Page 4 - Feature Docs Catalogue 2020/2021

$uperthief
1 x 90’, 2014, HD
‘$uperthief’ is a captivating firsthand look at the life of Phil Christopher, a career criminal, Mafia associate, and one of the most successful bank robbers in United States history. Through raw and candid interviews, the film delves into Christopher’s brutal street and prison life, offering a behind-the- scenes look into the world of professional crime. ‘$uperthief’ features interviews with Christopher, as well as former FBI agents, police officers, family members and old friends of Christopher.
Dundee Entertainment/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Tommy Reid
Narrated by: Joe DiMaggo (American Dad)
The 5th Dementia
1 x 80’, 2019, HD
‘The 5th Dementia’ is a diverse band featuring former professionals from a range of socio-economic and educational backgrounds who now struggle to remember anything at all due to their illnesses. When the music starts, they are transformed. Memories otherwise entirely unreachable are unlocked. Through uniquely personal stories, from inspiring daily triumphs to the sobering toll of slow mental decline, viewers of ‘The 5th Dementia’ will see an emotional, revealing look at this inexplicable phenomena.
GTTN/Gravitas Ventures
Director: Serene Meshel-Dillman
Addicted to Porn: Chasing The Cardboard Butterfly
1 x 82’, 2017, HD
Filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it’s clearly time that we start taking porn addiction a bit more seriously.
Time and Tide Productions/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Justin Hunt
Narrated by: James Hetfield (Metallica)
120 Days
1 x 79’, 2015, HD
‘120 Days’ shows us lives of an undocumented family who have lived and worked in the US illegally for twelve years. Miguel Cortes, could be forced to leave the country, in exchange for agreeing to leave voluntarily, and paying a $5000 bond, he is offered ‘120 Days’ to get his affairs in order before leaving his wife and two daughters to continue their education. Miguel has ‘120 Days’ to work hard, save money and weigh his options about returning to Mexico alone, or changing his name and disappearing back into another U.S. city illegally with his family.
Sammy Slate Productions/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Ted Roach
1994: The Bloody Miracle
1 x 95’ or 2 x 60’, 2014, HD
When South Africa celebrated its democracy in 1994, many believed that civil war was inevitable, and that the elections would be derailed. The averting of that war became known as the ‘Mandela miracle.’ But an orgy of violence proved that some were indeed intent on obstructing the first free elections. Now those responsible explain how they nearly brought democracy down. Have they now made their peace with the ‘Rainbow Nation’?
The Boondogle Film
Directors: Bert Haitsma & Meg Rickards
Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope
1 x 75’, 2015, HD
This is the story of Latin America over the past eighty years, as seen through the eyes of one man, world famous artist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquivel. With extensive archival footage, family photos and never before seen interviews, this very personal film captures one man’s journey upon the currents of hope that are now running across the Latin American continent and it chronicles the genuine progress being made in the struggle for human rights and social justice, for all.
Peace Jam Productions/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Dawn Gifford Engle
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