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20,000 days on earth is a bold and unique look at one of music’s most mysterious and charismatic figures, the iconic musician and writer Nick Cave. Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard present a vision of an artist in a way that is unconventional yet undeniably intimate, while also exploring more universal themes of creativity and how we choose to spend our time on the Earth. The film presents Cave’s personal analysis of his own life..
US documentary examining the aftermath of the 2012 murder of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida. On Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in November 2012, Michael Dunn opened fire on a car of four black teenagers, whilst stopped at a petrol station, after an argument about their music, killing 17-year-old passenger Jordan Davis. The documentary follows Dunn's trial for first-degree murder, including footage from inside the courtr..
On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage. On her fourth night at sea she struck an iceberg and sank with the loss of 1,500 passengers and crew. The film faithfully depicts the drama, heroism and horror of the night the unsinkable sank. Includes behind-the-scenes footage of the movie including interviews with A Night To Remember Producer William MacQuitty (who saw the original ship launched) and the a..
On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage. On her fourth night at sea she struck an iceberg and sank with the loss of 1,500 passengers and crew. The film faithfully depicts the drama, heroism and horror of the night the unsinkable sank. Include behind-the-scenes footage of teh movie including interviews with A Night To Remember Producer William MacQuitty (who saw the original ship launched) and the au..
Out of StockClassic silent film directed by Georges Melies. A group of astronomers plan a trip to the moon and after building a bullet-like spaceship they are blasted onto the surface by a cannon. When they arrive, they are quickly introduced to the hostile 'Selenites', an alien species, who capture them and take them to their chief. The film, which is based on Jules Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon' (1865) and H.G. Wells's 'The First Men in the..
As seen on Channel 4 and the National Geographic Channel, Apocalypse is the groundbreaking documentary series that tells the brutal and moving history of World War 2 entirely through colourised archive footages. Three years in the making and gathered from more than 60 national libraries and personal archives, Apocalypse tells in amazing, never-before-seen detail, the key events that shaped the conflict: from the Blitzkrieg to the Allied..
Out of StockTodd Douglas Miller directs this documentary which chronicles the 1969 American space mission to the moon featuring exclusive footage of the mission itself with crew members Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins...
Todd Douglas Miller directs this documentary which chronicles the 1969 American space mission to the moon featuring exclusive footage of the mission itself with crew members Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins...
Todd Douglas Miller directs this documentary which chronicles the 1969 American space mission to the moon featuring exclusive footage of the mission itself with crew members Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins...
Ashley Joiner directs this documentary centred on the history of the LGBTQ+ community and its impact on media and society as a whole, featuring archive footage and interviews...
Bad Reputation chronicles the life of Joan Jett, from her early teenage years as a founding member of The Runaways to her enduring presence over four decades later as a rock ‘n’ roll icon. Jett’s relentless passion for music and her revolutionary spirit has allowed her to defy great odds and find success, credibility and respect among her peers. The film shows the evolution of a young girl with a radical notion that girls could play ele..
THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART takes audiences on a unique cinematic journey through the brotherhood of the Bee Gees and their ever-enduring musical accomplishments. The story of Barry, Maurice and Robin is one of phenomenal success, of loss and heartbreak, and a continual spirit of creative reinvention. From the award-winning producers behind The Beatles: Eight Days A Week and Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All, How Can You ..
From the lawless streets of Kinshasa, Congo, comes one of the most incredible films ever to emerge out of Africa. Five years in the making, Benda Bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record their first album. Four of the group are paraplegics who get around Kinshasa in Mad Max/ Easy Rider style customised wheelchairs. The other three are homeless street children whose star is Roger Landau - a teenage prodigy wh..
From the lawless streets of Kinshasa, Congo comes one of the most incredible stories ever to emerge out of Africa. Five years in the making, Benda Bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record their first album. Four of the group are paraplegic’s who get around Kinshasa in Mad Max/ Easy Rider style customized wheelchairs. The other three are homeless street children whose star is Roger Landau - a teenage prodigy ..
