Welcome to Pangea Day, from Desmond Tutu, Ch
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Welcome to Pangea Day, from Desmond Tutu, Christian Amanpour, the hosts in LA, and Queen Noor. Carolyn Porco takes us to Saturn, and introduces the film "Pale Blue Dot."(more)(less)
Children in Mozambique have found an interesting way to make a football.
Since 1984, Orlando Mesquita has edited, directed, and produced over 20 films, including features, educational programs, and documentaries. His projects explore the many facets of Mozambican life such as the role of women and war, refugees, and demobilized soldiers. In 1999 he won a Kuxa Kanema Best Video Award for his work as a co-director and editor on Community Stories.
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Director: Orlando Mesquita Script: Licinio Azevedo, Orlando Mesquita Producer: Licínio Azevedo Production Manager: Abdul Manafe Camera: João "Funcho" Costa Sound: Valente Dimande Editor: Orlando Mesquita Translator: Pedro Fernando Manhefero English Translation: Ken Hansen Editbox Editor: Charles Brittz Audio Final Mix: Barry Donnelly Subtitles: Royston Michaels Post Production Facility: The Refinery - Cape Town Music
Composer: Chico António Performers: Rufas Maculuve, Felipe Mondlane, Milton Chissano Credits and Thanks
Clara Chinaca, Daniel Freita, Manuel Mario, Ribeiro Xadreque, Betinho Castro, Mário Francisco, Vasco Domingos, Eusébio João, Felipe Catcheca, Campos Manuel, Danilo Marques, GESOM (Grupo de Educação Social de Manica), Copacabana Lodge(more)(less)
Directed by Ernesto Molinero (Argentina/Braz
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Directed by Ernesto Molinero (Argentina/Brazil)
Boys in a Brazilian school deal with the daily trials of childhood -- bullies and indifferent girls -- and emerge as better friends.
Ernesto Molinero is a filmmaker from Argentina. Crew
Produced: Plano 3 Cinema e Video Director: Ernesto Molinero Writer: Ernesto Molinero Cinematography: Haroldo Borges Camera Operator 2: Ernesto Molinero Sound: Davi Lopes Ramos Art Director: Marcos Bautista Art Assistant: Mel Meireles Production Coordinator: Saliha Rachid Production Assistants: Miwky Abe Still: Antônio Paim Editor: Davi Lopes Ramos Sound Mixer: Estúdio Mundo Cast
Elenco Lucas Wilber Mariana Cardoso Uilliames Canabarro Bianca Randam Camila Carigé Israel Augusto Arcanjo Israel Felipe Ferreira João Pedro Santos Marina S. de Oliveira Pedro Felipe Couto Samuel Pereira Washington Jr.(more)(less)
A soldier, a young
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Directed by Ehsan Amani (Iran)
A soldier, a young woman, a colonel, and an old woman board a train. Nobody, save one of them, can explain what happens next.
Ehsan Amani was born in 1948. For many years he worked in advertising, and acted in feature films such as Crimson Gold, Abadan, and Kandelus Gardens. He directs short films and documentaries.
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Director: Ehsan Amani Writer: Ehsan Amani Director of Photography: Saeed Hadadi Editor: Hesam Noorani(more)(less)
After years of civil war, most Lebanese were coming to terms with their nation's past and looking forward to a peaceful future. Director Zeina Aboul Hosn visited Beirut a week before the war began. This film is a journey through her memories of Beirut -- as the bombs started falling.
Zeina Aboul Hosn writes and directs short documentaries about Lebanon. Her first, I Remember Lebanon, has screened at film festivals around the world and on television in the United Kingdom. She is currently a producer of news features and documentaries for Channel 4 News in London: TV Iraqi Style, Dispatches: Iraq: The Woman's Story and Jihad TV. Crew
Director: Zeina Aboul Hosn Editor: Mia Bittar Executive Producer: Paul Eedle Camera & Still Photographs: Zeina Aboul Hosn, Anaz Aboul Hosn, Rob Hardy, Marianne Sargi, Farah Dakhlallah, Jihad Samhat Music
Paul Salem The New Government LUmi Blend(more)(less)
Problems ar
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Directed by Serdar Ferit (UK)
Problems arise when a conservative old man walks into the same lift as a 15-year-old girl who likes to play loud music from her mobile phone.
