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Taxi to Timbuktu (1995 Video)

Director

Christopher Walker

Producer

Peter Day; Sylvia Stevens

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Through the story of Malian Alpha Gassana, a New York taxi driver, the film examines the circumstances of West Africa’s ‘environmental refugees’, migrant workers forced to work in rich countries in...

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Taxi to the Darkside (2008)

Director

Alex Gibney

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 106 minutes), £19.99

This in-depth look at the mistreatment prisoners of the US in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay, focuses on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan, who was tortured and killed in 2002. The film uses...

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George Barber, Beyond Language Selected Video Works 1983 - 2008 (2008)

Director

George Barber

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 120 minutes), £40.00

A pioneer of British video art, George Barber gained an international reputation with "Scratch Video", an original fast-cutting, multi-layered rhythmic genre of work in the 1980s. Moving away from Scratch in...

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People on Sunday (1929 Video)

aka: Menschen Am Sonntag

Director

Robert Siodmak; Edgar G Ulmer

Subject

Media studies; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. st. with music soundtrack. 73 min., 2001 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

A snapshot of Berlin life, telling a story of five young Berliners - a taxi driver, a travelling wine dealer, a record shop sales girl, a film extra and a model - spending a typical Sunday. A trip to the...

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Blue Collar (1978)

Director

Paul Schrader

Subject

American Studies; Film studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (109 minutes), £15.99

After writing TAXI DRIVER for Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader made his directorial debut with this little-known drama about life on the factory floor of a Detroit car manufacturing plant. The film is one of...

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Oath, The (2010)

Director

Laura Poitras

Subject

Arabic studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 96 minutes), £9.99

Two men who were part of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network look back on their past in this documentary from director Laura Poitras. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Abu Jandal was one of bin Laden’s...

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42 Up (2 Parts) (1998 Video)

Director

Michael Apted

Subject

Psychology; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 60, 73 min., 2000 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p) each part

People who were originally interviewed in 1964 as seven-year-olds have been followed up every seven years and are now revisited at the age of 42. In two parts: 1) Features Tony, a taxi driver who had hoped...

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Leaving British Shores (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 119 min), £15.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of 4 films from the British Transport Films Collection. Volume 9 in the series.

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Jack Rosenthal at ITV (2006)

Director

Michael Apted

Subject

Drama; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 900 minutes), £39.99

A legend among TV writers, Jack Rosenthal scripted many of his best works for ITV. This 5-DVD set features seventeen of his plays, many unseen since they were broadcast. Disc 1: Another Sunday and Sweet...

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Cinema 16: European Short Films (2004)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 210 minutes (films) + 210 minutes (commentary)), £20.00

A selection of 16 short films, including many unseen early works from some of Europe’s greatest directors. Made between 1957 and 2000. All the films are accompanied by commentaries, many given by the...

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