Anthropological study of the Pathans in Pakistan. There are 1200 Pathans. Bound by a common language, a common heritage and the all-powerful unifying spirit of Islam, they have never acknowledged the political boundaries imposed by the states in which they live. The Pathans are governed by Afghanistan…
History of racial equality in America, beginning with the Montgomery bus boycott. This short history combines dramatised excerpts with actual footage. The Montgomery Bus Boycott which galvanised the movement for equality. His receipt of the Nobel peace prize - The FBI monitoring and bugging of King's…
In Madrid and in Paris, Boti, Empar, Micheline and Jocelyne, four lesbian women in their seventies, tell of their fears, their desires, their differences... They are still active, or activists, and will not give in to the passage of time; they refuse to be pushed aside because of their age. They look…
A record of the unity and continuity of black struggle in Britain. Underlines the fact that the 'new' black communities consist of workers from different countries in Asia and the Caribbean joined in the same struggles against racism in Britain since World War Two. The film focuses on discrimination…
People of both sexes explain how it feels to have a body of the wrong gender. Transsexuals -- What is it like to feel that you are a man, although you were born with a woman's body and vice versa ? One person of each sex explains his or her feelings about it, and how they are making the change.…
Doug Miller, CEO of Core Nutritionals, is a Natural Pro Bodybuilding World Champion. In his Upper Body Training Series, Doug takes you through three of his amazing workouts: 1. Chest and Triceps 2. Back 3. Shoulders and Biceps The series was shot just two days after a bodybuilding show, so Doug…
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes, ARIRANG is an intimately personal statement. Controversial director Kim Ki-duk's documentary addresses his personal crisis sparked by the suicide of his leading actress during the filming of DREAM.
AGE OF CONSENT a film by Charles Lum and Todd Verow The history of the HOIST, London’s first and only gay sex fetish bar, follows the cultural evolution of gay life and sex in modern London through AIDS, gentrification, and the ongoing political struggle to decriminalize homosexual activity…
From Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande the Americas are in turmoil, and in the midst of the social and political movements rocking the region are some amazing rebel musicians. Four of them take centre stage in the feature-length documentary film Rebel Music Americas (Musiques rebelles Americas) directed…
The Forerunner takes a visually captivating journey into the shadows of the most influential organization in existence, and unearths the Papacy's DARKEST hidden secret. Deploying advanced drone surveillance technology, decoding ancient texts, and applying forensic analysis of historic and current…
Transfigured Night is the record of an exchange between the celebrated American philosopher Alphonso Lingis and the British art theorist and curator Adrian Heathfield. Drawn to conversation by reading Lingis’ numerous books, Heathfield pays a visit to the philosopher’s house near Baltimore…
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…