American biographical documentary focusing on the life and career of enigmatic Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood film star whose career spanned from 1933 to 1951. Alongside her starring roles, Lamarr pioneered sophisticated technology used to prevent radio-controlled torpedoes from being tracked or thrown off course, which has also been adapted today to be used in GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth...
Britain, 1975: Brian Clough is sacked as manager of Leeds United after just 44 days in charge. Seemingly impossible to work with, Clough’s only offer of work comes from a run-down second division club called Nottingham Forest, who are going nowhere fast. Set to a fantastic 70s soundtrack, using unseen footage of games and the great man himself, and including interviews with every player from Clough’s European Cup-winning side, I Believe..
Documentary about football manager Brian Clough from film-maker Jonny Owen. Former footballer Brian Clough became a manager after retiring from playing but by 1975, after resigning from Derby County and Brighton & Hove Albion and being sacked from Leeds United, his reputation was in tatters. However, he later became manager of the Second Division team Nottingham Forest and led them in a number of unlikely victories...
With unprecedented access, Cartel Land is a harowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy - the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacan, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor", leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Val..
Documentary about journalist and urban activist Jane Jacobs and her opposition of New York city planner Robert Moses, examining the effects of Moses' redevelopment and the resistance Jacobs rallied against it. Jacobs worked as a journalist in New York City and wrote at length about how Moses' urban renewal projects were in fact tearing down neighbourhoods and their communities, even publishing a book called 'The Death and Life of Great ..
Citizenfour is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to Laura Poitras, Ewen MacAskill and Glenn Greenwald's encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden..
Documentary directed by Matthew Heineman about the resistance group known as Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and their fight against Islamic State. Comprised of people who have suffered at the hands of the terrorist organisation, some of them former college students, RBSS use their cameras and access to the Internet to document the atrocities committed by Islamic State in the devastated city of Raqqa. While Islamic State prod..
In 2015, a fire at Bucharest s Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. Then a doctor blows the whistle to a team of investigative journalists. One revelation leads to another as the journalists start to uncover vast health care fraud. When a new health minister is appointed, he offers unprecedented access to his efforts to reform the corru..
Sean O' Cualain directs this documentary about the life and career of Irish racing driver Tommy Byrne. The film charts Byrne's career from his early days driving a Mini Cooper in stock car racing to briefly competing with the world's best in Formula One in the early 1980s. A charismatic and aggressive driver, Byrne made no attempt to fit in with the Formula One hierarchy as his wild lifestyle soon began to take a toll on his career. Fea..
Documentary focusing on luxury New York jewellery retailer Tiffany & Co. The film delves into the history of the iconic jewellery store which began life selling stationery under its founders Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in 1837. In 1845 the duo published Tiffany's first 'Blue Book' catalogue, which still continues today, and in 1866 were credited with creating the modern engagement ring. The film also features famous admirers..
Julien Temple directs this documentary charting the life and career of Shane MacGowan, Irish punk musician and lead singer of The Pogues, featuring contributions from those who have been influenced by his music such as Johnny Depp, Nick Cave and Bono...
Documentary from film-maker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur about Czech director Jirí Menzel...
Acclaimed feature documentary about one of the many groups of homeless people who live in the subway tunnels beneath Manhattan. Includes interviews and footage of the tunnels' inhabitants going about their daily lives and features a soundtrack by DJ Shadow...
‘Do we get stupider as we grow up?’ In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense. Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. American Utopia flows like an iri..
Out of Stock‘Do we get stupider as we grow up?’ In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense. Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. American Utopia flows like an iri..
This playful, profound, and immensely moving docu-fantasia by KIRSTEN JOHNSON (Cameraperson) is a valentine to the director’s beloved father, Dick Johnson, made as she has begun to face the reality of losing him to dementia. Using the language of cinema both to defy death and to confront it head-on, Johnson mischievously envisions an array of ways in which the man she loves most in the world might die, staging a series of alternately da..
