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Documentary/Short
“The Alley” is a 26 minute documentary that creates a portrait of an orphaned urban space. The film uses security camera footage focused on a narrow, unlit alley in downtown Toronto. People from all walks of life use the alley in question, yet no one really owns it or cares for it. It has fallen into a state of disrepair. It’s used for drug deals and by drug users, and it’s used as a public toilet. At the same time, the alley is also a commonly used route to school for children from a nearby low-income housing project, and it’s one of the few thoroughfares that link the people in this community to nearby shops and services. The alley epitomizes how cities themselves are often described– it’s filthy, unsafe and chaotic.
This film uniquely captures street life and it shows the things so-called normal people do when they think no one's watching. The film explores issues of private behavior versus public behavior, urban renewal, gentrification and ghettoization. The film looks at the effect a decaying environment can have on the people who live within it.
Juxtaposing gritty security camera footage, interviews, and moments of visual poetry, “The Alley” explores the phenomenon of orphaned public spaces and creates a discourse between the city and its dwellers.
Documentary/Short
A short film about My trip to the Amazon Rainforest in Guyana
Feature Documentary
Autism. What is it and why is it on the rise? In this feature length documentary, award winning producer and director Gary Null is on a quest to reveal the true causes and promising solutions for the recent dramatic increase in autism in our children. Is Autism caused by mercury, aluminum, viruses, or other toxins contained in the 40-odd intravenous vaccines that every American child must receive? What environmental or genetic factors could be contributing to the epidemic increase in childhood autism? In this pioneering educational film, Dr. Null will be interviewing the world’s leading experts on autism. A full spectrum of medical and scientific views will be presented, both orthodox and non-traditional, to get at the real reasons behind this childhood scourge. Novel effective therapies will be explored, showing that both the problem and solution of autism could be linked to weakened childhood immune systems, the inability of some children to rid their bodies of heavy metals and injected viruses, and unusual reactions to environmental toxins, foods, and proteins. Some of these natural solutions are being challenged by the pharmaceutical industry as unproven. Could it be that the drug companies stand too much to lose from a more critical scrutiny of our national policy of compulsory vaccinations for infants and children?
In, Autism: Made in the USA, Gary Null, will peel away the misconceptions, and show how concerned parents and health care providers can finally take some solace in finding effective treatments for this debilitating childhood disease.
Documentary/Short
When the curtain closes darkness ended the day by giving strange worlds and realities are displayed before our eyes
Drama/Short
In a rich and gloomy city Dougie gambles wantonly while his charitable daughter and concerned wife look on. But when his last dollar coin comes to mean something more than just a chance to keep gambling, Dougie’s moral compass may finally be calibrated. That is until he is confronted by the satanic entreaties of Bird, an alcoholic saxophonist who offers him something he can’t refuse, a bet. Dougie’s spiraling descent into the abyss rests on his ability to discover that being the victor in the bet may not be the real victory.
Documentary/Short
Atlantic Yards, the largest single-source development in the history of New York City, is about to break ground, and the future of downtown Brooklyn hangs in the balance. In a city distinct for its vibrant diversity, this proposed $4 billion project boasts 16 towers for office, retail, and hotel space, 7.2 million square feet of housing, and an 18,000 seat arena for the New Jersey Nets, partly owned by the developer, Bruce Ratner.
During a time of economic uncertainty in an already changing neighborhood, a diverse chorus of local voices has emerged to respond. BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE travels from stoops to street corners to meet those affected most deeply, from the man being forced to abandon the home he has known all his life, to the young upstarts who just moved into the neighborhood, as they are forced to confront the realities of modern urban development. Tackling the controversial issues of eminent domain, gentrification and government corruption, BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE questions the trend of top-down urban planning and asks -- what if we were allowed to decide the future of our own neighborhoods?
Documentary/Short
Change for Change” is a 3 minute documentary that explores the benefits of microfinance – small loans made to teens to help them out of poverty in Ubud, Indonesia. This is a follow-up on the lives of students featured in “A Drop in the Bucket,” and award winning student documentary in 2008. This is educational and shows the viewer what the value of $100 is in a third world nation.
Filmed and produced by Brooks Dyroff, a senior at Andover Academy. Brooks is a member of the microfinance club, which assisted in raising money to support the microfinance loans. Viewers will be able to understand what microfinance is and how it impacts people’s lives.
Documentary/short
It is about culture. Kenyan runners train in Kenya in hopes of being selected by one of the US race teams to compete on lucrative US Marathon circuit. The short looks at Kenya's production of runners as almost national product in a Ricardian sense. It also seeks to examine a culture which promotes unity and community. They help each other train for racing as a team in a sport that is highly individualistic. It likewise takes a look at what the runners do with the money that is won in the US. Rather than spending it in the manner that most US athletes would: cars, homes... The Kenyans take their winnings back to Kenya but in the precedent set forth by Kipchoge Keino, use the monies to build schools, apartment buildings, buying plots of land to increase agricultural production for the betterment of their culture. The Kenyans are anachronisms when compared to the typical US citizen. They are a base case for all of us - there is a beauty in simplicity and spirituality both philosophically and physically in their culture.
Medium-Word Synopsis (French)
Documentary/Shorts
Children who are caught up in the adult world of politics.
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Drama/ShortIn a rich and gloomy city Dougie gambles wantonly while his charitable daughter and concerned wife look on. But when his last dollar coin comes to mean something more than just a chance to keep gambling, Dougie’s moral compass may finally be calibrated. That is until he is confronted by the satanic entreaties of Bird, an alcoholic saxophonist who offers him something he can’t refuse, a bet. Dougie’s spiraling descent into the abyss rests on his ability to discover that being the victor in the bet may not be the real victory.
Documentary/ShortChange for Change” is a 3 minute documentary that explores the benefits of microfinance – small loans made to teens to help them out of poverty in Ubud, Indonesia. This is a follow-up on the lives of students featured in “A Drop in the Bucket,” and award winning student documentary in 2008. This is educational and shows the viewer what the value of $100 is in a third world nation. Filmed and produced by Brooks Dyroff, a senior at Andover Academy. Brooks is a member of the microfinance club, which assisted in raising money to support the microfinance loans. Viewers will be able to understand what microfinance is and how it impacts people’s lives.
Documentary/ShortsChildren who are caught up in the adult world of politics.© Copyright 2004-2010 B-Side Entertainment. All rights reserved.
