For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect of their lives, they built minimalistic furniture and buildings that influenced modern design. The Shakers wrote songs of exquisite beauty and danced to the point of ecstasy during their religious meetings. Inspired by this music and dance, choreographer Tero Saarinen created Borrowed Light, a dance piece about communal life and individual sacrifice. Shot in Finland and the United States, featuring interviews and excerpts from Borrowed Light, this documentary explore the cultural legacy of this religious group devoted to creating heaven on earth.
The Athos peninsula in Greece is one of Europe's last secrets. Over 2000 monks live on Athos - cut o...
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday ...
A love story, portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a ...
An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, whi...
William Hart McNichols is a world renowned artist, heralded by Time magazine as "among the most famo...
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But whe...
In the heart of Paris, an entire palace has disappeared. It was the very first residence of the king...
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, ...
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective o...
A guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at he...
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman t...
A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, wit...
Going to the very heart of the Bible's most challenging Book, this one hour documentary decodes the ...
This Christmas, step into the magical world of The Nutcracker. For the first time in many years, the...
For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the ...
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely ...
Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the firs...
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business...
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris ...