Rock Bottom

Documentary about crystal meth and how it is fueling unsafe sex practices among gay men.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

Sacre

In celebration of the 2013 centennial of Vaslav Nijinsky’s riot raising Sacre du Printemps, the film Sacre will focus on a mounting of the famous and historical ballet. Sacre will show behind-the scenes preparations and rehearsals of the Hamburg Ballet School up to an opening night performance of Sacre du Printemps. There will be a re-costuming of the dancers, which will provide a vital take on the choreography. Sacre du Printemps has commonly represented the fin de siècle by being the harbinger of modernity situated in the middle of what is referred to as a classical ballet. Revisiting this ballet with a contemporary eye and slightly different interpretation will allow a re-examination of the freshness and ingenuity that is Sacre du Printemps.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

Send in the Clowns

Send in the Clowns is a documentary feature about the work of an organization called Clowns Without Borders. Their mission is to travel to areas of crisis and relieve stress and suffering through laughter. The clowns are volunteer performers, armed with a unique set of skills and an earnest desire to change the world. The film explores their work in Haiti, a country known as the poorest in the Western Hemisphere with the highest number of NGOs per capita in the world. Following the clowns for two years, we witness their unorthodox form of aid both before and after the earthquake, and examine their legitimacy and impact in a place saturated, yet sustained by international intervention.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

Sergio

Charismatic, charming and complex, Sergio Vieira de Mello was the world’s go-to guy, a man who could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he’d devoted his life. “Sergio” tells the gripping, inspiring story of his most treacherous mission ever—a mission in which his own life hangs in the balance.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

Still We Rise

After 14 years of a brutal civil war the West African nation of Liberia is still rebuilding, but struggling against a silent and devastating adversary: trauma. For a population of more than 4 million there is only one practicing psychiatrist and one psychiatric hospital – until now. Against extraordinary odds, a group of 21 newly certified mental health workers are setting out to heal widespread psychological trauma. Still We Rise follows these young men and women on a remarkable journey of healing, hope and promise for a broken nation.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

Swamp Cabbage

Swamp Cabbage is a dark and sweaty documentary about Hayley Downs, a half Cracker* stuck in Brooklyn who survives love and loss by reclaiming her bizarre backwoods-meets-suburbia Florida past.

*In Florida, “Cracker” is a term of pride referring to the descendants of Florida pioneers known for their ability to survive in the treacherous Florida wilderness. It is often confused with but unrelated to the slur meaning ignorant bigot.

Donation Amount: $ 6% coverage

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