Carvers from two of the world’s great carving traditions come together. A First Nations carver from Canada travels into the jungles of Papua New Guinea and a New Guinea carver travels to urban Canada. Together, they share each other’s cultures and learn about the myths and legends that inform their individual artistic styles. In the Spring of 2006 John Marston, a young Coast Salish carver from Vancouver Island who has already gained a strong reputation for his innovative approach to traditional Coast Salish styles, visited Teddy Balangu, a carver from the Sepik River of Papua New Guinea. Teddy returned to Canada where he was the artist in residence at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia for 5 months.
Kevin McGahern’s America
Kevin McGahern’s America features Kevin exploring various aspects of life in America – gun rights, web-cam girls (and boys) and new American ‘tribes’ and unusual social groups.
With the US presidential race in full swing, Kevin dives into trigger-happy America to meet the paranoid patriots who want smaller government and bigger guns.
Kevin then delves into the odd lives of internet sex workers who sell video intimacy from the comfort of their own homes and meets a 28-year-old humiliatrix who insults men online for a living.
Finally he travels around America meeting people who are redefining what it means to be family in surprising ways. In South Carolina, Kevin rides with an anti-fascist motorcycle club called The Bastards. Their motto: “Who needs a father when you’ve got a brother”.
Kelden
Fourteen year old Kelden Lhamo, has been selected into Bhutan’s first national women’s football team. This film is a poetic journey into the inner world of Kelden who breaks away with everything she grew up with, to live in a football academy far away from home. An intimate confession of a teenager growing up in a traditional country on the brink of modernisation.
The Jesus Guy
He looks like Jesus Christ. And preaches like St. Francis of Assisi. Some say he’s “a kook.” Others, “a blessing from God.” Barefoot, and clad in a white robe, he’s walked through 47 states [and 13 countries] on a 16-year mission that’s captured media attention from 20/20, Time and the Wall Street Journal. Yet who is this solitary figure who inspires faith – and attracts controversy?
Ink Therapy
Sometimes a tattoo doesn’t just change your body, it changes your life.
INK THERAPY follows tattoo artist Charlie Hyde and his motley crew at his Simi Valley tattoo shop in California as he helps clients, cover up their physical scars with tattoos, free of charge.
From burns and self harm injuries to medical scars and lifelong birthmarks, no blemish is too big or too emotional for Charlie and his team to transform. Charlie’s innovative work is the newest frontier in the world of tattoo cover ups. He’s going beyond the art of fixing bad tattoo …to erasing actual physical differences, by replacing them with wonderful works of art.
Hatched
Hatched gives young entrepreneurs, the opportunity of a lifetime to pitch their unique inventions to seasoned executives including Freddy Cameron, Nicole Lapin, and Joe Kincaid, who know exactly what it takes to turn a good idea into a successful venture.
Gods Must be Hungry
How do devotees appease their god’s hunger? The Gods Must Be Hungry gives a whole new perspective of food as it takes an appetizing exploration into the practices of feeding gods or better known as offerings to appease them, to seek their favour or to express one’s gratitude.
Get Real – Season 16
Get Real! follows stories that touch the very nerve of Asia. This investigative documentary series travels across the continent, revealing old issues that are still plaguing today’s modern society, highlighting trends and triggering debate.
Foxy Ladies
In the midst of troubling times Paul and Ouila Coate were scrabbling to make ends meet, until they hit upon a great idea. A cup of coffee. And thus Seattle’s Foxy Ladies coffee chain was born. With its scantily-clad baristas, this steamy coffee house was bound to take off, and six years and 13 locations later, business is booming. This docu-series follows a dysfunctional family of six dramatic, fun and sexy Foxy Lady baristas whose personal dramas always spill over into their professional lives.