An evocation of beach life in the North East of England, constructed almost entirely out of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen's black & white photographs. The film evokes the magic of an urban family's day out on the windswept beaches of north East England. It is packed with action, invention and…
If you’re like most authors, you HATE writing blurbs! Days – even weeks – of useless brain work… only to produce a pitifully small number of words. It doesn’t feel like a great return on your investment of time and effort, does it? But just think. Apart from your…
The definitive guide for writers about creating synopses, book proposals & sell sheets – by #1 national bestselling author and literary agent, Peter Cox
In this exchange the acclaimed and prolific author Hélène Cixous discusses the practice of writing – considering fiction, theatre, the essay and poetry – alongside its relation to painting, music and philosophy. As the dialogue with Adrian Heathfield evolves, writing emerges…
Matt Edwards kept the secret details of his addiction in two spiral-bound journals. He chronicled his daily drug use - sort of like the Bridget Jones of addiction - but in cc’s, milligrams and dollars instead of pounds, drinks and cigarettes. He also confided his struggle to stop in these pages.…
The traditional public school system has failed 20% of our student population. Children with dyslexia are bright kids who feel frustrated, picked on and written off in traditional schools, because the teachers are not equipped to teach them in the way they learn. Parents of dyslexic children struggle…
— For Home Use Only — WRITTEN ON THE LANDSCAPE: Mysteries Beyond Chaco Canyon conveys to viewers the brilliant achievements of the Chaco civilization—many of which are in grave danger today. This new one-hour documentary reveals the astounding reach of the Chacoans across a region…
Golden Gate Award, Best of Category, San Francisco International Film Festival Prix du Meilleur Essai, Montreal International Festival of Films on Art MOMA, New York City WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is the deeply affecting portrait of Stephen Moses, a young art student who was shot dead…
A look back on the renowned hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan from acclaimed writer/director Gerald ‘Gee Bee’ Barclay. Just in time for the 20th Anniversary of critically-acclaimed album ‘Wu-Tang Forever,’ Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan begins in the summer of 1993, when the Wu-Tang…
In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.
Der Kohleabbau steht vor dem Aus, aber die Grubenkante rückt weiter bedrohlich näher. Das Hin und Her um die Kohleförderung offenbart die Widersprüche und Probleme in der Region der mittleren Lausitz, am Rande des Tagebaus. Coal mining is coming to an end, but the edge of the…
With her first work The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers became the star of the New York literary scene and a celebrated child prodigy in the spring of 1940. At the age of just 23, the author, who was born in the southern states, published a novel that gave a voice to outsiders in her society…
