Open BookCategory:
DocumentariesWATCH ONLINE! This show about books introduces you to the storytellers - writers, musicians, actors, poets and more - whose work reminds us we are all connected through the stories we have to tell and the communities we inhabit.
World Music: DDT, "Belaya Noch"Category:
World MusicIt is a brooding vision seen as if in a half-light...A trip through canals, and alleyways, into wax museums and cemeteries, evoking the darker side of the history and culture of the city. What must it be like to love and live in this town?
CINEMONDO: Almost BrothersCategory:
World CinemaThis award-winning, poignant film tells the story of two men in Brazil: white, middle-class Miguel, and black favela-dweller Jorge, who meet as boys through their fathers’ passion for music.
Virtual FreedomCategory:
World CinemaFor an exile the Internet is more than a mere resource, it is a lifeline to his or her homeland. For Maung Maung Aye, an ex-Burmese freedom fighter now living in Australia, and the co-director of this short exploration, it means even more.
So BeautifulCategory:
World CinemaSonia, an elderly lady, treats herself to a day at the beach in this CINEMONDO short film. After being asked to watch a young woman's bag, she starts longing for her younger days.