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A film showing the burden borne by women because of inadequate water supplies and their relief after the installation of a clean water source in a village. The film won a prize at the 4th Pyongyang Film Festival in 1993

A documentary about Minnesota's Split Rock Lighthouse, it's history and impact.

Using the basic nutrients protein, fat and carbohydrates as examples, the film provides an introduction to the complicated processes of digestion. Our digestive organs are presented schematically. It is shown that the interaction of the digestive organs prepares the food we eat and makes it absorbable. The absorbable food components enter the organism's metabolism and serve to build up the body and generate energy.

Using items they find at dumps and junkyards, artists create collages and sell them at flea markets.

The World Rally Championship of 1989 commenced in the wintry wastes of Sweden. Superb coverage brings you this freezing season opener, in an intriguing year of World Championship rallying under the Group A ruling of the time. Four wheel drive was the thing to have on this event. The one official factory team present, Mazda, had entered two cars for Timo Salonen, and Ingvar Carlsson. They received a strong challenge throughout the rally from the privately entered Lancia Delta Integrales of Per Eklund, and Mikael Ericsson, plus a host of similarly entered Toyotas, Audis, and Opels. Sit back, and watch the Arctic Gladiators battle for supremacy on Sweden’s treacherous, icy surfaces.

The Lancia’s on home territory - what a combination the rest of the competitors had to deal with at the 1988 Rallye Sanremo, held in the hills above Turin. The early asphalt sections would suit the Ford Sierra RS Cosworths of Didier Auriol and Stig Blomqvist, whilst the ‘87 champion Juha Kankkunen was hoping to restore some pride with a good drive in the Toyota Celica GT-Four. Italian rally fans were out in force to back Biasion driving the Lancia Delta Integrale as he tried to clinch his first World Championship crown, on home ground. The battle for the Group N title was another that could be settled at Sanremo, with Argentinian Jorge Recalde and Belgian Pascal Gaban arrived at the start on level pegging, with just one more round to go in the Championship.

The annual Safari Rally sees the World Championship move away from its more usual flat-out tarmac and gravel special stages and into the endurance of an event ploughing through the bush and scrubland of East Africa. Race with the crews through the mud tracks and sparsely populated villages, flash the spanners at the service checks, call upon every ounce of reserve to reach the finishing line.

The 1988 World Championship really hotted up as the action moved to Portugal for the Port Wine Rally. Cesare Fiorio's team were debuting the new Lancia Integrale featuring more power, longer travel suspension and wider tyres. But the opposition was getting more competitive - Mazda had Hannu Mikkola and Ingvar Carlsson, Ford Stig Blomqvist, Didier Auriol and Carlos Sainz, and Volkswagen had Erwin Weber. Lancia fielded Markku Alen, Miki Biasion and Mikael Ericsson. Revised safety measures ensured spectators would leave the drivers to concentrate on the terrain whilst there was every reason to engage in a full battle for championship points.

Italian Massimo Biasion had a golden chance to clinch the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers by winning the 1987 Rally of Argentina in the fabulous Delta HF 4WD. It placed him under plenty of pressure as the field headed away from Buenos Aires. Kenneth Eriksson and Erwin Weber had Volkswagen Golf GTi cars to call upon, Argentinian Jorge Recalde could be expected to go well in a Lancia Delta, while Ingvar Carlsson's Mazda 323 4WD was back after modifications including improved cooling and the introduction of variable central differential gear. Fast and spectacular, the cameras caught plenty of entertaining action on the route to Cordoba.

To see the results of the Acropolis Rally, one would imagine that the Lancia's Delta Integrale were back to their once unbeatable form. However, as in the Tour de Corse, the Team Martini backed cars faced a most serious challenge, this time from Juha Kankkunen in a Toyota Celica GT-Four. This was the cars debut performance on a gravel rally, and rally enthusiasts must surely look forward to further exciting events this year, as the might of the Japanese industry join Britain's Ford in an attempt to storm the Italian stronghold! The Acropolis Rally covered over 1,100 miles, with over 300 plus miles of gravel stages. The heat and dusty conditions took their toll of men and machinery, and the cameramen have excelled themselves in providing you with the finest coverage of this, one of the most picturesque locations for a rally in the world.

The euphoria of the French Peugeot team, which was expected to remain sky-high after Ari Vatanen's soar-away success in Sweden, received a severe setback when the Finn went out of the 1985 Portuguese rally. But all was not lost. Late leader Walter Rohrl also hit problems in his Audi leaving Peugeot back-up Timo Salonen to score a fine win and take the Championship lead. Perhaps though, the real surprise was the defeat of the Audis by the consistent Jolly Club Lancia Rally driven by Massimo Biasion. Once again, the drama wasn't confined only to the drivers. Close-quarters camera footage vividly illustrates the 'enthusiasm' of the excited crowd, clamouring to get as close as possible to the action!

Action from the 2nd round of the 1986 World Rally Championship took place in the snow covered forests of Sweden. Henri Toivonen, still fired up from his win in the opening round at Monte Carlo was confident he could maintain his early lead in the very fast Lancia Martini. Stiff competition was expected from Ford who used this Swedish round to debut the new RS200 and with Juha Kankkunen in his Peugeot ready to show a clean pair of heels - this is rallying at its slipping, sliding best. Strong challenges from Eriksson’s Golf GTi Audi, Mazda, Rover and Citroen were expected. Would Toivonen triumph, or was there a surprise in store?

The Paris-Dakar Rally is one of the last great motorsport adventures, travelling thousands of miles through the most challenging terrain on Earth. In 1986, the event was rocked by a series of serious accidents, and a tragedy which would stun the sport. An horrific helicopter accident in Mali killed five, including Dakar Rally founder Thierry Sabine. The tragedy shocked everyone involved in the 1986 event, but it was decided to complete the rally raid in Sabine's honour. So, 22 days after leaving Paris, the surviving cars, motorcycles and trucks rolled into Dakar, bringing an emotional end to the 15,000km adventure. Treacherous terrain, wild weather, confusion and controversy made 1986 one of the toughest years for the Dakar Rally, with just 81 of the 478 competitors making the finish. This comprehensive review follows the dramatic story, with extraordinary action footage, interviews and rare behind-the-scenes access putting you at the heart of the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally.

Documentary about a dance school.

A unique tribe of rainforest nomads living in Sarawak, Borneo, are being logged out of existence after 40,000 years of living at one with their jungle. Bruno Manser is living with them and is helping to get their plight to the outside world before it is too late.

In 1978, Genni Batterham contracted Multiple Sclerosis. The battle with this debilitating illness changed the course of Genni’s life and that of her husband, Kim - both individually and as a partnership. This documentary is about Genni’s disability and how she and her husband confronted Multiple Sclerosis and the issues surrounding it.

24fps, 16mm dairy film by Pierre Parat

Short documentary

Short film about trams.

In Mawri country in the Niger Republic, Ahmadu Gaoh is enthroned as the new ruler. The event provides an opportunity to see the changes that have taken place in Mawri society.

Short film directed by Peter Baudendistel

A Jewish boy in Berlin today: David’s daily life is hardly any different from that of his classmates. When his friends Max and Felix discover his religious background, he takes them to the synagogue and explains the interior and the order of the service to them. Documentary clips from a Bar Mitzvah celebration are interwoven into the fictional narrative. As guests in a Jewish religious education class, the boys eventually learn some rules of Jewish dietary laws and their significance in everyday life.

Silver Feet follows three teenage ballet students through auditions for the SF Ballet school, a critical first step towards a career with the professional company. One succeeds; the other two must come to terms with devastating rejections that bring to an end their life-long dreams.

Short-documentary directed by Leiprecht, Pot and Willems

Documentary about Ukrainian folk singers.

Documentary on Burmese drug baron Khun Sa

Back to the pollution caused by oil tankers. After the Torrey Canyon in 1967, the Olympic Bravery in 1976, the Böhlen in 1976, the Amoco Cadiz in 1978, the Gino in 1979, it was the Tanio which ran aground in 1980 off the coast of Brittany, eight dead and spilling 15,000 tonnes of oil. The director makes the sad observation of the impotence of the public authorities in the face of the situation and expresses his desolation and his anger.

Scenes of everyday life in South Africa which give an idea of the daily racism in this country.

A portrait of 9-year-old Józek Lizon, an artistically talented boy living in a village near Nowy Sącz. The protagonist talks about his love of sculpting and the work of his father, a folk sculptor. Józek's wooden sculptures reflect the world of the child's experiences and sensations - his games, home activities, the boy's relatives and peers.

World hunger: this partly animated film points out the connections between surplus and famine. It shows a game of chance being played across continents and down the centuries. Meanwhile, a young shop assistant in a supermarket demonstrates the links between past and present, international and local events. A trip round the world offers a fresh insight into the use of food as a commodity and as a weapon, and into what we can do about it.

Ritual ceremonies and daily life among the Yafar of the village of Hopwan Kbik, western Sepik in Papua New Guinea.

Economic study of the different types of subsistence of the Lyasa who live in South Cameroon. The daily tasks are shared among women and men: women are in charge of the agriculture and the forest, which have no secret to them; men are in charge of the line fishing. Lyasa have an important monetary income, but they do not save a lot. They appreciate to live well and to celebrate.

Shows how people with AIDS and their caregivers can work together to meet the challenges of the AIDS epidemic.

A film about the life of pater Jón Sveinsson, author of the books on Nonni and Manni.

Documentary programme about the Icelandic film industry with a main emphasis on foreign distribution.

A season review of Newcastle United 1983 - 1984.

A young Mother dying of cancer, her children, husband and close friends talk about it with filmmakers Bronwen Wallace and Chris Wynott on a beautiful autumn day in Eastern Ontario countryside. Sometimes uncomfortably honest and forthright with comic moments.

Rabbi Löw was not only a prominent Kabbalist and alchemist of seventeenth century Prague but also a prophet of new visual media and cybernetics. Bielický’s video composition evokes a world seen through the eyes of Kabbalah. Flowing water merging with television static symbolizes the process of birth, movement, deviation, and the passage of time.

Although Bielický works with video, he actually understands video as the point of intersection between story, object, and electronic signal. The same is true of his miniature Im Herbst, in which he combines shots of nature, the body, and TV monitors.

At the end of the 70s there was a vigorous fight for socialism in Jamaica. In this film Landau follows Michael Manley on his tour in Jamaica, during his election.

“Bells ring for victim and perpetrator alike, they ring for the master and the servant, the sounds falling into each other, beginning and end, life and death, sleep and awakening, work and prayer.” Helga Schütz’s lyrical verses are closely interwoven with Dagnija Osite-Krüger’s exploration of bells and their many shapes. Whether melted down as tools of war or warning of danger – “Vivos Voco”, which also teaches us about the craft of bell founding, envelops us in an eery, monumental and epochal way. In her auto-fictional biography, Schütz writes about the collaboration with Osite-Krüger: “The two of us and the film, we were a team, we and the co-determinant images.”

In the film, we see at first glance a harmless pet, a Great Dane-Harlequin breed. Then we see the man, the trainer, and we hear him order several times: Slaughter it, slaughter it! In the end, the dog becomes an obedient executioner, and it kills bloodthirsty. At that time, a bloody war was being prepared, and different, far more sinister trainers appeared: national leaders. They trained the brain of the Balkan man to kill and slaughter... The film is not about dogs, it is not a document or a testimony, but a metaphor about the transfer of evil from ideologues to executors.

The film is about Al Hajji Malam Schaaway – Quran teacher and court member at the Sultanate of Adamaoua – and his four wives. The camera follows everyday life inside a polygamous household and, also, Al Hajji in his daily work as a religious teacher.

In 1974, Narritjin Maymuru and his family are establishing a small settlement at Djarrakpi, an important Manggalili clan site on the northern head of Blue Mud Bay in the Northern Territory.

A portrait study of Shereen Maloney's mother Irene. Irene talks about growing older and says that she feels just as wide- eyed and interested in things now as she did when she was 20. She talks about her first job and the wonderful feeling of independence it brought her. The film follows her daily activities as she drives a Fiat Bambina through the city and plays with her grandchild.

The men of the Afro-Caribbean population of Cuyagua enact a ritual that occurs 60 days after Easter. The film is a portrait of two men who direct the devil dancing. They tell the history of the village, the organisation of devil dancing, and stories associated with the Devil. The film also focuses on the intriguing ritual of the dancing itself.

Panoramic views of the high snow ranges provide the backdrop for the austere and rugged village life of Tibetans and Ladakhis, high in the the western Himalayas. "Echoes from Tibet" examines their shared social habits, Buddhist religion and customs. Tibetan script Harvesting and threshing; work songs; the vigorous yak dance - all these are explored in the first half of this film.

Fiji High Chief and Prime Minister Ratu Mara shows how archaeology throws new light on the settlement of his island home of Lakeba.

A travelog that was shown from 1983-1993, Here’s Chicago! features breathtaking shots of the city by helicopter and “Where’s Waldo” scale opportunities for watching the inhabitants of the city of Chicago.

Raw footage for a french TV report on Mapu Lautaro in 1986.

Documentary on 4AD Records in-house design firm, 23 Envelope. Run by designer Vaughn Oliver and photographer Nigel Grierson, they were responsible for the "Look" of classic 4AD bands like Dead Can Dance, the Pixies, This Mortal Coil, etc. This film features Vaughn and Nigel interviewed in the 4AD offices, along with interviews from Ivo Watts-Russel, Robin Guthrie, and more. Along with plenty of video footage from 1980s-era 4AD bands.

National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests of aboriginal peoples and the responsibility of nation states to implement ecologically sound policies in tropical forest areas. It also demonstrates the complex relationship between culture and ethnic identity under conditions of rapid social change

An examination on helicopter related deaths and accidents in film; from the Twilight Zone: Movie to Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection with interviews from those involved.

Manipur has a rich tradition of culture, dance, music, art and sports. Dances are associated with deities and festivals. Raslila is one of the classical dances of India. Theatre personalities and artists of the states are internationally acclaimed. The state is also distinguished by its rich tradition of handloom and handicrafts. The contribution of Mary Kom is well known. The state is the birth place of game of Polo. Loktak is the largest freshwater lake, which is distinguished by floating islands. Keibul Lamjao National Park is home to Sangai, the endangered brow-antlered deer. The Ima Bazar, situated in the centre of city of Imphal symbolizes women power. Moreh is the last town of Manipur and is the gate-way of India to Myanmar.

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All Of One Company is a 1980 documentary showing daily life aboard the ill fated HMS Coventry—including daily chores, mock drills, and resupplying at sea—during its ten-day voyage from Portsmouth to Hong Kong via Singapore. In Portsmouth, members of the Coventry’s crew carry supplies off the ship. The gangplank is pushed back and the Royal Navy destroyer leaves the dock.