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River Called Titas, A (2002)

aka: Titas Ekti Nadir Naam

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 161 minutes), £19.99

Based on a Bengali novel by Advaita Malla Barman, A RIVER CALLED TITAS was filmed in Ghatak’s home of East Bengal after the independence of Bangladesh. Overwhelmed by the changes in his native land, Ghatak...

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Cloud-Capped Star, The (2002)

aka: Meghe Dhaka Tara

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 132), £19.99

A dark melodrama set in late fifties Calcutta ;about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep the afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the family as an institution...

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One Life: Living with Epilepsy (2006)

Subject

Medical sciences; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £5.00

Four people talk about their experiences, the emotional impact and how they have come to terms with living with epilepsy. They discuss how they felt at the point of diagnosis, their experiences at school,...

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Durga: The Goddess Comes to London (2008)

Director

David Wallace; Wayne Derrick; Jeremy Jeffs

Producer

Aaron Young

Subject

Religious studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £12.99

Documentary which tells how Indian craftsmen, directed by sculptor Nemai Chandra Pal came to London, to construct a giant tableau of the goddess, Durga, and her family in the Great Court of the British...

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Grief (1992 Video)

Subject

Drama; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min., 1994 sale: £49.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

A play by Penny Casdagli and produced by the Neti-Neti Theatre Company, examining loss and bereavement among young people and its relationship to disruptive behaviour. Focuses on the effect of the sudden...

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Leaving Bakul Bagan (1993 Video)

Director

Sandeep Bhusan Ray

Subject

Anthropology; Sociology

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 44 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shot over a period of four months in 1992 in the cinema-verité style, the film examines the experiences of Bakul Bagan Saborna, a 21-year-old Bengali girl and cousin of the film-maker, leaving her large,...

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Abu Ammar is Coming (2016)

Director

Naeem Mohaiemen

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Film

A photograph showing five men: four stare out of a window, one looks at the camera. The light has a soft glow. The stage is a bombed building. All five men wear military clothes. Abu Ammar was the nom de...

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From Lift to the Road: The Films of Marc Isaacs (2018)

Director

Marc Isaacs

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region free, 618 minutes), £29.99

A comprehensive collection of the films of Marc Isaacs, presented in a 2-Disc Blu-ray box set together with a newly-published 80-page book ‘The Human Element’, which features new writing by Isaacs on his...

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