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"The Maiden Danced to Death", Canada-Hungary-Slovenia Co-production, 2010, Drama, Directed by Endre Hules, Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond, and the Budapest Dance Ensemble. Steve (Endres Hules) a dancer turned impressario returns from Canada to his native Hungary after 20 years. Communism is over, but the family-run dance company brings Steve into contact with old flames and new challenges in this dance-driven drama expertly shot with cinematographer Vilmos Zigmond (The Deer Hunter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Deliverance) Starring: Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill, The Game) Stephen McHattie (2012, 300, The Fountain) Endre Hules (Angels and Demons, Zoolander, Apollo 13) Gil Bellows (Weather Man, The Shawshank Redemption) CLICK TO SEE "THE MAIDEN DANCED" FILM PRE-TRAILER CLIP
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“Lovers in a Dangerous Time” Canada 2009
“An undeniably lovely film: natural, gorgeously shot, haunting funny and practically oozing with Canadiana!” — Eric Volmer, Calgary Herald It’s an award-winning comedy about youthful regrets, a love story without consummation, a return to a home that was never forgotten. A story where boy meets girl, only they have known each other since they were two. It’s a romance, Canadian style. CLICK TO SEE “LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME” TRAILER
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American Sunset , Canada, 2010, 90 min. Thriller
The Last completed movie with Corey Haim “Your wife, a call from a kidnapper, 6 clues, 24hrs to find her. CLICK TO SEE “AMERICAN SUNSET” TRAILER
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Victory Day, USA 2009 -Official Selection Moscow Film Festival 2010-Winner Action on Film Fest, “…steeped in intrigue and sabotage” Sam Cassels (Sean Ramsay), a fireband journalist with a short fuse, has just been expelled from Russia, the adopted homeland he loves, for ‘punching out’ the minister of finance at a press conference. |
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“Gunslinger (aka Ecstasy of Gold)” , USA, 90 min. HD Gunslingers/Ecstasy of Gold is a sharp shooting, gun slinging, stylized western exploring the sometimes hilarious intersection of lust, greed and money. Butch (John Elliot) is a bounty hunter who just wants to get paid an honest amount for an honest day’s work; his chattel, morally corrupt Rattler Fenton just wants to cash in on his well hidden and – to hear him tell it – hard won gold. As Butch navigates an increasingly magical West in search of payment he is joined by a quirky band of outcasts and outlaws –including beautiful, ferocious Akemi (Narisa Suzuki) – and terrorized by the entirely evil but not entirely human Mondego gang. Good and Evil collide, as both heroes and villains alike are enthralled by the Ecstasy of Gold |
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Through The Glass, USA, 2010, 86 min. Romantic Comedy starring Stephanie Okereke
No 1 Box Office Film Theatrical release in Nigeria Fall 2009, with 10M Naira Jeffrey [Garret Mckechnie] lives the ultimate bachelor’s life going through numerous non-committed relationships, but struggles to excel at work and gain his father’s love and acceptance. Jeffrey’s life gets even more intriguing when life deals him a card that stops him in his tracks. On a typical day, he returns from work to find a note “take care of your responsibility” left on top of a baby who is abandoned on his doorstep. In nothing short of what is scary, confusing and comedic, he turns to his Nigerian neighbor, Ada [Stephanie Okereke] who he has a secret crush on, to help him. What happens to the baby? Will Jeffrey break through the glass of his phobia for commitment and keep the baby? Will Jeffrey confess his secret crush on Ada? |
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The Italian Writer: USA 2010 Starring: Lucia Moniz, (Love Actually, Second Life) and Diogo Morgado (upcoming role of Joseph in 2011 release of “Mary Mother of Christ” with Al Pacino)
A charming couple meet by accident in a Lisbon train station. They immediately connect. But each harbors a deep secret that may stand in the way of their exploding attraction. A postcard of Lisbon, with a handsome cast and an excellent soundtrack, this film features two breakout actors full of Latin flavor, in English. |
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The Storm ,Canada, 2009, 84 min. Apocalyptic Thriller
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DOCUMENTARIES
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“Red Shirley” documentary 28 min.
