"En 2012, el boxeo femenino debutó en los Juegos Olímpicos de 2012. La estadounidense Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, de tan solo 17 años y con diferencia la competidora más joven, luchaba por el oro. Nacida en las duras calles de Flint, Michigan, Claressa está invicta y se siente totalmente segura de sí misma. Su ferocidad se extiende más allá del cuadrilátero, ya que protege a su familia a toda costa, incluso cuando la inestabilidad y las adicciones de ésta amenazan con descarrilar su sueño. Claressa cuenta con una fuerza estable en su vida. Su entrenador, Jason Crutchfield, la ha entrenado desde que era una enjuta niña de 11 años que acudía a su gimnasio. Jason siempre quiso tener una campeona, pero nunca pensó que sería una chica. Las relaciones con su entrenador y su familia se tensan a medida que se acerca su sueño, pero Claressa está decidida. Quiere desesperadamente llevar a su familia a un lugar mejor y más seguro, y ganar una medalla de oro podría ser su única oportunidad.
¿Cómo encuentran esperanza los niños nacidos en la pobreza? Este documental sigue la vida de un basurero, un profesor de música y un grupo de niños de Cateura (Paraguay). En esta barriada, crean instrumentos musicales enteramente con basura: primero por necesidad, pero el proyecto se convirtió en mucho más. VERTEDERO ARMÓNICO nos lleva en su viaje desde la orquesta local del pueblo a la tropa que viaja por todo el mundo (alimentada por Internet) cuya trayectoria de éxito se ve reforzada por su mensaje de la basura convertida en música.
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Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? If not, do you have 30 million dollars? It won’t get you onto a NASA spaceship but it will buy a berth on a Russian one. In this documentary, computer game developer Richard Garriott realizes his dream to follow his astronaut dad’s path into space by purchasing a seat on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. “Man on a Mission” shows like never before what it takes to prepare to go to space and how it feels once you get there … and back.
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“…Man on a Mission will be an exhilarating documentary for anyone interested in space travel, and probably even for those who aren’t. Garriott’s journey is quite interesting and unique, beginning with his days as a young man when he came up with some of his first computer games, to his financial success investing in various companies, some of which are pioneering the idea of space tourism. If Garriott’s life had not been as interesting as it was, this documentary could have suffered, but what we end up with is a really well put together autobiographical snapshot of Garriott, and a captivating view of the Russian space program, from their intense training to the rituals they exact on Garriott before his liftoff into space.
This is a documentary that will ultimately appeal to a very wide audience. Man on a Mission should garner a fair amount of press in part due to the amazing footage of Earth Garriott captured while on his journey. Being a fan of space travel, I can’t recall seeing another documentary that so effectively captures the thrill of space travel. If you have children, I urge you to take them to see this little beauty, as it provides some of the most well-documented material on what astronauts go through during training and while in space, as well as the aforementioned footage. If you’re an adult, Garriott’s financial success story and taste for adventure should inspire you, and will hopefully encourage any naysayers in the United States that space travel is not a waste of tax-payer money, but a necessity that serves many purposes and can help to bolster the pride of a nation.” – as reviewed by Dirk Sonniksen
Parkour – a movement discipline based on French military obstacle-course training – might be considered controversial, but seeing it is not. Cedric Dahl’s documentary follows five American parkour practitioners who share this passion for movement. Characterized as a physical “type of freedom,” “kind of expression,” and “state of mind,” parkour has influenced the stunts in action films from Bond to Bourne. But there’s much more to it than chasing the bad guy with acrobatic moves. As one practitioner comments, “If you listen to the movement it teaches us to touch the world and interact instead of being sheltered by it.”