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A walk in the woods will never be the same after watching THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES. Based on his best-selling that has profoundly changed our understanding of forests, renowned forester and writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most enlightening ideas. Presenting his ecological, biological and academic expertise with infectious enthusiasm and candor, Wohlleben travels through Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Vancouver to illustrate the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland for decades. The result is an immersive and eye-opening look at the scientific mechanisms behind these wonders of nature. Peter Wohlleben, subject and best selling author joins us for a very engaging conversation on his reluctance to write The Hidden Life of Trees, his surprise at the reaction to the book and his own journey to better understand the magnificent complexity and awe-inspiring world of the kingdom of forests manifested by a remarkable level of dialog that take place among the thousands of it's inhabitants.
http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/683/FS-7-16-21%20Wollelben%20-%20Hidden%20Life%20of%20Trees.mp3
Opens July 16 in Theaters Across the U.S. via Capelight Pictures and MPI Media Group
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About the production – Adaptations of bestsellers are part of Constantin Film's DNA: the Munich-based film company's adaptations – from "Christiane F." to "The Name of the Rose", "The House of the Spirits" and "Perfume – Story of a Murderer" to "Look Who's Back" – have regularly become blockbuster hits at the German box office. But Constantin Film had never before adapted a non-fiction book as a documentary. Like many millions of other people, producer Friederich Oetker was given Peter Wohlleben's book The Hidden Lives of Trees as a present. "To be honest, I only read it after I had been given it as a present for the second time," he says. "But then in one go. I was incredibly impressed by the way. Peter Wohlleben took the reader by the hand and guided them through the forest. It was like a guided tour, a walk in the forest. Although it covers such large areas of Germany, the forest is a bit like terra incognita. Very few people have a real relationship and access to it. Wohlleben wrote a forest guide like Jacques Cousteau once did for the ocean."
About the subject and the author – Born in 1964, Peter Wohlleben had already decided as a small child that he wanted to become a nature conservationist. He studied Forestry and was a civil servant at the State Forestry Administration for over twenty years. He now runs a forest academy in the Eifel region and works worldwide for the return of the primeval forests. He is a guest on numerous TV programmes, gives lectures and seminars and is the author of books about the forest and nature conservation issues. He has inspired people all over the world with his bestsellers The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, The Secret Wisdom of Nature and The Secret Bond between Humankind and Nature. Most recently, the magazine "Wohllebens Welt" was published. He was awarded the Bavarian Nature Conservation Medal in 2019 for his emotional and unconventional way of imparting knowledge. His latest book, The Heartbeat of Trees, is now available via Greystone books.
About the filmmaker – Director and screenwriter Jorg Adolph was born in Herford in 1967. He is considered to be one of the leading directors of documentaries in Germany. Last year saw him being nominated for the German Film Award for his latest work, "Parents' School". The film itself developed into a political issue and was the subject of much public controversy. From 1988 to 1994, Adolph studied Comtemporary German Literature and Media Studies in Marburg and then moved to the HFF in Munich where he studied Television Journalism and Documentary Film. His graduation film "Klein, schnell und außer Kontrolle" won the German Television Award in 2001. Since then, Adolph has been working as a freelance documentary filmmaker. Several of his works see him focusing on the artistic creative process: in "On/Off the Record", he followed the internationally acclaimed Weilheim pop band The Notwist over one year during their work on their momentous album "Neon Golden". In 2011, he directed the documentary feature "The Great Passion" about the preparations and performances of the Oberammergau Passion Play.
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"Extremely exciting, instructive, entertaining documentary. Here you can be amazed, seriously thought and be happy."– Bild
"THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES Based on the best-selling non-fiction book of the same name, "The Hidden Life of Trees" tells of the mechanisms of a forest and the lack of understanding of deforestation and reforestation. With the help of beautiful images the film creates awareness for the system of trees." – Film-rezensionen
"Director Jörg Adolph's documentary succeeds in conveying the joy and amazement about it on a journey through the world of nature. At times it is reminiscent of the motivating documentaries such as Erwin Wagenhofer's "But beautiful". In addition, the sensational shots by Jan Haft amaze. And in the spirit of the non-fiction author Peter Wohlleben, there is a positive outlook. Because for him one thing is certain: "The forest is coming back". Of course, he remarks soberly: "It would only be nice if we were still there".– Programmkino
"Adolph's non-fiction documentary seeks the harmony between personal portraits, spectacular nature shots and political statements and thus walks a little on the trail of committed documentaries like Erwin Wagenhofer's "WE FEED THE WORLD"".– epd-film
"Haft's forest pictures are astonishing. At night the camera looks reverently into the canopy of the trees and a star-twinkling sky; it hovers over forests that are sometimes green, sometimes colorful; and immerse yourself in the fascinating play of light in a summer deciduous forest." – Süddeutsche Zeitung
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THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52 is a cinematic quest to find the "52 Hertz Whale," which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale's lonely plight can teach us — not just about our changing relationship to the oceans, but to each other. This is the only film that set out in search of 52. The 52 Hertz Whale was originally discovered in 1989. Over the last 3 decades 52 has become a global sensation capturing the hearts of fans around the world. This whale's story has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Insider and more. Most recently the British Indie Rock band Amber Run and the K-pop band BTS have written songs about the whale. Award winning filmmaker Joshua Zeman has been at the forefront of investigative documentaries for the past decade. His most recent work was the hit Netflix documentary series, THE SONS OF SAM: DESCENT INTO DARKNESS. His critically-acclaimed film CROPSEY, a look into the disappearance of five children, is considered to be one of most terrifying horror documentaries of all time. Director Joshua Zeman joins us for a conversation on the primordial fascination that whales exert over humans, the impact his first encounter with Blue Whale had on him, how "singing Humpbacks saved whales for being hunted into extinction and why 52's story has captured a world-wide audience.
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In theaters on July 9 / On Demand July 16
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"While 52 remains something of a mystery, The Loneliest Whale renders him less of a metaphor." – Mark Jenkins, Slant Magazine
"…the work is very informative, not only about 52, but about the whale songs that engaged human interest in their fates and the perils facing them in today's oceans." – Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
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Victor Valle's documentary 8 BILLION ANGELS focuses on how and why humanity's demand for resources vastly are outpacing nature's ability to supply them. Food, water, climate and extinction emergencies are unfolding before our eyes. 8 BILLION ANGELS tells the truth about the conflict between the size of our global population and the sustainability of our planet. It dispels the misperceptions that technology can save us, that reducing consumption is the only answer, and that the blame lies solely in the developing world. 8 BILLION ANGELS enlists a wide array of experts that include; Jason Hall-Spencer, Dr, Saroj Pachauri, David Montgomery, Bill Stowe, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Stuart Pimm, William Ryerson, Zoe Weil and Brownie Wilson to lay out how the world can achieve a sustainable balance for ourselves and earth. Using breathtaking cinematography and startling emotion, the film takes the viewer on an immersive and emotional journey into the lives of farmers, fisherman and others as they witness an unfolding global crisis and inspires real solutions toward lasting sustainability and a better quality of life for all Earth's inhabitants. In 8 BILLION ANGELS Executive Producer and Executive Director of Earth Overshoot Terry Spahr joins us for a conversation on how and why facing the questions around the ever-expanding population of people is a vital and indispensable part of any plan to save humans from cataclysmic event.