Serdar Ferit is a writer, director, editor, and filmmaking lecturer in London. He has an academic background in both fiction and non-fiction filmmaking and has excelled in making visually attractive drama, documentaries, art installations, and music videos, winning several awards for his work. Serdar runs Write This Down Productions with his partner Paulina Tervo. Serdar Ferit's Homepage Elevator Music Homepage Write This Down Productions Crew
Director: Serdar Ferit 1st AD / Assistant Producer: Chris Carr Production Co-ordinator: Paulina Tervo Production Assistant: Mark Notton Catering: Fatma Ferit Sound Recordist: Owen Mashall Focus Puller: Junior A. Owusu Clapper: Chris Carr Director of Photography: Michael Onder Titles Animator: Ryan Kahn Online Editor: Daniele Mercanti Offline Editor: Serdar Ferit Cast
Liam Nowlan Natalie Mount Tom Waterhouse Eve Ryan Chantel Campbell Shahin Osman Music
Extreme Music Noam Seyer Angus Havers Thanks
Mark Duffield, Tony Potts, Karol Jones, Anthea Kennedy, Rob Wickings, Raymond Hubbard, Salma Bheekhun, Daniele Mercanti, Smoke & Mirrors(more)(less)
A subway in Lyon: "Ladies and Gentlemen, ever so sorry to bother you. Don't worry, I'm not here to beg for money. Let me introduce myself. My name's Antoine. I'm 29. I recently read in a magazine that there are about 5 million single women in France. Where are they? I'm looking for a lady aged between 18 and 55 who's also had trouble meeting someone in a conventional way and who wouldn't mind giving a honest relationship with someone a shot..."
Philippe Orreindy is a screenwriter and a director of short films, television documentaries and corporate films. He wrote and directed the musical "La concierge est dans l'angoisse" with Agnes Pelletier. Philippe Orreindy on IMDB Crew
Director: Philippe Orreindy Writers: Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Director of Photography: Eric Genillier Sound Engineer: Dominique Davy Editor: Anne Aravecchi Production Company: La Boite International Sales: Premium Films Cast
The Woman: Sophie Forte The Man: Thomas Gaudin(more)(less)
This short documentary offers a unique and intimate perspective into the thoughts of a Moroccan imam and his wife as they discuss their romance. They describe their thoughts about how to build a deep, trusting, and enduring relationship in this film that shows the specific ways the Islamic faith relates to the universal concepts of love and respect.
Jehane Noujaim is the director of, among other films, the award-winning documentaries Control Room and Startup.com. Raised in Cairo, Egypt, she attended Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Visual Arts and Philosophy. She has worked for MTV's News and Documentary Division as a segment producer for the series Unfiltered, and as a director and cinematographer on films such as Born Rich, Only the Strong Survive, and Down from the Mountain. In 2006, Noujaim won the prestigious TED Prize, an annual award in which the recipients are granted a wish. Jehane's wish -- to create a day in which the world comes together through film -- was the catalyst for Pangea Day.
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Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Jehane Noujaim Editors: Raffi Asdourian, Dave Marcus(more)(less)
++ Discussion on PangeaDay.org ++ Directed by Zach Niles and Banker White (USA) The remar
++ Discussion on PangeaDay.org ++ Directed by Zach Niles and Banker White (USA) The remarkable story of a group of six Sierra Leonean musicians who come together to form a band while living in a West African refugee camp.
