Projects in categories: Documentary

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In 2012, a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band, The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, Made of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history. Acclaimed film-maker Shane Meadows brings his unique directorial style, humour and emotional depth to the film, capturing the band at work and in their everyday lives as they rehearsed for their much-anticipated reunion, which culminated in three triumphant homecoming gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park in front of 220,000 adoring fans. Incorporating never-seen-before material spanning the band’s musical history, the personal experiences of many of those touched by the band and their music, and unparalleled access to the record-breaking sell-out concerts which took place in Summer 2012, this is the definitive record of the definitive band of the past 25 years.

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A look at the events leading up to the 1973 tennis match between retired men's champ Bobby Riggs and the current women's Wimbledon winner Billie Jean King.

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Made from over 100 years of BFI archive footage, From the Sea to the Land Beyond offers a poetic meditation on Britain's unique coastline and the role it plays in our lives. With a soundtrack specially created by Brighton-based band British Sea Power, award-winning director Penny Woolcock's film offers moving testimony to our relationship to the coast - during wartime, on our holidays and as a hive of activity during the industrial age.

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Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvent themselves as West Coast Homeboys to be signed by Sony.

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A documentary which captures the lives of people across Britain over the course of one day.

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An exploration of how Chopin's Ballade Number One has transformed the lives of two young pianists.

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A 2012 season review of the British Superbike Championships.

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Accounts of the aftermath from Japan's devastating tsunami in 2011, featuring YouTube videos shot by survivors living in and near the affected areas.

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A poetic documentary about the nature of happiness. Filmed in Mexico over three days, for just £10, it begins as a film about the soviet director Sergei Eisenstein, and then, using his ideas, opens up to look at memory, landscape and the pleasures of walking.

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A short documentary exploring ‘Parkour’. It looks at the deeper philosophical meaning behind the activity and its sense of community

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Ten years ago, a few enthusiasts decided to revive the historic salt production of Bourgneuf Bay in the west of France. They dug out and cleared the ancient salt pans to harvest Bay Salt once again. Over the course of a year, we come to appreciate Bernard, Daniel and Mano, three different personalities, united by a genuine attachment to their work and a deep respect for nature.

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KILLING TIME is a short film investigating the life of an isolated young adult riddled with anxiety over the future of our planet, playing Xbox, smoking marijuana and surfing the Internet to pass his time, while he waits for the third kind to show up.