Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An Al Jazeera investigation into how the U.S. is now driven by radically differing views on what is real, and what is not. THE TRUTH ILLUSION looks at how those deepening divisions began, and how they have eroded faith in authority - spawning conspiracy theories and creating 'alternative realities'.
2) Why Knot
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Filmed over the course of 4½ years, WHY KNOT weaves the history of monogamy with the personal story of one filmmaker's experience with an open relationship. When his younger brother decides to get married, Dhruv's Indian family pressures him to follow suit. As preparations for the wedding ensue, Dhruv turns the camera on his family and ex-lovers in intimate dialogues which reveal the fabric of monogamy, the truth of infidelity and the reality of...
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Kurdish
Description
The Yazidi girls were often just teenagers when they were abducted from their villages in the mountains of Kurdistan by fighters of Islamic State. They were converted to Islam by force, were sold as sex slaves for terrorists. Now that the survivors return to their homeland, the question arises if they will manage to start anew. Theatre-maker Hussein tries to help them to find a new life.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Ukrainian
Description
Mariupol - ruined but not conquered. The city in the east of Ukraine, with almost half a million people, has survived the occupation, total destruction, and a humanitarian catastrophe. The occupiers were murdering civilians, preventing them from escaping. In this film - the story of the survivors, their life in hell, and ultimately - salvation.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This film follows the unlikely but true story of photographer Suzanne Heintz, and an extraordinary act of defiance that catapults her life, and art, into the social media spotlight. She creates a mannequin family and embarks on a global crusade against societal pressure to conform, resulting in a raw, funny and intimate portrait of life through her lens. Part comedy, part drama, part real life - we witness it all.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Investigative journalist Anthony Baxter travels between the Presidential race and the timeless Scottish countryside to explore the troubling confrontation between a feisty 92-year-old Scottish widow and her family and Donald Trump. "There could not be a more important film than this," wrote Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian, yet the film was temporarily shut down following legal threats from the Trump Organization. As thousands of journalists hang on...
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
Nineteen-year-old Baset is the goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team. When revolution breaks out the charismatic young man becomes an iconic protest leader and singer. Osama is a 24-year-old media activist and pacifist wielding his camera to document the revolution. But when their beloved Homs becomes a bombed-out ghost town, these two peaceful protesters take up arms and transform into renegade insurgents, with devastating results.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
עברית
Description
Suleiman El-Abid was sentenced to 27 years in jail for the rape and murder of Hanit Kikos, based on his confession alone. A few days after reenacting the crime he retracted his confession and has been claiming innocence ever since. Did he receive a fair trial or did the justice systems incriminate him to whitewash their own failures?
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
The much-celebrated peace agreement runs Colombia into chaos. FARC guerrilla Ernesto, poverty-stricken coca farmers, a mysterious aristocrat, and a passionate right-wing politician struggle at the edge of their morals as they reach for contradictory dreams for a better Colombia. What happens to a very fragile peace in an unequal country if doing the 'wrong' thing may easily be justified as the only viable means of struggle?
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Bowe Bergdahl infamously walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 he was captured by the Taliban and held for five years, tortured and kept in a tiny cage. But the nightmare only continued when he was freed by President Obama in exchange for five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo. Arriving home, he was vilified in the media as a deserter who collaborated with the enemy. Donald Trump called for him to be shot as a "dirty rotten traitor". So...
11) A Sniper's War
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Russian
Description
Described as a "stealth invasion" of Ukraine, the proxy-war being waged in Donbass is a contentious conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the West. In the midst of swirling propaganda and controversy this brave doc follows Deki, a pro-Russian sniper tasked with defending his separatist comrades on the frontline of the conflict. In the midst of escalating international tensions, the film exposes an unseen side to this secretive war.
12) The Flaw
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning director David Sington presents the story of the 2008 financial credit crisis that brought suffering to millions. Forsaking easy explanations of greedy bankers and incompetent regulators, this investigation goes to the root causes of the USA's and UK's deluded belief that everyone could be rich and property prices would rise forever. It asks the question: why are the perpetrators of the mess now entrusted with the lucrative task of clearing...
13) Never Surrender
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
With beloved cult classic Galaxy Quest reaching its 20th Anniversary, this star-studded anniversary documentary unveils how the film turned fans in to true heroes and predicted a future where geeks would rule the world! The cast and crew recall how a fire on set, the loss of a powerful director and an unconvinced studio couldn't stop the film that would never give up and never surrender!
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Jewher, a Uyghur teen from China, lands in the US after she is violently separated from her father at the Beijing airport. Abduweli, a linguist and poet imprisoned and tortured for teaching Uyghur language, leaves for Istanbul upon his release. Together, they join survivors of China's "re-education camps" and their families, in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Europe and the United States to expose atrocities with the hope that global awareness brings change.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Italiano
Description
How far would you go in pursuit of justice? The tragic murder of 13-year old Yara Gambiarasio near her home in northern Italy in 2010 sparked the most high-profile and shocking murder investigation in recent Italian history. This documentary follows the tenacious and emotionally-invested lead prosecutor in her case as she seeks justice.
16) Current Sea
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A compelling testimony to the possibilities of local activism, CURRENT SEA follows investigative journalist, Matt Blomberg, and ocean activist, Paul Ferber, in their dangerous efforts to create a marine conservation area and combat the relentless tide of illegal fishing. Along the way a new generation of Cambodian environmentalists are inspired to create a better life for their people.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES explores the contemporary world of android development with a focus on human/machine relations, gender and the ethical implications of this research. The film provides an insider look into cutting-edge laboratories in Japan and the USA where scientists attempt to make robots move, speak and look human. These scientists and their discoveries are contextualised with cinematic and pop culture references to underline the mythic,...
18) Sexology
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In a post sexual revolution world, where you can purchase a vibrator just as easily as a pair of shoes, roughly one-third of all women have never experienced an orgasm. Armed with shocking sexual data, a bunch of insecurities and a determination to unlock the key to feminine sexual energy, filmmakers Catherine Oxenberg and Gabrielle Anwar seek out sexual experts, tantric masters, researchers and everyday women to unearth the full female potential....
19) Critical Mass
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Things aren't looking too good for the world's population; as we multiply at an alarming rate there is not enough food, space... or sense. With the planet bursting at the seams the intelligence and physiological traits that make us human are now crucial to mankind's survival. This intelligent film interweaves a fascinating 1960s rat experiment with a slick snapshot of today's urban jungle. As a number of disturbing parallels emerge, you can't help...
20) Only I Can Hear
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the American Midwest, three hearing teenagers come of age in the vibrant, raucous Deaf community. In search of a home between two disparate worlds, the young women explore their unique identity as CODA - Children of Deaf Adults, as they strive to fit into both the deaf and hearing communities to which they belong.
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