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Abramorama will host a national virtual premiere event screening on April 20 at 8 PM EST followed by a panel discussion on the inconvenient truths of overpopulation, to be followed by a nationwide Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release release on April 23, 2021.
About Earth Overshoot – Earth Overshoot is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to making ecological limits central to all personal and public decision-making through targeted education and advocacy. Its goal is to achieve a sustainable society characterized by human well-being and flourishing biodiversity. Launched in early 2019, the organization builds upon the key messages presented in 8 Billion Angels, a documentary feature about overpopulation as an overarching upstream cause of our global environmental emergencies. earthovershoot.org
Executive Producer's Statement – In my lifetime I have witnessed remarkable changes in humanity's growth, in prosperity, lifespan, and in sheer numbers across the globe. As a child in the 1970's, I saw the unintended consequences of this growth near my home in Philadelphia where pollution clogged the same Delaware River so celebrated for Washington's crossing, huge landfills for garbage fouled the landscape close to Independence Hall, and masses of cars produced smog-filled air as they navigated roads designed centuries ago for far fewer people. Despite awakening to our environmental pollution problem, giving rise to recycling, renewable energy, land conservation and environmental awareness and stewardship, we now see that no amount of technology, voluntary reduction in consumption, or conservation can halt the greater forces propelling us toward climate change, ocean acidification, deforestation and a host of other natural catastrophes. All of our efforts, up until now, have amounted to stop-gap measures that distract us from the fact that we add 80 million more people every year to the earth, who together consume more resources faster than the world can replenish, and emit more waste than the earth can naturally absorb. That is why I decided to stop talking about it and do something, dedicating my time and money to telling the truth about the problem, and sharing the hope of real solutions in the stories of everyday people. After all, it is only when we are not afraid to name a problem, confront it and talk openly and honestly about it, that we can begin to fix it. It is critical to offer an alternate vision for the future. If we, as individuals, families and nations, band together by pursuing smaller families, supporting the worldwide adoption of accessible and affordable family planning, and strengthening our global commitment to the education and empowerment of women and girls, we will not only bring tremendous social justice, economic prosperity and health equity to billions, but we will unequivocally restore the environment. Join me in on this first step of my mission to ensure a planet that provides a just, safe and sustainable future for everyone. – Terry Spahr
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"A no-nonsense look at how our greed is the thing that will kill us and the planet… Persuasive and important, startling and familiar." – Anne Brodie, What She Said
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Emmy Award winning director Joe Gantz's compassionate documentary THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD is a climate change film like no other. Instead of focusing on paralyzing facts and numbers THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD inspiring takes a unique approach by following passionate activists, ages 15-72, who are in the trenches fighting for a livable future. These brave climate warriors put their lives on the line to push for change, regardless of the personal cost. THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD brings an urgent and intimate portrait of the protests, arrests, courtroom drama and family turmoil these activists endure as they single-mindedly focus their attention on the goal of creating a more sustainable world for future generations. Drawing on powerful footage and moving interviews, THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD is an inspiring call to action, urging each one of us to become climate warriors for a livable future. Director and producer Joe Gantz stops by to talk about the dedicated activist who are willing to push aside a comfortable life of in-action to become everyday heroes push to create a sustainable world, often risking their relationships, careers – and freedoms in the process.
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THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD opens everywhere on EARTH DAY April 22, 2021 but you can preorder you tickets now. Due to Covid, the film will open in virtual releases unless otherwise Indicated. You can get a ticket through us or you OR You can support your favorite local movie theater or non-profit so that half the proceeds goes to them. More will be added daily so stay tuned!
About the filmmaker – Joe Gantz is known for work that examines personal stories with honesty, humor, and depth. He calls his film style, "life in progress", where his small crew fades into the background and lets the story evolve organically. Joe tries to be present for the pivotal moments as well as the everyday moments, to give insight into each subject's life and relationships. The goal is to allow the subjects to be comfortable enough to go about their daily life as if there was no one filming. And the subjects are not performing, because there is no agenda, making for very authentic storytelling. Taxicab Confessions: Emmy award-winning HBO documentary series featuring real-life interactions between cab drivers and their passengers that was broadcast for fifteen years. American Winter: A documentary film about families struggling in the wake of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Ending Disease: The Stem Cell, Anti-Cancer T-Cell, & Antibody Revolution In Medicine, is a film about how regenerative therapies are transforming medicine from a lifetime of treatments to onetime cures for a whole host of debilitating diseases. The Race to Save the World: uses the same personal approach to emotionally-engage viewers in the urgent fight against catastrophic climate change.
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"The Race to Save the World realistically captures characters who take real risks and the impacts on their loved ones and on themselves. Implicitly it raises questions about the best way to achieve environmental goals… Gantz' film spurs us to think about how to be more effective". – Jim Hansen, Director Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program Columbia University Earth Institute
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As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist (Joel Fry) and park scout (Ellora Torchia) venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them as nature becomes a force of evil, Director, writer and editor Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, Kill List, Fields of England) joins us for a conversation on his endlessly compelling pandemic folk tale that is begins with a walk in the woods that drops us into subversively horrifying landscape of screeching trees and bone-crushing vibrations. Golden Globe nominee composer Clint Mansell (The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, Moon) provides a stunningly propulsive soundtrack to the film.
http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/683/FS-4-16-21%20Wheatley%20-%20In%20The%20Earth.mp3
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"It's damn terrifying, trippy, thoughtfully imaginative in sound design and visual tricks to convey communicating with nature, and packs a savage kick of relatively insane individuals and body horror" – Robert Kojder, Flickering Myth
"The biggest success, however, is the balance of psychedelic mysticism and heady science that are melded with toe-curling scenes of gore and suspense." – Norman Gidney, Film Threat
"Wheatley is firing on all cylinders with his stripped-down approach to massive topics. An assault on the senses that's bigger than any blockbuster." – Kyle Anderson, Nerdist
"In the Earth reminds us that there's so much more still to fear in the invisible darkness of the natural world — things that our little animal brains can barely grok in all of its terrible splendor." – Nick Johnston, Vanyaland
"It's one of the most exciting genre mashups I've seen in years." – Lorry Kikta, Film Threat
"Wheatley and his collaborators have produced something that some of us thought would be impossible: an outrageously entertaining film that feels utterly rooted in the bleak era in which it was made." – Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK)
"This is the work of someone who's always been more in his element when making something out of nothing, and that energy is especially well-served to a story about the fundamental human impulse to do the same." – David Ehrlich, indieWire
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STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her. The strays' disparate lives intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians with whom they share the streets. Director Elizabeth Lo joins us to talk about her remarkable debut documentary film, meeting Zeytin and Nazar and how she navigated the streets and the people of Istanbul to present an illuminating observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.