Filmmaker Frederic Tcheng follows up his work on excellent fashion films, including Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and Valentino: The Last Emperor, with another masterful exploration of a towering fashion institution. In Dior and I, one enters the storied world that is the House of Christian Dior with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ highly anticipated first Haute Couture collection as the iconi..
The story of a girl who was never meant to be Queen, but who has led a monarchy through some of the greatest changes in modern history...
In 1976, the original Star Wars movie was shot in suburban North London. Nobody involved had any idea how big the film would become, many couldn’t even remember the title. Yet, for the extras and actors in smaller roles, their faces hidden behind masks and beneath helmets, this seemingly insignificant job would go on to colour their lives even four decades later. Documentary filmmaker Jon Spira has tracked down a cross-section of these ..
Stephen Fry embarks on an incredible journey to discover the stories behind some of the world’s most fantastic beasts. Whether digging for dragons, or meeting distant relatives of the unicorn, Stephen reveals the real-life beasts that have inspired some of the greatest myths and legends in history, story-telling and film...
Final Account is an urgent portrait of the last living generation of everyday people to participate in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. Over a decade in the making, the film raises vital, timely questions about authority, conformity, complicity and perpetration, national identity, and responsibility, as men and women ranging from former SS members to civilians in never-before-seen interviews reckon with – in very different ways – their memor..
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of Meru, comes Free Solo a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock...the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park...without a rope. Celebrated as one of the grea..
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of Meru, comes Free Solo a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock...the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park...without a rope. Celebrated as one of the grea..
Awaiting their fate in a block house in Auschwitz, and knowing half of them will be sent to the gas chamber, a group of prisoners demand to know the nature of a God who can allow such suffering. They decide to put God on trial...
Collection of documentaries presented by Guy Martin. The collection includes: 'Guy Martin's Spitfire' (2014), 'Guy Martin's Wall of Death' (2016), 'Complete Speed With Guy Martin' (2014), 'Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber' (2015), 'How Britain Worked' (2012), 'Guy Martin: Speed' (2016), 'Our Guy in India' (2015) and 'Our Guy in China' (2016)...
Hawking is the extraordinary story of the planet's most famous living scientist, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking's private life, this is an intimate and moving journey into Stephen's world, both past and present. An inspirational portrait of an iconic figure, Hawking relates his incredible personal journey from boyhood underachiever, to Ph.D. genius, to being diagn..
Feature documentary looking at the events leading up to and following the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. Shot in the head for daring to speak out against the Taliban who banned girls from going to school, Malala became an international hero and advocate for human rights, being awarded, among others, the Anne Frank Award for Moral Courage, the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice and the Nobel Peace P..
Henry Glassie: Field Work is a magisterial portrait of the most renowned American folklorist and ethnologist, Henry Glassie, now in his seventies. With a view of Glassie’s life’s work, the film displays the director’s trademark eye for details of the deepest significance, and celebrates the people with whom he stands and their work. Glassie’s subject is folklore but his abiding love for the people who create it resonates throughout the ..
Kent Jones directs this documentary focusing on the impact of François Truffaut's book 'Cinema According to Hitchcock'. Film-makers including Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese and Richard Linklater come together to discuss the influence of Truffaut's book on modern cinema. Released in 1966, the work was based on a week of interviews Truffaut conducted with Alfred Hitchcock at Universal Studios in which the British auteur disc..
Nazi-cinema was a state-controlled industry, subject to rigid political and cultural censorship. At the same time, it aspired to be Great Cinema; it viewed itself as an ideological and aesthetic alternative to Hollywood. A German dream factory. Rudiger Suchsland’s Hitler’s Hollywood takes a closer look at the roughly 1000 feature films made in Germany between 1933-1945, examining how stereotypes of the enemy and values of love and hate ..
