In 2014, ISIS took control of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq. Filmmakers embedded with The Golden Division, an elite Iraqi forces unit, document The Battle Of Mosul, the deadliest close-quarters battle since WWII.
Report from the battlefront as form of shock therapy. Documentarian Jana Andert spent a total of eight months between 2014 and June 2017 with and elite Iraqi Army unit on the front lines of the battle of Mosul, a city occupied by ISIS fighters. A courageous testimony about a city in ruins that was robbed…
For around fifteen years, no Western camera has been able to get to the heart of Tibet. In this challenging and revelatory doc, Director Jean-Michel Carré gains authorisation over several months to film the human, economic and political realities of the region – one that exists outside time,…
Made 40 years ago the language and medical terms are somewhat out of date but the content is still valuable. Takes the format of a television news programme with reports linked by two studio presenters (Nick Ross and Sue Smith). The film includes: an original and entertaining explanation of cerebral…
People’s experiences of bi-polar disorder This programme was produced by people with experience of bi-polar disorder, with material contributed by carers and other individuals. The chapter headings are: Mutter, Sun, Moon, Manic Story, The Meds, Medicated Agitation, Pain, Stay Up Late, Lie…
Director Noah Hutton embarks on a 10-year project following a visionary neuroscientist’s quest to build a computer simulation of a brain. With unprecedented access to the inner workings of a multimillion-euro scientific project led by Henry Markram and a roster of characters that involves the who’s…
INS Kurusura, a vessel that served as the blueprint for the miraculous reconstruction of INS Karanj. Witness its enduring legacy as it continues to receive the prestigious "Dressing Ship" honor, defying the constraints of time and leaving an indelible mark on history. Prepare to be amazed…
*Trailer by MM Serra and edited by Matthew Carlson, 2020, NYC Inspired by the omnibus protest film For Life, Against the War, which was produced as part of the 1967 anti-war protest festival The Week of the Angry Arts, “In Solidarity” updates a concept first enacted by the Coop in 1967,…
In this the first of three parts we see how the unity of the Solidarity movement in Poland started to disintegrate as the communist government shattered and an interim government under the premiership of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician,…
The internal struggle to gain control of the Solidarity movement in Poland described in IN SOLIDARITY Pt 1 continues in this episode. Lech Walesa succeeded in ousting the former secretary and getting rid of his opponents such as Adam Michnik, Jacob Kuron and others.
The struggle for control continues. Many of the former leaders who had often been imprisoned for their active opposition to the Communist government speak their mind. But Lech Walesa succeeds in heightening his grip as one by one the previous collective leadership are ousted.
In a background of the population deeply angry that the change to a non-communist government has not quickly brought about an improvement in living standards the schism in Solidarity deepens. Walesa constantly surprises and gains majority control. Wałęsa has been criticized for a confrontational…
