India Speaks

A documentary of explorer Richard Halliburton's travels on the Indian sub-continent, featuring a mix of real and staged footage.

Public Speaking

Two high school debaters in the 1980s ride home together on a school bus after a tournament. He's a star who can speak about anything from nuclear weapons to farm subsidies - but can he tell his teammate how badly he wan

Speaking Holes

The very last hotel before the Talking Hole - A man has been living here for a while. The heavily guarded hole, which tells the secret of eternal happiness, can only be accessed by couples. But he is alone. With great pe

Speaking Freely Volume 2: Susan George

The Chair of the Planning Board of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam, a fellowship of scholars living throughout the world whose work is intended to contribute to social justice, Susan George is the author of more

This is your captain speaking

Rasheeda Speaking

This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America. Co-workers are driven apart by the machinations of their boss, and a chilling power struggle ensues that spins wildly out of contro

Sluizer Speaks

Some doctors say he won't last another day but still he keeps making films. Sluizer Speaks tells the story of George Sluizer, director of such films as The Vanishing and Dark Blood who fully dedicated his life to cinema.

Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art

In 2004 Checkerboard had the privilege of filming Carrie Mae Weems discussing her body of work, comprised of 17 projects spanning more than two decades (1981-2004). This dynamic presentation was accompanied by slides of

Martin Speaking

The second installment of children's stories investigator Dr. Martin. The film has two stories:

Speaking of Birds

The first, "underground" film by Tatarsky and Kovalev based on G. Borodin.

This Is Your Captain Speaking

What would you do if you could fly for one day? As 15 neighbors answer this question, we fly with them. Along the way, it becomes clear that fantasy is more necessary for some than others.

Speaking Freely Volume 4: Chalmers Johnson

Author of Blowback, The Sorrows of Empire, and Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, Chalmers Johnson has literally written the book on the concept of American hegemony. A former naval officer and consultant t

Africa Speaks -- English

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy's plane runs out of gas and lands in the African jungle. After a short comedy routine between the two, some natives come by and insist that they stay for dinner. The question then become

Speaking Freely Volume 3: Ray Mcgovern

Having served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, Ray McGovern speaks candidly about the creation of the Agency, the deceit that lead to the invasion of Iraq, the questionable character of George Tenet, and more. In stark fra

Speaking Freely Volume 1: John Perkins

For many years John Perkins was an "economic hit man" in the world of international finance; a function he performed by persuading Third World countries to take on large -scale public works projects. Today, we recognize

Abdellah Speaks

Speaking Dead

When a massive terror threat paralyzes downtown Seoul, former forensic scientist Jang Jae-wook arrives trailing a mysterious suitcase—containing a dead body instead of explosives. The dark shadow of a decade-old military

Married to El Chapo: Emma Coronel Speaks

Swept off her feet by Mexico's most notorious drug lord at just seventeen, Emma Coronel, El Chapo's wife, reflects on her husband's crimes, their tumultuous marriage, and her time in prison, all while grappling with her

The Sea Speaks His Name

In the turbulent shadow of the 1998 regime collapse, a young activist's defiance against state tyranny leads to his brutal abduction, triggering a painful struggle for survival in captivity and a desperate search for ans

Speaking of Murder

Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at