Part of the Look at Life Rank series reels. A look at the SOHO bohemian coffee bars of London in the 1950s.
Part of the Look at Life Rank series reels. A look at the SOHO bohemian coffee bars of London in the 1950s.
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1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.
'Coffea arábiga' was sponsored as a propaganda documentary to show how to sow coffee around Havana. In fact, Guillén Landrián made a film critical of Castro, exhibited but banned as soon as the coffee plan collapsed.
A portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Mr. Leuchter was an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by holocaust revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz. Leuchter published a controversial report confirming Zundel's position, which ultimately ruined his own career. Most of the footage is of Leuchter, working in and around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.
Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.
The follow up to the hit documentary "Barista" features four National Barista champions from around the globe who represent their countries and their craft in an attempt to win the World Barista Championship in Seoul, South Korea.
AeroPress Movie is a documentary revealing the story of AeroPress - from its inventor's workshop in California to the stages of the AeroPress Championships around the world. It explores what makes people so excited about this odd looking yet iconic coffee maker.
An inspirational story about a group of women from a remote farming region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee growing world.
With depth, intimacy, and humor, FLOAT! captures filmmaker Azza Cohen's magnetic grandma’s life-affirming journey learning to swim at 82, inspiring audiences to defy societal expectations of aging and to boldly look forward at every stage.
Learn interesting facts about coffee along with Okan Bayülgen as he drinks more and more coffee, travels to take in the culture of coffee and has great conversations with many famous experts in their field such as Ass. Prof. Emrah Safa Gürkan, Ahmet Ümit, Osman Serim, Sahrap Soysal, Tuncer Tunceli, Vedat Ozan and Veyasin. Hope you enjoy this unique, experimental docudrama film. Prepare your coffee and join the ride! "In the Blink of An Eye - A Coffee Documentary" is the winner of 'Roma International Film Awards' and officially announced as 'Best Featurette Documentary'.
Traffic chaos and parking pandemonium in London is nothing new around the capital.
Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."
A short film about the changing face of London Soho and the implications of gentrification on Mimi, an aging transvestite.
In November 2014 the Iconic club Madame Jojos closed its doors. This event being interpreted by many as the death knell of Soho.The gentrification of Soho affects the LGBT community and its Drag Queen sub-culture, but the cabaret atmosphere of the entire neighborhood in enormous ways. This active pursuit to destroy a bubbling and vibrant part of the city's heart is viewed by many as an atrocity akin to turning the lights off on Broadway. Over 3rd of London's music venues have been closed in recent years and no one noticed. An active movement to bring a halt to this disaster has begun to unfold with one organization after another emerging to fight for Soho. Organizations made up of citizens and celebrities have sprung up to combat this onslaught. Will they win this battle and save Soho?
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the nation's morning pick-me-up. While we drink millions of cups of the stuff each week, how many of us know where our coffee actually comes from?
A short documentary about the life and love of New York surf culture following transplanted San Diego surfer, Shawlin Tucker, who forced found a way to bring his passion with him when a college acceptance from New York University summons him to the big apple.
Just as "the fluttering of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world" (according to the Chinese proverb) a coffee offered in Naples can be felt in Buenos Aires and replicated in New York. In the bars of threedifferent cities ofthe world, the camera will record the "first flutter" of a coffee cup offered to a customer.