"One in ten of all people who have ever lived - since the sawn of civilisation - are alive today. Never before have there been so many people living on the Planet Earth." Government representatives from many countries give their opinions, and explain their countries' policies on rapid…
The story of the famous sit down in General Motors plants in Flint in 1937. Produced by Stephen Peet.
A film from Russia, made before glasnost, showing the day to day life in a prison for women in Kazakhstan. Most of the women are young and sentenced for crimes ranging from accepting tips to letting their babies freeze to death. They are subjected to an extremely disciplined daily routine, yet even here…
Shows how buying of food which has the FAIR TRADE logo helps poor food growers in many parts of the world.
Aimed at audiences in the 11 - 16 age range and filmed in a school setting, the film shows both a minor attack of epilepsy involving only clouding of consciousness and a major fit with loss of concsiousness and convulsion. The scenes are not frightening to a youth audience and an explanatory lesson is…
Made in 1979 an "Open Door" programme exposing the subtle and explicit racism of both popular comedy shows and serious current affairs programmes of the time. The film claims that the media perpetuated myths and stereotypes about black people, they lie by omission, distortion and selection.…
The Health Education Council was established in 1968 by government, as a company limited by guarantee. The HEC was concerned with the planning and promotion of heath education at a national level in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was an independent body supported in main by the Department of…
Année : 1999 Genre : Voyages et Découvertes Réalisé par : Thomas Balmès En mai 1993, une patrouille forestière du jeune gouvernement de Papouasie découvrait au fin fond d’une haute vallée mal accessible de la région d’Oksapmin,…
This movie is about one day on the construction site. To the casual observer it looks pke not much is happening at the site, but in reapty a very efficient process takes place below the surface. And by the end of the day the house is ready. This film is about the power of group of trained professionals,…
In 1978, the German press and board game makers created the Spiel des Jahres, or 'Game of the Year' award for excellence in board game design. Competition for this award contributed to an explosion in the variety and sophistication of 'Euro-games.' With the arrival of The Settlers…
Follow the rise and fall of some of the greatest Hip Hop artists to come out of Staten Island, New York, including the Wu-Tang Clan, The Force M.D.'s, The U.M.C.'s, and DJ K Roc who DJs for MC Lyte.
The impact of WWII on members of the 15th Air Force is told through personal interviews and visual content. On The Wing examines the training these flyers endured, the danger of every sortie and the cost of war in these hostile skies.