Hitting The Apex is the inside story of six fighters - six of the fastest motorcycle racers of all time - and of the fates that awaited them at the peak of the sport. It’s the story of what is at stake for all of them: all that can be won, and all that can be lost, when you go chasing glory at over two hundred miles an hour - on a motorcycle. From the director of Faster & Fastest, Hitting The Apex takes us to the heart of this exhilarat..
I Am Patrick Swayze is a feature documentary film exploring the 1980s most recognisable leading man, who challenged Hollywood’s very notions of masculinity and redefined what it meant to be the Sexiest Man Alive.Featuring never-before-seen home videos, photographs and original interviews with those who knew Patrick Swayze best – including the illustrious co-stars of his biggest films – this documentary dives beyond his status as a se..
Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 men walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world.In the Shadow of the Moon brings together for the first time, and very possibly the last time, surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission which flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words. ..
InRealLife asks what exactly is the internet and what is it doing to our children? Taking us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, filmmaker Beeban Kidron suggests that rather than the promise of free and open connectivity, young people are increasingly ensnared in a commercial world. Beguiling and glittering on the outside, it can be alienating and addictive. Qiuetly building its case, InRe..
A Short History Of Ireland: Discover the treasured and haunting tapestry of events that is Ireland's history. A cultural adventure through time from the Celts to the Willlamite War. From the rise of the O'Connell to The Easter Rising and the revolutionary Michael Collins. With a Captivating music score, authentic dramatisations and a lilting historical narration, this fascinating documentary is an ideal programme for student, tourist an..
Documentary about the life of American journalist James Foley who was killed by ISIS in 2014. Through interviews with his family, friends and colleagues, the film explores Foley's career as a journalist which he began relatively late at the age of 35 after a short stint teaching. They discuss his work in the Middle East, his mission to expose the region's human rights crises and his earlier capture in Libya by Gaddafi loyalist forces. S..
A year long ride with Joan Rivers in her 75th year of life; peeling away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a groundbreaking female performer. Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg ( The Devil Came on Horseback ) expose the private dramas of this irreverent, legendary comedian as she fights to keep her career thriving in a business driven by youth and beauty...
German-Israeli documentary from film-maker Tomer Heymann which follows the life and career of popular gay adult actor Jonathan Agassi. The film explores the star's private life and career in the sex industry and how the two both conflict and blend with each other...
A documentary portrait of boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko who between them have held all of the World Heavyweight titles. The sons of a Russian Air Force general, the brothers spent their early years on military bases, before moving to Germany in 1996 where they began their rise to boxing superstardom. Friends and family members offer a revealing insight into the brothers' lives, charting their political aspirations, their..
Documentary about elderly homosexuals living in France. Director Sébastien Lifshitz speaks to a number of male and female homosexuals who were born between World War I and World War II who embraced their sexuality at a time when society excluded them...
Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how a young boy, Owen Suskind, found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world. By evocatively interweaving classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen's life, the film explores how identification and empathy with characters like lago, Sebastian and Timon forge a conduit for him to understand his feelings and interpret reality. Beautiful..
Documentary on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic, author and screenwriter Roger Ebert. The film shows how Ebert became one of the most respected and influential voices in America through his work as a critic at the Chicago Sun-Times and his TV work with Gene Siskel. Film-maker Steve James speaks to Ebert candidly about various milestones throughout his career as he undergoes a series of health issues towards the en..
Academy Award-nominated director Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole and the Australian outback. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online..
Alma Har'el directs this multi-stranded documentary which looks at our perception of love and the influence it has on our lives. Combining intimate interviews with artistic dramatisation, the film follows the real-life relationships of three very different people as they unfold across different parts of America. In Alaska, a young woman working as an exotic dancer tentatively begins her first serious relationship, while in Hawaii, a fat..
LYNCH/OZ explores one of the most fascinating puzzles in the history of motion pictures: the enduring symbiosis between America’s primordial fairytale, The Wizard of Oz, and David Lynch’s singular brand of popular surrealism. Extras:Director's commentary featuring Kim Newman..
