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    Blood Brother

    This is one of those real life stories that you come across now and again that re-affirm your faith in the goodness of (some) human beings. Rocky Braat’s story is especially moving and relates how one very ordinary and regular young American man, who is exceptionally unselfish and wonderfully generous, made a real difference to the … Continue reading

    Bob Wilson’s Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

    The acclaimed avant-garde theater and opera director Robert Wilson was passing through New York one day when he received an urgent phone call from his friend Marina Abramovic, the celebrated performance artist, demanding that he should see her immediately. When he protested that he was busy the whole day, she didn’t let up.  ‘I NEED … Continue reading

    Boyhood

    This engrossing story of Mason Jnr. growing up from a kid to a young man starts when he is just 6 years old. He lives with his older sister Samantha and their mother Olivia in an ordinary suburban home that they simply cannot afford.  His rather immature father Mason Snr. who acts like a big … Continue reading

    Budrus

    In 2003 the Israeli Government started construction on a Separation Fence in the Occupied West Bank BUT instead of going along the border line of the area, it cut right through Palestinian land.  So much so, its planned route would have isolated six villages that would have then become completely land-locked.   One of them was Budrus, and … Continue reading

    Cutie And The Boxer

    Ushio Shinohara was a leading light in the avant garde art scene in post war Japan who in 1969 headed out to New York in 1969 to seek his (international) fame and fortune.  He quickly established himself in the burgeoning artist colony in Sotho for both his art and his limitless capacity to drink.  Three … Continue reading

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