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"...Equal parts art and adventure, the film is a love letter to the ocean and an homage to the relationship that people have with the sea, for better or worse. Kiana says she wants it to, “evoke a desire in the viewer to follow their gut, adventure throughout this world, and become more conscious of how some of our smallest decisions can have a great impact on our own lives and the planet.”-Sail Magazine   After over a year of rebuilding an old boat, and a month of waiting for wind, three women raised anchor and set sail from North...

FOUR STARS for: The New Peasants "When you hear terms such as “off the land” and “off grid” and picture what they mean, you might think of withdrawn, unsociable people who don’t contribute meaningfully to society. Jordan Osmond’s documentary The New Peasants proves this negative reputation is ill-earned through the intimate following of a family who has spent twenty years on a mission of simplicity. Meg and her partner Patrick are self-professed “new peasants”, and they live as outside the traditional industrial food network as possible with their sons, Woody and Zephyr, in Daylesford, Australia." "Academic librarians would have a film to offer both high...

Excerpt from the review: "The original 1960s release gives this an air of timelessness, not unlike Thomas’s poetry. Brinnin’s narration is authoritative but not sonorous. The tone of the documentary is informative, but never boring. There’s a sense of action in the editing of McKenna’s photographs, coupled with using actual recordings of Thomas himself, reading his poetry.  Thomas is best known to the layman as the poet of “Do not go gentle into that good night” but Days of Dylan Thomas packs in much more into a scant twenty minutes, specifically about his personal life. He describes his wife, Caitlin...

Women on Mars is a highly engaging documentary about space exploration that never wastes a minute of its hour runtime. The topics are presented in simple ways that show the unique impact of the work being done. Whether you’re a space nerd or just interested in science, this is one worth watching. Recommended.