Gravitas Ventures* (Firm)
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dance, documentary, and drama. All converge in Parables of War in a meditation exploring the timeless question: can civilization bind the wounds of war? Using MacArthur "Genius"choreographer Liz Lerman’s, theatrical performance piece Healing Wars as a point of departure, Parables witnesses the journey of three men who are, in one way or another, all casualties of war: Bill Pullman, the actor; Keith Thompson, the dancer; and Josh Bleill, the former...
2) Black Widows
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After Darcy is date raped, she and her friends Nora and Olivia band together to inflict a seemingly harmless revenge prank on the rapist. But the prank goes awry when he accidentally dies and they unwittingly set into motion a cataclysmic chain of events that result in the deaths of each of their lovers...Black Widows explores female kinship and the dark humor behind tragedy because even if you can’t laugh about it, you can laugh in spite of it...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The Source Family was a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. Their outlandish style, popular health food restaurant, rock band, and beautiful women made them the darlings of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip; but their outsider ideals and the unconventional behavior of their spiritual leader, Father Yod, caused controversy with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise...Years later, former family members surface and...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Steve and Mandy Buonaugurio, a young, adventurous, expectant couple, who decide to take a daring and potentially dangerous approach to having their first child--outside the modern American medical system. What they learn about hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, midwives, and home birth as they travel across the United States and Europe interviewing experts and confronting birthing situations, exposes them to some shocking and...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Before Leibovitz, there was Jini... Her Aim Is True brings together musicians and rock photographers in an inspiring and unforgettable journey revealing unlikely rock 'n' roll photographer, Jini Dellaccio who visualized punk before it had a name and embodied indie before it was cool. In 1964, a middle-aged Dellaccio began hanging out with raucous garage bands in her backyard, creating innovative album covers. ..Soon she was capturing unprecedented...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Rutledge and his team take an in depth look into a disease that has killed more people than any disease ever known -- Malaria. They interview African, Indian, and US Governments, charitable organizations, scientists, politicians, doctors, clinics, victims, and survivors. They explore and expose the politics of domestic and international policies and find the evidence that the public never truly understood. What they find is astonishing. ..The...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A feature documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of William "Dub"Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained his rural state’s first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Driven by an obsessed sense of mission, Dub uses his own investigative skills to uncover the truth in this and other recent officer involved shootings...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A personal documentary about a public subject, My Father's Vietnam personifies the connections made and unmade by the Vietnam War. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and 8mm footage of the era, My Father's Vietnam is the story of three soldiers, only one of whom returned home alive. ..Interviews with the filmmaker's Vietnam Veteran father, and the friends and family members of two men he served with who were killed there, give voice to individuals...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Murder of Couriers documents the lives of a group of bike messengers over a nearly three-year span. This film was made by couriers, about couriers, for a wide general audience and offers the chance to experience a lifestyle that not many get the privilege to enjoy...With the emerging popularity of urban fashion, green living and alternative lifestyles, people all over the world have begun to take to the streets on two wheels. At the heart of this...
10) Chicklit
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
ChickLitis a comedy drama about four guys trying to save their local pub from closing down. They group write a chick lit, or more specifically a ‘mummy porn’ novel in the style of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and it gets snapped up. The only snag is that the publisher insists that the young woman ‘author’ does press and publicity. The guys have to keep their involvement a secret and so engage an out of work actress to ‘role play’ the part...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
On Thanksgiving Day 2012, American photojournalist James "Jim"Foley was kidnapped in Syria and went missing for two years before the infamous video of his public execution sent shockwaves and introduced much of the world to ISIS. Jim: The James Foley Story, by close childhood friend Brian Oakes, tells the story of his life through intimate interviews with his family, friends and fellow journalists – while fellow hostages reveal never-before-heard...
12) Los Wild Ones
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This film follows the lives of Irishman Reb Kennedy — "the most infuriating, difficult man you can’t help but love" — and the artists on his LA indie label, Wild Records. Wild is composed of young Hispanic musicians who write and perform ‘50s-style rock 'n' roll that insiders call a hybrid of rockabilly and punk rock. Raw and unfiltered, the film delivers an honest look at the label’s ethos and unconventional but tight-knit family of Reb,...
13) Fursonas
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Approaching a community filled with so many rumors and misconceptions is no easy task. Fursonas director Dominic Rodriguez is not without his own biases, but instead of attempting to deny this fact, he faces it head on, unafraid to be shot down by his subjects. Fursonas is a whistleblower film that oscillates between the fantastic and the unusual, with moments of awe and wonder slapped against harsh reality. ..The audience can delight in infiltrating...
14) X rated
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A look at a plethora of pornographic films ranging from the 1970s to the 2010s and a commentary about their lasting impacts on the adult industry and the world. Combining scintillating film clips of the 32 greatest adult movies ever produced with in-depth interviews from the biggest stars in the industry, this erotic documentary is the definitive look at the art of carnal films. Hosted by Chanel Preston, with Jenna Jameson, Ron Jeremy, Marilyn Chambers,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Newtown school shooting. Aurora theater shooting. Tucson supermarket shooting. Are visceral reactions to tragedies trumping the words of our forefathers? Should we allow fear and the growing concern over public safety to limit our civil liberties? Dead Patriot Films presents Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire, a documentary that brings audiences to the center of the controversy over the issue that is dividing our nation - gun control. Narrated by...
16) Plonger
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
César and Paz are madly in love. Paz, a Spanish photographer, is always looking for new people to meet, new countries to discover, new experiences. But César, previously a war journalist, is looking for peace and quiet. Paz gets pregnant and the perspective of motherhood smothers her. Each day she becomes more distant, lost in a quest she can’t quite grasp herself. Until she suddenly leaves Cesar and their baby behind with no explanation. A...
17) Bomb city
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Winter 1997. Amarillo, Texas. Brian Deneke is known for his green mohawk and undying passion for punk music. Brian, along with many of his fellow 'punks', refuses to conform to the conservative culture that surrounds them. Their radical appearances stir social intolerance within the community, particularly with Cody Cates, a high school jock who assimilates to a pack known as 'white-hatters'.
18) Gabe
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Gabe, a college graduate with a severe form of muscular dystrophy, receives a new diagnosis with a doubled life expectancy. He sets out to make a life he never thought he would have with an inspiring combination of bravery, humor, and love. Winner of Best Documentary at the **St. Louis International Film Festival**.
19) A Song For You
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
From Willie Nelson to Wilco, Ray Charles to Radiohead, A SONG FOR YOU: AUSTIN CITY LIMITS offers the ultimate backstage pass and front row seat to 40 years of incredible music from the longest running music show in TV history. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the **Nashville Film Festival.** "*This stem-to-stern look at the institution centered in the "Live Music Capital of the World" traces the...
20) Cosmos
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Three astronomers accidentally intercept a signal from space but the truth is even more incredble than they could imagine.