Song of the Chimney Ghosts

One day in 1945, children in Tokyo mistake the distant factory smoke of Shitamachi for ghosts in the sky, though their happy playtime is soon destroyed by the arrival of American bombers.

The Unseen River

Stories told along the river: a woman reunites with her ex-lover at a hydroelectric plant; meanwhile, a young man travels downstream to a temple in search of a cure for his insomnia.

A Tame Song for a Brave People

Gilberto, a young man from the countryside, arrives in the city with the aim of carving out a future for himself. Initially he is dazzled by the sparkling image of the city, the spoiler of civilization, which will batte

Song Ci: The Case of the Straw Man

The son of Yufu died tragically, and all the people in Yufu turned into straw people overnight. Song Ci was ordered to investigate and found that the case was intertwined, and was attacked by grassmen one after another i

Let's Sing a Stephen Foster Song

A short in the Memories From Melody Lane series. This dramatization of Stephen Foster's life shows how the songwriter came to write four of his most popular tunes: "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Folks at Home", "Beautiful

Just a Little Love Song

This particular love song is an ironic, oftentimes caustic, commentary on the terror and pain of love, from a child's desperate attempts at closeness with his parents to an adult's relationship with a cruel and isolating

A Thousand Year Song of Baobab

A documentary film taking up the long-living giant Baobab trees as its theme. It is shot by photographer Motohashi Seiichi, known as the director of Alexei and the Spring (Alexei to Izumi) and others. Set in Senegal in W

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The Song of the Lady Musashino: Inmai

Pink film distributed by Toei New Porno.

Three Disappearances And A Song

As the grandfather’s presence in the country becomes increasingly problematic, the mother decides never to touch a camera again. At the same time, the father becomes obsessively convinced of his disappearance. Lost among

Once in a Lifetime: A Russian Song for Guiuan

In a sentimental journey back to the place where he once found safe haven as a 10-year old orphan refugee, international recognized Russian folk singer Nikolai Massenkoff gives a "Thank You Philippines" concert in Guiuan

Paris by Night 121: Song Ca Nhạc Vàng

Paris By Night is a popular Vietnamese-language musical variety show, produced by Thúy Nga and hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, featuring musical performances by modern pop stars, traditional folk song

The Cabbie's Song

Ferdinand Strödl is the regular coachman for the distinguished Max Jolander, who is constantly on the lookout for romantic adventures. Jolander regularly has Strödl drive him to his rendezvous, during which the coachman

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

Ireland's bloody 1916 Easter Uprising, the suffragette movement in England, a Zeppelin raid, and a meeting with a rising young British cabinet member named Winston Churchill become vivid vignettes in Indy's life. So too

Rio's Love Song

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local n

The Sami Song of Survival: Indigenous Activism on the Northern Frontier

The Sami people, mainly found in Russia and Lapland, continue their struggle against oppression and colonialism. For centuries, they have faced institutionalized racism, marginalization, and repression of their culture a

A little song for myself

A Little Song for Myself explores orphanhood, memory, and the idea of a home one can no longer return to. The work is built around archival family photographs and a letter from my mother. The camera lingers on them with

In the 11th Festival of Song

No one knows why for certain, but from 1968 to 1973 communist Albania enjoyed a brief liberalisation in the arts. Banned books and Beatles records changed hands. Albania’s Nobel-nominated novelist Ismail Kadare wrote two

Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, the Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan

A journey through Greenwich Village’s historical music scene.

Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

After getting her start in coffee shops Joni Mitchell went on to set a new standard, marrying music and lyrics with such songs as “Both Sides, Now.” While her early material is often categorized as “folk,” she became a h