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Guantanamo Circus
''Guantanamo Circus'' is a half-hour documentary film released in 2013 directed by Christina Linhardt and Michael L. Rose. It records the arrival and five-day experience of a troupe of circus performers into Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to perform their circus act for the American soldiers stationed at the American military base located there. The film won a Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for "Documentary of the Year," and was selected by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ... for inclusion in its permanent collection. It also won an LA Music Award for its music score by Linhardt. References American documentary films {{US-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Linhardt
Christina Linhardt is a German-American singer, actor, and director, best known for her roles in the production of the film ''Guantanamo Circus'', and as the former fiancée of Prince Daniel of Saxony. Linhardt produced, directed, and wrote ''Guantanamo Circus'', which won a Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for "Documentary of the Year," and was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in its permanent collection. The film also won an LA Music Award for its music score by Linhardt. She is staff writer for the California Philharmonic Orchestra. Linhardt has released two music CDs: ''Circus Sanctuary'' and ''Voodoo Princess''. She performs on vocals and flute with the Angels of Venice, and has been interviewed on LA Talk Radio, KPFK Radio and KPC Radio. Linhardt played the role of "Party Girl" in ''Movie 43''. She starred opposite Maximilian Schell in a production of ''Goethe's Faust Comes to Grand Avernue'', for which she was also associate producer. The daughter of scholar, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael L
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ( es, Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo as jargon by members of the U.S. military) is a United States military base located on of land and water on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It has been permanently leased to the United States since 1903 as a coaling station and naval base, making it the oldest overseas U.S. naval base in the world. The lease was $2,000 in gold per year until 1934, when the payment was set to match the value in gold in dollars; in 1974, the yearly lease was set to $4,085. Since taking power in 1959, the Cuban communist government has consistently protested against the U.S. presence on Cuban soil, arguing that the base "was imposed on Cuba by force" and is "illegal under international law." Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
