Jennifer Arnold — Director (4)

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The Diplomat (2013)
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other title: Katarina Witt - Diplomatin auf dem Eis
This film chronicles how figure skater Katarina Witt fought for her future in socialist East Germany, how she faced the changes after the fall of the Berlin Wall and how she ended up both a beneficiary and victim of the East German regime.

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American Mullet (2001)
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This documentary emphasizes that people have strong feelings about the mullet - very popular hair style among lesbians, race car drivers and others. The general attitude about the mullet is not all positive; some people are even harassed for having one. The director toured the USA asking one and all what they thought about this coif. The journey is not only hilariously funny, it's also enlightening. Turns out, the mullet isn't just a dyke cut. Musicians, bikers and Latino soccer players all love that style.

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Fat Camp (2017)
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Fitness buff Hutch Daily is a foul-mouthed 27 year-old with the maturity of a pre-teen. After refusing to find employment or his own apartment, his mom gives him two choices: move to the homeless shelter or work at his uncle’s fat camp. Though he thinks fatties are disgusting, Hutch finds himself supervising an irreverent group of chunky boys, who ultimately help him grow up.

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小小的善举 (2013)
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other title: A Small Act / スモール・アクト ~小さな善意が生んだもの~ (日)
在得到资助后,居住在肯尼亚乡村的克里斯的生活就完全改变了。关于他的资助人,克里斯几乎是一无所知。他所知道的,就是自己的资助人是一个女性,名字叫做黑尔德·拜克。在这位女士的资助下,克里斯得以从哈佛毕业,随后在联合国成为了一位人权律师。工作之外,克里斯用黑尔德·拜克的名字在肯尼亚开展了一项教育活动。这部纪录片详尽地展示了克里斯、拜克和在克里斯帮助下得到教育机会的三个孩子的生活。这是一出讲述人类无私奉献、互相帮助的影片。 克里斯-穆布鲁是个肯尼亚的穷孩子,当一位瑞典女士匿名资助他完成小学和中学的教育之后,他的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。现在他成了一名哈佛大学毕业的人权律师,为了回报曾经接受过的慷慨帮助,他也想成立奖学金为下一代的教育提供资助。然而在此过程中,穆布鲁时常遇到看似无法克服的困难,而这些困难渐渐把他引上了一条发现之路。希尔德-贝克,那个在支票上签了名,从而为他打开成功之门的人到底是谁呢?詹尼弗-阿诺德的影片用清晰优美的手法让观众们见证了一个小小的善意之举如何成为持续的爱心传递。导演在片中采用了一条故事主线,同时发掘出许多引人入胜的线索,并将它们天衣无缝地组合在一起。有关这个小小的善举的秘密是注定要被揭开的,借此,导演希望能够提醒人们:其实你有机会改变别人的命运。