Les Blank’s first documentary photography job shooting Drag Racers in Long Beach, CA, driving everything from hopped up “Mercs” to Supercharged “Rail Dragsters”. These cars could accelerate to over 220 miles/hour in a mile. The film follows the life of Rick “The Iceman”…
'Socrates of Kamchatka: Story of a Horse' is a hybrid (fiction/nonfiction) whimsical philosophical tale about the 'breaking' of horses and people by communist masters. It tells a story about a small community in Kamchatka, Russia living through Communism, Yeltsin's Capitalism…
How can we explain that a nation, rich and democratic, like Quebec has not become an independent state while more than a hundred new states have been created in the world since the Second World War? We take a step back from our subject and look at the cases of Catalonia in Spain and of Scotland in Great…
One woman's experience of becoming a mother. Three years in the making, this film is a reflective look at a woman's experience of becoming a mother. It was filmed during her pregnancy, and the birth and early babyhood of her second child. She critically examines the attitude towards her…
Breast care for women. Introduces breast awareness as a part of general health care in an easy and natural way. Looks at the normal breast and breast changes that women experience, and shows how women can check their own breasts. The NHS Breast Screening Programme is also explained, and the importance…
Build a culture of peace and not a culture of war is the theme of this short film in which Martin Bell and Jon Snow, both previously reporters in war torn countries, Professor Joseph Rottblatt and Caroline Lucas with Bruce Kent show how we have a prosperous Europe from many years of peace contrasted…
«In the Garden of Sounds is a visual and aural masterpiece!» Ines Kuna, The Vanguard, Oregon, USA «An accoustic and visual experience in a class of its own.» Michael Sennhauser, Swiss National Public Radio, Basel, Switzerland directed by Nicola Bellucci, documentary,…
Wellbeing & Fitness programme for relief of Anxiety and Depression Mentfittz is a unique and accredited behaviour wellbeing and fitness programme that is designed to be used while a client awaits any CBT or counselling appointment. It promotes physical activity and mental wellbeing at home, and…
In June 2012, four adventurers started at the headwaters of the upper Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park and headed downstream for the next 800 miles. By kayak, foot, oar, and solar raft, they gain a first-hand perspective on the river and the people whose lives depend on it. Punctuated by…
Wood and metal letters pressed into paper laid the foundation for the modern world. Once essential to communication, letterpress printing unexpectedly thrives in our digital age. Pressing On is required viewing for design centered audiences, advertising and type nerds, history buffs and documentary lovers.
A necessary and beautiful film, Kanyini looks at the world's oldest living culture in a way that's never been seen before. A listed traditional owner of Uluru and former Indigenous Person of the Year, Bob Randall acts as our guide to "Kanyini", which he describes as the principle…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/so-long-asleep-p996.aspx by David Plath color, 60 min, 2016 in English, Korean and Japanese with English subtitles Thanks to books and films such as Unbroken and Bridge Over the River Kwai many Americans…
