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When hair begins to sprout wildly all over a man's body, his struggle becomes a resistance against subjugation in which the human anguish is palpable. Combining overlaid 16mm and Super 8 film loops, this manic new short
The #MeToo movement has shined much-needed light on the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and abuse and created unprecedented demand for gender violence prevention models that actually work. THE BYSTANDER MOMENT tells
An extensive, in-depth account of the making of an ultimate revenge saga through the eyes of Anurag Kashyap, the cast and the crew of "Gangs of Wasseypur".
In the eighties comes from overseas powerful, unstoppable, the wave of hip hop. Few years later the rap music begins to take roots in Italy with the firts album in 1990. Thus began a golden age that from the undergrowth
A documentary about the early days of animation.
Ali Farka Touré, the gifted musician and farmer, came from Timbuktu. Yes, there is a place called Timbuktu and it’s in Africa, in the loop of the Niger to be precise. As a child Ali never learned to read or write, but hi
This short documentary on the bamboo craft of Saputara was created as part of a group assignment for our foundation year at MIT ID Avantika University, Indore. Over the course of a 5-day workshop, we learned traditional
In April 1994, the parents of two-year-old Samuel Ishimwe were murdered in Rwanda. Their fate was shared by up to a million people in the genocide against the country’s Tutsi minority. Thirty years on, Samuel sets out to
This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers of roots and reggae that he didn’t work with, becoming the go-to producer for that dub so
The history of the search for and fate of the famous "Bach Archive" and the problems of returning national cultural artifacts of various peoples displaced during World War II.
In 1995, two friends, Clement Chu and David Kuo, had a simple vision: to give Chinese-Canadian youth a place to belong through basketball. They started the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA), which quick
A story of triumph, setbacks, and pure grit, Putting Down Roots: The DL Hall Story covers Orioles LHP DL Hall and his journey making it to the Major Leagues. Hear from Hall’s parents Stacey Cooper and Stevie Hall, friend
Senegalese jazz musician Alune Wade travels through West Africa and on to New Orleans to delve into jazz music's connection to African music and culture.
An animation exploring the evolution of mycorrhizal fungal relationships.
A documentary about the early days of animation.
Etta James, and her long time backing band - The Roots Band, showcases her ability to take on any genre and conquer it. In Burning Down The House she goes from the sultry jazz of "At Last" to the Rock'n'Roll of "I Just W
David Driskell, the pathbreaking art history professor and artist, is the focus of Hidden Heritage: The Roots of Black American Painting. He made it his life mission to trace the work of Black artists from the American R
This vibrant documentaty chronicles a multigenerational music project started in 2005 by Jesse Sharps, one of the bandleaders of Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. The film features a stellar cast of player
Hard Soil traces the history and evolution of American Roots music and examines its social and cultural relevance in the 21st century. Nowhere is America's cultural evolution and diversity as palpable as in the music of
Featuring rare performance footage of Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs and Bill Monroe, this PBS program chronicles Kentucky's roots in bluegrass, mountain, country and gospel music, and showcases regional fiddle, mandolin, ba