The Slocum Is on Fire!

June 1904: What had started out as a cheerful event, the annual outing of the Lutheran Church in East Village, ended in a terrible disaster. Nearly 1100 people, mainly women and children perished when the excursion boat

A Boat in the Garden

I can tell you about my father's voyage on his boat, because I was with him all the time. It was a rather strange voyage, with no ocean or sea crossing, not even a lock to pass through... The boat stayed at home and so d

Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar

She has been on stage for over sixty years and has played all the great female roles. Now she is working on a new play, but at the same time she is facing the end at the age of 83 – and it doesn’t feel nice. Already in 1

Slochteren aan de lijn

A documentary about the construction of the Dutch natural gas pipeline network following the discovery of the Groningen gas field. Workers and specialists from the Netherlands and abroad prepare and lay thousands of pipe

Slocum at Sea with Himself

I was a self-taught sailor of marginal skills when I did something I had never attempted before: I was solo sailing our 30 foot Islander into her home port and had noticed that there was no one in sight. I therefore deci

The Epiphany of Slocum Furlow

A melancholy comedy about Loneliness At College and The Meaning of Life.

Slocking Walkman

These shorts, executed between 1984 and 1986 in Vienna, exude an amazingly fresh intimacy and vitality. Referred to by the filmmakers as "home movies", they record actionistic performances in the directors' own living qu

Passionate spirits never fade

Many people have had a local driving force in their lives. In this documentary, we follow Torsångs IF just outside Borlänge and the major impact their driving force has had on them. And what happens when such a person su

Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society

An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the

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Joshua Slocum: Life & Epic Journey

Following a stellar career that found him commanding some of the world's finest ships, Joshua Slocum embarked on journey far different from any he'd ever taken before, setting out to become the first person to single-han

The Slocum Disaster

Several shots of the events after the disaster of steamboat PS General Slocum.

Holiday in the Sun

Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.