by Pier Marton | Oct 17, 2010 | Afri, Eco, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Politics, Racism, Review
SHINE GLOBAL Mission Shine Global is dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of children worldwide through films that raise awareness, promote action and inspire political change. ============= Vision Shine will continue to make theatrically cinematic films and...
by Pier Marton | Oct 9, 2010 | Asia, Doc, Eco, Film, Humor, Review, STL, Travel, Women
Another winner at the upcoming โ10 St. Louis Film Festival. My review: Visit with Locho, Yama and their daughter, a lively Tibetan nomad family and their yak herd. A rare intimate (and humorous) look at a 4,000 year old lifestyle that is rapidly disappearingโ> A...
by Pier Marton | Oct 7, 2010 | Afri, Art, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Film, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Native, Politics, Racism, Review, Shoah, STL, Time, Travel, Wars
Fiction Anita Documentary Journey from Zanskar For Once in My Life Prisoner of Her Past Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Oct 5, 2010 | Antisemitism, Care, Film, Hispanic, Humor, Jewish, Juif, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, STL, Theater, Women
So-called โspecial peopleโ can indeed be special in teaching us to shed those layers that cover up our humanity. The character of Anita (Alejandra Manzo) exudes such a quiet life force that the toughest of armors will be pierced by her presence. The backdrop for the...
by Pier Marton | Aug 23, 2010 | Care, Film, Health, Hispanic, Humor, Review, STL
โFor Once in My Lifeโ will play at the upcoming St. Louis film festival and January 27 2011, at the Missouri History Museum. My review: We are them, they are usโฆ we all swim in the very same water: one part limping and lonesome, the other, overcoming all odds to the...
by Pier Marton | Aug 21, 2010 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Film, Health, Jewish, Racism, Review, Shoah, STL, Time, Women
Will play at the upcoming St. Louis film festival! My review: PTSD or not, the past is the present as it eventually catches up with us. When people survive โhellโ, it is key to save them from their past before it is too late. A Jewish family of survivors in Chicago,...