Bread and Circus
One man's courage and will to break loose from the system, and the ability of one individual to bring down the kingdom.
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One man's courage and will to break loose from the system, and the ability of one individual to bring down the kingdom.
After 17 years in business, La Villita Bakery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn was forced to close its doors. A victim of rising rents and rapid gentrification, this family owned business was a staple of the working class commu
A classic story designed to teach important truths about Eucharist, intergenerational relationships, death, and the importance of tradition in our lives. Young Mario, saddened by his grandmother's unexpected death, is de
Haibat and six of her grandchildren are making furnaces (tandoor ovens) under the burning sunlight of Kirkuk, but they don't have any bread to eat themselves! Haibat's son became depressed and died due to poverty and lac
Jonathan loves chocolate. One day he steals the last remaining chocolate in the jar. When his stepmother catches him and his brothers ostracize him, he decides to run away.
In the small Indian state of Goa, which is troubled by increasing emigration, three stories unfold around the subject of pão—a unique type of bread native to the region. Alzira and family have been baking for generations
Cole and Lux coexist in their own miniature state of existence while striving to become one. Fully embracing this goal, they decide to consume each other.
About how Native Americans used acorns to make bread.
About the lowest class in society, female industrial workers. The film tells of one such person and her struggle for struggle for survival.
A brave woman is sentenced to prison on false testimony. She escapes twenty years later and takes refuge in Paris where she carries bread while looking for her children Georges and Lucie who will find her and exonerate h
This short film captures the beauty of a process that has persisted since the Stone Age. Sharing one of the recurrent stylistic motifs of the Georgian documentaries shown here, an uncanny atmosphere is created by the use
“The Bread Season” takes place today in the Kurdish city of Amed (Diyarbakir), located within present day eastern Turkey. Working class life is a daily struggle that places enormous pressure on the family and familiar re
In the evening newspaper "Rīgas Balss," reports by Hercs Franks often appeared, consisting of eight photographs, one on each page. From these, a narrative was constructed. The first film, "Salty Bread," was conceived thr
Based on Xavier de Montépin's story, the film tells the story of a widow wrongly accused of arson.
A small farmer's struggle for survival against the odds.
This story took place in a village during the war. A horse left by the passing troops rescued all the locals, because it could be used to grind grain and it and to do hard work. Even though it was injured, it helped peop
The fairy tale forms the idea of the child that nothing in life is given just like that. To achieve something, you need to work hard, and you need to pay for "light bread".
Homeless veterans Lilli and Aníbal find a baby in the dumpster on Christmas Eve. Although he looks healthy, they decide to take him to the nearest hospital, where they discover that no one else can see him.