American documentary about the history of sound in film exploring the techniques involved in sound design and how these have evolved over the years, featuring insights from influential directors including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Sofia Coppola and Barbra Streisand...
Voted one of the ten best films ever made in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll, and the best documentary ever in a subsequent poll in 2014, Man With A Movie Camera (Chelovek s kinoapparatom) stands as one of cinema's most essential documents - a dazzling exploration of the possibilities of image-making as related to the everyday world around us. The culmination of a decade of experiments to render "the chaos of visual phenomena filling the un..
Nick Broomfield directs this biographical documentary chronicling the relationship between poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and his romantic partner Marianne Ihlen, with whom he was involved with for most of the 1960s and was considered his muse for much of his work at that time...
Alexander O. Philippe directs this documentary which deconstructs and analyses Ridley Scott's classic horror from 1979, 'Alien'. The documentary breaks down the psychology behind the movie and the inspiration for its themes, including mythologies, comic books and artwork...
Metallica Through The Never is a groundbreaking music-driven 3-D motion picture event. the film combines a spectacular never-before-seen live performance by Metallica created exclusively for the film and a suspenseful narrative to produce a bracing, raw and visceral cinematic experience. Emerging young star Dane DeHaan (The Place Beyond the Pines, Chronicle) portrays Trip, a young roadie sent on an urgent mission that turns into a surre..
Documentary about American indie-rock band The National. The film begins as National frontman Matt Berninger invites his younger and less successful brother Tom along on their worldwide tour to work as a roadie for the band. An aspiring film-maker, Tom decides to take a camera with him to document the band's journey. Expecting the tour to be one filled with drugs, booze and women, Tom is disappointed when he finds out that the band are ..
From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen, director of Cobain: Montage of Heck, and featuring never-before-seen concert footage, MOONAGE DAYDREAM is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie but also serves as a guide to living a fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st Century. MOONAGE DAYDREAM is not a documentary. It is a genre-defying cinematic ..
From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen, director of Cobain: Montage of Heck, and featuring never-before-seen concert footage, MOONAGE DAYDREAM is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie but also serves as a guide to living a fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st Century. MOONAGE DAYDREAM is not a documentary. It is a genre-defying cinematic ..
Australian documentary narrated by Willem Dafoe and with a backing soundtrack from the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Footage shows the highest mountain peaks from around the globe, and the challenges that those who encounter them will face...
Documentary from film-maker Oeke Hoogendijk which centres on the work of renowned 17th century Dutch artist Rembrandt, and the art dealers, collectors and experts who specialise in his work...
Richard Lowenstein directs this biographical documentary centred on the turbulent personal life and career of INXS singer Michael Hutchence. The film explores Hutchence's personal relationships, musical fame and events that led him to losing control of his inner demons...
Twenty years after its release, Illmatic has become a hip-hop benchmark that encapsulates the soci-political outlook, enduring spirit, and collective angst of a generation of young black men searching for their voice in America. Time is Illmatic tracks the musical legacy of the Jones family, handed down to Nas from his jazz musician father, Olu Dara. It also examines the social conditions and enviromental influences that contributed to ..
Born in the jungles of Borneo over forty years ago, Nenette the orangutan is now the most senior inhabitant of the world's oldest zoo - and the star of this awe-inspiring, tender and funny film from the director who charmed the world with the BAFTA nominated Etre et Avoir. What we see is Nenette, going about her daily business; what we hear are the voices of the many visitors who pass comment on her every day, revealing more about thems..
Japanese documentary about legendary anime film-maker Miyazaki Hayao. Following the announcement of his retirement in 2013 Hayao considers his career as well as his own mortality. However, upon retiring he unexpectedly finds himself inspired to make a return to anime and begins work on a short film using computer graphics...
This holy grail for both documentary and theatre aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of the ground-breaking concept musical Company by STEPHEN SONDHEIM (West Side Story), the renowned composer, his director HAROLD PRINCE, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honoured Broadway tradition..
