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Most people in India believe that Hijras are people born with ambiguous genitalia, known as hermaphrodites. Yet if that were the case, then how is it that the population of Hijras seems to be growing? We discover that a large section of the Hijra community consists of men who choose to have themselves castrated. But why?
Prajna Khanna/Off the Fence
In the Mergui archipelago, speardiver Hook of the Moken sea-nomads fears his indigenous lifestyle is under threat. Hook’s father is an elder who knows the art of building Kabang boats. If Hook can get to the hidden tribes off the coast, he can get a tree to build his Kabang. Hook’s voyage takes him into the mysterious Moken ocean realm and introduces him to “new” values from the modern world. Also available is a 30’ behind the scences film, Kindred Spirit.
Ten Thousand Images
Driven by a desire to understand why her best friend killed herself at 16, Jacqueline Monetta18, gets suffering teens to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide attempts. Through her intimate one-to-one interviews, Jacqueline and the audience learn about depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide attempts, getting help and treating mental illness. As their stories unfold, they assure the audience that mental illnesses, like physical illnesses, can and should be treated.
In 1995 the Indian government passed a law prohibiting commercial transplants and organ donations from anyone other than relatives. Due to this new law, Dr. Reddy and his team had to stop their work. Nowadays, the kidney trade in India is thriving as never before, illegal and uncontrollable... to some it’s a matter of life or death.
Movie Tron
‘No-Go Zones: The World’s Toughest Places’ reveals what it really means to be part of some of the world’s most infamous microcosms: highly criminal hoods, occupied blocks, red light districts... At each location the audience will walk and talk with the people who are part of these places, to them the streets, corners, bars and prisons are at the same time both their homes and a way of life. Prostitutes, drug dealers, gang members and the police all face different challenges but the same struggle; stay alive or die trying. Maximus Films
In 1996, a 15-year-old Israeli girl, Bat-Chen Shahak, was killed when a Palestinian terrorist blew himself up. After her death her parents discovered she had kept a diary, ever since the Gulf War. In touching poems Bat-Chen describes her life in turbulent Israel expressing her wishes for peace. Not Fair is the story of war, from an eye-witness who is no longer here.
No Man’s Land
1 x 60’, 2005, SD
No Word For Worry
1 x 60’ or 1 x 89’, 2014, HD
No-Go Zones:
The World’s Toughest Places
6 x 60’, 2019, HD
Goshay Productions, LLC/Gravitas Ventures
Movie Tron/Eye2Eye Media
Not Alone 1 x 30’, 2017, HD
No Problem
1 x 60’, 1998, SD
Not Fair 1 x 30’, 1998, SD
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