Titanic: Building the World's Largest Ship

The virtually untold story of the supersize steamship’s construction: how 15,000 men toiled day and night in life-threatening conditions to create a state-of-the-art floating city.

2022-04-16 | fr

Rebuilding Titanic

Experts rebuild iconic sections of the Titanic, using shipbuilding industry methods of a hundred years ago.

2011-06-20 | en

Stars of Cabaret

A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

1956-01-01 | en

The Fearless Freaks

Equal parts punk and psychedelia, the Flaming Lips emerged from Oklahoma City as one of the most bracing bands of the late 1980s. The Fearless Freaks documents their rise from Butthole Surfers-imitating noisemakers to grand poobahs of orchestral pop masterpieces. Filmmaker Bradley Beesely had the good fortune of living in the same neighborhood as lead Lip Wayne Coyne, who quickly enlisted his buddy to document his band's many concerts and assorted exploits. The early footage is a riot, with tragic hair styles on proud display as the boys attempt to cover up their lack of natural talent with sheer volume. During one show, they even have a friend bring a motorcycle on stage, which is then miked for sound and revved throughout the performance, clearing the club with toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Great punk rock stuff. Interspersed among the live bits are interviews with the band's family and friends, revealing the often tragic circumstances of their childhoods and early career.

2005-05-25 | en

Trip to Manipur

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

1935-01-01 | en

Ukhrul Medical Tour

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

1934-02-01 | en

Variations on Iserois Landscapes

Thirty-three shots based on the landscapes of the Isère region near Vienne. A work of observation on light, the dilation of Time, wind, calm and storm.

2024-10-11 | en

Ladakh

A stunning trek from the vale of Kashmir, via Sind Valley and Kargil and Lamayaru Monastry.

1943-03-01 | en

Canoe

Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

1961-09-03 | en

Veteran Car Rally, Brighton

Vintage vehicles on parade in this amateur film record of the longest-running motor event in the world.

1964-04-02 | en

Helliwell Family Trip with Violet and Jack

Colourful amateur film showing family outings around Lancashire and a trip to Southampton to meet travellers from America.

1964-02-09 | en

Snapshots of China: Shaoyang Hospital, Hunan

Rare insight into the health work of Methodist missionaries in rural Shaoyang, Hunan Province, South Central China.

1946-10-01 | en

Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

1951-03-01 | en

Children on Camera - A Primer about Movies

Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.

1969-10-02 | en

Derby c.1938 - Eisner Personal Film

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

1938-01-01 | en

Cohen Personal Film: The Oval

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

1938-08-24 | en

Shipyard

Shipyard is a landmark documentary covering the creation and life of Bellingham, Washington's wooden boat shipyard, which was built in response to the Axis threat of WWII, it's continued growth through the '50's and '60's, as well as it's innovative role in the development and production of fiberglass boats, including patrol riverboats for the Vietnam war.

2009-06-10 | en

DV China

A documentary following Zhou Yuanquiang, a cultural worker in Jingdezhen, China who makes movies with untrained local actors.

2002-05-14 | zh

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2024-07-10 | es

The Real Blair Witch

A group of teenagers from Flint, Michigan filmed themselves kidnapping and terrorizing a new acquaintance, before taking her out to a woods and dumping her in a shallow grave. They then taunted their terrified and blindfolded victim asking if she had any last requests before they cut her throat. But was the kidnap real or just a game? Three days later the tape was in the hands of the police and the 5 teenager friends were in custody facing life imprisonment. This program talks to the people at the heart of this story - including two of the defendants - in an attempt to understand what really happened in the woods around Flint last year. It also screens the video of the 'abduction'. What is revealed is an extraordinary and disturbing record of a night when something went terribly, terribly wrong.

2003-04-15 | en