Projects in categories: Documentary

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Watching the plight of the Albanian refugees, I realised that news footage has a tendency to be cold, distant and we feel unable to help! A more sensitive approach brings these desperately troubled people closer to us, revealing the human aspect of the conflict and the personalities behind those lonely faces.

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The bomb which exploded in Omagh on August 15th 1998 was the worst terrorist atrocity in the history of Northern Ireland. Twenty nine people died. It follows the courageous struggle back to health of two of the many children who were injured. Narrated by Liam Neeson, it is a poignant reminder of the terrible cost of the conflict in the Province.

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Spoon Benders is a child led documentary into the strange world of paranormal metal bending. The film looks at two different generations of 'child benders', and with contributions from established scientists, probes beneath the surface of society's preconceptions about children. This juxtaposing of the world of the scientist and the world of the child gives the film both its internal dynamic and its sense of poignancy.

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A film that looks at our day of rest. Driven by natural sound, rhythm and music, Sunday reveals our leisure, spiritual and consumer rituals by looking at the familiar and the unusual, the collective and individual.

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Tales from the Reading Room an innovative docu-drama revealing intimate tales of the many romantic encounters that blossomed amongst scholars, during their study in the famous British Library. This delightful film is set in the stunning circular Reading Room and, as the last film crew to gain access to this building, the film exposes the dramatic closing of this historic library.

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The Alcohol Years is Carol Morley's personal odyssey of rediscovery through the people that once populated her alcohol fueled life in Manchester between 1982 and 1987. These years span the opening of the Hacienda night club to the 'tenth summer', a ten year anniversary of punk.

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Confined by his work to a small studio apartment, we follow the progress of The Artist as he tries to follow his dreams in New York City. Working on a large drawing from start to finish, he talks of influences and past work. Stephen's understated sense of humour simmers throughout.

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A chaotic mix of invented and found images, actual and imagined experience, explores the phenomenon of tobacco smoking - the experiences of desire and pleasure, the possibility of illness and the certainty of death.

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The Valley is a journey deep into the killing fields of Kosovo, at the height of the carnage in September 1998 - months before NATO bombs fell. Uniquely, The Valley views the conflict from both sides, through the eyes of men and women trapped in Kosovo's bloodiest combat zone : the Drenica ('Dre-nee-tsa') Valley.

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Us Boys is the story of Ernie Morrow an 80 year old bachelor farmer from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Without electricity, modern comforts and chemical fertilisers from the farm 'Old Church' stands still in time, representing an era of people and a country way that will soon be gone forever. It is a Spartan harsh life. Indeed the lifestyle of Ernie is one that this forefathers would easily connect to, only a tractor replacing the horse . . .

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Broughton 'B' FC aren't just bad, they're awful. They cheerfully face a weekly inevitable annihilation with scores such as 27-0. This young team never let defeat get them down even when their sponsor, the local optician, offers them free eye tests. A heart-warming film which shows that hope really does spring eternal.

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Follows six adults and five children - we learn how, not only sneezing, eye irritation, eczema and urticaria but digestive problems (IBS) migraine, joint pain, behavioural difficulties, fatigue and even severe depression have all been caused by an allergy or intolerance.