Set in 1993, My Old School tells the story of Brandon Lee, a 17-year-old fifth year Canadian who became a student at Bearsden Academy, a high school near Glasgow. Brandon was a model student who was on the way to becoming a future doctor. However, in reality, everything about him was a lie. Strangely, Brandon?s real name…
Directed by Nils Gaup,?Images of a Nordic Drama?introduces the world to Hakkon Mehren, an art collector who stumbles across the undiscovered works of Norwegian artist Akesl Waldemar Johannesen. Hidden away in a barn for over 70 years, Mehren is ecstatic of his discovery and proudly presents the vast collection of paintings to the National Museum….
It’s all in your head. Everything is going to be fine. These sorts of belittling comments lie at the heart of?The Quiet Epidemic, a searing documentary that explores the widespread suffering associated with Chronic Lyme Disease. Directed by Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch,?Epidemic?follows young Julia Bruzzese and her father as they fight for answers to…
Directed by Cody Sheehy, Make People Better tells the story of Dr. He Jiankui, a Chinese geneticist who made waves by producing the world?s first genetically-edited babies in 2018. Although Dr. He?s work was feted at first by the Chinese government, the ensuing pandemonium over the ethical implications of his work quickly led to his disappearance. As…
Directed by Andrew Moir, Don?t Come Searching is an unflinching look at what it means to struggle with the oncoming view of death and the strength it takes to keep going. Committed to caring for his family in Jamaica, Delroy Dunkley?s financial situation demands that he leave them for six months each year for seasonal work in…
Some stories are never easy to revisit. In How Saba Kept Singing, 94-year-old David Wisnia (affectionately called ?Saba? by his grandchildren) found it too difficult to explain what took place during his time in Auschwitz-Birkenau to his family . On the 70th anniversary of the camp?s liberation, his grandson Avi accompanies Wisnia on a trip to Poland….
I?m so proud of everyone in this documentary and I want to be friends with all of them. Directed by Shameela Seedat, African Moot follows some of Africa?s top law students as they head to Botswana for the annual mooting competition, which is like a big debate meet. At this year’s event, the students meet…
In Still Working 9 to 5, directors/producers Camille Hardman, Gary Lane and Larry Lane revisit the classic film 9 to 5 and give us an insight into why its filmmakers made it in the first place. Released in 1980, 9 to 5 highlighted the negative experiences women face(d) in the workplace and demanded that they be treated with respect….
