From Academy Award winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, The Manchurian).The definitive documentary on the life, music, and legacy of reggae superstar Bob Marley (2/6/45 – 5/11/81).
Featuring Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marleyand many more…
Bob Marley’s music and message of love and redemption are known throughout the world. His universal appeal, impact on music history, and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled.
This documentary looks at Marley’s life and legacy as one of the most influential singers, songwriters, musicians, and activists in history. The film contains rare footage, incredible performances, and revelatory interviews with the people who knew him best.
“This will give people a more emotional connection to Bob – Not just as a Reggae Legend or Mythical figure, but to his life as a man!”– Ziggy Marley
DVD bonus materials include 120 Minutes of never before seen interviews with Rita Marley, Diane Jobson, Cindy Breakspear, Aunt Amy and Pearl Livingston.
Music Documentary / 2010 / 144 minutes on 2 discs / English / A film by Kevin Macdonald.
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The visionary new film The River: A Songwriter’s Stories of the South is unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Starring Nashville-based cosmic roots band Coyote Motel, it’s a music and performance movie, but it’s also a cultural history, a memoir, and a psychedelic experience. In 10 songs and stories, The River explores the lives, lore, and locales along three great rivers of the American South—the Mississippi, the Cumberland, and the Tallahatchie.
The film has already been selected for multiple festivals, and has won awards for Best Experimental Film and Best Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack recording was released on March 19, 2024 when the movie has its hometown premiere at Nashville, Tennessee’s historic Belcourt Theatre.
The crowdfunded, 68-minute feature was conceived and written by Coyote Motel bandleader Ted Drozdowski and directed by Richie Owens of Parlor Films, and is also a collaboration of more than 15 Nashville independent artists, including light art creators Darling Lucifer Productions and the aerialists of Suspended Gravity Circus.
Starting at Nashville’s Cumberland and weaving south along the Mississippi and Tallahatchie, The River introduces viewers and listeners to muleskinners, coal miners, riverboat gamblers, freedom fighters, and the late musical giants of North Mississippi blues. It also essays the omnipotent, timeless magic of the rivers themselves, and the cities and rural outposts along their endlessly flowing waters, with grace, beauty, and surprise.
THE SONGS INCLUDED IN THE PERFORMANCE ARE:
Tupelo – 6:01
Black Lung Fever – 4:46
Keep Me In Your Mind – 3:17
The River Runs Forever – 3:27
Long Distance Runner – 7:11
Trouble – 3:02
Homegoing – 4:09
Still Among the Living – 4:30
Down in Chulahoma – 3:55
The River – 6:16
2024 / 68 Minutes / Documentary / A film by Richie Owens
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The true story of international soccer star, Nadia Nadim, who escaped Afghanistan to become one of the top women’s strikers in the world.
How can you rebuild your life when you lose both a parent and your homeland forever at the age of 8? Nadia Nadim, whose father was killed by the Taliban in 2000, embarked on such a quest. Her incredible journey – from her family’s escape from war-torn Kabul to reaching the pinnacle of international soccer fame – is the stirring and inspirational story that unfolds in this feature-length documentary.
Escaping Afghanistan with her mother and four sisters, the Nadim family traded danger for a life of relative peace in Denmark. It was here that a passion for soccer helped Nadia assimilate and thrive, eventually leading to her becoming a striker for Denmark’s national team and Paris Saint-Germain, one of the most popular women’s teams in the world. Now, having reached the top of her game, Nadia yearns to return to Afghanistan to uncover details about her father’s fate. However, with the country still gripped by terrorism, she’s forced to give up the trip. But with unshakable confidence, Nadia forges ahead with plans for the future: to become a reconstructive surgeon and transform people’s lives.
WINNER: Palermo International Sport Film Festival
Nominated, Magnolia Award, Best Documentary, Shanghai International TV Festival
Nominated, Emmy Award, Best Sports Documentary, International Emmy Awards
Some Background:
Nadia Nadim was ranked 20th on Forbes’ 2018 list of ‘Most Powerful Women in International Sports.
Nadia was named an UNESCO Champion for Girls’ and Women’s Education in 2019 and is a brand ambassador for H&M Move.
Nadia is one of the most popular female soccer stars in the world, having played for top teams like Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan.
2021 / Documentary / English, French, Dari, and Danish with English subtitles / 86 Minutes / A film by Anissa Bonnefont.
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“Mark – A Call to Action” is the story of Dr. Mark Bookman, a severely disabled Pennsylvania-born American who later resided in Tokyo full-time, becoming one of Japan’s leading experts on accessibility, and a policy consultant to governments and major corporations around the world. His tireless efforts helped raise awareness and positively impacted the lives of not only disabled persons, but also children, seniors and vulnerable populations in the United States, Japan and many other nations.
