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  1. Iron in the Soul: The Theatre of les Smith (1992 Video)

    aka: Stand Up, Les Smith

    Director
    Roy Battersby
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Shows the work of British multi-cultural playwright Les Smith, featuring three of his plays: ‘Some Kind of Hero’, ‘Judging Billy Jones’, and ‘Body Count’.

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  2. Iranian Nights (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

    A play by Tariq Ali and Howard Brenton based on the issues surrounding the Salman Rushdie affair.

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  3. Looking Both Ways: Berlin-Istanbul (1992 Video)

    Director
    Virginia Heath
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    A profile of Turkish painter Hanefi Yeter, who lives in Berlin. His art moves freely between the different artistic traditions of east and west, and he is shown at work on three large canvases depicting th...

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  4. Dogma and Dreams (1990 Video)

    aka: Dogma and Dreams in South Africa

    Director
    Alison Roper
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Considers isolation, censorship and social deprivation in South Africa. Participants include writers Andre Brink, Don Mattera, Njabulo Ndebele, Albie Sachs, Heim Willemse and Lauretta Ngcobo.

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  5. Running Down the Mountain (1992 Video)

    Director
    Maggie Millman
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Discusses elitism in art, with contributions from composer Harrison Birtwistle, novelist Iain Sinclair, and artist Sonia Boyce. Patrick Wright traces the emergence of a new 1980s’ culture which equates...

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  6. Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992 Video)

    Director
    Oliver Curtis
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Film & television production
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Profiles the life of Italian film-maker Gillo Pontecorvo. David Puttnam and Edward Said discuss his influence on political cinema. Also contains an interview with Pontecorvo.

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  7. Turbulent Landscapes: Chico Buarque’s Brazil (1992 Video)

    Director
    Alex Anderson
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Chico Buarque is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, who has also written for the theatre and cinema and is the author of a best-selling novel. Here he talks and sings about carnival in Rio, football, and his novel.

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  8. Islam: Turkish Style (1990 Video)

    aka: Thanks Be to God we Are Secular

    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Examines the Turkish experience of Islam. Turkey as a secular society is able to tolerate a broad range of opinion and belief. Explores the cosmopolitan nature of the early Ottoman Empire and its influence...

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  9. My Name is Loneliness: The Art of John Muafangejo (1992 Video)

    Director
    Laurie Flynn
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Looks at the life and work of Namibian artist John Muafangejo, who died in 1984 at age 44. Using lino cuts, he described his own life and that of his country in a remarkable series of prints.

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  10. Old Man of Buffalo, The (1992 Video)

    aka: Images of Atlantis: The Photography of Milton Rogovin

    Director
    Peter Wollen
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Milton Rogovin, age 82 and living in Buffalo, New York, began taking photographs in the 1950s. The programme looks at his work and talks to subjects of his photos.

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