Main Programming B, Thursday 1:45 PM
Horse for Sale
Director Katarzyna Kochany, CAN
Based on an award-winning screenplay, and filmed on location at Second Chance Farm Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation, this heartfelt coming of age story celebrates the strength of sisterhood. In a family ravaged by illness and poverty, seventeen year old Carolyn is desperate to sell her beloved prize stallion, Buttercup. All goes well until a mysterious letter spurs her kid sister Raquel to sabotage the sale.
Blinders
Director Donny Moss, USA
The horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City is highly controversial. so is this documentary.
Carriage operators and city politicians say that the carriages should stay because they are a cherished symbol of New York. Animal rights activists say tradition is no excuse for abuse. As a result of three highly-publicized, fatal accidents since 2006, the plight of the carriage horses is now in the public eye more than ever before. But the public doesn’t know much more than what they see on the streets and in the news. Through original footage taken with hidden cameras and over 20 interviews, BLINDERS takes viewers behind the scenes to expose the truth behind the tradition.
Website www.blindersthemovie.com
Rx
Director Susan Hogue, USA
What happens when eighteen undergraduates research with a camera the poor and rural areas of their own State? They make a film which reflects their surprise and horror of the lives they observed, while looking for the hope that things might be better with some care and effort. They learn compassion and put it on film.
Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda
Directed by: Shiva Kumar, USA
A one-hour documentary that highlights the distinctive blend of Yoga, spiritual philosophy and interfaith ideals Swami Satchidananda brought from India in 1966 and offered to the Woodstock generation. These teachings influenced a generation and created a Yoga culture that is flourishing today. Applications of Yoga in health care, environmental preservation, education, the arts and other arenas are all highlighted with interviews from leaders in these fields and include Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pop artist icon Peter Max, Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) and Sting among others. The film is in loving memory of musical luminary Alice Coltrane, who helped to fund the project.
Website www.livingyogamovie.org
