Projects in categories: Documentary

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Observational documentary series following members of a British Super Bike Team through their 2005 racing season. VIP access to things you would never usually see.
 

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'The living mythology of gold in Ghana'. Heart of Gold is a poetic documentary exploring the changing relationship people in the Akim Abuakwa region of Ghana have with gold.

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We think of the arctic as a pristine wilderness, and when scientists went to collect breastmilk from Inuit mothers, they were expecting to find the purest milk anywhere on earth. But the levels went off the scale. The milk of the Inuit mothers was loaded with chemicals migrating from the south.

Set in the wilderness of the Canadian Arctic, Invisible tells the story of how man-made chemicals are building up in our bodies and being passed from mother to child in the womb and through breastfeeding.

It is thought that these hormone disrupting chemicals are causing havoc with the reproductive systems, neurological health and immune systems of animals and humans across the planet.

Today scientists cannot find a single woman anywhere in the world who does not have chemicals such as flame retardants in her breast milk.

In this beautiful and thought-provoking film, artist and film maker Roz Mortimer takes us on a hypnotic journey to the high arctic.

Featuring throatsinging performances from Tagaq, medieval texts and epic scenes of contemporary Inuit life, this film resists conventions of science documentary and questions how we live in the world today.

Filmed entirely on Baffin Island, Nunavut, in the communities of Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq.
 
Website: www.wonder-dog.co.uk/invisible

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Designed as a hospital for well-off patients, the Israel American Medical Center has been going up in Tel Aviv since 1968, but it has never been finished. The architect who designed this building is invited to re-visit his unfinished work and venture into what were to have been huge emergency wards, splendid private rooms for patients and well-equipped physicians' surgeries. The abrasive contrast between desire and reality and between expectations and frustrations is present in this film.

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Raja Khan is a man on a mission. He's persuaded his childhood friend Big John who owns chip shop chain Big Johns to invest millions into his dream - his won TV station.

Raj wants to create his own station for British Asians, but he has a David Brent style of management and has gathered young Asian graduates who are desperate to get in to TV to make his programmes. Raj is facing a deadline, he has only 3 months to get his channel on air or he'll lose his channel. The pressure is on.

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Euan MacInnes prepares to run for the Scottish Parliament. Standing in 2007 for Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party, if elected Euan promises to turn up to Parliament with a white face and a black cloak. Does he have a ghost of a chance or is he just a good dancer?

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Documentary on the making of the feature film Speed of Light with commented footage of the film and in-depth interviews.

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London is a dream city for people from all over the world. But as economic power shifts towards Asia, some investors believe there are more attractive places than London. In its long history, London has always been capable of reinventing itself. Will it manage to remain a leader this time?

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You used to have to make an effort to overhear other people's conversations, now you have to make an effort not to. The Intimacy of Strangers is a story of life, love, loss and hope - entirely constructed out of real, overheard mobile phone conversations of random strangers.

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In 2005 the Municipal Chamber of Manaus (Brazil) decided to investigate the causes of the lack of water in town, managed by Suez: diseases linked to the use of non-treated water are increasing in, a lot of families queue before wells, some others have to deal with astronomical bills.
 

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An authored comedy documentary about what becoming a brown bloke with a beard reveals to the filmmaker about Britain after the July 2005 London bombings. Part of BBC3's 'Mischief' strand.

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At 21 miles wide and very, very cold, the English channel is regarded by the world over as one of the ultimate swimming challenges. Achieving such a goal can push both mind and body to their limits, and sometimes beyond.