The Unbelievable Story of Carl Beech
The jaw-dropping story of Carl Beech, a former nurse from Gloucester who claimed he had been sexually abused by a group of prominent men in the 1970s and 80s.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Vanessa Engle
Actors: Carl Beech, Dawn Beech, Diana Clemetson, Edward Heath, Harvey Proctor, Joan Harborne, Leon Brittan, Vanessa Engle
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films – hundreds of them – from King Kong, to Gone with the…
Encounters at the End of the World
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent’s unique locations. Herzog’s voiceover narration explains that…
The Galahs
In 1967 a group of Victorian AFL (VFL) stars jetted off to challenge the All-Ireland champions, County Meath, at their own game. The players were, and are, household names –…
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974
In 1972, Miyuki tells her ex-lover Kazuo that she’s going to Okinawa with their son. Kazuo decides to film her. He narrates his visits to her there: first while her…
I Believe in Miracles
Documentary following the history making Nottingham Forest football team led by Brian Clough and Peter Taylor that won back to back European cups.
Wake Up 1989
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali’s extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women. In this film, Louis…
Year One: A Political Odyssey
Bookended by Inauguration Day 2021 and the State of the Union speech of March 2022, this documentary is a front-seat account of the Biden administration’s tense first year, marked by…
I Know That Voice
Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
3 Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks
In November 2015, when gunmen attacked Paris, France declared war on the Islamic State. But that war – and France’s ‘year of terror’ – began a year ago with the…
You’ve Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know…
Short directed by Agnès Varda in 1986 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the French Cinematheque.