-Sundance 2011 Red Shirley, a 99-year-old formally known as Shumalit Rabinowitz, is the star of this film co-directed by her cousin, none other than former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed. Rabinowitz lived through the devastation of the First World war; and fled Poland for Canada during the Second. At 19, she immigrated illegally to the U.S where she spent 47 years toiling at a New York textile factory. She tracked down her long-lost sisters in Palestine, engaged in union struggles and took part un the Civik Rights March on Washington D.C. Enhanced by its dark soundtrack – courtesy of Mr Reed, naturally – and judicious use of freeze frames, this intimate cousin-to cousin encounter is a fascinating distrillation of an individual’s unique experience over a vast expanse of 20th-century history. CLICK TO SEE “RED SHIRLEY” TRAILER
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Illegal Squaters. Anarchist Radicals. Devout christians.
“Our House” documentary 58 min. -Official Selection Hot Doc 2010 On Dan Taylor’s first day out of prison he had nowhere to go, and faced one of the most important choices of his life : to return to his past of drug addiction or to try for something better. Through a chance encounter the next day, he met Derek, a young Christian anarchist, who invited him to move into a new and very unusual comunity in Brooklyn. Called “Our House”, it was an alternative to the impersonal shelter system, providing the homeless a safe place where everyone lived communally (and illegally) in an abandoned Williamsburg warehouse. Besides a roof and healthy food, Dan also found new friends, a spiritual heaven in a makeshift ‘prayer tentand the hope of putting his life back together. But when the building is set for demolition to make way for luxury condos, Dan and the other residents must confront the invevitable end of their community and what that will mean for they futures. |
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“EGGSPLOITATION” documentary 40 min.
-Nominated for Best Documentary in the California Independant Film Festival 2011 The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is tis main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads – via college campus bulletin boards, social media, online classifieds – offering up to $100,000 for their “donated” eggs, to “help make someone’s dream come true.” But who is this egg donor? Is she treated justly? What are the short and long-term risks to their health? The answers to these questions will disturb you… |
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“Blown” documentary 48 min.
-Official Selection, Lausanne Energy Film Festival 2010 In 2016, 154 Wind Turbines, each 145 meters high, will shape the Shetlands Islands landscape. Many private companies are developing huge scale renewable energy projects. But the majority of Shetlanders are stricly against a wind farm that they consider dangerous for the Shetland ecosystem. |
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The Hidden Face of Suicide, Canada 2010, 58 min
-Official Selection Montreal World Film Festival 2010 -Winner Best Documentary Under 60 min, Heart of England Film Festival 2010-09-05 In The Hidden Face of Suicide, filmmaker Yehudit Silverman enters the world of the survivors, those who have lost loved ones to suicide, and reveals their remarkable stories… “The Hidden Face of Suicide”, Directed by Yehudit Silverman. Many people have lost someone to suicide yet no one talks about it. it is simply taboo. |
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“Yours Truly Miss Chinatown”, USA,documentary 52 min.
-Official Selection Inner City Los Angeles Film Festival 2010 Synopsis: |
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Journey to Sundance 2009 87min and 52min, documentary With: Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Chaz Palminteri, John Malkovich, Javier Bardem, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek and many more celebritie Desperate filmmakers embark on a five-year journey to search for answers to the one true question in filmmaking; what is ‘independent film’ and when does it stop being independent and start being something else? They travel to ‘sundance’ to find the answers to their question. ‘JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE’ examines, in a real-life and often emotional narrative, the crushing reality of the fierce competition of the motion picture industry, and the plight of many young directors.
