Moataz Kabbani emigrated from Syria to Canada bringing with him his own modern dance choreography fusing the narrative of the West with sensuality of the East. This documentary follows one of his independent dance performances in Montreal and Toronto. The rehearsals the performances and interviews with…
Zebras leave their trails across 300 km of grassland in Botswana on a yearly migration that begins with the first rains. At first the hazards of huge herds migrating together is daunting enough but at each stage of the migration more and more of their vulnerable lifestyles is revealed. From when…
Dramatised account of a woman terminally ill, and the help she receives, including Christian counselling. A dramatised training documentary, using drama students, about metastasis in breast cancer, and the family repercussions as death approaches. It demonstrates the value of the self help group and…
The Stolen River is a riveting and immediate story of the historic moment when the Savuti Channel in Northern Botswana suddenly withered away leaving what was once a beautiful wetland to bake under the African sun. But with this intense drying up, a whole range if interactions start to emerge. A hippo…
The arms trade, and Britain's involvement. With the end of the cold war and the reduction in the size of the armies of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the arms manufacturers try to intensify their already large trade with the Third World so as to keep up profits. The British Government subsidises this…
Auf der Suche nach Makropolus Ein filmisches Probenprotokoll von Imanuel Schipper Zur Neuinszenierung von Vec Makropolus von Leos Janacek Staatsoper Hannover Première : 13/02/05 Staatsoper Hannover cast: christiane iven, michael könig,tomas möwes/ klaus-michael reeh, frank…
Cartoons on the arms race. Cartoon on the arms race. This animated film was jointly produced by the United Nations and the Prague Documentary Films Studio. It takes a humorous look at a grim subject: the arms race which dominates the budget of so many nations around the world. Like the film "Attention"…
How war has changed and is now too damaging to be considered a viable military option. Oliver Postgate brought to life THE CLANGERS and some of the best-loved animated characters of the post-war era. Life on Earth is his most committed cartoon and in it he compares the behaviour of people with the…
"The finest educational and inspirational film on the subject of childbirth that I've ever seen" - US author, Suzanne Arms. The Face of Birth gives us a 'big picture' look at the importance of respecting and protecting a woman's right to choose how, where and with whom…
About to have a baby? Listen to empowering birth stories from nine women who chose different models of care. Select an individual birth story or play the movie version (all nine films as one) to view the complete series as a single film. Featuring previously unseen extended interview footage, this…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories. But how exactly do they report them and to what end? In this insightful and…
This rental is intended for educational use and is allowed to be streamed in classrooms, workshops, and small community settings. Featuring Robert McChesney & Mark Crispin Miller If a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble.…
