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A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch
Erno Fisch, the film's protagonist, was born in 1903 in Sighet, the same small town as his world-famous compatriot, Elie Wiesel. Erno Fisch was the only Jew in his town that survived the Holocaust. He escaped deportation by hiding in the forest for six months. From his memories, we find out about everyday life in the area, which later became a part of Romania. Erno Fisch lived in an era when being Jewish did not mean being different, and when he could go to a Catholic school, just because it was closer. His life-story exemplifies the fact that resignation is not the only answer to the challenges of life and history.
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Free from... Are Substitute Foods the Better Alternative?
For more and more people, food not only has to be tasty and healthy, but also good for the climate. Five alternatives to classic foods are being put to the test. Can they meaningfully supplement our diet? This documentary goes in search of answers with the vegan star chef Ricky Saward and health experts Irina Blumenstein, Sandra Ulrich-Rückert and Margareta Büning-Fesel.
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Break Free - Two People. Two Years. One Dream
When Lena and Ulli start the engine of their old Land Rover, Lady Terés, they have a plan: to drive from Hamburg to South Africa in six months. What they don't know yet is that they won't ever get there. Two totally different characters, jammed together in two square meters of space for almost two years, they experience what it really means to travel: leaving your comfort zone for good.
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Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco
American ultra running legend Micah True (Caballo Blanco, or the White Horse) lived and ran with the Tarahumara Indians in Northern Mexico. The Tarahumara (also known as the Rarámuri or the Running People) are some of the best long distance runners in the world. This award-winning feature-length documentary chronicles Micah's quest to promote and preserve Tarahumara running tradition by creating a 50-mile foot race known as the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon, which was portrayed in Christopher McDougall’s best-selling book "Born to Run – A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen".
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Josh White - Free and Equal Blues: Rare Performances
This video begins with a rare filmed snippet from the 1940's, then includes a range of European performances from the 1960's, showing the breath and variety of Josh's repertoire, from traditional blues and gospel to folk revival standards and cabaret material. It captures the intimate, sophisticated style, swing and power that made Josh the most influential guitarist on the early folk scene and on of America's defining entertainers.
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Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
Lou Andreas-Salomé, the woman who enraptured 19th century Europe’s greatest minds, recounts her life to Ernst Pfeiffer in this German film directed by Cordula Kablitz-Post. A published novelist, poet and essayist, Salomé’s desire to live a life free from convention scandalized society but spurred genius and passion in others, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul Rée and her lover, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Under the tutelage of Sigmund Freud, she became the first female psychoanalyst.
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Painted Spirits - Yanomami, The Last Free Indian Tribe
In the vast wilderness of the rainforest in the south of Venezuela, near the origins of the Orinoco, live the Yanomami Indians, the most isolated people in South America. Their language alone reflects this isolation. In the Yanomami language, the term for people and people has its equivalent in the word "nape", which translates roughly as "those who are foreign, urban and dangerous". The goals of the project are to interact with this endangered people in an artistic way to preserve their mystical heritage and draw attention to the plight of the Yanomami. Due to the encroachment of raw material mining into the rainforest, forcing them to retreat ever deeper into their habitat, the existence of the Yanomami is acutely threatened.
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Mom thinks I'm crazy to marry a japanese guy
A very dynamic young lady, Lin, has a thing for Japanese culture while living in Taiwan. Following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Lin got a Facebook message from a Japanese guy, Mogi who has been curious about the Japan-friendly country since then. The two start to interact through Facebook. During the golden week holiday, they finally met in person in Taiwan. Time passes quickly when they're together. After their first date, things seemed to move forward at the speed of light. They spent more time talking about their hopes, dreams, fears and finally came to a decision together to try and make things work, despite the circumstances.
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A Bad Luck Guy in a Bad Luck Town
In the mean streets of the city, a gun for hire must uncover the truth behind a mysterious string of bad luck. But in a city where the only thing worse than asking questions is getting answers, will he survive long enough to turn his luck around? Sin City meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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The Bad Guy, The Wolf and The Surprise Party
A young man invents the surprise party in order to avoid being drafted into Vietnam. Some other stuff happens too.
