Film:
Garbage Warrior: as a good documentary does, this story of one man's quest to allow for freedom to experiment with alternative building methods without the restrictions of archaic and restrictive building codes becomes a compelling drama. Plus the Earthship's are really really cool!
Print:
Kathleen Norris's Acedia & Me, like all of her other contemplative spiritual works, is an examination of an ancient and forgotten "sin" seems incredibly relevant for today's harried society looking for meaning. The prose is beautiful and the back story of Norris's long-term marriage is moving. Highly recommended.
Radio/Online:
NPR's coverage of all things Amelia Earhart, in conjunction with the new biopic, comes highly recommended to The Truth is Stranger, particularly the story of Bonnie Brown, a US teenager who overheard some of Earhart's distressed transmissions and her family's attempts at alerting authorities.
Television:
Independent Lens, on October 27, presents Journals of a Wily School:
"On the hot and crowded streets of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), three thousand pickpockets ply their trade every day, three hundred of them circulating through police custody at any given time. JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL takes viewers inside the world of these petty thieves and the detectives who doggedly pursue them, day in and day out.
With unprecedented access, first-time director Sudeshna Bose follows a young and talented pickpocket named Azad Jalaluddin, revealing in cinema verité style the many layers of his life."
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