Year : 2000 Genre : Société Directed by : Nurith Aviv english version of Circoncision french version : https://vimeo.com/ondemand/423148
Cuando Andrés conoce el diagnóstico de la enfermedad terminal de Norma, su madre, le apremia la necesidad de aferrarse a su cámara, grabar su entorno familiar y rescatar los recuerdos de infancia que muestran fragmentos de una madre joven, alegre, desinhibida y vital. “Después…
In the fight against AIDS, Zimbabwean women stand side by side mobilising communities, educating people and empowering other women. This documentary is a positive message of self-help and determination.
Documentary shot inside Royal Hospital Chelsea, a London home for pensioned and veteran soldiers. A frank look at life in the home with interviews amongst residents and the buildings where they live.
Almost from the beginning of cinema, filmmakers have looked at the continent of Africa with a mixture of fear and fascination, prejudice and contempt. South Africa, with its fabulous mineral wealth, exotic locations, and white settlers, attracted scores of movie makers. Now, when the era of white rule…
Theory and practice of steel band performance. Every year the islands of Trinidad and Tobago are caught up in the frenzy of Carnival; a tradition inherited from the brief passage of the French through these islands.
The meeting in London of the Symposium on the Dialectics of Liberation and the Demystification of Violence. Organized by R.D.Laing, with Allen Ginsberg, Paul Sweezey, Paul Goodman, Herbert Marcuse, Stokely Carmichael, Michael X, Obi Egbuna, Carolee Schneemann and more. An important record of the spectrum…
Through a series of interviews, we're given insight into the roles that race and immigration played in mid-1960s British society. Forced to confront the reality that new migrants were not only unwelcome, but also not seen as social equals. Impressively, the film gives voice to the immigrants themselves;…
An overview of the island nation of Jamaica in 1964. Featuring life and leisure, education and a visit to the Headquarters of the Rastafarian Movement and African Recruitment Centre. Featuring a piece where Ras Sam Brown speaks and people learn the Amharic language. Founders of The National Dance Theatre…
A documentary that looks at the unglamorous life onstage, and behind the scenes, in the Phoenix Club, a striptease venue in London’s 'swinging', 1960s Soho.
Documentary made for Swedish TV by Peter Davis at the Approach Tavern in Bethnal Green, London, 1962 featuring all the locals enjoying drinking, dancing, singings and laughing. Community. East London.
Based on a true story of a day in the life of a family in Alexandra Township in 1957. A rare look at Black life in that period.
