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A Language Of Passion
This inspiring bilingual portrait of Latino artistry in America today is told through an engaging montage of episodes in the lives of muralist Eloy Torrez, bronze sculptor Cecilia Miguez, painter Arturo Mallmann, printmaker and installation artist Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin, and stone carver Rudy Calderon. Interspersed with candid commentary by other artists about their own art and assimilation into cosmopolitan American society, the film is realized with the principal artists addressing how they view themselves as part of today’s American culture. Complete with soundtrack equally as diverse and interesting, A Language of Passion is a discourse on art and identity, cultural diversity and an insight to the possibilities that a life of art brings.Price: $179.95
S&H $8.95
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VISUAL LYRICS (2005)
Produced by Johnny Robinson, a Hearing professor at Rochester Institute of Technology and shot over a 2 year period at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival VISUAL LYRICS is a 40 minute documentary video about ASL interpreting for performing arts. It considers the perspectives of all those associated with stage interpreting. The film reveals performance interpreting as an art form in it's own right. As we watch 4 interpreters interpret a variety of music, poetry & storytelling, the interpreters reveal the incredibly arduous task of processing, on the fly, poetic content from one syntactical structure to another. All spoken commentary is open captioned for Deaf viewers and all on-screen ASL is voice interpreted for the Signing-Impaired.
(40 min. DVD only Price $169.95 S&H $8.95) Click to sample film
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CARHENGE (2005)
Genius or Junk? A replica of Stonehenge located in Alliance, Nebraska, CARHENGE was built by Jim Reinders in 1987 during a family reunion, and has become a huge tourist attraction for the state of Nebraska, drawing between 30,000 and 80,000 visitors per year. Produced by David Liban, CARHENGE explores how and why this monument was built and the opposition it faced from the the town of Alliance. The piece, which has been illustrated as a clear example of "Americana" contains a variety of colorful characters, great music, and provokes interesting debate about what is art, as well as the nature of public art and community involvement.
(30 min. DVD only Price $179.95 S&H $8.95) Click to sample movie
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THE APHRODITE PROJECT (2004)
What does it take to truly appreciate your life? THE APHRODITE PROJECT follows eight cancer patients/survivors as they are paired with professional artists to collaboratively create works of art that express their experiences with cancer. The film begins with the very first meeting of the participants to plan the project, and follows them to a gallery opening of completed works. In the process, everyone involved learns unexpected lessons about living life to the fullest. Through the experiences and art of the participants, the film captures the theme of living life to its fullest, and filling every day with joy.
(55 Min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H 8.95)
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MUSIC MOVES THE WORLD (2005)
(for Music & Anthropology Programs)
Different cultures have succeeded in imposing order on noise and creating music that complements their environment. With a variety of rhythms and melodies taken from cultures throughout the world, This visually and musically stunning documentary examines the important role that music has played in the development of in human culture: From the music that sends dervishes into a trance, to the intimidating sounds issuing from the mouths of the crocodile men of Papua, to the sports anthems sung by fans. Each contains hidden keys to understand the societies which create them. This is a documentary to be both seen and heard.
(55 min. DVD only Price $249.95 S&H $8.95)
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CROSSING A PAINTED VESUVIUS (2007)
(English Subtitles) (for Arts & Humanities Programs)
This innovative Italian documentary examines how art can be an alternative to drugs, abuse, unemployment and conformism in young people. CROSSING A PAINTED VESUVIUS attempts to uncover the meaning of art in the dreams of 7 young Italian artists. In a fantastic setting, the artists and their works are set to the music of seven of Naples best bands, as the film displaying the illusions and the passions through their eyes and then expressing their work in original ways.
(41 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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A TAILOR IN THE MAKING (2007)
(For History, Holocaust Studies & Art Programs)
A TAILOR IN THE MAKING is a well-conceived documentary about how some artists who were forced into Nazi concentration camps managed to use their creativity to survive the harsh treatment and de-humanizing techniques of the Nazis. This underground art movement within the barbed wire and fences of the prisons produced some of the most heart-breaking and personal works of art ever made. The "tailor" in the film is Ben Altman, who survived 5 concentration camps in Poland. His skill as a tailor made him valuable to his captors and saved his life, but it was only when he was able to express his experiences through his painting that he felt truly alive.
