"Viinaa tekee mieli jatkuvasti," toteaa 55-vuotias kemijärveläinen Markku, alkoholisti. Isä meidän -dokumenttielokuva on herkkä kuvaus alkoholistin perhe-elämästä, isän ja tyttären suhteesta. Ohjaaja Anne Laurila on dokumentoinut esikoiselokuvassaan…
This lively film looks at the views and experiences of young people on the Youth Training Scheme, and at the possibilities of developing trade union education and organisation within the schemes. The material is divided into six main sections, linked by a light-hearded drama sequence featiring Kath and…
Questions the need for and desirability of circumcision for religious reasons. There are no medical reasons for circumcising normal little boys, but this practice continues as a ritual as part of the Jewish, Muslim and other African religions. This documentary by the Jewish journalist and film director…
Shows how buying of food which has the FAIR TRADE logo helps poor food growers in many parts of the world.
A documentary about social bullying - specifically how girls use their power to hurt each other. It's a Girl's World takes us inside the tumultuous relationships of a clique of popular 10-year-old girls. Playground bullying captured on camera shows a disturbing picture of how these girls…
"It's all a Plan" is a documentary film about the life and work of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, the most renowned living Brazilian architect. He tells his own story and the highs and lows of a remarkable life trajectory throughout a series of revealing interviews with his own daughter, Joana,…
Venezuela is a country rich in natural resources that, for decades, has taken pride in having one of the best public health systems in the entire region. Today, the near-total collapse of Venezuela’s health system is resulting in severe medicine shortages, a dramatic increase in infant mortality,…
A film by Sue Perlgut and Nils Hoover From 1970 – 1976 It’s All Right To Be Woman Theater lived, worked and performed in New York City and traveled to women’s centers and college campuses across the U.S. Their performances of stories from their lives inspired audiences everywhere…
This powerful documentary was made by Oomera (Coral) Edwards on Super 8mm film as a training exercise at the (then) Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra. The film surveys the New South Wales policy of taking Aboriginal children from their families and putting them in institutions…
"For a kid at my age, it’s hard to cry." - Sajjad, Age 15. Acclaimed filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei provides a rare glimpse into an all-male juvenile detention facility in Iran. These adolescent boys have committed crimes ranging from theft to drug smuggling to stabbing. But through Oskouei’s…
"Pastoral lyricism powered by authenticity, humanity and a direct line to its subject, 'It's been a lovely day' is a riveting study in the purest documentary filmmaking tradition'. (Variety) 'It's been a Lovely Day' is a portrait of a traditional dutch farmer's…
Discussions on drug abuse by young people in Nottingham. Made by Nottingham Drug Prevention Unit for The Home Office, by a group of young people under the direction of Richard Flewitt of Central Television. The aim is to create an open forum for discussing the issues of drug abuse, personal relationships,…