Ron Howard directs this biographical documentary centred on the life and career of operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Archive footage shows Pavarotti giving interviews, discussing his life's work and his personal passions such as his humanitarian work...
Lisa Immordino Vreeland directs this documentary about iconic art collector Peggy Guggenheim. Using archive footage, interviews with Guggenheim and contributions from her admirers, the film chronicles the socialite's bohemian life that saw her move to Paris in 1921, where she mingled with many influential artists and writers, and open her first gallery in London in 1938 before moving to New York and opening the 'Art of This Century Gall..
Exploring the 1990 mini-series, based on Stephen King's iconic novel IT, this fan-funded documentary aims to tell a story heard by few and showcase a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and photos seen by even fewer. From investigating the historical and cultural phenomenon of coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) to Tim Curry’s magical portrayal of the notorious clown monster, this story promises to dig deeper into the Pennywise phenomenon..
Exploring the 1990 mini-series, based on Stephen King's iconic novel IT, this fan-funded documentary aims to tell a story heard by few and showcase a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and photos seen by even fewer. From investigating the historical and cultural phenomenon of coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) to Tim Curry’s magical portrayal of the notorious clown monster, this story promises to dig deeper into the Pennywise phenomenon..
Documentary about film-maker Peter de Rome. Using archive footage and filmed interviews, the feature chronicles his life from his childhood in Britain to his move to the US in the late 1950s where he would go on to make the many gay-themed erotic films he is now known for. Although risky and controversial when he made them in the '60s and '70s, his films are now widely celebrated and safeguarded in the BFI archive...
In the early 1980s He-Man arrived on the scene and hit the world with a punch as powerful as the character himself. Designed in the wake of Conan the Barbarian and in the shadow of Star Wars, He-Man's surprising popularity spawned a multi billion dollar empire that included toys, comic books, cartoons and live-action movies. This is the definitive history of He Man and the Masters of the Universe...
Lauren Greenfield directs this documentary following timeshare billionaire couple David and Jackie Siegel as construction begins on their new home, a lavish mansion inspired by the palace of Versailles. Filmed over a two-year period, the documentary sees the couple having to modify their plans as their empire becomes affected by the worldwide economic downturn...
This is the story of the iconic Don Letts, the coolest cultural polymath - from his adventures in the UK’s 1970s punk scene, through to his award-winning music video and film career. Narrated by the man himself and packed with extensive archive footage, this infectiously energetic documentary takes you so deep inside the life and world of Don Letts; you won’t want to leave.Extras:• Exclusive content from Andi Oliver, Chris Salewicz,..
This is the story of the iconic Don Letts, the coolest cultural polymath - from his adventures in the UK’s 1970s punk scene, through to his award-winning music video and film career. Narrated by the man himself and packed with extensive archive footage, this infectiously energetic documentary takes you so deep inside the life and world of Don Letts; you won’t want to leave.Extras:• Exclusive content from Andi Oliver, Chris Salewicz,..
Celebrity chef and seafood expert Rick Stein presents this BBC series taking him on a culinary journey through France, in search of the country's best undiscovered cuisine. On his travels Rick samples traditional recipes and delicacies, using the local produce to recreate dishes inspired by the French culture...
All three parts of the British documentary miniseries which chronicles the Nazis' rise to power in Germany between WWI and WWII. The episodes are: 'Politics', 'The First Six Months in Power' and 'Night of the Long Knives'...
How much of your own life are you willing to risk? Laura Poitras, Academy Award winning director of Citizenfour, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Filmed over six years, Risk is a complex and volatile character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath. Cornered in a tiny building for half a decade, Julian Assange is undeterred even as the legal jeopardy he faces threate..
Documentary directed by Laura Poitras about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The film examines the story of Assange and how he came to be an internationally notorious figure as well as interviewing him and examining his position in recent events. In 2010 Assange lived in rural Norfolk, England and was trying to avoid extradition to Sweden where he was wanted for questioning regarding accusations of sexual assault. Following this, Assan..
