Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Africa's last absolute monarch, the Kingdom of Swaziland. King Mswati III, perceived by many to be out of touch with his country, lives in luxury with his 13 wives, while his subjects suffer from crushing poverty and the world's highest HIV rate. Meet headstrong first wife Queen LaMbikiza; eldest child and teen rapper, Princess Pashu; and the king himself. Includes comments by those who are plotting the King's downfall. Witness...
2) Crude
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"[T]ells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the infamous $27 billion 'Amazon Chernobyl' lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron." -- Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers around the globe and highlights the issues that are threatening the world's environment. Filmed in 13 countries, uncovering places where environmental change is not a theory or a future forecast but a crisis happening in real time. Brings the stories behind the statistics and focuses on today's environmental threats and their impact on tomorrow.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director...
6) Gitmo
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Film attempts to document what really goes on at America's detention center in the war on terror - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
7) Cautiva
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
"Cristina Quadri's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s. Questioning everything she once thought true, Cristina embarks on a journey to find her true identity. Meeting others like herself, the young girl soon discovers the real-life horrors of Argentina's relatively recent past and the nightmare that...
8) Mister Foe
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, Hallam Foe instead finds himself searching the rooftops of Edinburgh for love, while his knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears and peculiar desires.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, the disbanding of the...
10) Innocent voices
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
In war torn 1980's El Salvador, Chava, an eleven-year-old boy, suddenly becomes the 'man of the house' in a time when the government's army is forcibly recruiting children for civil war. As his single mother fights to protect her children, their village becomes both playground and battlefield. This is about life, love, the hope of peace, and the ennobling power of the human spirit. Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres's embattled childhood....