The sharp end is the lead end of a climbing rope--the end with the greatest risk... and reward. THE SHARP END is an adrenaline-soaked journey up the world’s most challenging walls.
"I needed to know why people were killing sharks... So I embarked on a journey that would change my life... forever." For Stewart, exploring sharks began as an adventure that became a beautiful and dangerous journey.
Tigers are in grave danger. As habitat disappears, the increase of encounters between beast and man are inevitable. This film takes us to the forests of the Russian Far East and challenges the cosy illusions of the "big cat."
Indulgence features ultra-marathon phenom Anton Krupicka as he trains in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California during the summer of 2007. The film reflects Anton's approach to life, running and his continued pursuit of minimalist ideals.
Combining a classic surf aesthetic with a social documentary ethos, SLIDING LIBERIA reverses basic assumptions and gives voice to the people who live in the surfer’s paradise. Follow four young surfers traveling war-torn Liberia.
Long ago, enthusiasts rode modified pre-WWII bikes down Marin's Mount Tamalpais. These hefty steeds were affectionately known as Klunkerz. This story tells how Klunkerz became a billion dollar industry and an Olympic event.
The Bush/Cheney Administration promoted the biggest public land grab in American history. A LAND OUT OF TIME tells us how a hundred thousand oil and gas wells have already been drilled and plans are underway for more.
Willie Stewart lost an arm 25 years ago. The teen went from wrestling champ to amputee. Faced with rehab, depression, and discrimination, Willie entered the darkest period of his life. What he accomplished after is the real story...
Oscar nominated, this sobering, haunting work, centers on the Guatemala City Garbage Dump, Central America's most toxic landfill. In this "living hell," thousands have lived, worked, and existed ENTIRELY IN THE DUMP for several generations.
Compiled from 20,000 still images, this essay meditates on a blossoming family and community. The filmmaker decides to join a local organic farm. He moves from passive observer to active participant.
Conviction tells the story of a symbolic act of disarmament by three Roman Catholic nuns when the US was preparing for war in Iraq. Their protest of America's own weapons of mass distruction at the Minuteman III site in Colorado resulted in a legal battle in which they were charged with sabotoge, likened to terrorists, and also voted "bad ass criminals for 2003".