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  1. 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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  2. Alpha 2: The Next Big Anti-Matter Machine (2012)

    Director
    Liz Mermin
    Producer
    Roger Graef
    Subject
    Physics

    One in a series of sixteen vignettes showing daily life inside the CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics. The films depict everyday life inside the laboratory, featuring interviews with...

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  3. Yang and Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996 Video)

    Director
    Stanley Kwan
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    VHS Out of Distribution, 1997 sale (VHS): £15.99 (inclusive)

    Film director Stanley Kwan traces the evolution of his identity as a gay man through the films he grew up with, demonstrating that Chinese cinema (from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China) has dealt with...

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  4. Long Time Tail, The (2006)

    Director
    Chris Baldwin
    Producer
    Stewart Brand
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 88 minutes), $12.99

    This discussion between Chris Anderson and Will Hearst considers how digital technology and the internet have the potential to make instantly available formerly unfindable and unsellable items of every...

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  5. Radical Archaeology Television Parody (2007)

    Director
    Bradley Garrett; Adam Fish
    Subject
    Archaeology; Media studies

    A 5-minute parody of the television series DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH, which is broadcast by the History Channel. The episode parodied is MYSTERY OF THE ANASAZI. In the light-hearted commentary, Bradley Garrett...

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  6. Stonecutter (1960)

    Director
    Gerald McDermott
    Subject
    Film studies

    Gerald McDermott made this, his first commercial film, at the age of 19. An extremely complex animation short featuring approximately 2000 animation cels presented in six minutes. Influenced by Klee and...

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  7. Colony: The Endangered World of Bees (2010)

    Director
    Carter Gunn; Ross McDonnell
    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 88 minutes), $29.95

    Honey bees pollinate one-third of our fruits and vegetables and play a vital role in producing our food and ensuring our survival. Although honey bees are some of the most resilient, efficient and...

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  8. Coi Collection: Vol 5 - Portrait of a People (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    The fifth volume in the COI collection, PORTRAIT OF A POEPLE, proudly looks at Britain and its people. Promoting an idealised notion of Britain has often been at the forefront of COI film production: from...

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  9. K is for Karl: Exploitation (2018)

    aka: Alienation (Episode 4)

    Director
    Theopi Skarlatos
    Subject
    Philosophy

    A series of five short films on the ideas of Karl Marx to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. In the fourth film journalist Paul Mason travels to Manchester, the birthplace of the Industrial...

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  10. Science on Film Project (2008)

    Subject
    Media studies; Science

    The Science on Film initiative, run by the Wellcome Trust and the Documentary Filmmakers Group, was a unique opportunity for film-makers and biomedical scientists to collaborate on an intensive film...

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