“As we learn the remarkable story of Bookman’s life and work as a disability activist, a broader picture emerges of the profound ways these issues touch all of our lives.” – Jacob Mazer, Director of Programs and Education, Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
While the film tells the story, the biography of Dr. Mark Bookman (born and raised in Bryn Mawr, PA), it is more importantly a deep look into the development of global accessibility. According to the World Health Organization (2023) 16% of the world’s population is designated as disabled. That’s 1.3 billion people from every country, every race and every religion.
“He [Mark] uplifted the voices of persons with disabilities and showcased to the world that our voices are not just needing to be taken care of but our voices need to be heard, valued and brought forward.” —Sara Minkara, US State Department Special Advisor
“Successfully portrays the personal, political and social impact of the development of global accessibility” —Nagase Osamu, Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Mark: A Call to Action premiered in Tokyo in February 2024 followed by it’s U.S. premier in June 2024 to sold out audiences at The Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
With much sadness, Mark passed away following the completion of principal photography of the film but his legacy and impact will live on for many years to come.
“Like the talented activist he was, Bookman had a way of making his point clearly and forcefully.” – Dr. David McNeill, Professor, University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: KIDS FIRST FILM FESTIVAL
Those interviewed and featured in the film include:
Mark Bookman, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College
Paul Bookman, DMD, Founder, Bryn Mawr Dental Associates, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Mark’s Father)
Rachel Bookman, Biologist and Researcher (Mark’s sister)
Victor Dover, FAICP, Dover, Kohl & Partners, Noted expert on City Planning, Neighborhood and Street Design, Miami, Florida
Josh Grisdale, Founder, Accessible-Japan.com, Tokyo, Japan
Gregory Hannah, Director of Disability Service, Villanova University
Ryo Hatakeyama, Professional Caregiver, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshihiko Kawauchi, PhD, Architect, Engineer and Author, International Expert on Universal Design, Tokyo, Japan
Masako Okuhira, Global Disability Advocate, Tokyo, Japan
Nagase Osamu, Professor. Ritsumeikan University, and Author, Kyoto, Japan, Global Advocate – Rights of People with Disabilities
Ayako Kano, PhD, Professor, Japanese Literature, Performance and Gender Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Steven Wright, International Disability Advocate, Consultant and Author, Miami, Florida
Richard Donner, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist (Retired), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kevin Ginsberg, Educator, Black Rock Middle School, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Frank Mondelli, PhD, Assistant Professor – Japanese Studies, University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Sara Minkara, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, US State Department
Karen Nakamura, Professor of Anthropology, Director, UC Berkeley Disability Lab
University of California at Berkeley,
Fangdan Li, Mark’s Fiancée
Carolyn Stevens, PhD, Professor of Japanese Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Hindley Williams, Program Analyst, US Department of Health and Human Services
Produced by GLIDE Fund (The Mark Bookman Foundation), a 501 (C) (3) organization, and Directed by Emmy Award Winning Director Ron Small (I Danced for the Angel of Death), GLIDE Fund has an important socially relevant mission: GLIDE stands for ‘Global Leaders in International Disability Education’. The organization was established to provide financial assistance to disabled college students interested in education exchange experiences to foster an inclusive society in which anyone can lead an independent and self-determined life. All contributions to the Fund are fully tax deductible as allowed by law in each state. The organization’s goal is to carry on the legacy of Dr. Mark Bookman and spark dialogue surrounding the ways architects, engineers, educators, policy makers and other interested parties can help improve access to built environments, and through the GLIDE Fund, a network of disabled University students will receive grants to travel globally to learn, train, and be motivated to share ideas and bring about greater change and awareness in the community throughout the world.
The DVD version of the film features extensive and important bonus material.
Documentary / 2024 / 85 minutes / Color / English Language / A film by Emmy Award winning director Ron Small (I Danced for the Angel of Death, Circle Unbroken, From the Holocaust to Hollywood).
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At the world premiere in Japan, an emissary from the U.S. State Department provided an introduction to the film which now also serves as the film’s opening. Please watch it as it provides great perspective:
In one of the last traditional tribes in the South Pacific, a young girl falls in love with her chief ‘s grandson. But when war with enemies escalates, she is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes.
With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.
“Thrilling performances as stunning as the setting.” – Washington Post
“One of the best…you will be surprised.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“An epic romance. Highly Recommended.” – S. Lyons, The Sound View
Nominated for 5 AACTA Awards (Australian version of the Oscars): Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound
Winner, AACTA award for Best Original Score
Winner, Audience Award, Best Cinematography, Venice Int’l Film Festival
Winner, Best Director, Australian Director’s Guild
Winner, Best Music, Film Critics Circle of Australia
Winner, Audience Award, Best Picture, Venice Int’l Film Festival
2017 Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film
First Australian film ever to be nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
Drama / 2015 / 104 minutes / Color / Nauvhal w/ English subtitles / A film by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler
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“Nightclubbing” is the first ever documentary about the renowned New York City nightclub Max’s Kansas City (1965-1981) which had an indelible impact on the world of music, fashion, art, culture and the creation of the New York City Punk Rock scene.
