CATALOGUE - Art Films Digital

HISTORY & CULTURE
Documentary
If Cities Could Fly - Setting
out the future of urban transport
Dioxin’s Children
The Last Village - Can Desertification
in China be Stopped?
African Drums: Dundun,
The Talking Drum
Everyday Art -
Cuban Folklore
52 mins | IC-GlobCities |
A$200 / 1 yr
Sustainability influences today’s
urban planners. In this film, three
forward thinkers explore original
scenarios for the future. Let’s follow
them on a short tour around Europe
to discover what they have in mind.
Fire Within
52 mins | IC-GlobDiox |
A$200 / 1 yr
Operation ‘Ranch Hand’ was
one of the most heinous military
operations of the Vietnam War.
More than 1 million people died
or fell ill and still continue today to
give birth to deformed children.
Gandy Dancers
52 mins | IC-GlobThelast |
A$200 / 1 yr
Following the story, we are immersed
in one of the ecological challenges
of the 21st Century; the fight against
desertification. Many environmental
specialists claim that 1/3 of the
earth’s surfaces are threatened by
this phenomenon.
83 mins | KA-Dun | A$200 / 1 yr
Dundun is considered by to be the
most eloquent of all the African
drums, and is believed to have
originated within the divinity. This
documentary shows the cultural
and historical context surrounding
the drum and an in-depth examination
of its construction.
50 mins | CG-Everyd | A$200 / 1 yr
This video portrays tradotopma;
folklore in Cuba, focusing on the
everyday life of musicians and
dancers. Shot in homes as well
as on the streets and stages, the
video captures the connections
between African and Latino
culture, religion, daily life and art.
57 mins | CG-Fire | A$200 / 1 yr
30 mins | CG-Gandy | A$200 / 1 yr
Fire Within documents an incredible
journey, and reveals how ordinary
teenagers confront their fears
and prejudices, forge long-lasting
friendships, and tackle issues
such as religion, equal rights,
racial profiling, identity, politics, etc.
Features the musical traditions and
verbal recollections of eight retired
African-American railroad track
laborers, whose occupational folk
songs were once heard along the
railroad lines that crisscross the
South.