A sensitive portrayal of children's development through art illustrated in play, fantasy and art work. It focuses entirely on children and captures their energy, vitality and the richness of their world as portrayed in drawings and paintings. It stresses art is a visual language and for children…
Looks at some examples of Save the Children at work which demonstrates the organsation's aim to support children's rights, listen to their voices and act, and to empower them. The film focuses on the work of Bahay Tulugan centre for street children in Manila in the Philippines and on projects…
This programme about modern religious cults in the 80's assesses the allegations made against them especially of splitting up families, brainwashing converts and financial chicanery. Interviews with representatives of the Moonies, scientology and Hare Krishna, as well as dissatisfied ex-members,…
Tells how America's atomic bomb tests, which started in 1950's Nevada, caused many of the local people to get cancer and leukemia although at the time, they were assured that there was no danger from the fall-out. Milk from cows which graved on the contaminated area was sent to the nearest…
Made by Women in Manual Trades group, this programme show thes problems, both physical and psychological, which have to be overcome when a woman decides that she would like to be a skilled worker in the building trades. A plumber, carpenter, and a bricklayer tell about how they suceeded in their jobs. The…
The Bunch presents their 11th film: Many Fantasies Later…. Every time you set sail you dream of finding a new land, but sometimes you just go in circles. During this voyage we came down with mad cow disease & won ski film of the year. Are those two things a coincidence? Separate events that…
Two friends begin a traverse in one of the wildest environments of the Italian Dolomites along the Alta Via delle Dolomiti Bellunesi. Is sustainable tourism possible in the last wild corner of the Dolomites? With this question in mind two friends set off on a walking adventure along the Alta Via delle…
One easily falls into the same pattern over and over, no matter what one does. No matter if it’s getting dressed in the morning or making a ski film. It´s as natural as water flows in a stream, or thoughts flow in our minds. Is There Time For Matching Socks is our quest to escape the default…
La mountain bike rappresenta indubbiamente uno dei mezzi di trasporto più interessanti per la scoperta del territorio alpino. Permette infatti di muoversi velocemente sui sentieri e sulle strade poderali coprendo modeste distanze in poco tempo. La mountain bike a pedalata assistita ha ulteriormente…
The Truth About Reading looks at the illiteracy problem in America, highlighting people who learned to read as adults, and sharing proposed solutions for working towards a future where every child learns to read proficiently.
In the days before movies could talk, silent films spoke clearly of sexual politics, and in Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema, historian and writer Kay Sloan has assembled rare and wonderful footage that opens a historic window onto how women’s suffrage was represented in early American cinema. Taking…
This video highlights B.K.S. Iyengar teaching Ardha Chandrasana (half moon pose), Sirsasana (headstand), and Urdhva Dhanurasana (a backbend) from the second week of B.K.S. Iyengar's 75th Birthday Teachings at Panchgani, India. In this class Iyengar is teaching asana for positioning of the body in…
