Who suffers when social services are cut back? Social workers in Liverpool cope with a variety of cases - a father wants to be able to make a home for his children who are in care; a woman wants her ailing mother to go into an old people's home; a woman suffering a nervous breakdown locks herself…
A fictional took at the complexities and difficulties of young marriage. A revealing look at the complexities and difficulties of young marriage as, prior to their own marriage, Dorie and Alan visit old friends who have been married for just about a year. Made in 1975 this film reflects the cultural…
The hidden violence of authority. What are people applauding when they cheer a passing parade? This film, suggests that anyone in any kind of authority, from policeman to Prime Minister, has a degree of violence at his command, and is prepared to use it. DVD 1963 10 Minutes
A controversial unit for dealing with prisoners with psychiatric problems, near Manchester. Looks at a controversial unit for dealing with prisoners with psychiatric problems at Prestwich Hospital near Manchester. Designed to rehabilitate its patients to take their place in the world outside, Prestwich…
Discussion starter about parent/teenager conflict. Jane is 16; she want to join a high-spirited girlfriend for a night in a nearby college town. Jane feels she is mature enough to handle more freedom. Her mother disagrees. The issues: Can parents and children communicate objectively? Why the quarrels?…
A revised version of the award-winning hemp documentary BRINGING IT HOME, focusing on hemp fiber and grain uses and benefits. A 40-minute version for educating viewers about all the uses of industrial hemp and its potential for helping climate change. Hemp is making headlines in American media with…
90 Miles is a documentary about the connections we share with the island nation of Cuba. On the verge of change, Cuba, and the islands of the Florida Keys share a rich, complicated, and indelible relationship. 90 miles is the physical distance between these islands. The waters of the Atlantic Gulfstream…
"Everyone who loves early art loves The Phillips Collection and envies Washington for having it." -- Robert Hughes, Art Critic, Timemagazine Opened in the Phillips' home in 1921, The Phillips Collection continues to be one of the leading favorite small museums of the world. Duncan…
In the summer of 1953, an expatriated trio of young Americans -- Peter Matthiessen, Harold "Doc" Humes and George Plimpton -- founded the international literary quarterly, The Paris Review. Designed to welcome "the good writers and good poets, the non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders,"…
Billy Collins is perhaps the first American poet since Robert Frost to enjoy both critical and popular acclaim. This 59-minute documentary captures the qualities that make Collins such a refreshing literary figure. With a film crew trailing him from poetry readings and college classrooms to his home,…
The American painter and printer Yvonne Jacquette is best known for her aerial landscapes of cities and towns, which incorporate distinctive brushwork. Yvonne Jacquette: Autumn Expansion, filmed in 1981, explores the artist’s creative process as she creates a triptych that is approximately 26…
Academy Award Nominee! Best Feature Documentary Peabody Award Winner Winner of 16 International Awards "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." - Robert Capa WAR PHOTOGRAPHER is the compelling portrait of the man considered the bravest and most important…
