Lesbians adopt a Chinese baby. For a middle-aged lesbian couple in America adopting an infant Chinese girl named Maya, the desire to raise a child is "not about passing on genes, but about creating a family". Their affecting story is told in revealing voice-over by one of the women, who…
History of Caribbean women's involvement in World War II. Charts the little known story of women's involvement throughout the British Empire in World War II. Four black women now living in London provide a fascinating piece of oral history, told with insight and humour. Although made…
Building bridges between different faiths in the community. This short programme describes the work of Oxford Bridgemakers, a voluntary group, the first in the UK. It consists of families or couples from different communities who meet each other in their own homes and share a simple snack, learn how…
PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE illustrates what motivates Tucson High School students and teachers to form the front line of an epic civil rights battle. While 48 percent of Mexican American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson High's Mexican American Studies Program has become a national model…
The children of mixed cultures talk. Explores the effects of denial in the children of mixed cultures. David opens his story on culture, Geraldine closes hers on culture. Lionel and June both talk about colour, one visually and the other symbolically. Sybil confirms that there is only one race, the…
Animated film about people at school and the results of gender stereotyping and bullying. A short animated film by Leeds Animation Workshop which illustrates problems faced by young people at school as a result of gender stereotyping and bullying. Classmates Darren and Sharon are each keeping a video…
Cartoon about colour prejudice on another planet. A cartoon by Leeds Animation Workshop which uses a science fiction approach to racial prejudice which prevents the stereotyping of either the victims or the perpetrators. Natalie is abducted to the planet Helicon, where green is in, and the purple…
Animated film of young people talking about domestic violence, for 8-13 year olds A short animated film in which five young people tell of their experiences of domestic violence. Emma and her mother escape from a violent father by moving to a refuge. Jamie sees the effect on his mother of his father's…
Personal experience of being a skinhead in the 60s and 70s. A documentary detailing the film-makers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during the late 70s and early 80s. It gives an insight through a female perspective into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood…
Rebellion of Thought: Post-modernsim, the Church, and the Struggle for Authentic Faith takes a critical look at the role of faith in a postmodern culture. What is the role of the church today? Does man truly need God or is God merely a fairytale idea leftover from past cultural experiments? These questions…
Hanne is single, mid-life and childless. In the quest to become a mum, she is undergoing fertility treatment. A matter-of-fact insight in a clinical and intrusive process.
American ultra running legend Micah True (Caballo Blanco, or the White Horse) lived and ran with the Tarahumara Indians in Northern Mexico. The Tarahumara (also known as the Rarámuri or the Running People) are some of the best long distance runners in the world. This award-winning feature-length…
