A documentary film essay. One of the directors of this film was raised in Persia. Her father was a Danish engineer and her mother a survivor from one of Stalin’s Gulag camps. In this film, the life of a family is reflected in the history of Iran from the 30s and onward to the Islamic Revolution,…
La industria del entretenimiento se ha defendido durante mucho tiempo como una de las empresas más influyentes del planeta. Sin embargo, existe una idea errónea preocupante que muestra su contenido de que no tiene ningún efecto sobre tu vida. Exactamente cuánto…
During two months of rehearsing, Marat Burnashev observed and filmed the work of Luk Perceval and his actors on Hamlet's first scene. The films gives a unique insight in the development of the scene from the first reading until the opening night. A Thalia Theatre Production Opening Night,…
The evils of military spending, affecting employment and social projects. Alternatives can be found. Military spending continues to grow at an alarming rate and Britain's defence spending as a proportion of total spending and compared with other countries is one of the highest. Higher military…
What is the emotional cost of being 'successful' and moving up in class. A film about the experience of 'making it'. But leaving a working class family to move into the middle class is not simply a question of financial improvement - it brings emotional changes too. Four people…
Media models glamorise violence, fear and hatred. Exposes the dangers of media models that glamorise violence, fear and hatred between the sexes. This powerful video encourages the life-affirming tendencies in both genders. Images of commercials, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MTV and other media protesters…
The great contribution made by women in the poor world. Emphasises the enormous contribution made by women to societies which have traditionally ignored their needs. One example is from Bolivia, where a group of women have to stand ankle deep in water washing sand for a living. They sell this for…
How healthcare staff can handle violence and confrontation. This programme provides training for healthcare staff in ways of handling confrontation and violence. Scenes involve patients, their relatives, their friends and other staff members. Incidents portrayed range from a patient with extreme post-anaesthetic…
Will our attitude to work as good in itself change with unemployment? Examines the conflict between the idea of work being necessary and good in itself, bestowing worth and dignity on the individual, and a society where work is scarce. Gives a historical perspective of the beginnings of the work ethic,…
“Sono nata quattro mesi dopo la morte del nonno. Quello che sapevo sul suo conto l’ho sentito dire dagli altri. Non ho mai chiesto di lui a casa però, un po’ per pudore e un po’ per non riaprire una ferita dolorosa. Ma, ormai, sono passati trent’anni.” Un ritratto…
www.LiquidVinylMovie.com - LIQUID VINYL is Taylor Neary's first feature documentary. Utilizing interviews with legendary DJ artists from the dance music world interspersed with special moments from the global club scene, Neary provides that unique insight into a global phenomenon that continues…
The strengths and variety of lesbian parenting. This programme celebrates the strengths and varieties of lesbian parenting with and without gay men, in the light of the legislative threat to lesbian access to donor insemination (1990 Human Fertility and Embriology Bill). Made in 1990 this film…
