BEING MARTIN, short documentary, directed by Lou Hamilton (UK). Martin Symons was born with a host of disabilities, but with his positive attitude toward life, there is little that can stop him from doing what he wants to do. His final challenge: a coast-to-coast ride along the Hadrian's Wall cycle route (UK) in an off-road wheelchair, this is an uplifting and inspiring tale of one man's daily battle to live life to the fullest, no matter what. 
CROP CIRCLES - 2010 UPDATE: THE WAKE-UP CALL, feature documentary, directed by Patty Greer (US/Colorado). See it for yourself. Incredible interviews and fabulous cinematography will leave many convinced that there is something wonderfully alien going on in our crop fields today. Sacred geometric wonder in nature and a fascinating truth that may shake up your perceptions! 
DIE FRAU MIT DEN 5 ELEFANTEN (The Woman With The 5 Elephants), feature documentary, directed by Vadim Jendreyko (Switzerland). 85 year-old Swetlana Geier recently completed her lifework - the translation of the five great novels of Dostoyevski - called “the five elephants”. The film interweaves the story of her life with her literary work, and tells of a great love of language that outshines all else. In Russian & German, with English subtitles. 
FAMILY VALUES: THE MOB AND THE MOVIES, feature documentary, directed by Joseph Consentino & Sandra Consentino (US). This film asks the question: who influenced who? Did the mob influence the movies, or did the movies influence the mob? They break arms, shoot off kneecaps. They leave the gun and take the cannoli. Sometimes they whack people. Stars from “The Sopranos” and other Mafia TV shows and films describe the broader issues of Italian-American identity and Hollywood's fascination with the Mafia way of life. 
ONE DEGREE MATTERS, feature documentary, directed by Eskil Hardt (Denmark). Now, even one degree matters! Travel to the Arctic to witness climate change at first hand, in this visually stunning travelog. An insider’s view on immediate and realistic solutions for tackling climate change. “It could be called An Inconvenient Truth, Part 2” – The New York Times film review 
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