A film by Rikke Selin Fokdal, Kaspar Astrup Schröder | DK 2020 | 51’ | Danish, English Star architect Bjarke Ingels and his team have spectacular plans for a new waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen. A visionary project which combines waste management with a recreational urban space: CopenHill…
For over a century, make-up artists have dazzled audiences by creating extraordinary characters and creatures on screen. 50 years ago, a group of ambitious make-up artists led by John Chambers and Tom Burman ushered in a new era of cinema with their groundbreaking work on Planet of the Apes. Featuring…
While having children is apparently “the most natural thing in the world”, it is not always the easiest – whether it be due to the biological shortcomings of the parents or dif cult care- er and life plans. These days, the desire to have children has various motivations: it is a legitimate…
Divided into nine 20 minute segments. Originally broadcast as five programmes by Channel 4, it tells the history of Morris Motors plant in Cowley Oxford from 1915 to 1983, through experiences of the people who makes cars. They talk about the work they do, the skills they have learnt and lost, the struggle…
Explore the dramatic wartime lives of four Dutch citizens who took a stand to protect Jews and resist the overwhelming power of the Nazis during World War II. This inspiring documentary tells their stories of fear and courage, danger and faith as they put their lives on the line to do what they thought…
Douglas Dunn, Kenneth King, Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, David Gordon, Meredith Monk, Sarah Rudner. Curated by Marcia B. Siegel. Narrated by the choreographers. Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers. They discuss the…
Dr Leora Kuttner, an award-winning filmmaker and an international expert in pediatric pain management, brings us this groundbreaking and comprehensive look at the emerging field of pediatric palliative care. "If we can make it less awful, a child dying, then why don't we already do it? Why…
“Making It” is an art Documentary about the daily struggles of making a living, staying creative, and making it all up as we go along. We follow three Illustrators, Andrew Bawidamann, Eric Fortune, and Brian Ewing. Through Woodrow Hinton, we’re asking these three about Art School,…
Three crafts people describe their work and some of the pleasure and problems that go with a life centred on making things. David Boston is a jeweller working in steel and bother non-precious metals. He is very aware of the versatility of the techs open to him but anxious not to lose sight of his prime…
Follow the architectural transformation of Manhattan's 6 1⁄2 avenue into a larger-than-life Parisian dining experience that honors timeless French design and the artisans who will handcraft its interior. When COVID-19 begins to impact the U.S., the team must find a way to persevere and make…
When filmmaker Chris Francis and his wife Krista were both diagnosed with COVID-19 in late March, they decided to document their journey. What they didn't expect was that four months and over twenty tests and research studies later, they'd be releasing the first COVID documentary of its kind.…
Making Light in Terezin explores the little-known role that theater, cabaret, and comedy played in improving and even saving the lives of some of the Jews who lived in the Terezin ghetto in World War II. The film follows a modern-day theater group from Minnesota as they travel to the Czech Republic to…
