New Zealand director and producer Annie Goldson has built her career on telling deeply emotional stories, often involving family members going back to where a loved one has died and making sense of their story…
The real guts of this film is the tense–and loving–relationship between this ageing boxer, his needs for closure and acceptance, and his family and life now…
The Burning Season, an ‘eco-thriller,’ examines whether a massive carbon trading deal can protect the forests of Indonesia, save the orangutans from extinction and help redefine the Earth’s future…
Desert Riders is an in-depth expose on the modern sport of camel racing, looking at the suffering of trafficked child jockeys and the hypocrisy of the government and cultural institutions that promote the sport…
Yvonne Margarula is the traditional elder of the Mirrar people and the one leading the battle to stop uranium mining in Kakadu at the Ranger Mine…
Director: HECTOR HERRERA. This is a mesmerising, hallucinogenic journey through the gangs and drug culture of modern Panama, which due to its geographical position has become a strategic connection for international drug smuggling, especially heroin and cocaine – the titular “angel dust” that gives the film it’s name….
Australian writer-director Jeff Canin has succeeded in crafting a film that is heads and tails above the pack in documenting both the effects of climate change and the political struggle to enact change itself…
The Girls of Phnom Penh. Written and directed by Matthew Watson (2009) The sex trade is a challenging subject, and it gets even murkier when it involves Cambodia and the infamous capital city Phnom Penh, where the Western dollar buys and supports the virtual imprisonment of local women…
“I sold my virginity to an old man. I sold it for $500 to help my family… it was the only thing of value we had,” says Da-Lin, a young Cambodian woman in Matthew Watson’s heartbreaking documentary, Cambodia: The Virginity Trade…
magine hiding in the dark in a small space behind the walls of your own house, hidden from everyone, even your own daughter, in fear for your life, for thirty years. Imagine waiting for an era to pass, a regime to fall, while trapped in isolation…
America’s longstanding War on Drugs is one of the most shocking abuses of the democratic system in our Western world. Written, produced and directed by Paul Feine, this film takes a critical approach to prohibition and the drug war, using a visually stunning cinematic sweep that is both captivating and elucidating for viewers…