Expedition Guyana

Trabantem až na konec světa(cs)

The third installment in Dan Přibáň's series of travel documentaries describes the author's journey with his friends across South America in vehicles that are often notorious but cult in their own way. The charming dynamics of the group on screen are further enhanced by the high-quality craftsmanship.

The White Diamond(en)

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.

Ganges(en)

A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile Bengal delta, exploring the natural and spiritual worlds of this sacred river.

Thomas Pesquet : Objectif France(fr)

Mark of the Hand(en)

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council documentary, filmed towards the end of his life. The title comes from the indigenous Arawak word ‘timehri’ - the mark of the hand of man - which Williams equates to art itself. Timehri was also then the name of the international airport at Georgetown, Guyana's capital, where Williams stops off to restore an earlier mural. The film offers a rare insight into life beyond Georgetown, what Williams calls “the real Guyana.” Before moving to England in 1952 he had been sent to work on a sugar plantation in the jungle; this is his first chance to revisit the region and the Warao Indians - formative influences on his work - in four decades. Challenging the ill-treatment of indigenous Guyanese, Williams explored the potential of art to change attitudes. By venturing beyond his British studio, this film puts his work into vibrant context.

Witness to Jonestown(en)

Rare footage shot inside the People's Temple gives an insider's look at the tragic Jonestown Massacre that occurred in Guyana in 1978. Interviews with survivors attempt to shed light on how and why 900 Unitedstatians would follow one man to their deaths.

The Terror and the Time(en)

Documentary about repressive violence in colonial Guyana.

Jaguar: Jungle Icon of Guyana(de)

My Dad, Guyana and Me(en)

A short film about love, heritage and discovering a place where the heart feels at home.

Papillon(en)

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Guyana: Savannah Of The Anaconda(es)

Guiana 1838(en)

The abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean in 1834 prompts Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Company in Calcutta, a part of the East India Company, to recruit Coolies from India to fill the resulting labor void. The company hires Sinha, a fierce small-timer to sell dreams of El Dorado to the unsuspecting, impoverished Coolies who are signed to five-year contracts as indentured servants. Upon the Coolies' arrival in British Guiana in 1838, the British planters promptly enslave them to ensure that the growth of sugar in the British West Indies will continue uninterrupted. John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society arrives on the colony a year later to discover a new form of slavery; this time on the backs of Indians.

Reserve(es)

The wolf no longer inhabits the land that once formed part of its territory, and only through its outlines can we get closer to it; remnants of wolf traps, predator urine imported from the US, a dung-hill used to feed scavenger birds and archers that shoot at replicas of animals. Reserve constructs a story about the fragile balance of a territory after the disappearance of the predator, where the complex co-existence between humans and non-humans presents a distinctly marked anthropogenic ecosystem.

How Much We Hated Each Other(fr)

Paris, 1950. Jürgen is sent to Paris as a reporter to cover the preliminary negotiations for the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, where he unexpectedly meets Marie again. During the war, Jürgen, a Wehrmacht officer, was stationed in Marie's village. At that time, the two were involved in a passionate love affair that they had to keep strictly secret. Now Marie wants nothing more to do with Jürgen. Because she is hiding a secret. Not even her best friends know that Pierre is Jürgen's son. Everyone believes that Marie was raped during the war. Only her parents and brother had noticed Marie's love for a German at the time, disowned her from the family, and chased her out of the village.

Zone of Death(zh)

Taking advantage of the holiday, Yu Shengnan, a female professor at the Medical University, came to Guanghua Relief Society to see a doctor for the poor. Zhong Lang, the inspector of the patrol room, came here to visit Shengnan, and met Shengnan who had helped him back then.

James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times(en)

The first major documentary film on James Thurber's life and work includes a look at the humorist's accomplishments as a journalist, playwright, cartoonist and social critic.

The Dorm(en)

Vivian begins college as a shy, self-consciousness freshman, but she begins a complete transformation after becoming a dorm mate of the popular Sarah.

Lisbon Revisited(pt)

A dreamlike journey seen through the eyes of a trans-human as well as a kino-symphony of voices from the multiple personas of Fernando Pessoa, Lisbon Revisited shows alternative ways of looking at and hearing the city. Celebrating its greatest phantom and confronting his ambiguous and pervasive sexuality, the film is spoken in the three languages in which Pessoa wrote, Portuguese, English and French.

American Biker(en)

The American Biker, a modern day cowboy and a symbol of rugged determination. You'll find bikers on every highway across the nation. Motorcycles are freedom machines and wherever you see them, you know the spirit of America is still alive and riding on!

Capitalism Hits the Fan(en)

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself. Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate and American workers were forced into a dysfunctional spiral of borrowing and debt that ultimately exploded in the mortgage meltdown. By placing the crisis within this larger historical and systemic frame, Wolff argues convincingly that the proposed government "bailouts," stimulus packages, and calls for increased market regulation will not be enough to address the real causes of the crisis, in the end suggesting that far more fundamental change will be necessary to avoid future catastrophes.