http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/683/FS-3-12-21%20Lo%20-%20Stray.mp3
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2021 Spirit Award nomination for the Truer Than Fiction Award
Director's Statement – The impetus for STRAY is personal. When my childhood dog died, I felt a quiet need to suppress my grief at his passing. I was shocked that something as personal as how my heart responds to the death of a loved one could be shaped by an external politics that defined him or "it" as "valueless." As my grief evolved, I also saw how our moral conceptions of who or how much one matters can be in constant flux. This transformative moment is what propels STRAY's exploration into value, hierarchy, and sentience. In 2017, I traveled to Turkey, a country whose history and relationship with strays is unique in the world. Turkish authorities have tried to annihilate stray dogs since 1909, leading to mass killings of Istanbul's street dogs for the last century. But widespread protests against these killings transformed Turkey into one of the only countries where it is now illegal to euthanize or hold captive any stray dog. Every free-roaming dog today is an emblem of resistance — living manifestations of compassion in the face of intolerance. I first met Zeytin, our canine protagonist, as she hurried past me in a busy underground tunnel in Istanbul. Intrigued by her sense of purposefulness, I chased after her. She was joined by Nazar, another street dog. As it turned out, they were on the heels of a group of young men from Syria — Jamil, Halil and Ali — who were living on the streets as refugees in Turkey. Zeytin quickly emerged as the focus of our production because she was one of the rare dogs we followed who did not inadvertently end up following us back. To the very last day of shooting, she remained radically independent. In Zeytin I saw a character who could fully envelop us within her own non-human will — a quality that was vital to a story about dogs who, unlike pets, are not only defined by their relationship to humans. My journey through Turkey traversed a socio-cultural terrain in which for a moment, one nation became refuge for many others. When xenophobia, species destruction and nationalist sentiment are rising all around the world, STRAY springs from these cracks in our anthropocentric modernity. It asks us to re-evaluate what it means that our streets are continuously emptied of everyone except those whom we've deemed to be its legitimate citizens. Through STRAY, I hope to continually push the boundaries of the cinematic medium in order to explore and challenge unequal states of personhood — to expand viewers' circles of moral and perceptual consideration beyond their own class, culture, and species. – Elizabeth Lo
About the filmmaker – Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Elizabth Lo is an award-winning filmmaker. Her work has been broadcast and showcased internationally, including at the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, True/False, BAM Cinema fest, New York Times Op-Docs, and PBS POV. Elizabeth was named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine in 2015 and was featured in the 2015 Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase at Cannes Lion. She was selected for the New York Film Festival Artist Academy in 2018 and the Locarno Film Festival Filmmakers Academy in 2019. Elizabeth's work has played at over 100 film festivals and has won numerous awards. Her short films include Hotel 22 (2015), Bisonhead (2016), Mother's Day (2017), The Disclosure President (2016), Notes from Buena Vista (2016), Treasure Island (2014), and Last Stop in Santa Rosa (2013). In 2017, her collected shorts were released by Video Project as a DVD, The Short Films of Elizabeth Lo, for distribution to educational institutions and libraries around the world. Elizabeth was born and raised in Hong Kong and holds a B.F.A. from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an M.F.A. from Stanford University. STRAY is her feature film debut.
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"The ultimate love letter to dogs and a multifaceted moral inquiry into humanity… [A] virtuosic feature documentary debut." – Tomris Laffly, Variety
"Dog lovers will drool over this profound canine love letter from Turkey. Gorgeous, absorbing…The dogs run most of the show, and they serve as remarkable centerpieces in a complex visual tapestry."- Eric Kohn, IndieWire
"A howling success. Artful, intimate… 'Stray' shines a piercing light on what it means to be an outcast in a teeming metropolis."- Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
"As simple as its title and as complex as the city it briefly illuminates…" – Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
"Lo inspects both the faultlines and fringes of the Turkish society and ponders profound philosophical questions concerning humanity." – Tomris Laffly, Variety
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January 12-24 2021, Highways, the legendary Los Angeles Performance Space and Gallery presents its Second Annual Film Maudit 2.0 festival showcasing and celebrating new outré, unusual and startling films. The festival will feature over 125 works of cinema from 25 countries including films rarely if ever, seen in festivals: works addressing socio-political issues and taboo subject matter that challenges conventional artistic assumptions and sexual mores.Virtual, online screenings of 18 feature films, 21 shorts programs, specially commissioned programs, and new film scored performed by artists who reflect the diversity of Los Angeles. Included are a range of narrative, documentary and experimental films that are deliberately bold, extreme, confrontational and unusual. Film Maudit 2.0 highlights this year include the U.S. premieres of Feature Films: Mathius Marvellous Shop, a Spanish/German surrealistic satire; Kriya, a magical Indian thriller, and the Los Angeles premieres of Woman of the Photographs; a powerful Japanese film about image and reality for a beautiful model; The Columnist, a darkly comic horror film from The Netherlands; A Dark, Dark Man, the Kazakhstan/France thriller just long-listed for the Golden Globes; and Darkness (Buio) the first feature film by Donatello Award-winning director Emanuela Rossi. Other special programs include a special fundraising screening of erotic art pioneers Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens' Water Makes Us Wet, f eaturing a live stream Q&A with both; new, original music scores performed live to silent films, and multiple Feature and Shorts Programs that showcase works from 25 countries in 16 uniquely curated categories from 'Ms. Fear' to 'Shattering Form' – with animated documentaries to experimental works handmade on film; extreme horror to comic surrealism. There is a special focus on works in Film Maudit's BEHOLD section, which includes NSFW! curated by Planet Queer, Hi Kicks Entrails, curated by performance artist Ironstone, and QLX: the Performance of Queer Latinx.
http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/683/FS-1-12-21%20-%20Maudit.mp3
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All films at the festival are free and available online January 12 through 24. Reservations are required and can be made for each program via Film Maudit 2.0's Screening Portal: filmmaudit.org/filmmaudit
Film Maudit 2.0 festival is inspired by French avant-garde filmmaker and writer Jean Cocteau who created the original Festival du Film Maudit (literally "cursed films") in 1949 aiming to celebrate overlooked, shocking and experimental films. Film Maudit 2.0, in its 2nd year, showcases a counter-cinema will blend of narrative, documentary and experimental films that in their style and/or subject matter, are deliberately bold, extreme, confrontational, troubling, shocking and/or unusual. The festival is funded in part by the California Arts Council, Los Angeles County Department of Cultural Affairs and the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs CAP Program.
