Michael Perlman
The Politics of Hate
At 16 he became the leader of the Chicago Area Skinheads, later a white supremacist punk band. But when Christian Picciolini started a family, he began questioning his far right views. This timely doc explores a changing Western political climate, chronicling the rise of the far right in the US and Europe, and giving alarming insights into the ways the alt-right movement operates.
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BANG! The Bert Berns Story
Music meets the Mob in this acclaimed documentary, narrated by Stevie Van Zandt, about the life and career of Bert Berns, the most important songwriter and record producer from the sixties that you never heard of. His hits include “Twist and Shout”, “Hang On Sloopy”, "Cry Baby", “Here Comes The Night” and “Piece Of My Heart.” He helped launch the careers of Van Morrison and Neil Diamond and produced some of the greatest soul music ever made. Filmmaker Brett Berns brings his late father's story to the screen through interviews with those who knew him best and rare performance footage. Included in the film are interviews with Ronald Isley, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.
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Tibet: Beyond Fear
With an opening by Richard Gere and featuring the Dalai Lama, the official Artist For Amnesty award winning Tibet: Beyond Fear, hailed by the New York Times as emotional, riveting and compelling, documents a remarkable story of courage and the power of positive thinking. This film, which has been broadcast around the world on television follows Ngwang, a Buddhist Nun and Bagdro, a Buddhist Monk, at the ages of 13 and 20 years old. They led freedom demonstrations against the Chinese repression in Tibet and were arrested, imprisoned and endured years of horrific torture. Through the power of the positive mind and inspired by the Dalai Lama, they find a way beyond fear and even forgive their former torturers.
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