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Bobbi Jo Hart
Bobbi Jo Hart has passionately directed “up close and personal”, award-winning documentaries for 20 years, often filming alone to obtain greater intimacy with her characters. Rebels On Pointe follows her last award-winning feature documentary I Am Not a Rock Star, which toured worldwide festivals — from Thessaloniki to Palm Springs, Vancouver to Krakow — winning many awards along the way — includi…
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Fanny: The Right to Rock · 2021Fanny: The Right to Rock
★ 6.42021
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The untold story of a Filipina American founded, California garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first all female band to release an LP with a major label. Adored by David Bowie, the band's groundbreaking impact in music has been lost in the mists of time... until now. Fifty years later, bandmates reunite with a new record deal and a second chance to right the wrongs of history.
A Calling to Care · 2001A Calling to Care
★ 9.02001
MovieDocumentary
A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan. Teaching nursing to local women in a strict Muslim culture that forbids them to even to touch men is a formidable task. However, Grace challenges her own values and belief systems to find common ground with her students, helping them to excel and feel respect for themselves in a culture that doesn't respect them. Whether it is getting her hands painted with henna, swimming fully-clothed in the ocean, or marching bravely with them on International Women's Day, Grace bonds with her students in a very special way, and ultimately discovers how the West can learn a lot more from the Third World than she ever thought.
E. Noël Spinelli: Sharing the Magic of Music · 2019E. Noël Spinelli: Sharing the Magic of Music
2019
Movie
The son of a humble Italian immigrant, E. Noël Spinelli has dedicated most of his life to making music accessible to his blue-collar community of Lachine, Québec.
I Am Not a Rock Star · 2012I Am Not a Rock Star
2012
MovieMusicDocumentary
The sacrifice of self, the acclaim, the adoring crowds — classical pianist Marika Bournaki fits the role. But the title of Bobbi Jo Hart's award-winning biographical documentary, I am Not a Rock Star, speaks to the contradictions of Bournaki's life. Shot over a span of eight years - following the pianist from 12 to 20 years of age - Hart's film amounts to a front row seat in the unfolding of a life and the forming of a personality. Shot in verité style in concert halls, hotels and airports around the world and featuring stunning piano performances, the film turns Bournaki's life into a visual narrative, revealing both the rewards and costs of a life dedicated to music
Rebels on Pointe · 2017Rebels on Pointe
★ 6.52017
MovieDocumentary
Cinéma vérité celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a drag ballet company founded in the wake of the Stonewall Riots.
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