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Life for a Child 2008, USA 30 min
An award winning documentary dealing with Type 1 diabetes (Nov 14 is official International Diabetes Day worldwide) -Winner Cinequest FIlm Festival 2009, Official Selection Festival de Nouveau Cinema 2009, -Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2008, Official Selection Vienna Film Festival 2008, -Official Selection Heartland Film Fest 2008, Official Selection Festival de Nouveau Cinema 2009,-Official Selection Indiana Film Festival 2009 Directors statement, Ed Lachman (Oscar nominated DP of Erin Brochovich, Virgin Suicides, Far From Heaven, The Fountain) All films are journeys but this film took me to Nepal, to film three stories about juvenile diabtetes. The lives of the families dealing with this problem are extremely challenging, but to be impoverished and living in a developing country with this disease is even more daunting. Diabetes is emerging as one of the most serious health problems of our time; a global epidemic with devastating human, social, and economic consequences. An alarming fact is that the disease claims as many lives per year as HIV/AIDS. While making the film I realized that diabetes touches everyone – either through family or someone we know. I was humbled by these families’ and children’s great strength and courage in overcoming their obstacles in dealing with diabetes. |
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Lines That Divide USA, 52 min. -Official Selection California Independent Film Festival 2010
Stem cell technology: Miracle cure or biological colonialism? This film provides two completely different points of view in heated debate: “LINES THAT DIVIDE” First, the viewer is introduced to the basic science of stem cells and how they are gathered for medical use. Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells are both explained along with their similarities, differences and methods of procurement. Scientific issues are examined, such as the benefits, drawbacks, and scientific and medical results of both. The documentary also introduces the moral issues being argued in the public square – issues of human life and the medical utilization of embryos, as well as women’s health issues that arise from the procurement of eggs used in much of the research. Scientists, doctors and ethicists on both sides weigh in with their views. CLICK TO SEE “LINES THAT DIVIDE” TRAILER
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American Savannah/La Savane Américaine 74 and 52 minutes, English and French versions HD”
The First humorous film about the environment, “American Savannah” takes a playful yet probing look into America’s fascination with green lawns, and why it is we love them so much…From the gardens of Louis XIV to the deserts of Las Vegas, you will never see grass the same way again! -Special Jury Prize, International Documentary Forum Montreal, 2008 -Official Selection Rendez-vous du Cinéma du Québec, February 2009 |
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Cracked Not Broken Canada, 52 min. (available USA and Canada only)
As seen on HBO and Oprah, and in many countries worldwide, to over 100 million viewers. The story of a young lady who became a crack addict and a prostitute and decides to let us into her life…. By Open Door Productions Lisa is an incredibly intelligent and engaging crack-addicted mother from a priviledged background. In this film she allows a family friend and filmmaker Paul Perrier to capture an extraordinary slice of her life in real time. This raw 1 hour documentary challenges all of our stereotypes and assumptions about addiction and the addicted. Lisa was raised in an upper-class neighborhood in Toronto Canada. She went to the best schools. None of those were enough to protect her from a life of addiction and prostitution… |
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“Independent America: The two-lane search for Mom and Pop“ , USA, 52min.
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Independent America: Rising from the Ruins, USA, 76 and 52min. An award winning documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans. Second film in a series about big box stores and local mom and pop businesses, this film take s close look at the economic and social challenges ahead for New Orleans as a cultural and economic epicenter. by Open Door Productions CLICK TO SEE “INDEPENDENT AMERICA: RISING FROM THE RUINS” TRAILER |
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Escape to Mauritius Czech Republic, 52 min.
A exploration of Underwater nature in the breathtaking waters off Mauritius. Combining stories from the islands folk stories of ancient lovers, with stunning award winning underwater photography, this documentary is a refreshing change to the highly formatted nature documentary series which have become so popular.
-Official Selection at the International festival Falstaff 2009 (UK) -Best Czech document in the International Festival Tourfilm 2009 in Karlovy Vary. – Special Jury Award for extraordinary Underwater Photography. at Film Art & Tourism Festival 2010 in P?ock (PL) |
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Iceland, Future of Hope UK/Iceland, 52 min.
In the aftermath of Iceland’s financial demise in recent years, followed by Major volcanic activity, Islanders have been forced to reconsider their priorities. Booming industries having drawn to a halt by financial troubles, while the community has re-invented itself, representing a major shift in economic-environmental politics right down to the very fabric of society. Does their management of this crisis represent the future of how other nations might rebuild once they too are swept into the great financial bubbles looming over several European countries? Featuring interviews with experts in renewable energy, innovation, organic farming, new |
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Cheating God Out of Christianity, USA 2010 52 min.
