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Blind Shaft
$23.95 | 89 minutes
With a suspenseful plotline that keeps viewers glued to the screen awaiting each new development in this harsh tale of miners and murder in northern China, BLIND SHAFT depicts desperate men who will do anything for money. Controversial in its commentary on China's social problems, with characters poisoned by greed and infidelity having&hellip…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
$11.95 | 120 minutes
Known for making films about familial relationships, director Ang Lee surprised everyone with his martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Based on a novel by Wang Du Lu, CROUCHING TIGER starts with the revenge plot common in the wuxia stories that Lee loved as a child, then adds a feminist twist. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) is…
Electric Shadows
$12.95 | 95 minutes
ELECTRIC SHADOWS is a poignant, bittersweet drama about the relationship between a mute woman and a young delivery boy. After a violent incident brings them unexpectedly together, the two discover their shared love of movies, which helps each of them uncover the stories of their own pasts. The film, which is fantastical, sentimental&hellip…
Indestructible - DOWNLOAD
$11.99 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
Indestructible
$24.95 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
Indestructible - ON DEMAND
$3.99 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
Last Train Home
$23.95 | 87 minutes
Changhua Zhang and Suqin Chen are a couple from a rural village in China's Sichuan province. Frustrated with their lack of employment opportunities, they traveled to the industrial city of Guangdong and took jobs with a large textile firm, making clothing for export. However, Changhua and Suqin were not able to bring their two children…
Life on a String
$23.95 | 107 minutes
Chen Kaige's LIFE ON A STRING, based on a story by Tiesheng Shi, tells the tale of an old blind musician who, when he was a young boy, was told that he would be cured of his affliction after he broke 1000 strings on his instrument. The old master (Liu Zhongyuan) has become a grizzled, saintly figure in pursuit of his goal of sight. His&hellip…
Of Shadows and Men - DOWNLOAD
$7.99 | 23 minutes
Join Aurelien Foucault and Cedric Quennesson as they bring the ancient spectacle of Chinese Shadow Puppetry to life. Meet colorful he denizens of the Mengze Theatre as well as master puppeteer Qin Ligang and his prodigious grandson as they display this breathtaking art…
Of Shadows and Men - ON DEMAND
$1.99 | 23 minutes
Join Aurelien Foucault and Cedric Quennesson as they bring the ancient spectacle of Chinese Shadow Puppetry to life. Meet colorful he denizens of the Mengze Theatre as well as master puppeteer Qin Ligang and his prodigious grandson as they display this breathtaking art…