From its original launch through its changes in ownership to the final scandal that forced its closure, the film additionally explores the heated rivalry that existed between Max’s and CBGB’s and how the two clubs represented different perspectives on the NYC punk phenomena.
Max’s was not just a punk scene location, it became a nightclub home for Andy Warhol, and the number of deals cut in the club’s back room reads like a bible of the who’s who of the era.
Packed with rare music clips, Nightclubbing features Alice Cooper, Jayne County, Billy Idol, Lenny Kaye, Steve Stevens, Elliott Murphy, Sylvain Sylvain, Penny Arcade, Alan Vega, H.R., Dr. Know, Harley Flanagan, Bob Gruen, Jay Jay French, Jesse Malin, Peter Crowley, Jimi LaLumia, Neon Leon, Leee Black Childers, Marty Thau, Ruby Lynn Reyner, Frank Infante, Jimmy Zero, Cynthia Ross, Peter Jordan, Donna Destri, Sonny Vincent, Mickey Leigh, Phillys Stein, Phil Caivano, Denise Mercedes, Nick Marden, John Holmstrom, Louis X. Erlanger & Steven Blush.
“4 STARS (out of 5). The scuzziness, excitement and history-making music of 70s club Max’s Kansas City thunders through Danny Garcia’s nostalgic documentary.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Danny Garcia’s new film is a fascinating portrait of New York’s original underground rock haven… a raw inside slice of punk nostalgia and punk history.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety
About the Filmmaker
Danny Garcia is a musicologist who specializes in the history of rock and punk. A number of other films by Garcia are also available through Soundview. They include:
2022 / Documentary / 85 minutes / Color & Black and White / A film by Danny Garcia
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“Pure Cinema. A bold, dazzling cinematic experiment.” – Film Threat
The Myth Comes to Life as Contemporary Folk Horror in this new and bold reimagining of the Greek myth Leda and the Swan.
Named one of the Top 10 Feature Narratives 2023 by Video Librarian.
Five years in the making, LEDA completed in 2022 as a multi-genre film that straddles MYTHOLOGY and FOLK HORROR with a technical excellence that is unique and cutting edge.
Shot in spectacular STEREO 3D, Leda is available to deliver in 3D as a Bluray 2D/3D unit, as well as a standard 2D DVD.
Winner: Audience Choice Award, Festival of Cinema, New York
Winner: Best Cinematography, Austin Arthouse Film Festival
Winner: Best Art/Experimental Feature, Another Hole in the Head Festival
Winner: Independent Music Awards
Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces and impregnates Leda. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus, while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her husband Tyndareus, the King of Sparta. The subject owed its sixteenth-century popularity to the paradox that it was considered more acceptable to depict a woman in the act of copulation with a swan than with a man.
In this re-imagining of the tale into a contemporary Folk Horror re-telling, Leda lives alone in a family estate. Haunted by a divine presence and recurring memories, she begins to lose touch with reality and time. Her dream-like world spirals into a nightmare of madness as her belly begins to grow.
Director Samuel Tressler IV took on this ambitious production on numerous fronts. Not only is the film in black and white, but it is wordless with cinematography by Nick Midwig (Mars) that will be studied for years to come . The result is an Arthouse cross-over from Ancient Myth to Folk Horror/Thriller.
“Tressler’s film is a captivating fever dream that uses music, sound effects, and startling imagery to weave its magical spell.” – John Seal, Berkeleyside.
“There is something nearly museum quality about this film. Highly Recommended” – Jason Zimmerman, The Sound View
“A joy to behold. A beautiful, literate masterpiece that stands out on its own in a world where cinema has become so frustratingly repetitive.” – Musique Machine
The ensemble cast includes Adeline Thery(Are We Not Cats) as Leda / Mother, CC King(The Murder of Nicole Brown) as the Young Leda, Douglas Cathro(A House of Sparrows) as the Father and Nicolle Marquez (The Geometries of Desire) as the cousin as well as others.
2022 / 75 Minutes / English / Black and White / A Film by Samuel Tressler IV
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Her name is Susan Taylor. She goes by Pie … and she travels on the folk wind…
NOBODY FAMOUS is the story of Susan Taylor and The Pozo Seco Singers.
The Pozo-Seco Singers were an American folk band that experienced national commercial success during the 1960s. Comprised of Susan Taylor, Don Williams and Lofton Kline, the trio hailed out of Corpus Christi, TX, but once they signed to Columbia Records, their music went national. They are perhaps best known for their 1966 hit “Time“ but that was just one moment in their acclaimed history.
