'Ecocide: Voices from Paradise' - When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil unleashed havoc on the Gulf of Mexico. The accident occurred 100 miles from Grand Isle, the last inhabited barrier island off the coast of Louisiana. Visiting the island community,…
On the Eastern Tibetan plateau, at an altitude of 14,000 feet, subsistence farmers and nomadic herding families sprinkle the craggy mountains of Nangchen, Kham. Women have had a single destiny here - to be married off in exchange for livestock, and to bear children who will work on the family farm. Within…
Sadaf Rahimi is the best female boxer in Afghanistan, but she must deal with her country’s traditions, fear and her own fate in order to be a free woman. Sadaf and her sister Shabnam joined the newly created women’s boxing team at the age of 13, when they returned to their country after being…
Jerome Josserand is a professional snow kiter. In 2007 he set the world record for the highest kite flight. It was 450 m above the ground. Jerome is in love with wind and its power to use it to mount high mountains. His home is a place called Col du Lautaret which is also his playground. On his way he…
In 1936, 18 African American athletes, dubbed the "black auxillary" by Hitler, participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, defying Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism, history forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.
Thanks Girls and Goodbye is a documentary about a group of women who worked on farms during the Second World War in Australia – ‘the land girls’. Officially established by the government in 1942, the Australian Women’s Land Army was set up to help fill the shortage of manpower…
Winner-Crystal Heart Award-Heartland Film Festival Pola’s March is an inspirational documentary film chronicling the emotional journey of Holocaust survivor Pola Susswein. As one of the "last remnants of a generation that is dying out," Pola travels from Israel back to Poland…
In search of wisdom found in unlikely places, The Philosopher Kings takes us on a journey through the halls of the most prestigious colleges and universities in America to learn from the staff members who see it all and have been through it all: the custodians. This thought-provoking, feature-length…
THE OFFICIAL DISPLAY VIDEO PRODUCED FOR THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION. The collection’s Race Day and Roaring 20's airshow made for a fitting finale to the 2016 season. Alongside the incredible collection of vintage racing aircraft there was also the inaugural Shuttleworth Sprint with a large…
Tensions between people with learning disabilities living in the community 3. A Difference of Opinion The social work team are suffering from increasing demands on their time and their ability to provide adequate support. Ian's life in the hospital is contrasted with that of Pat, Michael…
WINNER BEST MOUNTAIN SPORTS TORELLO MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2017 WINNER BEST CLIMBING FILM ULJU MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2017 WINNER GRAND PRIZE DANISH ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL 2016 WINNER PEOPLE'S CHOICE KENDAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2016 WINNER BEST CLIMBING FILM KENDAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL…
People with learning disabilities learning to live in the community Community care for people with learning disabilities. A moving and controversial series of three cinema verite films by Simon Heaven following a year in the life of four adults who live in a local authority hostel in Hereford. The…
