"Both the object and the idea are in varying degrees of harmony and dominance... Almost inevitably there are tensions in the picture, tensions between the outside world and the inside world. For me, a successful picture resolves these tensions without eliminating them."- Aaron Siskind, 1954 Aaron…
A vast and violent labyrinth lies right in the heart of Tel Aviv. It is the Central Bus Station, Israel’s main transportation artery. Living in and around it are thousands of new refugees, a second generation of guest workers with no identity of their own, and impoverished Jewish families who feel…
Leading thinkers discuss the necessity to protect life on this planet. Our generation is the first to be called upon to protect life itself from threatened planetary extinction. Here twelve leading thinkers provide the framework for a new mode of political consciousness that enables us to expand beyond…
Unethical practices of trans-national companies, opposed by trade unionists. The film asks what can be done about the problems posed by giant trans-national companies. As international organisations, they can play off government against government to seek the best incentives for investment. And they…
The results of putting children in prison. More children are locked up in England than in almost all the rest of Northern Europe, and many for quite trivial offences. This programme argues that this way criminals are created, and certainly it is not in the best interests of the children themselves,…
Experiment in a prison where the men meet men with learning disabilities. Record of a unique experiment in a Canadian medium security prison, where a specially selected group of men meet men with learning disabilities from a local institution, on a one to one basis, three times a week. This scheme…
If mountains have a soul, then it is majestic. It was 90 years ago when a young student proved what was then unimaginable. Wieslaw Stanislawski climbed new and difficult routes of the biggest walls in the Slovak Tatras. With only hemp rope around his waist, he climbed with unbelievable passion and desire.…
Prior to accepting the position of Director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in 1962, John Szarkowski had already received two Guggenheim fellowships for his own photography, had been given exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, the George Eastman House, and the Art Institute…
Landmarks in 21st Century American Architecture Series Generally acknowledged as one of the most artistically-minded architects practicing today, Steven Holl completed, in 2007, a museum considered the apex of his 33-year career: the Bloch Building for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Here,…
Created by seven DC students about local art teacher Tim Gabel, Life as a Collage is a reflexive portrait of a dying artist, his philosophies on life, art and his impact on the community. Produced through the Meridian Hill Pictures/Sitar Arts Center Youth Documentary Program. Find out more at: www.youthdocs.org. Director:…
Pop Art draws upon the style and imagery of advertising and popular culture to challenge our preconceptions about the nature of art itself. This film features one of the great pop artists of our time, discussing his work, his artistic process, and the sources of his inspiration. Also appearing…
Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series Rick Joy, an architect based in Tucson, Arizona, owes his reputation to his innovative residential designs, which respond gracefully to their desert environment. Joy exploits natural and passive energy-saving techniques and unusual materials,…
