En repensant à l’unique appel téléphonique qu’elle a eu avec sa grand-mère maternelle, la réalisatrice Danika St-Laurent nous raconte le lien qu’elle entretient autant avec son identité autochtone qu’avec son aïeule par le biais du perlage..
A group of misbehaving children come across a magic mirror that, when they look into it, shows them as clowns and tries to convince them to change their disruptive behavior..
Installation, 16mm projection, 3 seconds, continuous loop; 2k projection 17’ 56’’, loop; Framed baryta inkjet print 26x38cm This installation deals with how the claim to an impossibility of ‘witnessing’ the Holocaust is still retained through political speech. With the recurrent rise of Nationalisms throughout the world we must ask ourselves why notions like ‘the unimaginable’ and ‘the unthinkable’ activated whenever a president speaks about warfare?.
A "Speaking of Animals" comedy focusing on the young ones..
At a time when 31 states have passed “English Only” laws, four pioneering families put their children in public schools where, from the first day of kindergarten, their teachers speak mostly in a foreign language. Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse kids on a journey to become bilingual. This charming story will challenge you to rethink the skills that Americans need to succeed in the 21st century..
Entertainer Nathan Kennedy, who speaks Gayle, the South African cant that flourished during the Apartheid era, meets Louis van Brakel, a much older user of the secret language, and interviews him on stage at the Showroom, Prince Albert..
"Speaking of Rubber: is a 1951 promotional film on the rubber industry, with some great scenes of downtown Naugatuck in 1951..
Drum tutor Paul Elliott demonstrates various drumming techniques including free solo playing, stroke and foot techniques, groove playing and vocabulary..
In the middle of what would have otherwise been a banal evening, everything Céleste has been trying to hide comes to light..
The story of prominent Las Vegas businesswoman Amy Ayoub, who found the courage to overcome the shame and trauma she kept hidden for 38 years. A personal portrait, the film explores the emotional and physical devastation associated with sex trafficking; survival, public vs private persona and finding one’s voice in unexpected ways..
Survey of the part played by Scotland in the national war effort including farming, coal mining, and shipbuilding..
A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends, artists and writers recount the efforts of this tireless champion of African-American rights, whose actions ironically made him a target of McCarthyism. This eye-opening profile of the American icon is designed for students in middle school, high school and college..
"A re-edit of the original Speak friend and enter film, including additional interviews and footage. Speak friend and enter documents the actions of the Wauwatosa police department, active in a small Wisconsin suburb neighboring Milwaukee. Along with racial discrimination allegations dating back over 30 years the film investigates the departments targeting of teens. The cities adolescence report a variety of harassment including random stops, searches, intimidation tactics, and surveillance to name a few. Speak friend and enter investigates these reports and others, shedding light on an expansive and evolving issue based in a city sparse of major crime. WPD's actions, however unreported or minor, also relate to a greater national concern of rights violations and police misconduct, issues the entire country battles to this day".
Dr. Teresa Hairston is founder of Gospel Today, Gospel Heritage Foundation, a songwriter, music director, and author. Dr. Hairston started in marketing at Savoy Records and later Benson Records. She supported chart-topping artists such as James Cleveland, Kirk Franklin, Rev. Run, Yolanda Adams, Albertina Walker and Hezekiah Walker, to name a few..
The story of a nightclub girl of the twenties who meets a handsome swain. In color..
A skit made to create awareness on gender-based violence in marriages..
This documentary intimately portrays ten boys and girls growing up in the midst of war in Guatemala and El Salvador. The children – ages 12 – 15 – talk about war and peace, justice, ethnic identity, friendship and marriage. In a series of touching vignettes, they share their dreams and hopes as well as their pain and loss..
This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America. Co-workers are driven apart by the machinations of their boss, and a chilling power struggle ensues that spins wildly out of control..
