Al Jazeera, People & Power
Recent: Authoritarian America, in 2 parts
Previous shows: Saving NYC ,Trump vs California; The Strange Death of American Civility; Disinformation & Democracy; The Constitution vs Trump;Jobs; What’s Happening to American Democracy; Tech Threat; American Power & the Fracking Boom
Lost Springs
documentary short
Animalus Mundi
A series following Urs J. around the world exploring the festivals and rituals that celebrate our ancient symbiosis with animals.
This time its elephants, fire walking & extreme body piercing ( his own...) in Sri Lanka.
La Rapa das Bestas
For a few days every July, the small village of Sabucedo, Spain holds its annual wild horses round up & wrestling festival ( thats wrestling horses...) maintaining a tradition dating back hundreds of years.
Charles
work in progress
With over 25 new species named after him, naturalist Charles Brewer has spent his life exploring the remote jungles of his native Venezuela searching for the “odd & extraordinary.”
We go with Charles deep inside recently discovered caves high atop a tepuis in the Chimantá Massif of southern Venezuela.
http://www.mathiaskessler.com/nowheretobefound/video/charles-brewer-trailer.html
Cristo Rey
For several days every year Mexican cowboys ride across the rugged mountains of central Mexico in an annual religious pilgrimage to Cristo Rey.
Along the way they renew family ties & try to hold onto a faded way of life.
Cuomo
Broadcast spots for the Cuomo for governor campaign.
Giuliani Time
Feature documentary looks deep into the world famous mayor’s ‘new’ New York and his controversial policies.
Premiere: Rotterdam International Festival
The New Yorker, May 17, 2018:
https://www.newyorker.com/recommends/watch/giuliani-time
Best Documentary, Silverlake Film Festival
NY TImes: "deft use of archival footage & interviews...".
Variety: “first rate...superb use of footage"
The Afghan Solution
Feature documentary focuses on the country’s 5 major ethnic groups attempts to share power in a nation that's been in a perpetual state of war since the 1980's.
