Journeyman Pictures
1) Deep Cuts
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
In this double feature from David Wexler, two distinctive stories of music and the drive to create are told: Third Eye Blind cannot complete their new album on time. Instead of scrapping the tour dates, they rely on their back catalogue and diverse fan base to break attendance records. And as the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 looms, William Basinski contemplates the enduring legacy of his elegiac The Disintegration Loops, quarantined in the early days...
2) Campesino
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English
Description
An amateur photographer working as a skycap at Salt Lake City Airport documents the disappearing way of life of Cuba's Campesino farmers over the last 15 years, forging friendships and capturing dignity and sacrifice while introducing us to a community brimming with character.
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Persian
Description
A woman who killed her husband, a woman who killed her children, a woman who killed her rapist; along a dark corridor of prison cells, deep in Tehran, these women speak. With evocative cinematography, devastating interviews and remarkable access, this doc peels back the layers of the women's narratives, uncovering tales of coercion, abuse and drugs. All are victims of a male-dominated society, with the odds stacked against them from the start.
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English
Description
From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and a South Sudan military headquarters, to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah and Chinese news editors. Norwegian filmmaker Håvard Fossum intimately follows the daily working lives of the censors. With remarkable access to a secretive world, we get a rare insight into the ways information is controlled, from the Communist Party in Beijing to the corridors of power in Washington.
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Arabic
Description
According to common belief, Ouzai is a militia stronghold. A place of extreme poverty and illegal trafficking of car parts, drugs, and criminals. Cut off by the Lebanese state, it became a safe haven for gangs and remained a neglected and impoverished slum for 40 years. Yet, for one visionary and a team of street artists and volunteers, Ouzai is a place to build dreams.
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Français
Description
Will we ever be immortal? Is living better, healthier, longer lives what science and technology have in store for us in the short run? Paraplegics can now start walking again thanks to robotic exoskeletons. Google has poached the best researchers of the planet to put a final end to diseases related to aging. In the meantime, a myriad of start-ups are testing new ways and drugs that could make us immortal. At a time when anti-aging medicine is on the...
7) Bludgeon
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English
Description
Bringing the brutal art of medieval battle fighting into the present day through the enthusiasts who enjoy competing to bludgeon each other to death. Eternally fighting the public's misconception about their beloved sport the Steel Thorns team are on the front-lines of the fight. Debutante Nick Waiariki is desperate to join the Thorns. Far from his physical peak, it's an uphill ride to impress the Champion teams' leadership
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Danish
Description
Two female directors hold an open casting session for an erotic film based on real sexual experiences. 100 curious women turn up, but the auditions take on a life of their own. As the women begin to take control, the casting couch becomes an intimate arena for self-reflection. From an unexpected chorus of honesty comes the potential to rethink the language of female sexuality.
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English
Description
In the vast Rif region of Morocco, cannabis farms stretch as far as the eye can see. This illegal trade is a lucrative one, yet many of the half a million Moroccans farming the crop live between poverty and fear. Shot in North Africa through to Europe, this doc investigates the lives of the farmers who make it; the Western consumers who drive it; and the tangled web of business and politics behind the world's largest exporter of cannabis resin.
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English
Description
From one of Honduras' most violent neighbourhoods, Fernando Lucena documents first-hand the brutality of MS-13. The infamously savage gang was born and bred in the streets of Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s, founded by refugees from Central American wars - wars that were themselves promoted and financed by the US. Today, tides of horrific violence generated by the deportations of these gang members lies behind the massive exodus of migrants hoping...
11) A Matter of Bias
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English
Description
As the fatal arrest of Eric Garner followed the tragic case of Trayvon Martin, a new generation of political activists took to the streets to protest the systematic racism permeating American society. Front-and-centre was police violence and the endemic racism ingrained in the mindset of many in uniform. Those policing African-American communities do so with a presumption of guilt that fosters the confrontational relationship between both parties....
12) Big Wata
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English
Description
During the Ebola outbreak, the younger members of a traditional fishing community discover their identity and purpose through surfing as they join the first and only surf club in Sierra Leone. This beautifully shot documentary shows the diversity and resilience of West Africa, and how a dream can bring light in an otherwise dark time.
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Arabic
Description
'One big family' is how Um Ghareeb describes her 'al Gami'ya' community in one of Cairo's poorest districts. Driven by the women who rule the roost, all members regularly contribute a small amount of money into a pot. At weekly meetings, a collective decision is made as to how to share it. Reem Saleh spent six years following this colourful community, revealing their daily struggle for survival and touching solidarity in an inhospitable world.
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Portuguese
Description
Hundreds of years ago the Portuguese expanded their territorial claims by pushing deep into the South American jungles. Today, the openness of the Brazilian border has resulted in a cultural melting pot enriching the lives of millions. But the relatively easy access has led to a steady flow of illicit international trafficking that continues to shake the foundations of Brazilian society and risk Brazil's role in protecting the Amazon and its indigenous...
15) The Remandee
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English
Description
William has been remanded for 2 years in Lusaka Central Prison, awaiting conviction in a case in which he is charged with car theft and murder. After losing touch with his wife and daughter six months ago, he is now deeply concerned about his daughter's safety. Unbeknownst to him his wife has secretly remarried in the hope that it would afford their child greater security, but William is convinced that their love must be saved.
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English
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Deep In The Heart follows four patients, Lisa, Ted, Greg and Pat, as they deal with the emotional drama of major life-saving surgery. It's an emotional story familiar to families up and down the country: skilled surgeons can fix bodies, but it's up to the patients to make sure it doesn't all go wrong again. All four face pressure from their families to come out of denial and face reality. Can they turn their lives around and quit the habits of a lifetime?...
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English
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Virginia Heath's hypnotic archive film, From Scotland With Love, offers a cinematic reflection on 20th century Scotland - and the human experiences that defined the era. A journey into our collective past, this is an exploration of universal themes of love, loss, resistance, migration, work and play. Ordinary people, some long since dead, their names and identities largely forgotten, appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring...
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Language
Nepali
Description
In Kathmandu, life for female opioid addicts is hard. Shunned by society and with limited access to rehabilitation services, many turn to sex work and petty crime to survive. Living in the shadows, they endure a cycle of abuse at the hands of clients, drug dealers and corrupt officials. This powerful and intimate doc offers unique access into the lives of eight brave women, charting their struggles to live on and recover against the odds.
19) In Limbo
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English
Description
On the streets of Denmark, trafficked men and women are exploited by transnational criminal networks who prey on their vulnerability with promises of a better life. Edward is struggling to earn to pay off the traffickers who brought him from Nigeria to sell their drugs. He has been coerced and ruthlessly manipulated with a brutal combination of physical and psychological violence.
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English
Description
Resurrecting a city turned to rubble is tough, for both the UN and the war devastated civilians. Mosul was liberated after three years under IS control. The battle against IS razed the city to the ground and displaced thousands, many of whom are now trying to return home. Told through the parallel stories of a young inhabitant, 11 year old Ala', and a senior UN figure leading the international effort to rebuild the city.
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