Angeni, a young masculine female track star, who dreams to become the world's fastest woman runner, is forced to undergo sex verification test due to her masculine appearance and exceptional performance. Tormented by the medical scrutiny, in which she is made to believe her body is abnormal and her talent to be invalid, Angeni's sense of self is undermined, and her athletic dream is shattered by a social institution in need of classifying.
Angeni, a young masculine female track star, who dreams to become the world's fastest woman runner, is forced to undergo sex verification test due to her masculine appearance and exceptional performance. Tormented by the medical scrutiny, in which she is made to believe her body is abnormal and her talent to be invalid, Angeni's sense of self is undermined, and her athletic dream is shattered by a social institution in need of classifying.
2011-05-06
5.5
A look at the life and work of legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck.
When a plane crashes at sea, dolphins rescue a little boy and raise him as family. He lives a carefree life beneath the waves until an evil monster seizes power over the underwater world. Banished to dry land, the boy is taken in by a kind-hearted captain. With his new companion's help, the boy embarks on a journey to solve the mystery of his true identity.
A man lurks the night alleys, killing people at random, he feels nothing, no emotion, and no pain; when he meets a graceful widow he must confront what it means to be human.
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Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
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In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.
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"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri
Set one year after the events of Hell House LLC II, the hotel is on the verge of being torn down when it is purchased by billionaire Russell Wynn as the new home for his popular interactive show, Insomnia. He invites journalist Venessa Sheppard and her crew to record everything happening inside the hotel leading up to the performance - but they soon encounter a more nefarious plot, one that threatens to unleash a veritable hell on earth.
From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.
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