Susan Taylor was the lead singer. She is best known as Taylor Pie, but with her overly friendly, always smiling, and lighthearted humorous persona she prefers to simply be called “Pie”.
When The Pozo-Seco Singers were signed by Columbia Records, they joined a folk force of artists that included Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Barbara Streisand and more. “I felt like I’d made it to the top of the mountain,” says Pie reflectively.
This film is really about Pie and the folk wind she’s traveled on.
Taylor “Pie” (born 1947) hailed out of Jacksonville, Texas, and is most well known as Susan Taylor, a founding member of the Pozo-Seco Singers, whose recording of Michael Merchant’s song “Time” topped the charts in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles at number one. After the group disbanded, she helped launch the country music career of fellow Pozo, Don Williams. In the 70’s she formed a group called The City Country Band with Richard Frank in New York City. Bette Midler used one of her songs, “Back in the Bars Again” in her “Clams on the Half Shell Review”.
After moving to Stockbridge, MA, Susan took the name Taylor Pie as her professional handle and wrote “Full Grown Fool” with Allen Reynolds which became a country hit for Mickey Gilley. “Just Like Angels,” penned with Dickey Lee, was nominated for a Gospel Dove Award. Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Don Williams, The Forester Sisters, John Connely, Terri Hendrix, Valerie Smith, The Tuttles, The Lewis Family, Cluster Pluckers and others have recorded Pie songs.
In 2015, Taylor was inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Assn Hall of Fame.
The Cast of Nobody Famous includes:
Taylor Pie
Don Williams
Kathryn Harrison
Jan Collins
Ron Shaw
Jerre Haskew
Ruby Lovett
Michael Merchant
Allen Reynolds
Nobody Famous on the festival circuit includes
WINNER: Best Music Documentary Feature, Seattle Film Festival
WINNER: Best Documentary, New Jersey Film Festival
Official Selection: Nashville Film Festival
Official Selection: Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
Official Selection: Sweden Film Awards
Official Selection: Festival of Cinema NYC
A few stats worth noting…
“Time” #3 Easy Listening 1966
The 51-week charting “Time” was actually the B-Side of a 45.
8 Songs in the US Pop Charts
“I Believed it All” #8 Easy Listening 1967
“I Can Make it With You” #32 US Pop 1966
2020 / 69 minutes / Color and Black & White / English Language / A film by Elizabeth Ahlstrom
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“An all-encompassing history of the cinematic sub-genre of Folk Horror, it is, to say the least, a definitive work that has already won multiple awards.” – Mark Hudson, Film Critic.
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched explores the folk horror phenomenon and its culturally specific manifestations in international horror, from its first wave in the 1970s to today. Clocking in at a whopping 192 minutes, the film has been hailed as “stunning” (Diabolique Magazine), “brilliant”(AV Club) and “mind-blowingly epic”(Film Threat), and stands as perhaps the definitive genre documentary of our time.
From writer/director/co-producer Kier-La Janisse comes “a seductive mega-text” (Indiewire) through the history of folk horror featuring clips from over 200 films and interviews with more than 50 filmmakers, authors and scholars that explore the rural roots, occult creeds and cultural lore that continue to shape international cinema. The film presents this “astounding achievement”(Screen Anarchy) – also featuring an original score by Jim Williams (A Field in England), animation by Ashley Thorpe (Borley Rectory) and collage sequences by Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg) – that Rue Morgue calls “an unprecedented journey into where folk horror has been, where it’s going and ultimately what it says about humanity.”
Among its awards are:
SXSW Film Festival: Midnighters Audience Award Winner
Winner: Best Documentary at the Chattanooga Film Festival
Winner: Gold Audience Award for Best Documentary at Fantasia International Film Festival
“Janisse’s feature debut is a remarkable effort that’s on par with the thoughtful analysis she’s put into horror through other mediums. It’s a wide-ranging probe into a subgenre that offers insight for even the most studied genre academic.” — Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting
Janisse conducted over 50 interviews with filmmakers, actors/actresses and more during the production. Included, but certainly not limited to, are segments including:
Kevin Kölsch (Director: Pet Sematary)
Dennis Widmyer (Director, Editor, Writer: Starry Eyes)
Piers Haggard (Director: Venom)
Alice Lowe (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch)
Amanda Reyes (Tales of the Uncanny)
Kate Ellinger (Writer: The Birth of Hammer Horror)
Gail-Nina Anderson (Sleepworking)
Mariano Baino (Director: Dark Waters)
Richard Blackburn (Writer: Eating Raoul)
Lawrence Gordon Clark (Director: The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game)
“For those aching for the return to the frenzied energy, passionate arguments, and exuberant love of cinema that in-person film festivals casually offer, WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED is a sensational substitute!” — Kristy Puchko, RogerEbert.com
Documentary / 2021 / 192 minutes / A film by Kier-La Janisse
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