‘A visionary film’ Peter Ackroyd To co-incide with a retrospective at the 61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen this month we present a new digital restoration of William Raban’s classic experimental documentary on London’s River Thames. ‘Raban’s…
Muslims in Spitalfields trying to integrate yet keep their own culture alive. The Spitalfields area of London. The first immigrants to arrive were Huguenot Protestants from France. Later came Jews fleeing from the pogroms of Russia and Poland. Lastly came mainly Bangldeshi seeking a better life. A…
A new mode of thinking on the arms race. Twelve distinguished men and women discuss the need for a "new mode of thinking" about the nuclear arms race. 28 mins. Stanford Symposium on the Prevention of Nuclear War. Twelve distinguished men and women discuss the need for a "new mode of…
After acclaimed paranormal investigator Chris Halton of Haunted Earth UK receives footage taken at the ruins of Ireland's infamously haunted Cathnafola House, he skeptically sets out to research the abandoned home’s bloody history. His own overnight investigation at the ruins yields terrifying…
Ending can be difficult to accept particularly when it involves a relationship that has been positive and supportive. Therapy is just such a relationship. This video is full of opportunities for discussion and explores many of the issues related to ending counselling. It demonstrates, in two sessions,…
A short therapy session with a young woman who is exploring her feelings in relation to her search for ‘belonging’. During the process of her search she encounters a number of barriers and contradictions all of which lead to her feeling different from the local community and experiencing…
Six people share their experiences which led them to seek counselling. Maureen Moore, an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, talks about counselling and explores some of the issues relating to what counselling is and how we go about choosing a counsellor. She explains the need to think about…
Helping relationships are far from black and white - they’re formed out of the rich palette of diversity that is “being human”. Because of this, listening and counselling skills can be challenging to teach. On one hand there really isn’t a right way to listen and respond, simply…
Forced Confessions (2012) pulls the mask off a regime that brutally extracts lies from its citizens. For the first time on film, six victims of Iran’s torture chambers speak. These are not criminals, but writers, journalists, and scholars. The film is narrated by Director Maziar Bahari, who…
Hook grew up with the ocean as his universe; he is a sea nomad from a vanishing world. This award-winning film follows Hook from the bottom of the modern social ladder on a voyage into the heart of Moken territory off the coast of Myanmar. More than a quest to salvage the remains of his culture, he faces…
This video diary from a 25 year old Jason Rodi about his father as they climb the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is shockingly personal. A visual poem of stunning beauty, The Eye of the Son is a formative journey that will take a father and son to the edges of the world. Nominated for…
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…
