Behind every homeless person is a story. How did they end up living on the streets? How do they survive and what are their expectations for the future? Mark Horvath has experienced the highs and lows of the American dream - from a successful career in TV to barely surviving, homeless and addicted,…
Scientology is one of the world’s most controversial and secretive religions. Famous followers extol its virtues but a series of suspicious deaths brings into question its treatment of their members. In this film, we investigate three cases of deaths of Scientology members. We find incomplete…
Londoners remember their past with nostalgia. Londoners gave always had a sense of community, partly through necessity because of harsh conditions; but now the old streets of Bermondsey have been demolished and flats have been put up. Hop picking, which used to be the annual holiday for the whole…
Disturbing play about unemployment and racism. David Leland's disturbing play about unemployment and racism. The central character, Trevor, is a teenage skinhead, who is determined to reject other people before they reject him. The play traces his increasing confrontation with the authorities…
A young woman caught between two cultures, Sikh and British. Jo, whose parents are orthodox Sikhs, but who herself was born and educated in Britain, is now a single working woman, living in her own flat. As she spends her evening at home, we hear her thoughts as she is caught between two cultures.…
Students discover some of the causes of racial prejudice. A group of students in a multi-racial urban school recount how they tried to discover why some people are racially prejudiced. They found out about the development of racist attitudes in young children, and stereotyping, and the way some children’s…
Looks at Southall, one of the major Asians centres in Britain. Looks at Southall, one of the major Asians centres in Britain, and shows how this community organised to resist fascist attacks from 1976 to 1981. Southall's militancy goes back to the community organisations of the 1950's which…
A portrait of the South African activist who was killed in custody. A portrait of Steve Biko, the anti-apartheid activist, seen through the eyes of his family and friends. During interrogation he suffered head injuries; no treatment was given, and after five days he was taken over 700 miles by…
Are cultural differences affecting the treatment of West Indians and Asian people? This film exposes ‘alarming allegations’ that people from black and Asian communities are wrongly detained, treated and diagnosed in the mental health system. Based on the pioneering study by Dr’s…
The essentials of non-sexist teaching, starting early. This film is especially for teachers of pre-school children. Filmed in multi-ethnic schools and day-care centres around America, it illustrates the essentials of a non-sexist classroom and demonstrates specific teaching ideas aimed at expanding…
History of Tiger Bay community, Cardiff. Made in Butetown, Cardiff, shows that black communities have been developing since the 1850s. Whereas in the 20th century the 'new' communities are made up of black industrial labour, in the 19th century they began with black colonial seamen. The…
Asian teenage girls in the Midlands. This videoed tape/slide show now on DVD is based on two years' research work with Asian teenage girls in the Midlands. Aimed primarily at a white audience, its intention is to question some of the stereotyped notions which exist about the lives of all Asian…