First-time filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White started SodaSoap Productions in 2002 in support of their the documentary film 'Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' (2006). "SodaSoap" comes from the title of an All Stars song that encourages people to take pride in what they can produce on their own. It has become a guiding artistic theme for the duo, who are recipients of a 2008 Creative Capital Foundation Grant for "We Own TV," a collaborative media project that promotes self-expression through visual media by bringing filmmaking education and equipment to Sierra Leonean youth. Project participants will collaboratively create and produce their own independent media which will be distributed via "We Own TV's" broadcast and online partners. Zach and Banker also continue to work closely with their friends "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars" who, since the release of the film have become international stars and strident advocates for refugee rights. The SodaSoap Productions schedule is full as planning is under way to record a new album with the band later this year and documentary projects in Haiti and Cuba are currently in production.
Crew
Directors: Zach Niles, Banker White Musical Director: Chris Velan Editor: Jim Bruce Cinematographers: Banker White, Chris Jenkins, Andrew Mitchell Additional Camera: Mattito Watson Executive Producers: Steve Bing, Shelley Lazar, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez Co-Producers: Jim Bruce, Alphonse Munyaneza Cast
The Refugee All Stars: Reuben M. Koroma Francis John Langba ("Franco"), Abdul Rahim Kamara ("Arahim"), Grace Efuah Ampomah, Alhadji Jefferey Kamara ("Black Nature"), Mohamed Bangura The Emperors Band: Ashade Pearce, Mustapha Massaqoi ("Nico"), Idrissa Bangura ("Malam")
Additional Cast: Idrissa Conteh, Sam Jones, Tonya Mussa Production Assistance:, Lynn 'Ngugi', Rosaline Idowu, Magriet Veenma, Yaya, Camara: Max Marcus, Ousmane Baldez, Irissa Conteh Music
The Refugee All Stars band The Emperors Dance band Chris Velan Credits
Post-Production Sound Services: Skywalker Sound Supervising Sound Editors: Dustin Cawood, E.J. Holowicki Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Juan Peralta Music Re-Recording Mixer: E.J. Holowicki Dialogue Editors: Dustin Cawood, E. Larry Oatfield Sound Effects Editor: Dustin Cawood Music Re-Recording Mixer: E.J. Holowicki Additional Music Re-Recording Mixer: Dan Olmstead Additional Music Pre-Mix: Michael Romanowski Additional Score: Josh Winget Studio Music Recorded at Island Studio, Freetown, Sierra Leone Recording Engineer: Sam Jones Music Licensing: Joe Rudge Studio Music Mixed at Planet Studios, Montreal, Canada Producer (music): Chris Velan Production Engineer: Daniel Cinelli Assistant Engineer: Ghislain Brind'Amour On-line Editing Facility: PlasterCITY Digital Post, Otto Arsenault, Steve Beres, Michael Cioni On-Line Editor: Chris Johnstone Consulting Editor: Yasha Aginsky Artistic Director: Jim Schaaf Poster Design: Stephen Stanard Web Site: Bela Spoher, Protrigga Designs Additional Graphics Work: Charles Mathey Publicity: David Magdael & Associates Legal Services: James Sammataro, Law Offices of Akerman Senterfitt Creative Consultants: Patrick Kennedy, Ivan Landau, Tucker Malarckey Color Correction Post Logic Studios Colorist: Mario Barrera
This Film Was Supported By A Grant From The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
Additional Funding by Pacific Pioneer Fund LEF Foundation Nu Lambda Trust The Rex Foundation
Directed by: Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha (Bra
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Directed by: Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha (Brazil / Canada / Israel / occupied Palestinian territories)
The most important story in the Middle East is not being told on the nightly news. The true heroes of this conflict use something more powerful than bullets and bombs. This is the story of people who lost everything except the courage to face their enemies.
Ronit Avni is the Founder and Executive Director of Just Vision, a nonprofit that widens the influence of Palestinian and Israeli grassroots peace builders. She has co-produced short videos and online video advocacy features in collaboration with filmmakers in Senegal, Burkina Faso, the United States and Brazil while working for Peter Gabriel's human rights organization, WITNESS. She wrote and produced a short documentary film, Rise, with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.
