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IlÉ AiyÉ (The House of Life) (2004)

aka: House of Life, The

Director

David Byrne

Subject

Anthropology; Media studies; Music; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (50 minutes), £17.99

An impressionistic documentary by David Byrne (of Talking Heads) on Candomblé, the Brazilian spirit cult of the Bahia region. This "docu-poem" eschews all traditional documentary techniques and evokes the...

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Science is Fiction/ The Sounds of Science (2007)

Director

Jean Painlevé

Subject

Biology; Film studies; Music; Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £24.99

Before David Attenborough and Jacques Cousteau - there was Jean Painlevé, Poetic pioneer of science films, Painlevé explored a twilight realm of vampire bats, seahorses, octopi, and liquid crystals. In...

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Kenneth Anger. Volumes 1-3 (1980 Video)

Director

Kenneth Anger

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, 3 videocassettes. VHS. col. 58, 58, 42 min., 2000 sale: £15.99 (inclusive) each

Nine films on three videocassettes by the avant-garde film-maker Kenneth Anger. All have been digitally re-mastered and include the original music. Volume 1 includes FIREWORKS (1947, 14 min): Anger’s first...

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Onedotzero - Select (4 Volumes) (2000)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, ?), £17.99

The onedotzero dvds bring together some of the world’s most innovative talent in moving image work, music video, motion graphics and indie filmmaking visuals. Each DVD features 20 award winning short films...

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Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi (2014)

Subject

Development studies; Environmental science; Media studies; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 179 minutes), £29.99 (inclusive)

Two of the three films from the Qatsi trilogy. They are cinematic essays on the impact of technological progress on the earth and its peoples, set to scores by Philip Glass. The photographic effects,...

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Afterimages 4: Vivienne Dick (2007)

Director

Vivienne Dick

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 56 minutes), £100.00

AFTERIMAGES is a continually-expanding collection of important works by film and video artists, newly remastered and made available on DVD for the first time. The aim is to make important historical works by...

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Coi Collection: Vol 6 - Worth the Risk? (2011)

Subject

Health & safety; History; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 215 minutes), £19.99

This sixth compilation of films made by the Central Office of Information examines the issue of ‘risk’ in our everyday lives. Complimenting the safety messages in Volume Four, STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!, the...

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History of Advertising, The - Animation 1930 - 1940 (2005)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 56 minutes), £15.99

A compilation of American animated advertising from the 1930s. This DVD features work from some of the great production houses of the time including Jam Handy, John Sutherland, Fleischer Studios and Walt...

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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