Promise

Composed of material from the FBI Vault and the Jonestown Institute, this work consists of several sequences of monologues, confessions, and speeches by members and personalities of the United States and the Soviet Union. By juxtaposing this audio-visual archive with the video game Outlast 2, which was inspired by the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide, the film attempts to expose the abandonment of the quest for a Promised Land by Jonestown members. This abandonment, in the end, was also that of religious socialism.

Created in only 24 hours for the Okotoks 24hr Horror Film Festival 2021 and withdrawn at the last second. "Not, Violent, I Promise, I Swear", is a film about a random group of people who take shelter in a house during a Kaiju attack.

A story that highlights the outward expression of a young gay Black man, as he embarks on a soul-searching journey after a sexual liberation phase, post-break up. This film is a comedic drama that shines light on the truth of experience through the raw and authentic lens of transparency.

A married couple's boring evening routine is complicated when the wife's sudden apprehension over her husband's impending overseas trip leads to bittersweet revelations.

Using performance to inspire critical reflection, Promised Paradise delivers fascinating and revealing insight into the social and religious undercurrents dominating Indonesian society today and the Muslim world at large.

Through the lens of those descended from the "Black Promised Land" we draw a century-long thread, revealing the lingering trauma endured when a thriving Black community is repeatedly targeted for systematic destruction.

“Tomorrow’s Hope” brings us into the journey of passionate educators and tenacious kids determined to carve out the future despite daunting realities on Chicago’s South Side. Reconnecting with three high school seniors who had started out in the Educare Preschool’s first-ever class, the film explores how early education can set forth lasting pathways for brighter outcomes - even in the most brutally unforgiving of environments. As the contrast of promises kept emerges against a formidable backdrop of promises broken, “Tomorrow’s Hope” celebrates the thirst for understanding and the resilience of the human spirit.

The history of community organizing in America and the role played by Saul Alinksy in the development and practice.

The Texas Promise follows the debate over the direction of Texas public education and its impact on the nation. With a lawsuit brought against the state by a collection of school districts claiming that the cutting of over 5 billion dollars from public education was unconstitutional, and a variety of contested bills up for passage in the 83rd Legislature, the film explores what is at stake for students in the Texas school system and what the policy decisions might mean for the future of Texas.

Vashawn Mitchell's spiritual second album focuses on the promises of God, and this live recording filmed at a Chicago performance captures the emotional depth and musical reach of the talented singer-songwriter at his best. Known for his distinctive lyrics, Mitchell wrote eight of the 11 tracks on the album. Highlights from the concert include a stirring version of "For My Good" and duets with special guests Kim Burrell and Angela Spivey.

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Travel to Israel and draw a whole new understanding of the Scriptures. Wet your feet in the Jordan River and feel the power of the life-giving water, and show your trust in the Lord's bounty by offering up first fruits at Jericho. You'll learn all about how you can cleanse the land by confronting evil and use the tools of society to redeem your world for God. This video is the first volume of the "That the World May Know" series.

A man struggling with the loss of a relationship to a woman and her 5 year old child, seeks to find the answers to life's toughest questions. Along the way, he finds that life isn't exactly what he thought and promises that were made to her child can still come true.

A group of Kurdish refugees tries to get to Great Britain. A female student travels through Europa. A young executive relocates a factory to Hungary.

As the filmmaker pursues a creative career, she goes looking for others in similar positions to explore what her decision entails. Mixing experimental art and documentary film, the work explores the real and imaginary boundaries of creativity.

Every year, an estimated 800,000 persons are trafficked across international borders and forced into sexual or labour servitude. Estimates are that as many as 32 million people yearly are held in slave-like conditions for sexual or labour exploitation, 2.4 million of these individuals as a result of being trafficked. They are promised good jobs or pay, but end up forced into prostitution or working in servitude for no pay. They are emotionally and physically brutalized, starved, forced to work extremely long hours, stripped of their passports and locked away, and eventually discarded or worse, murdered. Eight years after the United Nations established the Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, "Fatal Promises" offers a comprehensive look at the realities on the ground versus the rhetoric of today.

Long before Marilyn Manson hit the scene, the U.K.'s Skeletal Family broke ground as one of the first goth rock bands. This collection of live performances, promos and interviews spans the band's career, from 1983 to 2005. Songs include "Mixed Feelings," "Promised Land," "She Cries Alone," "Burning Oil," "The Wind Blows," "Hands on the Clock," "Black Ju Ju," "Someone New," "No Chance" and many more.

Riri (Mitha The Virgin) is an announcer who reads mystery stories on the radio and Wanda (Dara The Virgin) is a fan of Riri’s show. Wanda likes to write a mystery story but does not have the guts to send it to the radio. Wanda was paralyzed after a car accident that killed his brother, Tino. Once Riri is found by her mother hanging herself in her room. Since the death of Riri, Wanda often gets harassments at her home.Wanda is frightened and decides to investigate the case.

On a train to Auschwitz, 17-year-old Heinz Geiringer told his sister Eva that he hid the paintings and poetry he created during his time in hiding beneath the attic floorboards. Heinz made Eva promise if he should die in the camps, she would retrieve the artwork. Today, his story sits in the shadow of the better-known DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. After the war, Eva became the posthumous stepsister of Anne when her mother married Anne's father. While the world knows Anne's story, this film introduces Heinz, his artistry, and his sister's efforts to find and share his remarkable legacy.--montclairfilm