Events & New Releases
Picture This: a fight to save Joe
A 74 min. documentary that recieved international attention and led to the vindication of a wrongfully convict deathrow inmate and the reversal of Missouri Supreme Court precedent.
At Highest Risk: Maternal Healthcare in the High Peruvian Andes
The U.S. government commissioned Rebecca Rivas to research maternal health care in the high Peruvian Andes. For three years now, she has been living and breathing Peru...its mothers, babies, kitchens, and mountains. Her documentary has been screened in St. Louis and she will soon be embarking on a two-month tour.
For more info on the tour visit http://www.athighestrisk.com
Out of Darkness: Surviving Torture
A 30 min. documentary that chronicles the power of healing through the accounts of victims of torture, the woman who recognized their anguish and the groundbreaking program that provides them sanctuary. Born out of the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s and founded in Tucson, Arizona in 1991 by Amy Shubitz, the Center for the Prevention and Resolution of Violence treats refugee survivors with severe physical, sexual and emotional trauma.
Out of the Darkness, documents the work of one of the few such clinics worldwide.
As the international political climate becomes increasingly turbulent and recognition of the magnitude of torture and genocide grows, documenting the work of these clinics is critical to understanding the impact of torture in a global context and to exploring effective methodologies for the treatment and recovery of torture victims.
The Boy Who Beat Time
Sometimes life naturally moves from one moment to the next and sometimes it lingers, circles or stays completly still. Ethan Polk and his family have been frozen in time by a past trauma. In an attempt to reconcile he signs up for the school talent show. Now, in one moment, he must awaken the past to save their future. An 18 minute narrative.
Naked Bronze
A 28 min. documentary that evokes the spirit and work of a master sculptor, who lives on the Ozark Plateau. Louis' bronze sculptures maintain a classical balance energized by an expressiveness worthy of a true son of Rodin. The film follows the sculptor from modeling session to completed sculpture, delineating the lost wax method and complete with dazzling sequences of the molten bronze pour. Montages of Louis's work in natural settings allow the viewer enough time to contemplate these sensuous representations of the human form.