Originally from Brazil, Julia Bacha came to New York in 1998 to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University. Alongside her academic studies, she pursued her interest in documentary photography by portraying life in Cuba, Kashmir, the Brazilian Amazon and the Blue Mountains in Jamaica. Julia Bacha recently co-wrote and edited the critically acclaimed documentary Control Room, about Al Jazeera's coverage of the latest war in Iraq, for which she was nominated for the 2005 Writer's Guild of America Award. Encounter Point Crew
Director: Ronit Avni Co-Director: Julia Bacha Producers: Ronit Avni, Joline Makhlouf, Nahanni Rous Writer/Editor: Julia Bacha Co-Producers: Mickey Elkeles, Darius Fisher Filming: Mickey Elkeles, Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha, Labib Jazmawi Original Score: Kareem Roustom Sound Editor: Scott Freiman Assistant Editor: Ned Jaszi Associate Producer: Daniel Chalfen Executive Producer: Ronit Avni, Jehane Noujaim Sound: Tahrir Fakhr Eddin, Alex Epstein Production Assistants: Leora Gal, Jared Levine, Ana Rosansky Additional Photography: Tahrir Fakhr Eddin, Mohammad Fawzi, Lydia Khoury Featuring
Ali Abu Awwad Sami Al Jundi Rutie Atsmon Robi Damelin George Sa'adeh Tzvika Shahak Aziz Tanji Shlomo Zagman Music
Recorded by Scott Freiman (Second Act Studio Irvington, NY), Rob Ruccia (Uptown Recording Chicago, IL), John Weston (Futura Productions Boston, MA) Original Score Mix: John Weston - Futura Productions, Boston, MA Sound Recording: Scott Freiman / Second Act Studio Score Produced by Kareem Roustom Credits
Editing Studio: Sabreen Productions Main Title/Graphic Design: Robert Davidian Graphic Design: Cory Shaw Digital Intermediate Supervisor: Darius Fisher Digital Intermediate Coordinator: Melanie Franciosi Online Post Production & Motion Graphics: Digital Neural Axis Colorist: Teague Cowley Color Correction Services: Tunnel Post, Inc. Online Supervisor: Julia Bacha Trailer Creative Consultant: John O'Hara Consulting Producer: Kim Snyder Translators: Ronit Avni, Eitan Buchvall, Leora Gal, Khader Khader, Joline Makhlouf, Wendy Pearlman, Misha Shulman, Yahav Zohar Accounting & Administration: Earthways Foundation(more)(less)
A young ma
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Directed by Topaz Adizes (USA)
A young man returns home to his family in Cuba for the first time in 13 years -- and experiences a greater divide than just distance.
Topaz Adizes has traveled to over 40 countries. He is fluent in English and Hebrew. He has lived and worked abroad in Mexico, Sweden, Australia, and England. After studying philosophy at UC Berkeley and Oxford, he traveled throughout Australia, India, Israel, and Scandanavia filming and interviewing people along the way. He settled in New York City in October 2001. He has directed television in Mexico City and penned four feature scripts. Topaz Adizes The Americana Project Topaz Adizes on IMDB Crew
Director: Topaz Adizes Producer: Corinne Golden Weber, Topaz Adizes Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes Editor: Federico Rosenzvit Assoc. Producer: Idil Ibrahim Production Coordinator: Gretel Salermo Izquierdo, Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro Sound: Esteban Vazquez Boom: Maykel Pardini Asst. Editor: Caroline Schmidt, Vincent Welch Production Advisor: Sebastian Doggart Cast
Guillermo Ivan Duenas Lazcano Alexander Diaz Pena Esther Cardoso Villanueva Arianna Tejeda Pupo Jorge Luis deCabo Yaite Ruiz Lias(more)(less)