About HIGHWAYS – Film Maudit 2.0 is co-presented by and takes place at Southern California's boldest center for new performance and media arts, Highways Performance Space & Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. In its 31st year, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages radical artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative new works. Described by the Los Angeles Times as "a hub of experimental theater, dance, solo drama and other multimedia performance," Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Under the helm of Executive Director, Leo Garcia, Highways has received funding and support from organizations such as the The James Irvine Foundation, Metabolic Studio, California Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, The Warhol Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and The Roy Cockrum Foundation. Leo Garcia is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker, visual artist and actor who has produced over 800 performance works as Artistic Director-turned-Executive Director of Highways since 2003. highwaysperformance.org
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Kiss the Ground – Co-directors Josh and Rebecca Tickell
Narrated by Woody Harrelson and directed by critically-acclaimed filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell (Oscar® shortlisted film and Sundance Audience Award winner "Fuel," Cannes Film Festival Official Selection "The Big Fix"), KISS THE GROUND unveils a game-changer: We can reverse global warming and the Earth's soil is the solution. By regenerating earth, we can completely and rapidly stabilize our planet's climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies.With epic footage shot on five continents, striking visuals from NASA and NOAA, and stunning animation, KISS THE GROUND conveys this critical message through the voices of leading scientists, ecologists, and experts including Nobel Laureates in climate, members of the International Panel on Climate Change, top scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), as well as environmental activists such as Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady, Jason Mraz, Ian Somerhalder, Patricia Arquette, and Rosario Dawson. As an urgent call to action in addressing the world's climate crisis, KISS THE GROUND artfully illustrates an accessible, relatively simple solution to humanity's greatest challenge. Co-directors Josh and Rebecca Tickell join us to talk about how, despite all of the dire news about the impact of climate change, there is a way forward that is basic, sustainable, scalable and immediate, regeneration of earth's most plentiful resources, soil.
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"Climate Change is definitely real and this doc proves it while encouraging and teaching the human race how we can save the earth and save ourselves. Should be watched by every living human being!" – Carla Renata, The Curvy Film Critic
"It's dense but nutritious. The science is explained in simple terms with plenty of visually striking graphics and animation." – Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
"The argument that they make is inspiring and thorough." – Wade Major, FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
"A frenetic but ultimately persuasive and optimistic plan to counter the climate crisis." – Natalia Winkelman,New York Times
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Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story, Director Julie Sokolow, Jim and Mary Baumer
Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story is the latest documentary from award-winning filmmaker Julie Sokolow is a loving portrait of Mark Baumer, an environmental activist, avant-garde writer, and vegan, who hiked barefoot for over 100 days across America to draw attention to climate change. In a voice The New Yorker praised as "reminiscent of Andy Kaufman", Baumer narrates his offbeat take on life and how we all can make a difference. Skillfully edited from Baumer's own self-recorded videos, along with interviews from family and friends, is filled with laughs, tragedy, and inspiration. Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story is about a man who loved life, loved the world, and it showed in everything he did. Director Julie Sokolow (Women of Fire) and Mark's parents, Jim and Mary Baumer joins us for a conversation on Mark's warm-hearted, exuberant approach to life, his commitment to the vision of the life he wanted to champion and their loving support for their only child.
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About the filmmaker – Julie Sokolow is the award-winning director of Woman on Fire, which aired on Starz in 2017. The film is about Brooke Guinan, the first openly transgender firefighter in New York. She also directed Aspie Seeks Love, which won Best Documentary at the 2015 Cinequest Film Festival. Her short film Street Doctor went viral in 2014 and received over one million views. She is the creator of the Healthy Artists web series (2012-2014), about the challenges of artists without health care access. Her films have been featured by The New York Times, Vimeo Staff Picks, IndieWire, VICE, Salon, Village Voice and Huffington Post. Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story is her third documentary feature.
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"Barefoot "manages to get at deeper systemic questions that we often don't face. Who is this world for? Why is it weird to walk from place to place? Why is it completely dangerous to do so? Why was our land designed this way, and what are the repercussions of that? By raising these questions through its material, 'Barefoot' becomes something more than a tragic story of a truly unique artist gone too soon — it's also a profound inquiry into the very way we have to live our modern lives". " – The Playlist
"One of the finest American documentary features on offer was writer/director/editor Julie Sokolow's Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story"… "Baumer was a nonstop social-media diarist, and Sokolow has skillfully edited his self-recorded videos—and additional material—into a moving portrait that deservedly captured the Best Documentary Premiere Prize." – Cineaste
"An affectionate and inspiring portrait of someone who walked the walk." Barefoot is a "clear-eyed documentary" about "a man who discarded not merely his shoes, but also the trappings and constraints of the contemporary rat race." – The Hollywood Reporter
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Public Trust, Director David Garrett Byars
One of the most important documentaries of the year, Public Trust is a film that needs to be seen by everyone who enjoys getting out in nature. Although many of us take the 640 million acres of America's Public Lands for granted, these lands are endangered by powerful forces that are attempting the largest land grab in modern history. By focusing on the eminent destruction of the Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota, the downsizing of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, and the wholesale appropriation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, director David Garrett Byars enlists a slew of journalists, land historians, tribal leaders, and government whistleblowers to present a highly persuasive argument that is impossible to ignore and vital to hear. Above all else, as Executive Producer Robert Redford tells us, "Public Trust is the story of citizens who are fighting back. It's a much-needed wake-up call for all of us who want to preserve our unique and wild cultural heritage. Director David Garrett Byars joins us to talk about the on-going schemes by the most pernicious corporate interest to steal our heritage and how a growing group of dedicated and non-partisan people from around the country are thwarting them.
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About the filmmaker – David Garrett Byars made his directorial debut at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival with No Man's Land, a documentary about the 2016 militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that sparked international headlines. Byars also produced and lensed Massacre River, Suzan Beraza's film about statelessness in the Dominican Republic.
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"If Donald Trump ever stands trial for crimes against the public interest, this film should be entered as evidence." – Louis Proyect, Counterpunch.org
"Don't miss it." – Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
"Public Trust is calling for advocacy instead of just interest…and makes the case for why we all should be invested. It's a beautiful documentary, and an important one." – Tom Santilli, Movie Show Plus
"The documentary is conventionally structured and sometimes placid, but it has an alarming message." – Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
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Get Duked!, Director Ninian Doff
GET DUKED! follows teenage pals from Glasgow Dean, Duncan and DJ Beatroot as they embark on the character-building camping trip — based on a real-life program — known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, where foraging, teamwork and orienteering are the order of the day. Eager to cut loose and smoke weed in the Scottish Highlands, the trio find themselves paired with strait-laced Ian, a fellow camper determined to play by the rules. After veering off-path into remote farmland that's worlds away from their urban comfort zone, the boys find themselves hunted down by a shadowy force hell-bent on extinguishing their futures. From writer-director Ninian Doff — making his feature debut after a slew of award-winning music videos and short films for artists including Run the Jewels, The Chemical Brothers, Miike Snow, Migos, and Mykki Blanco — comes an anarchic satire of generational politics, hip-hop-loving farmers and hallucinogenic rabbit droppings that pits the youth of tomorrow against the status quo of yesterday. GET DUKED! stars Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, Georgie Glen, James Cosmo and a breakout young cast featuring Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian Gordon, and Lewis Gribben. Creator and director Ninian Doff joins us for a raucous conversation on the brilliance of Eddie Izzard, getting a chance to bring his music video chops to a feature film and why the Brits are so attuned to the power of satire.
