Be Like Othersby Tanaz Eshaghian and Peter Wintonick An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran through the eyes of young men choosing to undergo sex change surgery, Be Like Others explores the implications and sacrifices of those living on the fringes of an Islamic society. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
The Beetleby Yishai Orian What do you do when you’re in love with your old jalopy, but your pregnant wife insists you get rid of it for something more practical? Global Voices | |
The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armeniaby Vardan Hovhannisyan and Inna Sahakyan Two elderly masters of Armenian tightrope dancing search for an understudy to carry on a dying tradition. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
Sumo East and Westby Ferne Pearlstein and Robert Edwards One of Japan’s most time-honored and insular traditions, sumo wrestling offers an earthshaking window into the cultural collision of East and West, as worldwide interest grows and increasing numbers of foreigners rise to the top professional ranks. Independent Lens, Global Voices | |
Young Yakuzaby Jean Pierre Limosin and Christian Baute When a troubled young man rejects school, jobs, and family, his desperate mother decides to take one last chance to save him — by handing him over to the Japanese mafia for one year and letting him choose his own path. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices |
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