Martin Scorsese directs this US documentary which focuses on Bob Dylan's 1975 'Rolling Thunder Revue' tour.Featuring archive interviews with Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg and Scarlet Rivera, the film follows Dylan as he plays a number of intimate shows in New England and Canada, accompanied by musicians including Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith and Ramblin' Jack Elliott...
Ronaldo: Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and unparalleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of..
James Erskine co-writes and directs this documentary about the life and career of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The film charts Tendulkar's career from his first-class debut for Bombay at the tender age of 15, to becoming the highest runs scorer in the history of Test and ODI cricket. The documentary also gives insight into Tendulkar's private life and includes interviews with his family as well as extensive contributions..
Paula Biren, Ruth Elias, Ada Lichtman, Hanna Marton: Four Jewish women, witnesses and survivors of the most insane and pitiless barbarism, and who, for that reason alone, but for many others also, deserve to be inscribed forever into the memory of humankind. What they have in common, beside the specific horrors to which each of them were subjected, is a searingly sharp, almost-physical intelligence, which rejects all pretence or faulty ..
The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present - for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK - Claude Lanzmann's landmark documentary about the Holocaust, Shoah, alongside the four films he made through 2013 on the subject. Lanzmann spent twelve years spanning the globe for surviving camp inmates, SS commandants, and eyewitnesses of the "Final Solution". Without dramatic re-enactment or archival footage - but with extraordinary testimonie..
Amber Fares directs this documentary about the first all-female Arab racing team the Speed Sisters. The film chronicles the girls' experiences of living in Palestine and forming the Middle East's first all-women racing team as they compete against one other and strive to become the region's fastest female driver. Forced to train in a car park across from an Israeli detention centre, the girls navigate the region's politics and strong mi..
Alex Gibney directs this documentary about American businessman and co-founder of multinational tech company Apple Inc. The film details how Steve Jobs jeopardised his personal life and relationships while transforming Apple from a dwindling loss-making company into a key player in the digital revolution. With contributions from those who knew Steve personally, Gibney provides an insight into the man and his motivations while highlighti..
Alex Gibney directs this documentary about American businessman and co-founder of multinational tech company Apple Inc. The film details how Steve Jobs jeopardised his personal life and relationships while transforming Apple from a dwindling loss-making company into a key player in the digital revolution. With contributions from those who knew Steve personally, Gibney provides an insight into the man and his motivations while highlighti..
American documentary centred on the inception and history of the New York nightclub Studio 54. With a clientele list boasting Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor and Andy Warhol, the club soon became a Mecca for celebrities and the social elite in 1970s New York. Co-owners Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell discuss what it was like to set up Studio 54 and experience its roaring success...
Jimmy McGovern's gritty drama-documentary tells the story of the events of Bloody Sunday when British paratroopers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians and wounded a further 15 during an anti-Internment march in Derry, Ireland. A dramatised reconstruction of the events between 1968 and 1973, 'Sunday' is based entirely on fact, using British Government documents, interviews, eyewitness reports and court transcripts. This gripping film examines..
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular - and dangerous - feats of foot-launched human flight. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in life and love, to the pinnacle of his achievements when he and wife Jean broke the BASE jumping Guinness World Record in 1984 on the Norwegian 'Troll Wall' mountain range. Incredibly, w..
William Greaves directs this two-part experimental documentary.The first part, filmed in 1968, sees Greaves in New York's Central Park filming a fictitious documentary with three camera crews each filming each other to create different perspectives of filmmaking.The second part, filmed in 2005, sees most of the original cast reunite in another in-depth look behind the scenes of filmmaking...
Academy Award-winner Errol Morris Tabloid follows the much stranger-than-fiction adventures of Joyce McKinney, a former "beauty queen" whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe and directly onto the front pages of the British tabloid newspapers. Joyce's crusade for love and personal vindication, as illustrated by Morris, takes her through a surreal world of gunpoint abduction, manacled Mormons, odd..
