How do co-operatives compare to other businesses, what are the pro and cons? What are the main differences between co-operatives and other businesses? This lively and practical programme (aimed at community and education groups) looks at the work of five co-operatives and asks how they got started…
Peace Pentecost in 1983 in Washington, culminating in a civil disobedience action. An example of faith and conscience in action. This programme documents the events of Peace Pentecost in 1983 in Washington, from the ecumenical worship service in the Washington Cathedral, attended by 2,500 people,…
AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author of “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged.” Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Sharon Gless, the documentary offers millions of fans the opportunity to…
Ground has been broken on Roosevelt Island for New York City's newest academic campus - the sustainable, high tech home of Cornell Tech, a radical reconception of graduate level engineering study for the information age. Over the next three years, a stunning complex of architecture and landscape…
Version originale francophone • Témoin d'une époque charnière qui voit s'éteindre les derniers salons funéraires en milieu familial au Québec, Le pas de la porte raconte la quête de sens de Gilles et Gaétane, Lucienne, Diane Huguette…
Ce documentaire examine l’impact de la fermeture de la mine Noranda sur la communauté de Murdochville, Québec. Cette chronique prend comme pivot le quotidien de trois hommes : une victime de la bérylliose (maladie industrielle), un citoyen au prise avec l’exode, et le…
Where does scale lumber come from? Miles Hale learns about the craft of turning raw wood into model-building products at the Mt. Albert Scale Lumber factory.
Sooner or later, every layout-building project comes to an end. Three layout owners share their regrets and future plans as they dismantle their railroads, and we gain valuable insights from their experiences.
Ce documentaire rend compte de l’engouement suscité par les combats ultimes aussi appelés combats libres parce que les adversaires peuvent utiliser les techniques de plusieurs arts martiaux différents. Interdits il y a peu, les galas, opposant amateurs ou professionnels se…
SMILE ‘TIL IT HURTS: The Up With People Story is a feature documentary exploring the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People. Since 1965, this peppy youth group has sung to 20 million people worldwide, performed at four Superbowl halftime shows, and been parodied on The Simpsons…
Discussion starters for schools on conflict These three films on one DVD are designed to start discussion about conflict. They focus on situations involving teenagers but they open up wide issues of conflict at all levels - personal, social and community, "structural", and international.…
CND demonstration in London in 1981, with 250,000 people taking part. This record of the large CND demonstration which took place on 24th October, 1981, was made by the ACTT Union for CND. It shows the 250,000 strong march, and includes interviews with many people from different walks of life, as…
