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 89 Millimeters  

80 minutes, 2005
DVCAM, Germany/Belarus


By Sebastian Heinzel

German filmmaker Sebastian Heinzel sets out on a journey to Belarus, a young nation that is torn between stagnation, protest and emigration. He meets a political refugee, members of the Resistance, a house painter, a Go-Go-dancer, a journalist without any prospects and a soldier devoted to his country. The film is a portrait of a generation trying to find its own way after the breakdown of the Soviet Union. On the border of the new European Union, some say Belarus is the last European dictatorship.

Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH
Jablonskistrabe 32
10405 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 4737 2980
www.89mm-derfilm.de
stefan.kloos@kloosundco.de

 El Inmigrante


90 minutes, 2005
miniDV, USA
/Mexico

By John Sheedy, David Eckenrode & John Eckenrode

 

A documentary film that examines the Mexican and American border crisis by telling the story of Eusebio de Haro a young Mexican migrant who was shot and killed during one of his journeys north. The film presents a distinct humanitarian focus in which story and character take precedent over policy and empiricism. Towards this end "El Inmigrante" examines the perspectives of a diverse cast of players in this border narrative. A cast which includes the de Haro family, the community of Brackettville, Texas-where Eusebio was shot, members of vigilante border militias in Arizona, the horseback border patrol in El Paso, and migrants en route to an uncertain future in the United States.

David Eckenrode

2412 Delwood Ave.
Durango, CO   81302
970-759-9683
www.elinmigrantemovie.com
david@elinmigrantemovie.com

 Emma  


59 minutes, 2005
miniDV, USA


By Valerie N. Krex

 

"Emma" is the coming of age portrait that follows Emma Carney through her turbulent first year of high school in Missoula, Montana.   Largely shot in the first person, Emma begins to document her experiences following her release from an adolescent mental health unit.   Struggling to stay   afloat in the public school system, Emma candidly details the obstacles surrounding her adolescence as well as her methods of escape. With original music by Morning Spy, Emma allows for a real-life glimpse into girlhood, womanhood, and the places in between.

Valerie N. Krex
(406)370-7799
valerie@krex.com

 End of an Old Song


27 minutes, 1972
16mm, USA


By John Cohen

 

Filmed in the mountains of North Carolina, this documentary revisits the region where English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected British ballads in the early 1900s. It contrasts the nature of the ballad singers with the presence of the juke box: although the lyrical tradition has changed, the singing style continues. Features Dillard Chandler, who sings with rare intensity and style.

UC Extension/CMIL
2000 Center St. 4th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 642-0460
ucmedia@ucxonline.berkeley.edu
www.ucmedia.berkeley.edu

 Entertaining Vietnam


52 minutes, 2003
Beta SP, USA


By Mara Wallis

 

Many of the entertainers who toured the Vietnam war were well known...but not all. Filmmaker Mara Wallis belonged to this group of freelance performers for over 2 years and returns to the intensity of the times to tell their compelling stories in Entertaining Vietnam. The entertainers we meet in this award winning documentary returned repeatedly to Vietnam, hitching rides from base to base to perform on landing zones at remote outposts...there were casualties amongst their ranks. Interweaving rare archival footage and interviews with veteran performers from Australia and the U.S., Entertaining Vietnam offers new insight into a tumultuous time by taking us to a place only a few really experienced.

Best Documentary, Savannah Film Festival

Mara Wallis
mxyz@earthlink.net
www.entertainingvietnam.com

 Extraordinary Lives


22 minutes, 2002.
Canada

by Partners in Motion

Your neighbours. Your co-workers. Your family members and friends. They’re all just ordinary people. Or so you think. This show finds the extraordinary people behind ordinary faces. It showcases extraordinary lives and experiences that will surprise and captivate viewers. It will leave viewers wondering if their very own neighbours have extraordinary stories to tell.

ExtraOrdinary Lives is a 13-part series that features ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary events during their lives. A documentary format is used and includes excerpts from interviews woven together with appropriate music clips and archival photos. Stark black and white photos of these ordinary people are interspersed throughout the program, along with 16mm film footage, to accentuate their stories and emotions.

www.partnersinmotion.com

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