— For Home Use Only — Kafi Dixon and Carl Chandler enrolled in a rigorous night course in the humanities at a community center in their Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Kafi, 44, sharp, witty and restless, dropped out of school at 15. She had her first baby a year later and two more…
Mercury Provident was founded in 1974 by Christian Nunhofer and others. It was later constituted as a "licensed deposit-taking institution" under the Banking Act 1979. Inspired by the anthroposophical thinking of Rudolf Steiner, Mercury Provident aimed to raise awareness of the functions of…
Made before online apps, this video shows Village Appraisals and Parish Maps. Village Appraisals are a systematic 'stock-take' of the resources and services in community using a local questionaire survey. Two examples are shown, from the Dene Valley near Bishop Auckland, Co Durham and from…
Discusses the pyschological effects, the fitting of suitable bras and shows how little life is affected.
Explains clearly how the legal aid system was designed to help as it was in 1987. Today is is a much reduced scheme which is very restricted in it's aid.
A Home of Our Own - Illustrated by the experience of five people, this programme shows some of the skills necessary to have a home of your own, whatpractical steps people can take, and the support available. Sports Taster Day - Shows people trying various leisure activities on a particular Saturday…
Help in the Community - An Adult training centre encourages its members to do voluntary work for children, and disabled and elderly people, this getting awat from the image of dependence. The Video Group - Ten people who attend an adult training centre make a video for television, over a period of time.
Making Friends - Features the Old Time Dance Group from Bridgwater and four friends from Tiverton. Rose to the Challenge? - Independence often means facing new and sometimes frightening situations. Shows people shopping, catching buses and facing the challenge of adventure activities. Finally a girl…
Tibet - Kayak Road Movie: Mission Impossible is an adventurous and intense kayaking film by Olaf Obsommer, featuring some of the world's top kayakers, including Bren Orton, Nouria Newman and Adrian Mattern. The movie documents an ambitious expedition on the Tsangpo River in Tibet during the high-water…
An intimate look at the war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of Ukrainian artists who remained in their country to make art as a defiant act in the face of aggression.
The mysterious collapse of the Kahkhovka Dam floods the frontline on the eve of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia's invasion. Follow as volunteer soldiers and determined citizens of Kherson wade through the chaos in an effort to save all that they have been fighting for. . . . World…
The American Question explores the roots of American polarization and distrust in a quest for unity amidst division.