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About the filmmaker: Ninian Doff is a robot built by the military as an advanced ruthless killing machine. Unfortunately when they booted him up he showed no interest in murder and to their dismay started making films instead. He is considered the greatest military failure in history. Nominated for 9 British Arrows 2020 (Sainsburys and Veg Power), Grammy 2020 Best Music Video Nominated (Chem Brothers), Campaign's Top 10 Directors 2019, Winner Shots Awards "Television Commercial of the Year – Up to and including 60 second" (Veg Power), BIFA Best Debut Director Nominated (Boyz In the Wood/ Get Duked!), Winner Just Film Grand Prix Talin Black Night Festival (Boyz In the Wood/ Get Duked!), Winner The Siren Award for Best Feature Film 2019 Lund Fantastik Film Festival (Boyz In the Wood/ Get Duked!), Winner Music video of the year Ars Independent Festival (Chemical Brothers), Nominated Best Dance Video UKMVA 2019 (Chemical Brothers), Winner SXSW Audience Award Midnighters (Boyz In The Wood), Winner of Best Director at UKMVA 2016. Winner Best Urban Video, Best Pop Video UKMVA 2016. D&AD Director Pencil 2016. Gold in FilmCraft at Europebest 2015. UKMVA 2015 Best Director Nominee. UKMVA 2104 "Best Director" Nominee. Winner UKMVA 2014 "Best Choreography". Winner of UKMVA 2013 "Best Indie Video". Jury and Audience award at 'Depict13 at Brief Encounters Film Festival 2013. Nominee at UKMVA's in last 3 years running including "Best New Director". Selected for Saatchi and Saatchi's New Director's Showcase at Cannes 2012 and One Dot Zero's "New British Talent 11". Work has been screened at over A BILLION festivals around the world including SXSW, LA Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival, Montreal Museum of Modern Art, The V&A London. For more on the filmmaker fo to: niniandoff.com
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"Fabulously funny and subversive." – Anne Brodie, What She Said
"Serves as a distinctive calling card for a gifted yet twisted comedian, one without the slightest qualms about turning a bucolic countryside jaunt into a bloody "The Hills Have Eyes"-style hunting party." – Peter Debruge, Variety
"A rambunctious film shot through with daft humour and an endearing, toxic masculinity-smashing sweet streak." – Jamie Dunn, The Skinny
"An anarchic, pitch black, generation gap horror comedy that's also one of the funniest films in a year where we are desperately in need of a laugh." – James Croot, Stuff.co.nz
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2040, Director Damon Gameau
Award-winning Director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations. Director Damon Gameau joins us to talk about the how current, scalable technologies are available that can mitigate the damage being done by the scourge of climate damage and move us toward a cleaner, sustainable life for the planet and humanity.
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"We have partnered with the curriculum experts at Cool Australia to build a comprehensive package of units of work for upper primary and secondary. These free lesson plans are learning recipes for teachers that utilise short clips from the film to support classroom learning, providing step-by-step instructions, student workshops and engaging content. We interviewed over 100 children from around the world for 2040 and asked them what their hopes and dreams were for the future. It is a world they will be inheriting from us so we have to show them that solutions exist, that there are people who care deeply about their future, and that wonderful careers await with genuine purpose and meaning." – Damon Gameau
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"2040 might just shift your world for the better." – Liam Maguren, Flicks.co.nz
"Gameau pulls away from the apocalyptic doomsaying hard-wired into so much of the enviro-debate…Wisely, his speculations are restricted by the self-imposed discipline that they all need to be rooted in practices that already exist. A very smart move." – Jim Schembri, 3AW
"None of the ideas explored here are purely theoretical or pie in the sky. Whether technological or systems-based solutions, they all exist now and could be massively expanded to huge global benefit." –Lynden Barber, Limelight
"Gameau defaults to the position of inspiring people rather than alarming or overwhelming them. You leave the film wanting more, not less, of these sorts of productions." – Luke Buckmaster, Guardian
"You can't please everyone. Gameau is at least doing what he can to talk about some big problems, in an entertaining and accessible way." – Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald
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Planet of the Humans, Director Jeff Gibbs
Released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and in the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic, PLANET OF THE HUMANS takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the corporate interests of Wall Street. PLANET OF THE HUMANS is the debut movie from director Jeff Gibbs, whom Executive Producer Michael Moore calls "a brave and brilliant filmmaker whose new voice must be heard." Gibbs is a lifelong environmentalist and longtime collaborator of Moore's with whom he co-produced Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11. Gibbs has dared to say what no one will — that "we are losing the battle to stop climate change because we are following environmental leaders, many of whom are well-intentioned, but who've sold out the green movement to wealthy interests and corporate America." This film is the wake-up call to the reality which we are afraid to face: that in the midst of a human-caused extinction event, the so-called "environmental movement's" answer is to push for techno-fixes and band-aids. Moore and Gibbs decided that with the American public — and much of the world – confined to their homes and suddenly having to consider the role humans and their behavior have played in our fragile ecosystem, the moment was too urgent to wait until later this year for the film's planned release. Director / Producer / Writer / Editor and Cinematographer Jeff Gibbs joins us for a free-wheeling conversation on the hard truths we all face and the dawning realization that we have allowed ourselves to be lulled into believing the billionaire class is going to ensure a sustainable collective future.
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"This is perhaps the most urgent film we've shown in the 15 year history of our film festival" – Filmmaker Michael Moore, Founder, Traverse City Film Festival
"A delusion-shattering documentary on how the environmental and green energy movements have been taken over by capitalists." – Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
"A bleak picture of a near future that mankind's very existence is irrevocably condemning." – Simon Foster, Screen-Space
"This doc, directed by long-time Michael Moore collaborator Jeff Gibbs, advocates passionately for a planet suffering from environmental devastation but offers few glimmers of hope." – Liam Lacey, Original Cin
"From the warnings of the 1950s to the 21st-century corporate takeover of green energy, a grim look at humanity's fate as the planet heats up. Is there any hope? This feels like only half the story." – MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
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BULL, Director Annie Silverstein
The quietly powerful new film from award-winning director Annie Silverstein BULL focuses on a 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard), who, after trashing her neighbor's house in a fit of youthful defiance, seems destined to follow in her mother's footsteps to the state penitentiary. To make amends, she is forced to help Abe Turner (Rob Morgan), an ex-bull rider scraping by on the Texas rodeo circuit, with errands at home and at his work. While traveling with Abe, she discovers a passion for bull riding. Yet, as Kris sets out to learn the dangerous sport, bad influences lure her back into delinquent ways. Meanwhile, Abe struggles with the aches and pains of growing older and aging out of the only life he has ever known. Together, Kris and Abe forge an unexpected connection, helping each other see new possibilities and hope for the future before it's too late. Director and writer Annie Silverstein stops by to talk about the inspiration for BULL and how her experience as a social worker informs her instincts as a filmmaker.
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About the filmmaker – Annie Silverstein is an award winning filmmaker and media educator based in Austin, Texas. Her films have screened at international festivals including Cannes, SXSW, Silverdocs and on PBS Independent Lens. Her latest film, SKUNK, won first prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival–Cinéfondation. Before attending film school, Annie spent ten years as a youth worker and community media educator. She co-founded and served as Artistic Director at Longhouse Media, an indigenous arts organization based in Seattle. For her work there, Annie received the National Association for Media Literacy Award for outstanding contributions made in the field of media education. Annie is a lecturer at the University of Texas-Austin, where she earned her MFA in Film Production. Annie was named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine and was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs for Bull, her feature debut. Annie recently premiered Bull at the Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard.
