A film by Jane Oehr. French language with English subtitles TEA WITH MADAME CLOS is about an extraordinary woman in her extreme old age living in a small medieval village in South West France. Couched in the framework of a train journey, the filmmaker remembers her many encounters over four years…
Mr J R C Sainsbury, Department of Surgery A Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Mr A H Tooley, Consultant Surgeon South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrouah The following dilators are demonstrated on patients with benign pesophageal strictures : Eder Peustow / Celestin / Balloon / Kevmed…
The aim of this film which was commissioned by the TUC is to help union members learn from each others' experiences of tackling the introduction of new technology. The film takes five case studies; Metal Box in Wisbech; DHSS offices in Brixton and Kensington, Cadbury's in Somerdale, Tesco in…
The boundaries between man and machine, between technology and nature, are becoming increasingly blurred and might even disappear completely in the future. Information technology, genetic engineering and nanotechnology are not only making considerable inroads into society, but also more and more directly…
TECHQUA IKACHI Land - my Life (in English, German & French) by James Danaqyumptewa, Anka Schmid, Agnes Barmettler Switzerland (1989), 109 mins. ENGLISH: Hopi elders in the village of Hotevilla (Arizona) relate the story of their people’s history. As witnesses themselves, they tell about…
Sieraadontwerper Ted Noten (1956) staat bekend om zijn brutale sieraden. Zijn ze draagbaar? Niet persé. Zijn ze provocerend? Absoluut. Een serie doorzichtige tassen met daarin een pistool, of een kameleon, of een lijntje coke met een parelketting… Op het eerste gezicht lijkt Noten een…
Teenagers didn't always exist. They had to be invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, whether…
Animated film about teenagers coping with the death of someone close. Teenagers already have to cope with huge changes in themselves and their lives. Adjusting to the death of a close friend or family member at the same time may feel like too much for them to handle. This animated film by Leeds Animation…
'Pick of the Day' - The Guardian, The Times, The Sun, The Observer, The Independent. Finally available outside of the UK and Ireland Scotland, 1982. The stars of Big Gold Dream had either split up or taken the Big Gold Road south to major label success in London.Glasgow was left with…
2007, 60 mins Teenland is a documentary directed by British artist Jeanie Finlay for BBC4. Four bedrooms, four teenagers, four portraits of life behind the closed bedroom door. Teenland takes us into the sanctuary of four British adolescents on the brink of adulthood and explores their passions,…
Today’s media is filled with stories of America’s struggling education system. There is a consistent narrative about what are doing wrong—this is a story of how one school is doing it right. In 2007 two optimistic Santa Barbara Middle School teachers, David Teton-Landis and John…
The city’s musicians and poets take us on a musical tour of Iran’s capital in a charming film about a music culture rarely heard of in the West. Erfan is a poet and musician, and he lives with his parents and their lively parrot. From his small car, he guides us through Tehran, where the…
