Are we in fact living in a simulation? This is the question postulated, wrestled with, and ultimately argued for in the latest provocation from acclaimed documentary stylist Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare) through archival footage, compelling interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a collection of cases from some of our most iconoclastic figures in contemporary culture.
Tomorrow's Freedom takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the Israel Palestine conflict, speaking to Palestinians and Israelis on both sides. Marwan Barghouthi is an elected member of parliament and played a crucial role supporting the Oslo Peace Accords in the 90's. In 2000 Marwan was a key figure in leading the second Intifada against the Israeli occupation. Two years into the Intifada, Marwan was arrested by Israel and accused of ordering terror attacks in Tel Aviv. After 1000 days of isolation and his court case, an Israeli civil- ian court convicted Marwan and sentenced him to 5 life sentences. Recent polls indicate that in the next Palestinian elections Barghouti could be elected as the President of Palestine - meaning Israel would be holding the country's president be- hind bars. The vehicle through which this story is told is the Barghouthi family. Over the past 4 years, we gained intimate access witnessing first hand the pressures that wife, Fadwa and their four children endure on a daily basis including prison visits and a 43 day long Hunger Strike led by Marwan from Solitary confinement.
The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.
Producing, writing, and directing, Powell and Pressburger created some of great classics of the British golden age including The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, A Matter of Life and Death and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. In the words of Scorsese their films were "grand, poetic, wise, adventurous, headstrong, enraptured by beauty, deeply romantic, and completely uncompromising". This film will be an unparalleled exploration of their genius.
Scorsese will take the audience on a very personal journey as we hear how, from a young age he was captivated by their films, how they helped shape his own filmmaking and how a later friendship with Michael Powell left an indelible mark on his own life.
Brought to life with a treasure trove of rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese, the story will be told using diaries, audio recordings, home movies, personal snapshots and of course the films themselves.
A very personal history of Gaza from the 1948 Nakba up to today's lethal war, through the eyes and lives of Palestinian journalist Sami Abu Salem and his family. As the story unfolds, Welsh Jewish producer/presenter Mike Joseph discovers startling resonances with his own family's Holocaust history.