By Gregory Crofton I didn’t feel like watching GLEASON, a documentary about a retired professional football star who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). The film seemed like it would be depressing enough not to want to turn on.…
Darlene Chronicles
This award-winning documentary chronicles the life of a destitute Appalachian family. Darlene, the housewife, conducts her daily routine: carrying water, fueling a coal stove, disciplining her children, and making ends meet. A personal record of poverty. (Source: WPSU)
‘Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country’
This documentary takes a look behind the scenes on Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts” — a film which examines the highs and lows of ordinary people’s lives. Featuring interviews with the cast, director and widow of the author, we gain a…
‘4.1 Miles’: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short about Refugees
By Daphne Matziaraki When I returned home to Greece last fall to make a film about the refugee crisis, I discovered a situation I had never imagined possible. The turquoise sea that surrounds the beautiful Greek island of Lesbos, just…
SWIMRISERS
Each morning all year round in Greystones, Ireland, a group of brave townsfolk gather on the shore to go swimming in the cold Irish Sea. They warm up with coffee and the joy and the community that comes from their…
Evel Knievel’s Australian Angels
World renowned stuntman Evel Knievel helped train some Australian angels in the ways of motorcycle jumping. One woman crashes, another runs into the TV camera.