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"The fact that this never comes across as maudlin is tribute to a director who knows her way through dark places, and a pair of actors who can create a quiet storm." – Steve Pond, TheWrap
"By resisting sentimentality, the filmmaker, alongside her naturalistic actors, allows us to sit inside the characters' despair so that we appreciate the intensity of its stifling oppression." – Tim Grierson, Screen International
"As she proved with her superb, award-winning 2014 short film Skunk, Silverstein portrays marginal lives with unflinching honesty and heart-wrenching humanity." – Loren King, AWFJ Women on Film
"[Director] Silverstein makes a strong case that these people have something worthwhile to say to viewers. There is a grace and tenderness to the movie that are hard to resist." – Daniel Eagan, Film Legacy
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The Dog Doc, Director Cindy Meehl
As a pioneer of integrative medicine, which combines conventional medicine with cutting edge alternative treatments, veterinarian Dr. Marty Goldstein has been called everything from "maverick" to "miracle-worker." Attracting four-legged patients from around the world, Dr. Goldstein's practice, Smith Ridge Veterinary Center, provides holistic care for animals after other vets have given up hope. In THE DOG DOC, director Cindy Meehl (BUCK), goes behind the scenes at Smith Ridge to capture the full drama of "Dr. Marty" and his colleagues' life-changing commitment to wellness and the astounding results they achieve. Filmed over a 2½ year period, Meehl's unobtrusive camera highlights the vulnerability of her subjects – canine and human – while tracking each animal's progress. THE DOG DOC joins the touching stories of families with the hard science of integrative care. By casting an intimate lens over this unique world, THE DOG DOC shows the healing powers of wellness, compassion and hope. Director Cindy Meehl joins us for a conversation of why conventional techniques and alternative medicines coupled with compassionate care make Doctor Goldstein's approach so successful.
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"An admiring portrait, to be sure, but one that poses penetrating questions about what passes for health care today in the United States, for people and their pets alike." – Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
"A riveting documentary about a veterinarian who cures seemingly hopeless cases of dog disease with the addition of alternative tweaks." – Harvey S. Karten, Shockya.com
""The Dog Doc" doesn't just tug on the heart to make its point about alternative treatment, but resonates with the mind." – Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest
"…an evenhanded, detailed look at the integrative veterinary practice of Dr. Marty Goldstein." – Amy Taubin, Film Comment Magazine
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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 3, 1894
Mr. Alexander to Mr. Gresham.
Legation of the United States,
Athens, July 21, 1894. (Received August 6.)
No. 41.]
Sir: Referring to your dispatches numbered 21 and 23, I have the honor to inform you that a declaration for the reciprocal protection of trade-marks and trade labels has been signed by the Greek minister for foreign affairs, Mr. D. M. Stephanos, and by me.
A convention would have required the ratification of the Boulé (Chamber of Deputies), and, in the present condition of affairs in Greece, there would have been considerable delay in securing such ratification. This declaration, however, being simply an interpretation of our treaty with Greece, goes into effect at once,
I may add that Austria and France have arranged the matter in the same way, and that Great Britain is also preparing a similar declaration.
One copy of the declaration agreed upon to-day (old style, July 9) is submitted herewith, the other copy is filed in the foreign office.
I have, etc.,
E. Alexander.
Argentine Republic. (Documents 1-14)
Austria-Hungary (Documents 15-28)
Belgium (Documents 29-34)
Bolivia (Documents 35-38)
Brazil (Documents 39-76)
Chile (Documents 77-88)
China (Documents 89-183)
Colombia (Documents 184-191)
Denmark (Documents 192-196)
Dominican Republic (Documents 197-199)
France (Documents 200-215)
Germany (Documents 216-238)
Great Britain (Documents 239-284)
Greece (Documents 285-291)
Trade-mark convention (Documents 288-291)
Guatemala and Honduras (Documents 292-319)
Haiti (Documents 320-353)
Hawaiian Republic. (Documents 354-357)
Italy (Documents 358-368)
Japan (Documents 369-379)
Mexico (Documents 380-433)
Nicaragua (Documents 434-479)
Persia (Documents 480-504)
Portugal (Documents 505-507)
Russia (Documents 508-553)
Salvador (Documents 554-578)
Spain (Documents 579-659)
Sweden and Norway (Documents 660-668)
Switzerland (Documents 669-695)
Turkey (Documents 696-804)
Venezuela (Documents 805-825)

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Facts articles- person, Chetwynd-Talbot (surname), Born in 1803,
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Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol, Viscount Ingestre, 5th Baron Talbot of Hensol, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl of Waterford, Lord High Steward of Ireland, was born 8 November 1803 in Ingestre Hall, Ingestre, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (1777-1849) and Frances Thomasine Lambart (1782-1819) and died 4 June 1868 in Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Elizabeth Beresford (1807-1884) 8 November 1828 in London, England, United Kingdom. Notable ancestors include Charlemagne (747-814), Henry II of England (1133-1189), William I of England (1027-1087), Hugh Capet (c940-996), Alfred the Great (849-899). Ancestors are from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, England, Russia, Ukraine, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, the Byzantine Empire, Sweden, Canaan.
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British Indian CEO's new mobile game turns players into detectives
Nihal Tharoor and co-founder Benedict Tatham released the murder mystery game 'Dead Man's Phone' worldwide, across iOS and Android platforms, this week after registering over 200,000 downloads even in a pre-launch beta version since last year.
A new mobile game launched by a British Indian CEO behind the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) nominated studio Electric Noir has been creating waves with its unique concept of turning gamers into crime-solving police detectives.
In the game, designed as an interactive crime drama, the player becomes the lead character in the story and sets about piecing together clues to solve the fictional murder of a London teenager Jerome Jacobs, pushed from a balcony and found dead holding his phone - the central feature in the crime-solving journey.
"The concept takes advantage of smartphones to engage the player in an exciting new form of storytelling. Our phones are a microcosm of our lives and we're all intimately familiar with how to use them. They are the perfect location to tell deep interactive stories," explains Tharoor.
On their phone, the player will have a news app that reports on who they arrest, a maps app where they can track the live location of suspects, a social media app where they can launch a viral campaign and even a Zoom app to conduct remote police interviews.
And, if the drama feels realistic, it is because the creators turned to former Metropolitan Police detective sergeant and homicide investigator Sim Cryer as consultant and also one of the actors in the crime drama.
"So, we could bring in these genuine articles on the Met Police and how murder detective work is conducted in the UK," says Tharoor, who hopes to trigger a whole new trend with this concept and attract non-gamers to the fold by tapping into the popularity of dramas increasingly being accessed through online streaming platforms.
The idea of telling an interactive story entirely through a character's smartphone was born in 2017, when both Tharoor and Tatham were working at top marketing firms.
They took the leap to experiment in a whole new arena and founded Electric Noir Studios in London.
"Ben and I had zero games industry experience when we founded our company," recalls Tharoor.
Now over three years later, Season 1 with six episodes of 'Dead Man's Phone' has bagged the BAFTA Mobile Game of the Year Nomination and an official selection at the London Games Festival 2021.
Reviewers have been impressed with the innovative and immersive format and organisations have also been attracted to the way the game tackles sensitive subjects around gang violence, racism and racial profiling.