Have Christians ‘cheated God’ out of Christianity ? Nineteenth-century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote that “millions of people through the centuries have little by little cheated God out of Christianity”. What did he mean? Was Christianity removed from the foundation laid by its founder? |
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Message for the Seven Churches, USA 2010
Just what do we really know about the the book called Apocalypse? Just what do we really know about John’s book of Revelation or Apocalypse, one of the most iconic pieces of modern western culture. From the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, to the battle of Armeggedon, the messages are sometimes hard to fully understand. |
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Quest For the Real Paul, USA 2010
Did Paul steal Christianity from Jesus to make it a world religion? Journey through the Mediterranean region to the center of the Roman Empire and discover some of the myths and misconceptions that surround the apostle Paul and his teachings. |
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EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed, USA, 2008, 97 min., (NEW)
Theatrical doc. 5.5M budget, (HD & 35mm avail) , no. 2 top grossing theatrical documentary in USA 2008, $ 8.5M Box Office, held no. 1 spot on Amazon.com (USA) for documentary DVD for over 1 month upon DVD release
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Frag, USA, 2008, 88 min. theatrical doc, HD (NEW)
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Pussycat Preacher, USA, 2008, theatrical & TV length documentary digital betacam, (picked up by Channel Four, UK)
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Leaving the Fold, Canada, 2008, documentary, 52min, HD
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Pond Hockey, USA, 2008, theatrical doc, (NEW)
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Kids with Cameras, USA, 2009, 52 min. (Market Premiere)
“These kids are heroes and Koepenic their Pied Piper”
– Annie Potts |
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The Sound After The Storm, 88 & 52 min, English
featuring: Lilian Boutté, Dr. Michael White, Armand “Sheik” Richardson and The Next Generation Brass Band Three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is part ghost town and part third world country. Well known musicians Lillian Boutté, Dr. Michael White and photographer Armand “Sheik” Richardson use jazz as a philosophy and tool to save themselves and their abandoned, crumbling city. The Sound After the Storm tells a story in which this “music born of slavery” is reborn in response to Katrina’s devastation. |
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GIFTED 2009 66 min, completed extreme sports documentary Featuring some of the world’s champion waterskiers. Death defying jumps and razor precise slalom skiing against the backdrop of a top notch soundtrack in HD. Produced and directed by Brad Priekulis, “Gifted” features extreme water skiiing by Freddie Krueger, WillyAsher, Ryan Fitts, Karina Nowlan, Thomas Moore, Billy Suzy, Tom Asher, Damian Sharman, Trent Finlayson, Ian Trapp and many more. |
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A War in Hollywood, Spain, USA, 2009, 92 & 52 min. HD (Market Premiere) Winner Best Documentary, New York Independent International Film & Video Festival-2009. Winner Best Documentary, Mollerussa’s “Som Cinema” Film Festival 2009 (Spain) Official Selection, Montréal’s World’s Films Festival 2009.. Official Selection, Mar del Plata Film Festival (Argentina) 2009 Official Selection Gaudí’s Awards 2010 (Catalan “Oscars”) Hollywood used the Spanish Civil War as a subject in more than 50 films. The defeat of the Democratic Spain left an “open wound” in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters who used affection towards democratic Spain as a symbolic feature to define the romantic spirit of their characters. |
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“Good Boys Go to Heaven, Bad Boys go to Europe”
Tomsk, the “Athens” of Siberia. 2008. Oleg, 28, is about to move to Europe with his wife Anya. He is getting ready to leave his lifelong friends, family and the city where he has spent his whole life. CLICK TO SEE “Good Boys Go To Heaven, Bad Boys Go To Europe” TRAILER |
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Discover the inner workings a a group dedicated to working in mission fields, bringing needed help to a wide range of commmunities. |
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In the future, Joseph enters a bookshop searching for an Italian writer. While he searches for the name “Firenze” in the database, he recounts the story of a woman he had met 30 years previously.
Lisbon, 2007: Joseph is a tormented American seminarian, a member of Opus Dei, who has come to Lisbon to help organize an exhibition of the Franciscan Order in Lisbon’s Cathedral. The exhibition brings to Portugal a legendary mirror, “The Mirror of St. Francis of Assisi”, that was said to have allowed St Francis to see the next morning.
On the day of his departure, Joseph, at the train station, literally bumps into Giulia, a beautiful and irreverent Italian writer with whom he establishes an immediate chemistry. Giulia tells Joseph she came to Lisbon to try to find a mysterious Portuguese singer who her father had a relationship with in Lisbon before he left to fight for the Portuguese in their colonial war. In the final letters that this woman had sent to Giulia’s father, her passion and feeling of abandonment seemed to be driving her to insanity. She was obviously unaware that an accident of war left her loving soldier with no memories of his past and unable to respond. Giulia came to Lisbon to bring the tragic news of her father’s death and to return her the letters… but the singer has seemed to disappear.
Joseph, fascinated by her story, suggests that he and Giulia take advantage of the 12 hour of delay of their trains, caused by the Pope’s visit to Portugal, to try to find the lost singer. The two depart on a journey around Lisbon, and discover a mystical city where they experience an adventure of mutual discovery, of attraction, of secrets and revelations… and of intimacy and desire.
Seemingly, the loneliest boy in the world has met the saddest girl and they can only fail to share a future togetherÖ yet, both with a tragic past, the new revelations and the old secrets draw them even closer…
Then Giulia promises Joseph: “If one day you find my book, youíll find me as well.”