Jun 25, 2010 
Episode 1 - Empire of the Sun (Part 1/6)
Episode 2 - Order Out of Chaos (Part 1/6)
Episode 3 - The Thin Blue Line (Part 1/6)
Do yourself and the world a favor: align your life with your passion
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Back in the ’60s, the New York Road Runners Club was just a small group of men who ran on the streets of the Bronx. It took one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania to turn the NYRR into the largest organization of its kind in the world.
It was the 26-mile, five-borough marathon, first held in 1976 during the city’s financial crisis, that cemented Lebow’s legacy. With a flair for showmanship, Lebow leveraged every opportunity, even the 1980 transit strike, to promote the benefits of running.
With New York City Marathon winners Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, and Grete Waitz on hand, as well as many of Lebow’s former colleagues, filmmaker Judd Ehrlich (the Emmy-nominated Mayor of the West Side) takes an affectionate look at a New York hero who inspired runners worldwide to go the distance.
Combining powerful visuals, humor, animation, irony, and serious messages, Connected explores the visible and invisible connections between the major issues of our time — the environment, population growth, technology, human rights, and the global economy demonstrating how they are all facets of one larger picture. Following the filmmakers exploration of her own place in the world during a transformative set of circumstance in her life, Connected exposes the importance of personal connectedness in relation to understanding global conditions, ultimately showing how all of humanity is invested in todays crucial issues. More than a film about social issues, it is a work that speaks directly to empathy, social engagement, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. It reveals how the interdependence of people and forces lies at the core of our existence, and imagines what the world would look like if we lived in a way that acknowledged this reality.
Find more information at:
www.connectedthefilm.com
The All Roads Seed Grant Program funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers year-round and from all reaches of the globe. The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of each March, June, September, and December. Award notifications are made approximately six weeks after each of these dates.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, BLINDSIGHT follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. The dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge — made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind.
On January 30th, the BBC will begin airing a multi-part documentary about the internet and how it has changed the way people interact and communicate and how it’s continual expansion is changing the lives of people today..
It looks really interesting.
I’m looking forward to this series going on air.
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their uplifting and emotional journey demonstrates the meaning of community at a time when America needs it most.
This documentary shows that every drop of kindness you give makes a difference.
I just saw a great documentary called “Les Paul - Chasing Sound.”
It’s a great story of Les Paul and Mary Ford.
I highly recommend it.
Biography is a great way to study history and the human condition.
A visually stunning exploration by filmmaker Werner Herzog.
Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers, and truck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from society as one can get.
To discover Andy Goldsworthy and his art with nature, watch the inspiring documentary “Rivers and Tides.”
A short clip from that documentary.
Another short clip from the documentary.
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