(73 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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JAZZ BRIDGES … (2007)
(For Music & Cultural Studies Programs)
In 2007, the US Embassy in London supported a unique film initiative as part of its program of communities outreach program. The result was ‘Jazz Bridges: Music Without Frontiers’, a concert film depicting the meeting of two very different styles of musical genre: Western (American) Jazz and Eastern (Afghan) Folk. The film contains interesting interviews which explore the difference in attitudes and perceptions between the musicians. The Western musicians were the first to play in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban; the Eastern musicians, Afghanistan’s pre-eminent folk ensemble, were banned from playing music for years under the Taliban. The result is a fusion of styles that is rarely communicated on camera.
(45 min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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TEN DAYS (2007)
(For Religious Studies, Music & Cultural Studies Programs) An ethnographic / ethnomusicological exploration of ritual, symb olism and devotion amongst the Shi'a religious minority community in Pakistan. The film is entirely told, without narration, through the actual participants of the annual Ashura mourning processions. Ten Days captures the raw energy of this controversial event which is rarely understood by outsiders. The film was selected for screening at a number of international film festivals. TEN DAYS is a serious and sympathetic exploration of religious ritual and cultural symbolism, introducing a new genre of devotional music known as ‘qaseedas’ and ‘nuhas’, performed by one of Pakistan’s best known – and loved – zakirs, Sayyed Shafqat Mohsan, to an international audience for the first time.
(41 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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BEATMAKERS (2007)
(For Music & Sociology Programs)
BeatMakers charts the never ending hustle of up and coming as well as seasoned producers. Filmed inside their in home studios, these hungry musicians aspire to obtain more equipment, sell their hot tracks, and, of course, make a name for themselves in the competitive music industry.The movie follows a plethora of track masters in various stages of their careers. The film provides a behind the scenes forum for composers to get a lot off their chests and discuss their unbridled passion for making music all with a steadfast belief that the 'next' track will be the one to take them to the ‘next’ level
(90 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS AN....
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS AN OLD(ER) WOMAN (2007)
(For Women's Studies, Aging & Visual Arts Programs )
Three octogenarian women artists whose art informs their identity, share their experiences and their vision to give the viewer insight into creative energy and vitality that is not diminshed or hampered by age. (29 min. DVD only. Price $209.95; S&H $8.95)
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IN SEARCH OF MOZART (2006)
(For Music & European Studies)
From the director of the award-winning documentary, THE BOY WHO PLAYS ON THE BUDDHAS OF BAMIYAN, IN SEARCH OF MOZART is an utterly fascinating documentary which brings the brilliant, sometimes tragic, bawdy and all too human composer to life. Using a combination of his letters read evocatively by leading actors, hundreds of musical clips of orchestras and singers, interviews with scholars and musicians, as well as present day footage of the very long roads he traveled (he was on tour about 1/3 of the days of his short life), Mozart becomes as real as if he sat down to dinner with you. This is the story of a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, and produced in association with the world's leading orchestra, this bio-doc is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe, to the heart of genius itself.
(128 min. DVD only Price $239.95 S&H $8.95)
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DIVINE LIGHT: A FRANK MASON...
DIVINE LIGHT: A FRANK MASON PERSPECTIVE (2005)
(For Art & American Studies Programs)
A unique look at the life and work of a renowned New York City painter and Art Student’s League ‘Master Teacher’: Frank Mason.We travel with him from his studio above Café Roma in Little Italy, New York to Venice, Italy where he views the highlight of his career. There his paintings hang in the 11th Century Church of San Giovanni di Malta where Bellini’s work graces the altar. When back in New York, Mason visits Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral and reflects on his life as an artist. He contemplates the true meaning of his powerful painting ‘Resurrection’ which hangs behind the altar.Frank Mason is a stalwart painter and teacher who still believes in the Old Masters’ techniques and styles that seem lost in the modern world.
(26:46 DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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I AM AN ARTIST (2009)
(For Art, Health Science & Education Programs)
I'm an Artist tells the story of the often hidden children of our times-students with learning disabilities. The film follows several junior and high school students with Down's syndrome, autism, or behavior issues who collaborate with their dedicated art teacher to create artwork for their first big art gallery exhibition. The documentary offers an inside view into life at a special needs school by following the kids to their prom, field day and senior trip. The heart of the film lies with the art teacher, Mary Jo, whose unwavering enthusiasm and support for her students show that children with learning disabilities can achieve more growth than most people believe possible. (62 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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