They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop
A selection of performances by Manchester-based acts culled from the BBC archives.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Actors: 10CC, 808 State, Buzzcocks, Freddie & The Dreamers, George Best, Gerald Simpson, Happy Mondays, Herman's Hermits, Ian Brown, James
The Beauty of Blackness
In 1973, Eunice Johnson, the founder of Ebony and Jet, launched the first national cosmetics brand created exclusively for Black women. This film chronicles Fashion Fair’s past, and follows its…
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they “accidentally” transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom…
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York’s art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring chose to operate both inside and outside…
More So-called Caryatids
A super short film to accompany the earlier documentary of the same name. A photoplay of various caryatids to be found in Paris.
Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rands epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity…
Lewis Hamilton: The Winning Formula
As the only black Formula One driver in history, Lewis’ journey to becoming the most decorated Formula One driver in history, is one of dreams, courage, and determination.
Fire in Babylon
Feature documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970s and ’80s. Fire In Babylon is the breathtaking story of how the West Indies triumphed over its colonial…
What Has Been Lost
My mother has died. Her name was Maria. Her children, we, Raúl and Santiago, discover among the objects left by our mother hundreds of photographs from our maternal grandfather, from…
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film company, Cannon Films. This documentary recounts their many successes and discusses their eventual downfall.
Amazing Africa
Africa, the cradle of humanity, the heart of our earth, the black continent, where the sun shines almost straight down from heaven. Fascinating landscapes, a unique and varied wildlife that…
Sex, Drugs & Bicycles
The documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the nightmare we’ve been warned about? The answer may surprise…
Father Soldier Son
When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.