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Originally released in 1989, this disturbing documentary looks at a little known aspect of Australian wartime history. Scientists, laboratory staff and military volunteers recount experiences with the Australian Chemical Warfare Unit, which, with the active involvement of both British and American resources and personnel, tested mustard gas in Queensland during the Second World War.
A significant historic record of proceedings in the Queensland Supreme Court regarding the Murray Islanders’ native title claim over their traditional lands.
Filmed in the stately mansions of New Orleans, Yes, Ma'am shows the role of the black domestic workers in keeping up the gracious lifestyle so closely associated with the old South. On the surface there is a harmonious relationship between employer and employee, but probe a little deeper and grievances emerge. The maids often feel cut off from their own children as they take care of other people's youngsters. The work is physically hard and they are poorly compensated. They have not had an effective labor organization.
Women, Peace and Politics in the Great Depression - Three women discuss their history and involvement with the Communist Party of Australia.
The folkloric group "Nzale," founded in 1979 in Bangui, practices a traditional dance called "M'baka M'Bokou," which means "strength" and is a symbol of victory. It is a battle dance: each dancer wears the skin of the animal he wishes to incarnate. One dancer stands in the middle of a circle and fights the other dancers who come to confront him one after another.
Part of BFI collection "The Miners' Campaign Video Tapes."
Camel Trophy 1989 took competitors into the 'Green Hell' - the Amazon - or the toughest event to that date. As if 1000 miles of gruelling rainforest track wasn't enough, the organisers chose the rainy season to do it, adding another, rather muddy, dimension to the challenge
Camel Trophy 1987 takes you through the torturous jungle tracks, swamps and desert roads of Madagascar. Share the experience of the fourteen two-men teams as they take on the elements and each other along their fifteen hundred mile, three-week journey.
In the early 1980s, documentary filmmaker Stephen Schaller was instrumental in the rediscovery and restoration of The Lumberjack (1914), the oldest surviving film made in Wisconsin, and produced by a group of itinerant filmmakers who traveled from town to town making "local talent" pictures. Schaller's lovely and sometimes deeply emotional, 63-minute journal/essay film offers a look at the making of the Wausau, Wisconsin classic, including interviews with the one surviving cast member and the relatives of others who appeared in the movie.
I made the film as an alternative to the massive distorsion of the iranian revolution by western media, in particular the U.S. media, and also to demonstrate some of the contributions of different political factions on the uprising in Iran.
On a NYC subway in December 1984, 36-year-old Bernhard Goetz shot four black teenagers he believed were about to mug him. The incident immediately set off a national debate about crime, race relations, vigilantism and the right to self-defense. The inner mindset of Goetz himself, presented primarily through his unapologetic videotaped statement to police, is the main focal point of the film.
Documents the post-punk period between 1978 and 1981, featuring the looks, the poses, the rucks, the riots and the slaggings of bands and their fans. Includes footage of the Wasted Festival and some of the original bands 25 years on. Also has performances from exponents of Punk, Mod, Oi and Ska - all filmed in the same DIY ethic that spawned punk itself.
The Ohrid icon 'The Annunciation' is electronically transformed into a video image. Images of biblical themes change into modernistic ones - into a cross. There is a line at the beginning of each image, and the spectator's view is outside the line, allowing him to follow the transformation of the sign, image, world.
Produced at International Video Colony Ohrid, Macedonia 1989. Screened in retrospective at Alternative Film/Video Belgrade Festival 2014.
Structural film by Ivan Faktor examining television and media.
A video documentary combining exhibition footage of the Situationist International exhibitions with film footage of the 1968 Paris student uprising, and graffiti and slogans based on the ideas of Guy Debord (one of the foremost spokesmen of the Situationist International movement). Also includes commentary by leading art critics Greil Marcus, Thomas Levine, and artists Malcolm Mac Laren and Jamie Reid. Branka Bogdanov, Director and producer.
Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello made a name for himself by creating realistic pieces of art that perfectly captured the human form. With the help of experts, explore the lifestyle and work of this completely dedicated and talented artist. Viewers will travel to the cities where Donatello's works currently reside, such as Florence, Sienna, Venice, Padua, and London, to examine these amazing sculptures up close.
Tuning In – A Film about Karlheinz Stockhausen was produced for the BBC in 1981. Directed by Robin Maconie, who authored The Works of Karlheinz Stockhausen, this documentary is a lively and informative introduction to the work and process of a man who shook music and consciousness up.
A "subversive engagement with documentary convention" centered on the production of Peter Greenaway's film A Zed and Two Noughts.
An exploration of the relationship between the film industry and classic tales of mythology. Special effects master Ray Harryhausen discusses some of his most spectacular creatures and effects. We look at Hollywood's treatment of some of the supernatural characters and heroic stories of Greek mythology and examine the early history of motion picture special effects.
An inspiring contemporary story about women who strive to combine new roles and old values in our rapidly changing society. We are introduced to a lively Brooklyn neighborhood which, like many urban areas, faces problems caused by racial tensions and cuts in municipal services. But in this case, a group of 'traditional' homemakers from varied ethnic backgrounds rise to the challenge and become leaders in the effort to save their community.
