Passing On
It's hard to ignore your family when they show up in the mail.
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It's hard to ignore your family when they show up in the mail.
A man is given the chance to reflect on his life after his death.
Three professions ushered Black former slaves from poverty to the American dream: preacher, teacher, and undertaker. Today, renowned embalmer James Bryant puts his faith in a new generation to continue this vanishing leg
Passing On, a lyrical, typically confessional effort that encapsulates what's preceded it. Hoolboom's dance with death — a motif acknowledged in the medieval woodcut segues between segments — resonates in double-exposed
At almost 90 years old, Monika is approaching the end of her life. Her mind is also starting to go. She’s suffering from dementia. It’s a good thing she has her granddaughter Emma for company during her final days in her
One of my thoughts while shooting Forest of Bliss was to see and hear what poets might have to say about their surroundings. These scenes recount some of their thoughts.
Ships passing on the Huangpu River Video/Super 8 film transferred to DV/color/b&w/sound Images of ships recorded in the same location(Shanghai) at different time periods(2008-2013) drift in and out of the frame towards
By Kwame Braun. Color, 24 mins, 1998. From distributor Documentary Educational Resources: At a street festival in West Africa, a young girl is delighted to discover a video camera trained on her. But her exuberant disp
The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard follows Julie - a young and ambitious second generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, known as the refugee neighborhood of San Diego, California.
View from the train front as it travels through the station in Devon, England.
View from the train front as it travels west through the station, Wales, UK. River Dee is on the left.
The artist reconstructs fragmentary memories of her Jewish grandmother, who avoided being deported from Lyon in 1944 thanks to a misunderstanding. The film moves between France and Germany, and between the 1940s and Schw
Space. Inspired by photographs of Winston Link (Night Trick), this film is composed of images of trains passing by a house. Trains are seen from inside the house in a variety of viewing angles. The film lists all possibl
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and inspiring talk.
Thirteen-year-old Renée is in class when the news interrupts her lesson that a girl from another class is missing. While her mother worries about the disappearance, Renée is preoccupied with the breakup of her friendship
Two trans women share moments of love, insult, and masochism, exchanging both kiki and kai kai languages. Their syncopated exchanges oscillate from hateful to loving, blurring the distinction between lover and enemy - a
When therapy and medication fail to provide any relief for severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) – better known as electroshock therapy – can offer a solution. Mie and Tine have been struggling with depressi
This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices.
The story is about Mayumi and a jobless youngster who enters her life. Mayumi is a rape victim, and is often haunted by the painful memories of her past. Mayumi chances upon this youngster, strikes a chord with him, and