Page 9 - Feature Docs Catalogue 2020/2021

Burn The Ships
1 x 88’, 2017, HD
Women’s professional softball has endured a tumultuous journey in search of security in a male sports-crazed society. ‘Burn the Ships’ examines this world through one special team - the Akron Racers, and their general manger, Joey Arrietta. Whether faced by an opposing team or the threat of retirement forced upon them far too soon, the Racers possess the same passion exhibited throughout the league’s history. They are committed to the sport they love and willing to sacrifice the spoils of a comfortable life in order to achieve glory on the field.
Think Media/Gravitas Ventures
Director: Danielle Miller
Butterfly Kisses
1 x 91’, 2018, HD
Footage and urban legend come together in chilling fashion in this film. Gavin York, a wedding videographer uncovers hours of footage shot by two student’s obsessed with an apocryphal figure known as “Peeping Tom.” Gavin pursues the truth of the students’ fate, while also seeking fame and fortune by editing their “found footage” into his own film. What he discovers instead is doubt and ridicule from all who view it. As his obsession grows, Gavin leads the documentary film crew down the same path taken by the students, all the while a terrifying urban legend lies in wait.
Frederick Film Office/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Erik Kristopher Myers
Cantabria: Spain’s Magical Mountains
1 x 90’ or 1 x 60’ or 2 x 60’, 2018, HD
The Cantabrian region is a magical, mysterious place with many secrets yet to be discovered. It’s a kingdom of forests, rough canyons, high mountains and amazing wildlife; filled with primeval landscapes where fantasy and reality blurs. Throughout the four seasons we will tell stories of the secret lives of our main characters; the brown bear, the wolf, the wildcat, the snow grouse, the salmon, solicitous ants and magnificent spiders and butterflies.
Terra Mater Factual Studios/ Wanda VisiÓn S.A.
Director:
Joaquin Gutiérrez Acha
Burning Man And The Meaning Of Life
1 x 76’, 2013, HD
A stunning visual exploration of the Festival of the Burning Man against the backdrop of a question: What is the meaning of life? No topic is off limits as festival participants give their answers.
Taylor & Dodge LLC/ Gravitas Ventures
Director: Julie Pifher
Cane Toads: The Conquest
1 x 85’ or 1 x 60’, 2010, HD
In Mark Lewis’s remarkable film, we explore one of Australia’s greatest environmental catastrophes as we follow the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the Australian continent. Despised by many, venerated by some, the toad occupies a nation’s consciousness, achieving both cult and criminal status: it’s a story with universal relevance.
Radio Pictures
Director: Mark Lewis
Catwalk: Tales From The Cat Show Circuit
1 x 75’, 2018, HD
‘Catwalk: Tales From The Cat Show Circuit’ follows a group of contrasting personalities (judges and competitors) through the climax and conclusion of a season on Canada’s competitive cat show circuit. What are their hopes, their dreams, and their motivations? We’ll be with them through the preparation, the build up to the excitement of the show and the final triumph or ‘cat-astrophe’. And of course we’ll meet their cats.
Markham Street Films/ Gravitas Ventures
Directors: Aaron Hancox & Michael McNamara
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