The creators of ‘Generation Iron’ bring you the untold story of six-time world champion power lifter, and ‘baddest muthaf#*ka’ of all time, CT Fletcher. Deemed one of the most influential and motivated fitness trainers, CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession explores the pain,…
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties.…
The story of the Hakoah Vienna Jewish women's swim team of the 1930s, their forced separation, and their reunion decades later.
Update | July 2016 - now available in 4K This is 'winter' - part three of the film 'BRINDABELLAS | edge of light'. In 'winter' colder and darker cloudscapes push aside the autumn mist and rains and snow starts to drift across the ranges. These ephemeral falls are replaced…
In this exchange the acclaimed and prolific author Hélène Cixous discusses the practice of writing – considering fiction, theatre, the essay and poetry – alongside its relation to painting, music and philosophy. As the dialogue with Adrian Heathfield evolves, writing emerges…
Setting thoughts and conversation in constant motion the British performance and art theorist Adrian Heathfield encounters the renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Brian Massumi while walking the streets of Montreal. Click here to buy a DVD of No Such Thing as Rest: http://bit.ly/1Lvd0rd In…
A discussion on how people can have more say in decisions which affect their lives. Part 8 of Whose Town is it Anyway? This last programme pulls together some of the themes in the series, and these are discussed. They include: How can people have more say in the decisions which affect their lives?…
Examples of involving local people in community politics and local projects. Part 7 of Whose Town is it Anyway? How local people and community groups can be assisted to get more involved in community politics and local projects. Examples shown are the Hillington Legal Resource Centre, the Easterhouse…
How much can black councillors influence policy? Part 6 of Whose Town is it Anyway? The involvement of members of London's black community in the community politics of Brent. 13 of the 66 borough council seats are occupied by black councillors, but still many black people are sceptical of the…
Problems of deteriorating council housing estates. This part looks at the deteriorating conditions on many council housing estates and what results from tenants demanding more say; on the damp-ridden Kellet Road estate in Birmingham, a tenant group describe their ten-year-old contest with the council…
How two very different councils approach local issues. Part 4 of Whose Town is it Anyway? Examines two very different philosophies for changing the way Councils provide their services to the public. In Wandsworth the Conservative philosophy of privatisation is being put into practice services like…
How people are affected by loss of jobs, and what alternative they propose. Part 3 of Whose Town is it Anyway? Looks at how local communities affected by closure of major industries in their areas can influence economic decisions. Coventry has gone from boom to slump in a few years. In London's…
