Lipstick & Liquor explores the secret in the suburbs. A growing number of women are abusing alcohol and becoming alcohol dependent.
The extraordinary story of Coca-Cola, “the sublimated essence of all the America stands for,” and its century-long battle with arch-rival Pepsi. Shot in the U.S., Canada, Russia, England, France, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, the Sahara Desert and China, The Cola Conquest takes us from Coke’s…
Inside the Great Magazines takes us into the editor’s suite, to the photo shoots and on location with the greatest magazines in the world. From the established players like Time, Paris Match, and Rolling Stone, to upstarts that are defining the cutting-edge like Colors and Vice, the inner workings…
The export of drugs banned in the West, to third world countries. Examines the overseas marketing of pharmaceuticals that are banned or restricted for use in the countries where they are produced. Drug firms often export these products with improper instructions and warnings. Thus the medications…
Warning about exploiting the earth's natural resources. This film presents a grim warning about the threat to man's survival if the plundering of the earth's dwindling natural resources continues. The prospects are frightening: -- 15 million acres a year are being destroyed. It is estimated…
An insight into the psychological block we all practice in living with the bomb. Many films have examined the threat of nuclear war and the ever spiralling arms race. This film sets out to find out how people respond emotionally when they think about the consequences of nuclear war. The film-makers…
Founding father of Anthropology, Bronislaw Malinowski's work raises powerful and disturbing questions today. This is a look at his legacy and the imprints it has made on the generations that followed.
This is the DVD documentary of The 13th Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend. It follows the organizers through organization and the event.
“…the Birmingham of the North.” — Lawrence Downes, New York Times "Brick by Brick is an engrossing window into a titanic constitutional struggle that consumed an otherwise typical urban community. It depicts the full sweep of the human condition: passion, courage,…
Problems of dumping nuclear waste in the sea. Many people are worried about the dumping of nuclear waste in the sea, where it might contaminate marine life including our own food. This film shows the courageous action of the Greenpeace protesters, who chained themselves to the platforms of the ship…
An ancient common in Oxford, its history, ecology and uses. Port Meadow is unique, older than the University, older than the Domesday Book. It is one of the largest stretches of common land in England, and it has never been ploughed. The film looks at the many facets of the meadow, its history, ecology,…
A South American Indian legend says that the tropical forest supports the sky - cut down the trees and disaster follows. The Indians may be right. We are destroying one of the Earth's most valuable natural assets at an alarming rate. This programe illustrates our dependence on the forest and its…
