documentary

Wax Food Models – from Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-Ga

This is a short section from Wim Wenders’ documentary film, Tokyo-Ga, about the life of legendary Japanese filmmaker, Yasujoro Ozu. Ozu is known for his loving and methodical portrayal of family life in post-war Japan.

Ozu’s incredible filmography includes classics such as Ohayô (Good Morning), Tokyo Story, Late Spring, Early Summer, Floating Weeds, Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, and dozens more.

Ozu once said:

I have formulated my own directing style in my head, proceeding without any unnecessary imitation of others.

In this snippet, Wim Wenders, a great filmmaker himself, becomes fascinated with the “fake food” often found on display at Japanese restaurants, showing the finest dishes they have to offer. The fake food is painstakingly produced in a small factory where Wenders goes to film for a day.

Public Exposure: Microwave frequencies alter our brain & DNA

Public Exposure: Microwave frequencies alter our brain & DNA

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen so far discussing the issues of wireless technology, radio frequencies and electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Various scientists from around the world (including Dr. Neil Cherry from New Zealand) discuss what they have uncovered with their indepen ...

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

This fascinating documentary, directed by Saida Medvedeva and released in 2008, spans the globe to reveal recent discoveries about water, the most amazing yet least studied substance in the world. Researchers, scientists, philosophers and theologians speak of their understanding of this unique l ...

Full Signal – Global Wireless Technology’s Impact on Health

Full Signal – Global Wireless Technology’s Impact on Health

Full Signal is a very important documentary as it looks at the issues of wireless technology and it's effect on our health in a clear way. It points out that people who are electrically hypersensitive are not out to get rid of technology, we simply want this technology to be dealt with responsib ...

Newsreel of 165 year old Abkhasian

Newsreel of 165 year old Abkhasian

This Universal Newsreel shows an old Abkhasian, still leading his donkey about the hills at 165. His traditional culture somehow managed to maintain this impressive level of health and longevity without having to harvest kidneys (they call organ harvesting the 'red market' these days) or use a pleth ...

Milk War Screening, Vancouver BC

Milk War Screening, Vancouver BC

Event to Support Local Community Dairies Milk War Written and directed by award winning journalist Kevin O'Keefe Produced by Declan O'Driscoll Gemini Award-winning actor Colm Feore narrates Please join us on February 6th, 2011 3-5 pm at the Rio Theatre (1660 E. Broadway @Commercial Drive) ...

LA Community Gardens Under Attack

LA Community Gardens Under Attack

Have you ever seen that documentary about the hugest urban community garden in the world that was bulldozed by the city of Los Angeles? It is a real tear-jerker. A truly disturbing film. Guess what? LA is at it again. They are planning to increase the cost per plot for community gardens from $25 to ...

Fundraiser – Milk War

Fundraiser – Milk War

Our local Cowshare is working hard to raise money for the legal fees incurred by Fraser Health's attack on our right to access milk directly from our cows. One of our cowshare members, Noriko has been working really hard and set up a screening of the recently released film "Milk War" at the Rio the ...