Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain
Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, this powerful series explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nation.
Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, this powerful series explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nation.
Moquée par ses camarades pour sa «laideur» quand elle était enfant, Barbra Streisand apprend vite les vertus de l'autodérision. Orpheline de père, mal aimée par une mère désargentée, la jeune fille, qui rêvait de devenir une star, fait preuve d'une détermination à toute épreuve. Recalée à toutes ses auditions de théâtre, elle révèle bientôt un talent caché pour le chant. L'artiste s'impose dans les cabarets, à la télévision ou au hit-parade..
This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in Punjab..
Audre Lorde, the highly influential, award-winning African-American lesbian poet came to live in West-Berlin in the 80s and early '90s. She was the mentor and catalyst who helped ignite the Afro-German movement while she challenged white women to acknowledge and constructively use their privileges. With her active support a whole generation of writers and poets for the first time gave voice to their unique experience as people of color in Germany. This documentary contains previously unreleased audiovisual material from director Dagmar Schultz's archives including stunning images of Audre Lorde off stage. With testimony from Lorde's colleagues and friends the film documents Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany and the impact of her work and personality..
Documentary about the great cultural transformation of Helsinki, Finland, in the early 1980's. The birth of new sub-cultures, art galleries and performances..
Thomas Heise's documentary portrays the meeting of officials and citizens in the district office of Berlin-Mitte in 1984. The movie uniquely displays how socialist officals and citizens interact..
From the publisher of “The Group B Years”, this film offers you even more action with Group B. APV has in fact produced a series of four films, including one per year on this fantastic era. This section looks back at 1984, the year of Audi's last World Rally Championship title..
Ivan Ladislav hides a true chamber of wonders behind the clear, mathematically abstract structure of his films and videos, meticulously compiled rhythmically frame for frame, each work likewise presenting an analysis of the film medium. Concealed therein, culled from deep in the medium’s prehistory, are hermetic parallel universes in whose number ranges and symbolic spaces, Galeta’s precisely constructed film compositions find a formalist anchor..
A dog travels a world where the only objective is to consume. After a tragic event, he discovers the cannibal mechanism of the system that will force him to fight or escape to survive..
The greatest endurance race in the world is the ultimate mix of high-speed action, drama and skill and the 1984 running of the Le Mans 24 hours race was no exception. With the factory Porches withdrawn the scene was set for one of the most unpredictable events for many years, with the works Lancias, privately-entered Porsche machinery and, unexpectedly, the Peugeots, battling for victory. They would be pursued by the determined Aston Martins and the Jaguars, returning to Le Mans for the first time in more than 25 years. As evening fell Le Mans was hit by an horrific accident which shocked drivers and fans, the aftermath and Lloyd's emotional reaction caught on this review. The race continued through the night, but as day broke so did many of the cars, turning the running order on its head and setting up a real fight to the finish..
An anthology that delves into the activity inherent to audio-visual processing and their video-exhibition history.
La soudaine recrudescence de phénomènes paranormaux inquiète les habitants de New York. Des revenants sèment la pagaille dans les rues de la ville ! Peter, Raymond et Egon, trois jeunes chercheurs en parapsychologie, décident de monter leur propre entreprise : SOS Fantômes. Les ectoplasmes n'ont qu'à bien se tenir car nos trois joyeux lurons se feront un plaisir de les capturer à l'aide de leur équipement électronique dernier cri..
Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series..
A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming of STRANGER THAN PARADISE..
The closing month of 1983 in WWE saw the arrival of an individual that would go on to set the entire pro wrestling landscape on its head. Roddy Piper’s effect on the largest federation in the world would set up Hogan for his massive championship run, introduce the concept of Wrestlemania, and push TV ratings to the stratosphere. Simply put…Piper helped make it all happen for WWE in the 80s. Join Roddy for a three and a half hour journey back in time and see how each piece of the puzzle was laid. Roddy, Vince, Hogan, Dave Wolf and others had a vision of what was to come. Now head back to the birth of the boom and hear about it all in the first-person, from one of the all-time greats. Here comes the ‘Pit, MTV, the coconut, and the HOT SCOT himself! All in this edition of the open-ended historical telling of the WWE’s history..
After going on a killing spree in 1984, the legend of the Pumpkin Man returns once again to slay more victims 30 years later..
This film traces and reveals The Full, Previously Un-Told Story Of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Glory Years, the period between the release of his debut album and his tragic death in a helicopter crash in 1990..