From a portrait of the Dalai lama as a spiritual and temporal leader, to an unprecedented revelation of the mystical inner world of monastic and an unflinching depiction of the moving response to a death in the community, the film takes the viewer on a journey deep into the heart of an ancient Buddhist way of life and brings you face to face with the unbroken continuity of Tibet's unique culture.
The port of Paita is a fishing complex with the necessary infrastructure for the collection, processing, storage and distribution of artisanal and deep-sea fishing.
Report on three people from Villa El Salvador: the mayor, a woman, and a student.
The encounter with the vestiges of the pre-Columbian Chavín civilization, which are of such magnetism and beauty, transports the visitor to the grandeur of the past.
Record of a five-day hike around Llanganuco Lagoon.
Myths and the Moundbuilders uncovers the mystery that troubled American settlers in the great river valleys of the Midwest and Southeast. What were those many earth mounds dotting the wooded landscape? The relationship between the mounds and Indian descendants was finally established in 1897 by Cyrus Thomas, who suggested that not all the mounds were built by the same Indian tribes - a theory supported by new evidence.
The film chronicles the scientific, cultural, economic, and sporting life of the Kirov Region, as well as the historic sites in the city of Urzhum associated with the name of Sergei Kirov.
Colored cotton was already being cultivated in Peru since the pre-ceramic era, that is, 4,500 years ago, and was the basis of the textile development of pre-Hispanic cultures.
Documentary about the Battle of Kolubara, which was fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in November and December 1914, during the Serbian Campaign of 1914. It commenced on 16 November, when the Austro-Hungarians under the command of Oskar Potiorek reached the Kolubara river.
The documentary is dedicated to one of the most outstanding military leaders in world history, Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky.
Ideal and reality of the socialist work ethic.
About the scientific basis of the history of the creation and the first experience of using a blood substitute, and about the tragic fate of Professor F. F. Beloyartsev
A documentary by the Ukrainian Studio of TV Films, which examines the Nazi occupation of Kyiv, Ukraine, during World War II and the mass murder of Jewish people and others at the Babyn Yar ravine.
Educational film about weightlifting.
Documentary recording the liberation struggle and the actions of the ANC and the UDF from the blowing up of the Sasol oil plant in 1980 to Nelson Mandela’s rejection of a conditional release from prison, read by his daughter in 1985.
This Soviet documentary investigates the demanding training system behind the country’s Olympic gymnastics program. Featuring interviews with former champions including Olga Korbut and Lyudmila Turischeva, the film examines how young girls were recruited and trained for international competition, revealing the physical strain and personal sacrifices involved in pursuing gymnastic success.
The film tells about the city of Shostka and the enterprise for the production of film, photographic, X-ray film, photographic paper, tape recorder tapes, and cassettes — VO “SveMA.”
This essayistic documentary film shows the various cultural traditions of trance that blend together in Brazil in wild abundance: African rites, Native American ceremonies, Christian spiritualism.
Searching for traces in the former port district of "Neuhof" after demolition.
Documentary about a village in Portugal based on the encounter between a daughter returning home and her single father. Documentary film about farmers in Portugal—their hard work, their everyday lives, but also the pleasure they derive from their first attempts at painting.
Politicians and military leaders are preparing for Day X, the outbreak of war in our country, with simulation games and exercises.
A short film on the Kurile Islands and its geology and industries.
Documentary report on Gao Yizheng, a female in her 40s, working to support her family.
Through 4 moving portraits, this short documentary sheds light on the tragedy of caregiver stress and elder abuse. The abuse takes many forms, ranging from wilful neglect and financial exploitation to physical assault. The film portrays the emotional complexity of family relationships that can lead to abuse of the elderly, the anguish and isolation of its victims, and the need for community understanding and support.
How to make a film using the resources of film club members?
A short documentary.
Film made in collaboration with a union of domestic workers in Cusco, migrants from the countryside to the city.
Los rocotos florecerán shows the daily life of farmers in the province of Carabaya, revealing from within the tensions of community organization and collective leadership.
Four Texan women, sitting in a living room, are discussing penises.
A quick current video about the first house squatting in Hamburg in the early 1980s. After several years, the house was empty, it was occupied on September 27, 1980 and demolished the day after the next. The thede and the MPZ were informed in advance by the occupiers about the action. The filmed material was then immediately mounted into a film and shown on a monitor in the pedestrian zone of the nearby Große Bergstrasse.
A house squatting at the Green Hunter in the Schanzenviertel on May 29, 1981. The following night the house was cleared by the police.
The great Brokdorf demonstration 28.02.1981. “The media do not miss an opportunity to set the waves of mind in motion: The battle for Brokdorf! Despite the ban on demonstrations: 100,000 people in Brokdorf. All criminals? Our film is an examination of television reporting and its consequences. We, a group of nuclear power plant opponents, made this film because we got angry. The anger when looking at the television screen, where the coverage turns the world upside down; the anti-nuclear power plant movement is defamed and criminalized; - Dissidents are dismissed as utopians, Stone Agers, enemies of the state and perpetrators of violence. What drives the responsible editors, the “makers” to this kind of reporting?