence. Six years after the bombs stopped falling, we returned to Kosovo to see if a society, once riven by ethnic division, can build a lasting peace.
Wild in the Streets
Sports, Culture - TBD - U.S.A.
A documentary which explores an undiscovered gem of the sporting world. Shrovetide is one of the oldest continuously running competitions on earth and dates back to the times of the Romans. This ancient form of rugby consumes an entire town for days and takes place across rivers, fields, downtown streets and backyards. Currently in post production.
