Projects in categories: Documentary

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An 'eye-level' view going with Scottish activist Cathy McCormack to South Africa to see how her fellow activists are faring, making intriguing parallels with her own life in the Easterhouse housing project, in Scotland, and theirs.

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Set during a period of upheaval and technological advances Churchill and the President bears witness to the race to produce an unbreakable system of transatlantic communication so secret that it remained classified until 1978. It is a story of two men's determination to defeat the Third Reich, of friendship, courage and of great innovation.

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Jane Dudley, distinguished choreographer and dancer, is 87 and arthritic. Dancing Inside shows her performing with the limited movement she still has. Computer animation is used to visualise what age would otherwise disallow. Through music, images, computer animation and movement this celebrates her art, beliefs, and gratitude for the gift of life.

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A look at life in the poverty-stricken city of Newark, New Jersey, as seen through the eyes of three young children, Tayo, Angel and Jah-Youth, who are trying to 'do something' about their neighbourhood.

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Forgotten Pilots celebrates the achievements and passion for flying of the women who were ferry pilots during World War II. They transported all types of aircraft, often in hazardous conditions, from factories to squadrons for Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

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In 1997, the first Blue Plaque ever erected for a rock star went up in London. English Heritage placed it next to the plaque for George Fredrick Handel who used to live next door. This is the story of the Blue Plaque, and about how we want to be remembered.

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'All the world's a stage, and all the men and woman are merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven.' William Shakespeare.





Merely Playing marries Shakespeare with Modern Britain and defines age through the family. With music from The Waterboys and Naomi.

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Negative Space, is an experiment that's accessible to anyone who cares about movies, using split screen to question how we look at and remember films, and to look at how film changes with time.

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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.