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An impeccably filmed, emotionally charged drama about one of the gutsiest and most likable characters in contemporary film Ermo is the newest powerhouse from China (via Hong Kong). (In Cantonese with English subtitles).
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Diving into a looking glass rivaling that of Lewis Carroll, Dutch filmmaker Bernie Nijdis plays a modern day de Tocqueville and takes a protracted peek at America's culture of gambling. What he finds is a wild freak show at some grotesque carnival, inhabited by characters who are strangely American.
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An extraordinary picture of life set in a modern day Inferno, an iron foundry deep in the frigid emptiness of central Russia becomes the main character in this breathtaking film. Love, work, hate, competition, power and confusion of values are all mixed inside this steaming, fiery, immense set. (In Russian with English subtitles)
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Repressed feelings and the consequent disasters which follow such suffocation are exposed in this in-your-face original work. While not arbitrarily experimental, its style is unconventional, bold and challenging.
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Based on the contemporary classic of Chicano Literature by Tomas Rivera, the autobiographical tale of the early life of a migrant worker who later became Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, making him the highest-ranking Chicano in the nation's higher educational arena. Directed by Severo Perez (former Playwright-in-Residence at El Teatro Campesino). Post screening reception at MACLA. (In Spanish with English subtitles)
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The great battles over sexuality, spirituality and secular power are forever raging. Anchoress takes us back to the 14th century, when men and the Christian faith began to openly assert dominance over the rest of the world.
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It?s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America?s place as the world leader in science and technology.? ?Barack Obama
Award-winning filmmakers Tom Shepard and Tina DiFeliciantonio?s Whiz Kids follows the inspirational stories of three remarkable and passionate scientists who, at the age of 17, are already improving lives and our future.