Vanished Villages

On Thanksgiving Day, 2011, Mary Eve Thorson stood in front of a moving semi-truck and ended her life. What happened to cause a gifted and well-loved teacher to commit such a public and brutal act? This documentary will focus on the chain of events which led to Mary's death, and provoked teachers in District 169 and throughout the state of Illinois, to speak out in horror and shame.

Åsa has competed at elite level in both Figure (light bodybuilding) and Marathon for the last ten years but when she has her third child she develops a Postpartum depression and the whole family is in turmoil. She is torn between being a mom and being an elite athlete and has to face herself in an attempt to get free from the depression.

Paul Giger, world renowned violinist, is arranging his opus Karma Shadub for performance; he composed it for his son's birth 30 years ealier. His son Ramon films, searching for the person behind the musician, the father who he feels abandoned him. A stunning portrait of a father-son relationship by award winning director Ramon Giger.

Director Alain learns that his friend, writer Emmanuèle, has been diagnosed with cancer. He plans to adapt her book about her dying father - starring her and himself as the father. But her illness prevents the realization of the project.

Drama documentary surrounding the events leading to the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

With just a small, black & white, hand-cranked camera, filmmaker Jake Mahaffy spent four years documenting the lives of three Pennsylvanian farmers.