Each year, the slow-paced lifestyle in Mexico’s largest desert in the Baja Peninsula is given a turbo boost by the Baja 1000, the largest off-road motorsport race in the world that takes place crossing the Mexican-US border. In this modern-day western, José Permar tells a unique story…
In the tradition of Harun Farocki and João Moreira Salles, this personal film essay by Federico Atehortúa Arteaga examines the relationship between film footage, the events of the war in Colombia, his family’s story, and the origins of cinema in the country. On March 6, 1906, four…
This landmark documentary reveals the tragic life of a gifted young woman who was executed for speaking out during the height of Chairman Mao's rule. Lin Zhao, a top student from Peking University, was imprisoned for defending students and leaders persecuted during Mao Zedong's Anti-Rightist…
C'est l'histoire d'une quête, celle d’un passionné du vivant, d’un collecteur de savoirs et chercheur d'autonomie. C’est l’histoire d’un rêve d’enfant qui devient le fil rouge de toute une vie. A travers l’apprentissage…
Chris, a thirty-something gas station employee, lives in North Carolina with his girlfriend Mimi, a live-sized 'love doll', who he communicates with through an AI app. A clear-eyed, open-hearted and fascinating take on machine learning and AI, the rising levels of loneliness, and the social…
Looks at some of the issues and problems faced by people with physical disabilities. It was produced by a group of local people in Huddersfield, all of whom have some sort of physical disability. The programme grew from a series of light sketches, but later some serious issues were tackled, and feelings…
From a Series of seven 55 minute programmes which provide a definitive study of how we have come in the 1980's to the brink of man-made cataclysm. For five thousand years warfare has been an instrinsic, even indispensible part of style of living which we call civilisation. Up to only two years ago,…
A short overview of Sight Savers' work, highlighting the vital role of supporters in making programmes possible. Narrated by Saw Lawley. Suitable for secondary schools/education and adult audiences.
Zurich 2001 is a real ‘time capsule’ – taking you back to an era when Swissair was still one of the world’s major airlines. Highlights include: Swissair, Thai and JAL MD11s, Finnair, Avioimpex, Nouvelair, SAS and Crossair MD80s, Malev and Austrian F70s, Thai, SAA, Singapore…
Explains how the Mental Health Act of 1983 affects patients, and the questions "why am I here?", "How long will I be here?" and "What will happen to me in Hospital" are discussed with Dr Peter Maddocks, a Consultant Psychiatrist, and an Approved Social Worker, and there…
The first clause of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity". This means that everyone has the rights to the basic necessities of life which allow them to fulfill their potential as human beings. Concern for human rights goes beyond…
In Guinea Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, not enough rice is being produced to meet the people's needs so 30% of the rice consumed has to be imported. This causes the country to become more and more in debt. The government's plans for self-sufficiency are met with suspicion, because of…
