Auf der Suche nach Makropolus Ein filmisches Probenprotokoll von Imanuel Schipper Zur Neuinszenierung von Vec Makropolus von Leos Janacek Staatsoper Hannover Première : 13/02/05 Staatsoper Hannover cast: christiane iven, michael könig,tomas möwes/ klaus-michael reeh, frank…
Dramatised account of a woman terminally ill, and the help she receives, including Christian counselling. A dramatised training documentary, using drama students, about metastasis in breast cancer, and the family repercussions as death approaches. It demonstrates the value of the self help group and…
The arms trade, and Britain's involvement. With the end of the cold war and the reduction in the size of the armies of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the arms manufacturers try to intensify their already large trade with the Third World so as to keep up profits. The British Government subsidises this…
Cartoons on the arms race. Cartoon on the arms race. This animated film was jointly produced by the United Nations and the Prague Documentary Films Studio. It takes a humorous look at a grim subject: the arms race which dominates the budget of so many nations around the world. Like the film "Attention"…
How war has changed and is now too damaging to be considered a viable military option. Oliver Postgate brought to life THE CLANGERS and some of the best-loved animated characters of the post-war era. Life on Earth is his most committed cartoon and in it he compares the behaviour of people with the…
"The finest educational and inspirational film on the subject of childbirth that I've ever seen" - US author, Suzanne Arms. The Face of Birth gives us a 'big picture' look at the importance of respecting and protecting a woman's right to choose how, where and with whom…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories. But how exactly do they report them and to what end? In this insightful and…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. Featuring Robert McChesney & Mark Crispin Miller If a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble.…
From the team of Oscar-nominated BURMA VJ, ’1989’ is a high-politics drama about the collapse of the Iron Curtain. A young and unknown technocrat, Miklós Neméth, is brought in to become Hungary’s new prime minister. He is to save the country’s appalling economy and…
Journey to the Forgotten River follows on from The Stolen River, and journeys with the animals that did not stay, but chose early on to leave the wreckage of the disappearing river and go in search of the rovers of the north. One traveller on the 120km trek is a female hippo, and we follow as she trudges…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. In this highly anticipated, all-new sequel to the acclaimed Tough Guise, pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz examines the epidemic of violence in America against…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. In this highly anticipated, all-new sequel to the acclaimed Tough Guise, pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz examines the epidemic of violence in America against…
