Rites of Passage

Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the life experiences of the young people involved in the making of this powerful feature-length drama. Six interwoven stories

Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo

In Mali, women's funeral rite takes place in the village of Bongo, in Dogon country.

Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour: Live at the Jakarta International Jazz Festival 2013

Live performance by Gruisin and Ritenour

Blood Rites

Navigating unspoken horrors in the English Fens, three young women uncover a monstrous secret that binds them.

Divine Rites II

Both raised with Catholicism to varying degrees and both devout femme dykes, their relationship weaves the symbolism and practices of the church with BDSM and service to mine the complicated, painful history of religion’

The Rites of Franco

Stephen Thrower offers some background informations and analysis on the film "La maldición de Frankenstein", directed by Jess Franco.

A House on the Wheels

A playful narrative both above and below street level, focusing on the employees who maintain the underground communications of the city of Riga.

RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi

Bhargava and Iyer were inspired by the centennial of the Stravinsky-Nijinsky The Rite of Spring to explore another of rite of spring: the Hindu festival of Holi, famous for its revelry of color in celebration of the lov

Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo

Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo movie was released Apr 18, 2012 by the As Is studio.

The Rites of Magick

The Rites of Magick is a feature length (90 minute) dramatic documentary on the rites, ceremonies and meditative practices of America’s oldest continually operating Magical tradition: The Order of the Temple of Astarte i

Knights of the Golden City

There is no city, no golden towers nor golden bells. There are no golden leaves falling in every city every autumn. People have destroyed the golden city... They destroyed it and started building a simple stone one. Nin

Rites of Passage: The Rebirth Of Combat Sports

A documentary in the world of no-holds-barred fighting.

The Last Rites

When Wei Ming’s beloved adoptive grandmother Saroja dies days before his wedding, he is torn between grief and tradition, fighting to perform her last rites despite cultural objections.

Rites de Possession en Asie du Sud-Est

Surface Rites

A young Slovakian immigrant opens a uranium mine near Elliot Lake in northern Ontario, and later builds a massive replica of the modest church from his childhood village. Stranded amongst suburban streets named after pri

Paternal Rites

The question of how to approach an abusive past is tackled head-on in this contemplative mix of home movies, collage and interviews. After years of attempting to heal from the actions of an abusive grandfather, Rosskam p

Women’s Rites or Truth is the Daughter of Time

An autumnal celebration of colorful fall leaves, brooks and bathing, chanting circles and tree goddess rites. Shot on witch's land in Northern California, it is a woman celebrating woman and nature film with the poetry o

First Rites

A mafia family becomes the target of dirty cops during a mob war.

Rites of Spring

Folk Horror as a film genre explores the power of ritual, stories passed down through generations and long forgotten. Taking sanitised modern life and peeling back the mask to expose the dirt, the earth, our connection t

Rites of Overpass

Crossing-over is never accomplished when bridges crumble early as fragile ideals. In memory of Lorraine Ordaz. (SVHS; color)