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1970
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Matisse: A Sort of Paradise
Matisse: A Sort of Paradise1 1970 HD
A survey of the painting of Henri Matisse, revealing the development of the idyllic quality in his work. Studies pictures from the beginning of his...
Genre: Documentary
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1984
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Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt1 1984 HD
A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered...
Genre: Music
Cast: John Cooper Clarke
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1991
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Slow Glass
Slow Glass9.00 1991 HD
From the idea that glass, even when cooled, is a liquid that changes in appearance over time, an offscreen narrator launches a recollection of the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ian Bourn
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1973
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Arbeit Macht Frei
Arbeit Macht Frei1 1973 HD
The film Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes Free) was conceived after the performance 'And For Today Nothing' which took place at Gallery House Goethe...
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1970
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Magritte: The False Mirror
Magritte: The False Mirror1 1970 HD
Introduces the world of painter René Magritte through an assemblage of the painter's images. Includes statements by Magritte about his intentions...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: René Magritte
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1989
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Serpent River
Serpent River5.50 1989 HD
Beautiful but often violent images are interwoven to create an experimental documentary about the hazardous existence of the Serpent River community...
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Cast: Diane Guillemette
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1974
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Lautrec
Lautrec7.50 1974 HD
Toulouse-Lautrec's sketchbooks are turned into an animated short.
Genre: Animation
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1973
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Repertory
Repertory1 1973 HD
Repertory consists of one continuous tracking shot, during which the camera completely circles the outside of a locked and empty theatre, whilst a...
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Cast: Neil Hornick
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1982
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The Luncheon of the Hyena
The Luncheon of the Hyena1 1982 HD
A young woman in New York.
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1976
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Stream Line
Stream Line1 1976 HD
The film is a continuous, "real time" tracking shot of a stream bed. The length of the track was ten yards. The camera was suspended in a motorized...
Genre: Documentary
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1973
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Odeon Cavalcade
Odeon Cavalcade1 1973 HD
Leave behind the ugly modern multiplex and step back into the glamorous world of the 1930s picture palace, in this charming documentary about Art...
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1988
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Great Noises That Fill the Air
Great Noises That Fill the Air1 1988 HD
Since 1983, Bow Gamelan Ensemble have inspired generations of artists with their radical practices and explosive performances. Charged with their...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ann Bean
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1973
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The Lacey Rituals
The Lacey Rituals1 1973 HD
Bruce Lacey: 'People used to come and make documentaries about me, but they weren't interested in the day-to-day family life that I found extremely...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jill Bruce
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1981
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The World of Gilbert & George
The World of Gilbert & George1.00 1981 HD
Gilbert & George are renowned for presenting themselves as ‘living sculptures,’ fusing their art and identity with the external world....
Genre: Documentary
Cast: George Passmore
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1987
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Uranium Hex
Uranium Hex6.00 1987 HD
A memory-using location film of a stay with a uranium mining community. Using a kaleidoscopic array of experimental techniques, this film explores...
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2019
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No Ordinary Protest
No Ordinary Protest1 2019 HD
Ted Hughes's 1993 novel The Iron Woman is the springboard for this multi-media project by Mikhail Karikis. The video section of the installation...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ayaan Ahmed
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1978
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One Foot in Eden
One Foot in Eden1 1978 HD
Portrait of the composer, Peter Maxwell Davies, set in the context of the islands of Orkney. George Mackay Brown is featured reading his own verse...
Genre: Documentary
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1987
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Plutonium Blonde
Plutonium Blonde4.50 1987 HD
Plutonium Blonde is a beautifully textured collage of sound and images and a fractured narrative about woman’s self-definition and control....
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1979
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Steel 'n' Skin
Steel 'n' Skin1 1979 HD
Peter Blackman, founder of Steel 'n' Skin, talks about this pan-African group, which takes African culture to British schools. The film follows the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mercy Ahadzi
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1981
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Grove Carnival
Grove Carnival1 1981 HD
A kaleidoscopic celebration of the 1980 Notting Hill Carnival. Arts Council of Great Britain.
Genre: Documentary
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