A criminal court judge starts a running club on LA’s Skid Row, where he trains a motley but motivated group of homeless, addicted, and criminal men and women to run international marathons.
A demonstration of the Alexander Technique. A clear demonstration of the Alexander Technique. Dr Barlow uses a young woman previously unfamiliar with this therapy to show how posture has to be learned, and the great benefits it can bring.
Self-portrait of suicidal depression A young man, poet and philosopher, in deep depression, decided to keep a video diary of himself, recording his thoughts and feelings over a period of several months before he took his own life. Described as 'deeply affecting', this diary gives an unflinching…
How depression has affected two young women. Depression. This programme shows how it has affected the lives of two women. Kate O'Connor was at university when she started behaving strangely, and was later diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. Her story is hopeful although her symptoms have been horrific.…
Satisfactions and problems of breast-feeding. Several young mothers talk about their experience of breastfeeding, and the great satisfaction it brings. Some of the common problems are also mentioned - often these are alleviated by help and advice at the beginning. Made in 1985 this film reflects…
From the Tolpuddle Martyrs to the latest trade union legislation This film, made in the 1980, examines the implications of 150 years of trade union legislation. It uses archive material as well as simple dramatised sequences and interviews, specially with Lord Wedderburn Professor of Labour Law, to…
A film by Éléonore Saintagnan & Grégoire Motte documentary/experimental, 36 minutes, HD. Produced by Michigan Films & Red Shoes I SOME SHOES With the support of Service des Arts Plastiques de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Département de…
Camphill communities in several countries. Visits three Camphill communities in Pennsylvania. In a place for young people one of the workers appeared in the earlier films as a music therapist. We also see a school and a village for adults, and the film also shows Thornage Hall in Norfolk, and finishes…
Residents of Botton Village, those with learning disabilities and the helpers. Shows some of the people with learning disabilities who live at Botton Village at work making candies, dolls etc. Perfection is not the aim, but a family atmosphere of caring for each other. One of three programmes about…
Dans l'Equateur d'aujourd'hui, la population noire issue de l'esclavage subit toujours une forte discrimination sociale. Pourtant certaines personnes de la communauté s'attachent à valoriser leur culture spécifique et transmettre la mémoire rebelle de leurs ancêtres qui…
Um dia, inadvertidamente, é descoberta uma caixa de sapatos esquecida numa prateleira de uma editora discográfica. Dentro desta, estão cassetes contendo gravações inéditas de António Variações, que ele fazia num pequeno gravador no seu quarto,…
Paul Hafner, an ex-officer in the Waffen-SS living in Spain, draws us into an obscure, grotesque world, until now inaccessible to most people … HAFNER, a former pig-breeder, ruined inventor, playboy and above all an ex-officer in the SS, lives in Spain surrounded by Nazi friends and dreaming…
