The Saudi poetess Hissa Hilal made headlines around the world as the first woman to ever make it to the finals of “Million’s Poet”, an Abu-Dhabi based Million Dollar reality television show. It is the Arab world’s biggest poetry competition, and it is dominated by men. In her…
Hissa Hilal with her poems critical of terrorism and the ideologies of fanatic islamists gains international fame at Abu Dhabi’s prestigious contest “Million’s Poet”: Veiled in a burqa, a 43-year-old housewife from Saudi Arabia, tests her boundaries in the daily struggle for…
*This film may be purchased by individuals for personal home viewing with family and friends only. It is strictly prohibited to screen, loan or broadcast for any group for either educational or commercial purposes. A film by Melanie La Rosa US | 2011 | 27 minutes | Color | English -- She remains…
Since 1946, Lucien Mouchet (b. 1923 in Paris) has been making small-scale reproductions of carrousels and fairground scenes that existed in the past or are still in operation today. A machinist by trade, Mouchet retired nearly two decades ago, but his obsession with precision and detail has continued.…
A film about Peter Hurney (luthier, artist, and craftsman of Berkeley California) and his ukulele workshop. This film follows Peter making a soprano ukulele from start to finish, set to a score by the fabulous ukulele player and composer Steven Strauss. The film uses very little dialogue- but relies…
Peter Valusiak took part in more than 20 expeditions to the Polar Regions. In 1998, together with three Russian explorers, he completed the first unsupported crossing of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada over the North Pole. Another great challenge which has been on his mind for many years is to…
This stunning 10-part series takes viewers on a journey through the fabled, beautiful - and melting - Northwest Passage. We travel with amateur sailors, scientists, hunters and artists on a quest from Iceland to Alaska that was nearly impossible just a decade ago. Now, as the Arctic ice disappears, a…
In this episode a collection of Chief Constables, Prosecuting and Defending Lawyers, Politicians and people who have sat on juries, answer questions from an interlocutor on this topic.
In this episode a collection of Chief Constables, Prosecuting and Defending Lawyers, Politicians and people who have sat on juries, answer questions from an interlocutor on this topic.
In this episode a collection of Chief Constables, Prosecuting and Defending Lawyers, Politicians and people who have sat on juries, answer questions from an interlocutor on this topic (Public Order).
OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED EDITION, DIRECTLY FROM THE BROADCAST MASTER TAPES NEW YORK CITY IN 1976 WAS BANKRUPT AND THE BRONX WAS BURNING. Alan and Susan Raymond, experimenting with Sony PortaPak video equipment, ventured into the most dangerous neighborhood and captured it all. In dramatically raw scenes,…
A group of Birmingham Police view and discuss a videotape showing New York police working in Harlem. They comment on the differences and similarities and voice their apprehension at the growing estrangment between public and police in the U.K. The question of carrying arms is something which most policeman…
