Three years in the making, this cinéma-vérité feature from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) is the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet. The inside story of the infamous “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life high stakes legal drama, set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.
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Crude, movie 2009
The Quantum Apocalypse, programme
The Quantum Apocalypse: lifting of the veil, to uncover the true nature of one's self, to penetrate the surface of reality, the disclosure of hidden information, escaping the traps of lingusitic contructs, the evolution of consciousness, awakening of perception to the mysteries which lie beyond the ordinary range of human knowledge.
Tuva Days in Warsaw
In the next weekend, March 6th-8th, the representatives of culture, art and shamanism coming from the Tuva Republic of Russia will be our guests. The programme of the Tuva Days is abound with various cultural events: performances of the Tuvan theatre of dance and fashion “Edegej”, concerts of the world famous Tuvan throat-singing group “Chirgilchin”, throat-singing workshops, art workshops (creative workshops with the use of birchwood's bark and a mineral called Agalmatolit),
Urbandux "Maniac", live cover
Their sound has been defined as a mixture between the most rabid Rock, poisoned in Metal, and the beauty of Pop and Soul melodies, without any prejudice, always looking for a feeling to transmit and taking care of their songs. A new live video of Urbandux from the last gig in Gothenburg supporting Skindred is now uploaded. It´s a cover from 80´s song "Maniac" (Flashdance soundtrack). Their first album "Songs From The Flesh" edited in 2004, got the heat from the audience and critics since the first moment, both treating it as one of the best Spanish rock albums of the year, appearing in most of national magazines as one of the brand new surprises of the moment.
Theatre in Lima
There are several theatrical traditions in Peru, which have at times conflicted with each other, and other times merged, which in recent times has resulted in provocative work that has received worldwide acclaim. Before conquest and colonization, and as with ancient Greece, theatre was religious ceremony, celebrating such deities as the sun god Inti in the festival of Inti Raymi, or Feast of the Sun. The ceremony coincided with winter solstice. Following the conquest, it was banned by the Catholic Church, which also incorporated many pagan elements into its own religious pageants.
Animating reality, Joanna Polak
Joanna Polak (* 1978) studied visual arts at the Maria-Curie-Skłodowska-University in Lublin and later completed her studies in animation films at the Art Academy in Poznań. Animated films form the main focus of her artistic work, since 1998 she has made over twenty animated short films. Polak mostly uses the “Computer Silhouette” technique, which combines classic silhouette-animations with 2D-computer-animations. Her films have been shown at over fifty international festivals and have also won numerous prizes, e.g. in Krakow and Philadelphia.
Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American deadpan comedy film. It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, and stars jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint. The film features a minimalist plot in which Willie and his friend Eddie go to visit Willie's cousin Eva in Cleveland. The film in notable for its high historical importance, particularly upon independent cinema. The low-budget aesthetics of the film set an example for later independent directors.
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