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Through The Unknown
1 x 75’, 2016, HD
What motivates an individual to challenge the void and inhuman toil? Three years dedicated to a visionary project: the winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, the ninth highest mountain in the world, also known as ‘killer mountain’. The film documents the first attempt’s of a team of climbers including deceased Polish climber Tomasz Mackiewicz, (who died on his seventh attempt to climb the mountain in January 2018) as they tackle this treacherous journey.
SD Cinematografica
Director: Federico Santini
TransMilitary
1 x 93’, 2018, HD
‘TransMilitary’ chronicles the lives of four individuals serving in the US Military (Senior Airman Logan Ireland, Corporal Laila Villanueva, Captain Jennifer Peace and First Lieutenant El Cook) who are defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own. They put their careers and their families’ livelihoods on the line by coming out as transgender to top brass officials in the Pentagon in hopes of attaining the equal right to serve. The ban was lifted in 2016, but with President Trump now trying to reinstate it, their futures hang in the balance again.
TransMilitary/Gravitas Ventures
Directors: Gabriel Silverman & Fiona Dawson
Under Our Skin 2: Emergence
1 x 64’, 2015, HD
‘Under Our Skin 2: Emergence’ takes the viewer on a journey from horror to hope. Witness the emerging epidemic of Lyme disease as infection and education spread globally. Watch as the truth emerges about the disease’s persistence and reach, about promising new research, medical collusion and conflicts of interest that continue to impede progress. Revisit the characters from ‘Under Our Skin’ as they emerge into better health, reclaiming their lives and dignity, and offering hope to the legions now suffering.
Open Eye Pictures/Gravitas Ventures
Director: Andy Abrahams Wilson
Tomorrow’s Power
1 x 76’ or 1 x 60’, 2016, HD
We meet the people challenging our society’s current power structures, aiming for a future with greater social and climate justice. We bring you to the war-torn, oil- rich Arauca province in Colombia where communities have been building a peace process from the bottom up; and to Germany where activists are pushing the country to fully leave behind the extraction of fossil fuels and complete its transition to renewable energy.
Carbon Rush Inc
Director: Amy Miller
The Trick With The Gun
1 x 90’, 2015, HD
What happens when friends risk their lives – and friendship – for the sake of a magic trick? The Bullet Catch is the most dangerous illusion in magic. Men and women have died performing it. Magician Scott Hammell and author Chris Gudgeon set out to perform their own version of the deadly trick, and get more than they bargained for. What begins as an exploration of the hidden world of magic ends as a study of a friendship falling apart.
Markham Street Films
Director: Iris Ng
Featuring: Scott Hammell & Chris Gudgeon
Unraveled: The 750 Million Dollar Thief
1 x 84’, 2012, HD
Unraveled explores the age old moral question: if you thought you could commit a crime and get away with it, would you? Marc Dreier, a prominent Manhattan attorney, was arrested for attempting to do just that. He orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that netted over $750m in hedge funds. Filmmaker Marc H Simon weaves candid first person interviews and archival footage to unveil Dreier’s reckless path to destruction.
Unraveled Productions LLC
Director: Marc H. Simon Featuring: Marc Dreier
Feature Docs