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Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A nun in Uganda is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village. Adapted from a short story by Alice Walker, the film was a deliberate first move by director Julie Dash toward narrative filmmaking, The work precedes and anticipates...
3) Dog City
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
In the tough streets of DOG CITY, Ace inherits a saloon from his late Uncle Harry and is unwilling to pay the protection money. A puppet parody of classic gangster films directed by Jim Henson.
4) Eid Mubarak
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha.
5) Nest
Publisher
New Europe Film Sales
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Icelandic
Description
A story of siblings building a tree house together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons, as we follow them through their struggles and moments of joy.
Publisher
New Europe Film Sales
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
When an asteroid hits the Earth, underwater volcanic eruptions risk submerging a riverside town and the inhabitants start to flee inland. The day before leaving, Nian says goodbye to a childhood friend but on her way she crosses paths with some of the town’s residents. Gradually, her memories of the town start to become clearer and clearer in her mind.
7) Four Women
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
In this experimental short by Julie Dash -- which is one of the first experimental films by a Black woman filmmaker -- dancer Linda Martina Young interprets the same-titled ballad by Nina Simone and embodies the spirits of four women: Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing and Peaches. These women represent common stereotypes of Black women attempting to survive in America.
Publisher
Magnet Film
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Kurdish
Description
Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi’s television breaks down ...
10) Monster Maker
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A boy dreams of working for his mentor, a creature-maker, and comes face to face with a giant creature.
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A young man named Zeb Norman comes to a small strange town to look for a gift for his fiancée Rosalie. He finds a pair of silver slippers in a local antique shop run by a witch, who forces Zeb to help her obtain a mysterious pearl that was stolen from her by an ancient rival. Little does she know that Zeb's own motivations are as mysterious and surprising as her own.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
The inventive, self-reflexive films of independent trailblazer Cheryl Dunye (THE WATERMELON WOMAN) offer multilayered, sharply funny commentaries on the intersections of black and queer identity. Over the course of six provocative, sardonic shorts, Dunye honed a unique, quasi-documentary style she dubbed “Dunyementary.”
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
The Gay Girls Riding Club (GGRC) took California’s 1960s underground gay scene by storm with drag spoofs of classic Hollywood films. These pioneering DIY movies are essential snapshots of mid-century drag culture that would feel right at home with the dreamy work of Mike and George Kuchar. AGFA, in partnership with the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, is thrilled to present these overlooked chapters of queer cinema -- preserved from the only known 16mm...
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