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Man of Aran (1934)

Director

Robert J Flaherty

Subject

Anthropology; Film Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 73 minutes), £11.50

Robert Flaherty is one of the founding figures of the documentary film, and this portrait of the Herculean struggles of the Aran islanders for existence in the teeth of the untamed forces of nature also...

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Recent Gateway Updates

Date

16 Feb 2012, 09:41

Author

Cathy Grant

Post Type

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The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway is a growing database of infpormation on over 1,000 audio and video websites relating to all academic disciplines. Here are some of the latest updates to the site, which can be...

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Project Wild Thing (2014)

Director

David Bond

Subject

Environmental science; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 83 minutes), £15.99

A documentary from David Bond, PROJECT WILD THING, explores the relationship of modern youngsters with nature. Bond’s first challenge is to try and get his own two children away from the TV screens, iPads...

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London Symphony: A Poetic Journey Through the Life of a City (2017)

Director

Alex Barrett

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £12.00

The ‘city symphony’ became a popular type of urban documentary during the last decade of the silent era. LONDON SYMPHONY pays homage to that subgenre. Its director, Alex Barrett, shot the film silent,...

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From the Sea to the Land Beyond (2013)

Director

Penny Woolcock

Producer

Mark Atkin

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 73 minutes), £19.99

Using footage taking from four main sources at the British Film Institute - the Mitchell and Kenyon collection; Topical Budget newsreels; public information films from the COI collection and travelogues from...

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Root Hog or die (1978)

Director

Rawn Fulton

Subject

Agriculture; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 56 minutes), $219.00 [Institutional rate]; $19.95 [Home use]

This documentary, which was filmed in 1973, portrays the lives of the tightly knit community of dairy farmers in the rural hill towns of New England, partcularly Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont....

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World You Never See, The (Detailed Close-Ups from the World of Wildlife) (1974 Film)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The work of Oxford Scientific Films unit in the England, showing production techniques employed and examples of nature film-making.

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Britain’s Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield (2015)

Subject

Science; Technology

Documentary. For the first time, a tour of Britain’s most controversial nuclear facility, where Professor Jim Al-Khalili reveals the nature of radiation and attempts to split the atom. [60 minutes].

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Magritte: Day and Night (2010)

aka: Jour et la Nuit, Le

Director

Henri de Gerlache

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 73 minutes), £24.99

As mystifying and peculiar as his work, Rene Magritte painted in a style that was at once real and surreal, witty and disturbing. His enigmatic nature and amazing career deserve more than a routine...

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Our Precious Ponds (2011)

Subject

Natural history

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £7.19

Ponds are an excellent place to explore the natural world. Sadly, many of them have now disappeared because of urban expansion, development and changes in farming practices. This documentary delves into the...

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