“CUMBERLAND: Island In Time” is an award-wining documentary that tells the rich history of this unique and wild place -- from it's earliest beginnings to its establishment as a National Seashore. Located just off the East Coast of the United States yet, a million miles away, Cumberland…
Campaign film supporting squatters in various London boroughs resisting eviction by private landlords and the GLC. Footage of housing conditions of a single mother, squatting in Camden; squatters barricading themselves in, in Camden, Kensington and Ilford; account with stills of illegal evictions initiated…
Eye witness account of the war in Nicaragua in 1984 Told through the eyes of American journaists, it is an in-depth, first-hand look at United States foreign policy towards Nicaragua, as it was being played out along the border between Nicaragua and Honduras in the 1980s. They were able to film the…
Children have an important message about nuclear war. Sixty children of various races and backgrounds from twenty different schools were individually interviewed for this production. Twenty-seven young people represent the overall spontaneous thoughts and feelings expressed concerning the arms race.…
Profile of Howard Cheney, 72 year old campaigner for peace. Now a historical film of a different world situation nearly a generation ago yet the threat of nuclear war remains. This is a profile of Howard Cheney and his wife. Howard, then a 72 year old farmer and campaigner for peace from Stratford…
Helen John's beliefs and action for peace In 1981, Helen John joined the peace march to protest against the planned siting of Cruise missiles in the UK. Unexpectedly she found herself driven to continue the protest at the Greenham base. It has resulted in an enormous upheaval in her personal…
Moral responsibility - a soldier refuses to shoot innocent people and is shot himself. A film about individual moral responsibility. The Nazi troops are invading Yugoslavia; the young soldiers, after burning villages, enjoy a brief respite by a river. Then they are abruptly recalled to a firing squad…
Il pioniere del wireless narra la vita del grande inventore Guglielmo Marconi. Giorgio Comaschi, narratore e “testimone oculare” di una esistenza straordinaria, alterna momenti divertenti, aneddoti romanzati, considerazioni sul grande inventore bolognese, a cronache della sua vita, mettendo…
How can the possession, let alone the use of nuclear weapons be lawful? Can nuclear weapons ever be used without committing crimes against humanity and peace? If not, is it lawful to possess and deploy them? These questions were considered by the London Nuclear Warfare Tribunal in January 1985. The…
A child psychotherapist talks with children about war and weapons. A discussion between child psychotherapist Lynn Barnett and a group of children aged between six and nine. It probes their feelings and attitudes towards war and peace, nuclear weapons and what they think they and adults could do about…
An account of the actions by women at Greenham Common during 1982. A very clear and moving account of the actions taken by the women at Greenham Common during that year. Five actions are shown: the 24 hour blockade March 21/22; the Die-In at the Stock Exchange, London, June 7, when Ronald Reagan arrived…
The human cost of nuclear weapon production. A remarkably informative film about what the nuclear age means to those who are working directly in its shadow. Made over a five year period and shot primarily on location in Colorado, California and Japan, it tells the personal stories of those who have…