The duo behind the popular game is already working on Season 2 as part of a wider plan to bring the narrative quality of a TV drama into individual hands.
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Nothing says Fall like apples and cranberries, so let's put these two together in this easy Cranberry Apple Pie Recipe!
guest post by Elena at 'A Casarella ~ enjoy!!
Are you looking for a fall dessert that tastes great, looks beautiful, and is easy to make? Well, sit over here by me, my friend, and let me tell you a little story. About ten years ago, before I was a person who blogs about cooking and crafting and baking, I was not so handy around the kitchen. Cooking and baking scared me. A lot. That year an edict was handed down from my mother-in-law.
In order to be admitted to Thanksgiving one was required to bring dessert. "Any dessert you'd like," she told me on the phone. At this I breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "Cookies! I will bring homemade, oatmeal raisin cookies." It was the perfect dessert. My husband loved them. My father-in-law loved them. I knew how to make them. What could be better? There was a pause on the other end of the phone and then my mother-in-law said, "Any dessert you'd like… as long as it's a pie." Oh no. This was a problem.
In my mind, pie came in two categories: embarrassingly easy pies that involved a can opener and a pre-made crust… or scary pies: pies with homemade fillings and flaky, delicate crusts. Pies that involved pie weights. Obviously I was meant for the first kind. But I didn't want to be cherry-pie-filling-in-a-can girl.
What I needed was a pie that required cherry-pie-in-a-can skills but tasted like it had required pie weights and other fancy utensils. So I turned to the big guns: my mom. Now I should say that my mom can totally pull off a fancy pie. But I also knew that somewhere in her arsenal there had to be a pie for me.
Much to my relief there was: this fabulous Cranberry Apple Pie Recipe. And today I'm going to share it with you.
Nothing says Fall like apples and cranberries, so let's put these two together in this easy Cranberry Apple Pie Recipe!
Place apple slices in large bowl, then add Cranberry Sauce and Sugar.
Spread pie crust out into 9" pan.
Pour Apple/Cranberry mixture into pie crust, and set aside.
Now it's time to make the crumb topping!
Combine Flour, Cinnamon and ¾ cup Sugar in medium bowl. Stir well.
Now it's time to have a little fun. I've tried mixing this topping by using two forks but by far the most effective method has been my hands. So start mushing the butter into the dry ingredients until you've got a nice crumbly topping.
Then simply sprinkle the topping on the pie.
Place pie on an old cookie sheet because the juices often run over the side.
Bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour, or until it's done.
The finished product is a perfect blend of tangy and sweet, certain to get you admittance to all the best Thanksgiving dinners!
Elena is a former English teacher who recently decided to combine her love of writing with her love of homemaking. She does this in the fledgling blog, `A Casarella. You can also join Elena on Facebook and Pinterest!
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Can you freeze this pie ?
Hi Danielle ~ I honestly haven't tried freezing it, but if you do… let me know how it turns out!
First, let me say that I have made six of these pies since I seen your recipe ! This recipe is DELICIOUS and VERY easy to make.
Second, I did freeze two of them, unbaked. One I had time to thaw a bit, so that was baked as directed.. The other one was baked from frozen, so I baked a 1/2 hr. On a lower temp, then increased temp and baked as directed.
Both of the frozen pies were great!
Normally I am super intimated with pie recipes. This one sounds like even I can do it! I LOVE tangy & sweet combos. Crumb topping, YUM! Thanks for sharing.


This month we are greatly inspired by the color red; found everywhere during Chinese New Year. Red symbolizes good luck and happiness. Here are 10 red items to help welcome the year of the Fire Rooster in style.
These Dynasty Napkin Rings from Kim Seybert will stand out in any table setting. They come in sets of 4.
The Ora Desk Lamp is a truly rare piece by Australian designer Ross Gardam. Production is limited to twenty-five individually numbered gold pieces.
Enjoy this modern rendition of chopsticks made of Macassar Ebony.
Yet another modern adaptation of Chinese culture, this Lucky Envelope contains teabags of Organic Long Life Green and Organic Imperial Oolong.
This Capiz placemat from Kim Seybert is perfect for anyone seeking to brighten up a family table with the spirit of the New Year.
Rouge Louboutin is a signature lip color from Christian Louboutin's Beauty collection that doubles up as a piece of jewelry sure to complement your outfit perfectly at a Chinese New Year dinner.
This 62% dark chocolate rooster by Thomas Haas ushers in the Year of the Fire Rooster with a handmade creation aimed at showing respect to the tenth sign in the Chinese Zodiac.
Get regal with the Harcourt 1841 Louis Philippe Glass by Baccarat for your Chinese New Year table. As an ode to a piece commissioned by King Louis-Philippe in 1841, this glass will add a royal element to your dining experience.
These red napkins are from the Sferra Collection, which we ordered through Fine Linens in New York.
We absolutely love the Febo High Back Dinnerchair from Maxalto. Look closely at the blanket stich details.
What are your top 10 picks for the Chinese New Year?


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FINANCIAL SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY | Staff Reporter, Singapore
Published: 16 Mar 17
Singapore banks to reap surprise benefits from real estate
Asset quality for home loans will stabilise.
Singapore banks are more than likely to get a boost from the recent easing of property rules.
According to UOB KayHian, the fine recalibration of seller's stamp duty represents the first relaxation of demand-side cooling measures. The change in policy direction could engineer a bottoming of prices for private residential properties.
"Banks benefit from the recovery in sentiment for the private residential property market. In aggregate, housing loans and building & construction accounted for 40-50% of total loans for the three banks," said UOB.
In January, the industry-wide housing loans and building & construction grew moderately by 3.9% and 2.1% year-on-year, respectively. OCBC and UOB have the largest exposure to
housing loans at 27% of total loans on a group-wide basis. UOB also has the largest exposure to building & construction at 23% of total loans.
Just recently, DBS and UOB launched promotions for housing loans pegged to Fixed Deposit Home Loan Rate (FHR) at zero percent spread, which are targetted at projects under construction. Homeowners benefit from zero percent spread for three to four years until the projects receive temporary occupation permit (TOP).
"Housing loans pegged to FHR are very popular due to concerns over rising interest rates. These promotions were supposed to have ended. However, similar packages could re-surface should competition heat up again," noted UOB.
Meanwhile, the banks will also benefit from stabilisation in asset quality for housing loans. UOB's NPL for housing increased by $38m in 3Q16 due to deterioration in the high-end residential property market in Singapore. On the other hand, OCBC's NPLs for housing loans increased by $40m or 11% quarter-on-quarter in 4Q16 as the bank repossessed nine properties, some of which were high-end residential properties located in Sentosa Island.
"The easing of cooling measures would stabilise asset quality for housing loans. The industry-wide average LTV for housing loans is very healthy at 52.6% as of 3Q16," said UOB.
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First Tuesday of Great Lent 2021
Author JHPublished on February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
From Monday to Thursday this week, the service consists of the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete.
