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Kiki and Herb Live at the Knitting Factory

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Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman are KIKI & HERB, worldwide smash punk rebel entertainers, cabaret outsiders, and subversive pop stars who rock stages all over the world. Join the Tony-nominated duo at the epicenter of their madness for their first-ever live DVD from the Knitting Factory in New York City. Featuring 15 numbers from their incendiary Year of Magical Drinking Tour including "Rhythm Divine," "Song Against Sex," "I'm Ugly (and I Don't Know Why)" and more.

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1.66:1

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Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman are KIKI & HERB, cabaret outsiders and subversive pop stars who rock stages all over the world.

Year:

2007

Length:

120min

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Protagonist

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Filmmaker Jessica Yu explores human obsession and extremism in this riveting and provocative documentary. Yu interviews four men with seemingly disparate backgrounds, and then mirrors their experiences to what happens in a Greek tragedy by Euripides, THE BACCHAE. One of the men is Mark Pierpont, who tried to quash his homosexuality by becoming an evangelist and preaching about curing oneself of being gay. Pierpont travelled the world as a missionary and preached to audiences of thousands. Then there is Joe Loya, who as a child, was brutally abused by his father. When Loya came of age, he quickly funnelled his rage into robbing banks, until he was caught and sent to prison. Hans-Joachim Klein also suffered abuse at the hands of his father, after his mother -- a Holocaust survivor -- committed suicide. Klein went on to join a German terrorist organization, and was involved in the 1976 Entebbe hijacking and several arson attacks. Lastly there is Yu's own husband, Mark Salzman, who was constantly tormented and beaten by high school bullies. In order to gain back some control, he became obsessed with martial arts, and religiously attended the classes of an extremely off-kilter and sadistic karate instructor. While each man's story is vastly different, they each travel the same path, wherein they find that their extreme methods ultimately lead them straight into a new kind of madness and pain. Yu manages to deftly weave together the narrative by using short scenes featuring some very striking wooden puppets, which function as a Greek chorus to really bring home Yu's theme: that at the end of the day, it is ultimately character that makes the man. Yu won the Oscar in 1997 for her documentary short, BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK O'BRIEN.

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1.66:1

Awards – Nominated:

Grand Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Best Movie, 2008 Chlotrudis Awards

http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/film/protagonist/

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"Yu's rousing, difficult-to-classify exercise in parallel storytelling is surprisingly accessible." -- Aaron Hillis, VILLAGE VOICE

Year:

2006

Length:

90min

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Workingman's Death

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The toil of the workingman is the subject for this documentary from Austrian director Michael Glawogger. Taking five groups of workers from five different countries, Glawogger looks at the perils of being a coal miner in the Ukraine, a slaughterhouse worker in Nigeria, a sulfur miner in Indonesia, a ship-breaker in Pakistan, and a steel worker in China. This film provides viewers with an important perspective on the harsh treatment meted out to certain factions of the workforce.

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1.33:1

Awards – Won:

Best Documentary, 2007 German Film Awards

Grierson Award, 2005 British Film Awards

http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-02-14/film/men-at-work/

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"Dives to the roots of all politics." -- Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE

Year:

2006

Length:

122min

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