Saint Andrew was born in Damascus around AD 650, and died at an uncertain date in the first half of the 8th Century, at Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos. He is associated with the island of Crete, where he was Metropolitan Bishop of Gortyna, but also with Jerusalem, where he began his ecclesiastical ministry, and with Constantinople where he was for a time Archdeacon in the great church of Hagia Sophia. As a hymnographer, Saint Andrew had a profound impact on eastern liturgies, and is credited with inventing or introducing to Christian hymnody the canon form, which became a feature of the daily office prayers. The canon form is composed of odes, each of which establishes a theme, based on a Biblical canticle, and then develops and expands on that theme in a way that reveals its relevance to the particular day or season.
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Home > Big Story > Dal, foodgrain, daily consumer goods to be cheaper: Govt
Dal, foodgrain, daily consumer goods to be cheaper: Govt
Agencies18 May 2017 6:39 PM GMT
The GST Council on Thursday finalised tax rates on 80-90 per cent of goods and services under the four-slab structure with essential items of daily use being kept in the lowest bracket of 5 per cent.
The Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, in the opening session of the two-day meeting also approved rules for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that is scheduled to kick in from July 1.
Official sources said that 80-90 per cent of the items have been fitted in 5, 12, 18 or 28 per cent brackets.
The fitments, they said, have been done in a way that there is no increase in tax incidence.
So rates close to the present incidence of excise duty plus VAT or service tax has been considered to be the rate under the GST.
The complete details of the rates decided are likely to be available once the meeting gets over on Friday.
Various state finance ministers separately sought exemption on items like silk yarn, puja material and handicraft items.
Jaitley was of the view that there should be minimum exemptions under the GST and should be provided for only if it is essential, a government official said.
Before the start of the meeting, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac made a case for 5 per cent tax on gold under the GST regime instead of 1 per cent being demanded by some quarters as he felt that the precious metal is not an essential commodity.
Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh sought zero levy on 'puja samagri' instead of the proposed 18 per cent.
A few others are keen on only two rates for service tax — 12 per cent and 18 per cent.
The GST will be a national sales tax that will be levied on consumption of goods or use of services.
It will replace 16 current levies — seven central taxes like excise duty and service tax and nine state taxes like VAT and entertainment tax — thereby creating India as one market with one tax rate.
With the GST, India will join select league of nations with a goods and service tax.
France was the first country to implement the GST in 1954.
The GST is a destination-based single tax on the supply of goods and services from the manufacturer to the consumer and is one indirect tax for the entire country.


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Agricultural mapping is essential in order to get the most accurate information for agricultural research and development. UIZ focuses on scheduling and timing of image acquisition and is able to receive the type of information that the customer is looking for. Once collected, data can be implemented into a mapping application such as GIS for management and control of agricultural resources by taking advantage of satellite or aerial remote sensing technology with the improvement of the present systems of acquiring and generating GIS agriculture and resources data.
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GIS application in agriculture is beginning to play an increasing role in production throughout the world by helping farmers to increase production, reduce costs and manage their land more efficiently. Agricultural GIS also plays a vital role in soil and irrigation management and monitoring.


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Larry DeBoer is a professor and extension specialist in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. DeBoer joined the Purdue faculty in 1984. He studies state and local government public policy, including such topics as government budget and taxing options, issues of property tax assessment, local government revenue options, and the fiscal impact of economic development.
Prof. DeBoer worked with the Indiana Legislative Services Agency on tax and finance issues from 1988 to 2014, and continues to contribute to LSA's annual property tax analysis. DeBoer directed a study on market value property tax assessment for the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners during 1995-97. He directed the staff work for Governor O'Bannon's Citizen's Commission on Taxation, 1997-98, and contributed research to Governor Daniels' Commission on Local Government Reform in 2007. He writes a monthly column about Indiana and national economic topics, called Capital Comments, and posts on Twitter under @INTaxRockStars. DeBoer was the 2009 recipient of Purdue's Hovde Award for service to the rural people of Indiana, and the 2010 recipient of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendent's Distinguished Service Award.
Prof. DeBoer writes the macroeconomic outlook section of the Agricultural Economics Department's annual outlook effort. He teaches an undergraduate course in macroeconomics with an enrollment of 200 to 400 each semester, and has authored a macroeconomics textbook. In 2013 he was named to Purdue's "Book of Great Teachers," and in 2015 he received the Murphy Award, Purdue's highest award for undergraduate teaching.
Larry DeBoer earned his undergraduate degree at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana in 1978, and his Ph.D. at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York in 1983. He taught economics at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana from 1982 to 1984, before joining Purdue's staff in September 1984. He was born in New York City, and is married to the former Melody McCowan, of Redkey, Indiana. They have a 25 year old son, Will, and a 22 year old daughter, Caroline.
(2018) PUCESA Career Award. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association.
(2015) Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. Purdue University.
(2014) Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher. Purdue College of Agriculture.
(2010) Distinguished Service Award. Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.
(2009) Hovde Award for Service to Rural Indiana. Purdue University/Indiana Farm Bureau.
Josephson, A., DeBoer, L., Nelson, D., & Zissimopoulos, A. (2019). Learning to Do: Facilitating Practice in a Large Introductory Macroeconomics Class. Journal of Economic Education. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220485.2019.1582384
DeBoer, L. (2018). U.S. Economy Near Capacity Slows Growth Potential. pp. 2-4. Retrieved from https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Documents/PAER%20December%202018_FINAL.pdf
DeBoer, L., & Ogle, T. (2018). Farmland Assessment for Property Taxes in the Coming Decade. pp. 12-15. Retrieved from https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Documents/PAER%20August%202018_final.pdf
DeBoer, L., & Sanders, J. (2018). The Effects of Tariffs on the U.S. Economy. 4. Retrieved from https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Purdue-Ag-Econ-Policy-Briefs.aspx
DeBoer, L. (2017). MacroPolicy: Learning Macroeconomics with Policy History. New York: Pearson.
DeBoer, L., & Ogle, T. (2017). The New Method for Calculating Assessments Will Reduce Taxes for Farmland Owners. pp. 1-9. Retrieved from https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Documents/PAER%20February%202017.pdf
DeBoer, L. (2016). The Use of Tax Increment Finance by Indiana Local Governments. Purdue Center for Regional Development/Office of Community and Rural Affairs, 19. Retrieved from https://pcrd.purdue.edu/ruralindianastats/downloads/The-Use-of-Tax-Increment-Finance.pdf
DeBoer, L. (2016). Revenue Capacity and Service Costs of Indiana Rural and Urban Local Governments. Purdue Center for Regional Development/Office of Community and Rural Affairs, 22. Retrieved from https://pcrd.purdue.edu/ruralindianastats/downloads/Revenue-Capacity-and-Service-Costs.pdf
DeBoer, L. (2015). What Do We Know About Indiana's Property Tax Caps? Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://www.indianafiscal.org/resources/Documents/REPORT_The%20Personal%20Property%20Tax%20%20in%20Indiana_Indiana%20Fiscal%20Policy%20Institute_020614.pdf
Stafford, J., & DeBoer, L. (2014). The Personal Property Tax in Indiana: Its Reduction or Elimination is No Simple Task. Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, 36. Retrieved from http://www.indianafiscal.org/resources/Documents/REPORT_The%20Personal%20Property%20Tax%20%20in%20Indiana_Indiana%20Fiscal%20Policy%20Institute_020614.pdf
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